Floral Friday

 

 

Vibrant colors inside a Left Bank florist shop.

 

Wake up Wednesday

Some good reasons to get out of bed.

 

Below: more good reasons

 

 

The French Bastards 

Boulangerie-Pâtisserie artisan

60 rue de Sèvres 75007

 

- 5 more locations - 

 

 

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Ten years ago today - could it be? - I posted my very first photo on FocusOnParis.com, a photo blog created and launched with pro photographer, former colleague and dear friend Wilf James. The blog’s kickoff photo had been the day before, January 28, an inspiring black and white photograph that Wilf had taken of tourists leaning over to gawk at the Eiffel Tower.

Then it was up to me and my iphone, and now, with over 3,000 posted photos and visitors from all over the world dropping in every day, what started as a fun photography experiment turned into a part-time art project that has led to many unexpected connections and an even deeper appreciation of the city. And yet as many photos as I've posted - whether of food, cafés, fashion, art, travel, street scenes, architecture, more - in short, subjects I'd also explored as a lifestyle editor/writer over the years - I know I've only scratched the surface. Paris is a city full of surprises where I can always count on something new. Everything I photograph is with an eye for what strikes me, in corners and places I find myself (or that I seek out) that make Paris well, Paris. This seems to have kept the interest of the blog’s many visitors as well, and I hope will continue to do so. - BPJ
 
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Twinkling Tuesday

 

Last days to sparkle with holiday splendor.

Above: Le Moulin de la Galette

Below: Place du Tertre 

 

Mocha Monday

 

A frothy café crème, an espresso and chaussons aux pommes pastries start the week.

Weekend wonder

Notre Dame Cathedral has resumed its place as the jewel of Western civilization.

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The Relics of Notre-Dame, purchased by Saint Louis in 1238 from the Latin Emperor of the East, arrived in Paris in 1239. Saved from the 2019 fire they include the crown of thorns, a piece of the cross, and a nail.

 

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Note: To reduce waiting time at the entrance, entirely optional online reservations (free access) can be booked just a few hours before visiting the cathedral.

 

Belladonna

 

 

Tatiana Wolska

"Tatiana Wolska’s Belladonna exhibition nestles between the political and the intimate, offering a physical and cognitive experience where drawing merges with sculpture. Witches’ plant, good or magic weed known since ancient times, Belladonna, is both the remedy and the poison reminding us that its use requires subtle handling as well as great knowledge. Through the history of this plant, the exhibition promotes proliferation and dialogue in order to unite the familiar and the strange, lightness and ardor, suggestion and claim."

Curated by Marianne Derrien

Drawing Lab Paris

17 rue de Richelieu 75001

January 24 - April 20, 2025

Window Wednesday

 

 

Light from a Rose Window reflected on walls inside magnificently newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral.

 

 

 

(click photos to enlarge)