Saving face

A gigantic papier mâché sculpture is pushed up a Montmartre street headed for storage.

 

On an island

 

 

Place Dauphine is sandwiched between the oldest bridge in Paris and the Palais de Justice.on île de la Cité.

 

Dior days

 

The Dior Exhibition, a mustn't-miss during upcoming Fashion Week.

La Galerie Dior

 

 

 

 

Back to France

Les vacances have come to an end and Paris wriggles back into its skin.

 

Mona Monday

A painting of La Jaconde, closer to the size viewers expect to see.

 

Caramel crunch

Indescribable apple dessert topped with caramel au beurre salé ice cream, fait maison.

 Merci Jean-Christophe!

Mediterranean memory

 

A cala, one of many small inlets along the Spanish coastline near France

 

Bonnes vacances

  

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3 hours (or less) from Paris

Cadaqués, Spain

 

Recommended: fly/drive

PARIS - PERPIGNAN (France)
Direct flight (1-hr 30 min) + car rental (1-hr 20 min drive to Cadaqués)

 

PARIS - GIRONA

Direct flight (1-hr 45 min) + car rental (1-hr drive to Cadaqués)