A step down

Graffiti covers the wall of a Montmartre staircase. 

Champagne on the side

At a local café a waiter serves up an espresso, dessert du jour, and champagne.

Two tables for two

Flowers have been set out on a second table to insure social distancing.

Meditation

No matter what time I take my daily walk I know I will see this man, somewhere on the butte, meditating.

Muy refrescante

On a tiny street down a (relatively) tiny flight of stairs in Montmartre, just over a block away from chez nous, a tiny gem is serving up icy cold drinks and authentic house-made arepas, Venezuela's signature corn-based flatbreads that are also the name of these sandwiches.

 Above: incredibly refreshing limón-laced Papelón, the national iced tea w/avocado guasacaca (that's not a typo) and manioc chips; pulled pork and beef arepas w/crumbled Venezuelan white cheese, black beans, fried plantain

  Bululu Arepera

20 rue de la Fontaine-du-But 75018

Open in August

French spoken

Social distancing

In a cobbled passageway behind the Bastille.

Country cool

Yesterday began a week of canicule, when temperatures soar and Parisians flee to cooler climes.

Above: apéro table from a celebration in the countryside