Jazz apéro

A Montmartre café readies to serve up cocktails, nibbles, and jazz on the side.

Un coin des arts

A graffiti-covered wall in the heart of a funky Left Bank gallery district.

 

Wine down

Bottles of table wines and champagnes, most from small regional producers, many not exported, displayed on a bed of corks.

Gluten rules

No shortage of gluten in Paris, where there seems to be a boulangerie on almost every block.

Above: freshly baked plump brioches are the day's special offer

Walk, don't fly

A lone pigeon carefully makes its way to the top of this steep staircase, step by step, then flies away.

Wallace fountain

Green fountains named for English philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace are now a symbol of Paris.

 

 

Petit déj' en terrasse

Flaky croissants, jus d'orange freshly pressé and a grand crème get this day off to a great start.