Closed for August

 

Storefronts shuttered for the annual congés d'été.

Season of the spritz

 

Rain or shine summer in Paris is Aperol Spritz time.

Fiddling

Every fiddler he had a fiddle, and a very fine fiddle had he. - Old King Cole, British nursery rhyme

Aperitivo

 Time for an aperitivo on the Left Bank.

Sunset and windmill

 

Every sunset brings the promise of a new tomorrow.

 

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Then, at last, Madeleine’s luck turned. She came across Montmartre. With its windmills, its clear air and the old-fashioned, village feel of its higgledy-piggledy houses perched on a slope.... - Catherine Hewitt, Renoir's Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon

 

 

View from a window

 Chimneys and rooftops over Paris.

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The chief danger about Paris is that it is such a strong stimulant. - T. S. Eliot

Peachy keen

 

Peaches (and cucumbers) are back in season.

 

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Cueillir your own fruits / vegetables / flowers 

Best farms and orchards near / around Paris