2 January 2022

Blue hue

Illuminated in blue the Hôtel de Ville with its Christmas village on the square ends today.

Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville (Mairie de Paris)

75004 Paris 


30 December 2021

Rosé colored glasses


                          




 

A bottle of rosé, a rosy sunset, red "humous" (made with beets), and good cheer at the Terrass Hotel's rooftop bar with its sweeping city views.

28 December 2021

Tuileries Christmas





 
Food rules at the enormous Marché de Noël at the Tuileries gardens.
 
Ice skating, ambling Père(s) Noël, tastings, Ferris Wheel, more.
 
 Above:  specialties of Alsace; pasta Carbonara in a parmesan cheese wheel
 
 
Ends Sunday January 2, 2022

27 December 2021

Crèche hopping

  

A favorite outing during the Christmas season is visiting Nativity scenes / crèches de Noël - each unique - set up in churches all over the city.

Above: inside l'Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre

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More:

Église Saint-Roch

Église de la Madeleine

Église Saint-Eustache

Église Saint-Joseph Artisan

 Église Sainte-Marie des Batignolles

    Église Saint-Léon

Église Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle

Église Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Église Saint Sulpice

Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

Èglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

 

26 December 2021

Marché de Noël



 Today is the last day to visit this magical artisan Christmas market in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral.

Above: stalls selling everything from toasted marrons and macarons to arts and crafts

Below: hot soups by the bol; Santa spotting on a nearby corner

 



Square René-Viviani
79 rue Galande 75005