Coffee break

 

In Paris, many are still working from home, so when the inevitable pause-café rolls around it's time to head out to the new office water cooler: nearby café / restaurant counters temporarily set up for take-away coffee (and more).

 

Above: a coffee drinker makes his way to join others on a nearby bench

Throwback Thursday

The Basilica through bare branches just one month ago.

Salad season

As the weather gets warmer simple salades composées with (or without) accompaniments make satisfying meals.

 Above: refreshing salads w/a planche of Saint-Nectaire cheese, saucisson Iberico; baguette garlic croûtons on the side

Jazz on the square

A small group of musicians on Place des Abbesses.

French toasting

 With bars, cafés, and restaurants still closed the tendance for small gatherings to meet for apéros at private homes more than ever before continues.

Days of books and roses

 

Yesterday was the Feast of Saint Georges in France, celebrated as a Valentine's Day in (south of the border) Catalonia and known as, La Diada de Sant Jordi, The Day of the Book and the Rose.

Standing watch

 

A statue of Sainte Geneviève stands guard at what was once the edge of the city. To her right, windows of starred restaurant La Tour d'Argent overlook Notre Dame Cathedral and Île de la Cité beyond.