Mocha Monday

 

An espresso and café crème from a back street coffee shop behind Place Clichy.

Sit-down Saturday

 

 

Chairs nicely arranged in the middle of a street with the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in the distance.

 

Find-a-gift Friday

 

 

With no lack of shopping options and the holidays swiftly upon us shoppers head for off-radar small boutiques to find that unique something.

Above:

Galerie Vivienne

4 rue des Petits-Champs 75002

 

In the red

Surrounded by red at a Left Bank café-bistro.

 

Window Wednesday

 

Holiday window displays are taking over Paris department stores, many with moving parts.

 

Above:

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

24 rue de Sèvres 75007

 

More:

Galeries Lafayette

 40 Boulevard Haussmann 75009

 

Printemps Haussmann

64 Boulevard Haussmann 75009

Le BHV Marais

52 rue de Rivoli

 

Samaritaine

9 rue de la Monnaie 75001

 

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Tower Tuesday

 

 

This year's Christmas decorations at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche are all about the Eiffel Tower.

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 Below: breathtaking dance performances

 

Ends December 31, 2024

 

CIRQUE LE ROUX:

Entre Chiens et Louves

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

24 rue de Sèvres 75007

 

 

 

Celebration Saturday

 

Paris and all the world rejoices today as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris celebrates its re-opening, with many heads of state and dignitaries in attendance. But not the Pope.

Above: photograph of the cathedral taken from Square René-Viviani before the fire of April 15, 2019

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On the face of this ancient queen of our cathedrals, beside each wrinkle one invariably finds a scar. - Victor Hugo - Notre Dame de Paris / The Hunchback of Notre Dame