Butte aux Cailles

Just ring the bell

for entrance

Hidden streets of Butte aux Cailles

75013, Paris

une rue cachée

A charming hidden street 

with vines and trees, 

a slight spring-like breeze,

and an occasional glimpse of a pussy-cat.

Butte aux Cailles

75013, Paris

Chez Gladines

Chez Gladines

l'Original

This setting in Butte aux Cailles is the original restaurant

serving Basque cuisine.  If you are looking for elegant dining

pass on by, but if you want to experience a local eatery

and all the salad you can manage for about 10€ 

and served in a stainless steel mixing bowl, come on in.

(I have also eaten twice at Chez Gladines on Blvd Saint-Germain -

same menu but different atmosphere)

Chez Gladines

30, rue des cinq Diamantes

75013, Paris

 

le bateau rouge

the (big) red boat

Le Batofar (bateau-phare)

This big red boat has a story:

Le Batofar ignited the "night club on boat" trend in Paris. This lighthouse boat (in French bateau-phare) offers an original setting on the bank of the Seine in the 13ième. It is known for its progressive musical programming which champions cutting edge electro bands live, and its renowned DJ-driven afterhours dance parties. During the day, Batofar is also a community gathering that serves as a restaurant, café and a summertime "beach" hang-out (Paris-Beach). (Wikipedia)

I wish that I could say we partied here...

Le Batofar

facing 11, quai François Mauriac

75013, Paris

Buveuses de thé

Tea drinkers

On a brisk afternoon we found we found 

these women enjoying tea in the winter sun.

I wonder if they knit as well?

L'Oisive Thé

Salon de Thé et Tricot

8 bis, rue de la Butte aux Cailles

75013, Paris

Rue des Cinq Diamants - le chef

le chef

On rue de la Butte aux Cailles, the chefs and cooks from

various restaurants gather outside to chat,

have a smoke, and get ready for the busy lunch crowd. 

I have seen this same chef on three trips

and will be taking a photo to him in a few weeks. 

I wonder what he will be serving that day...

Chez Gladines
30, rue des 5 Diamants
75013, Paris
Métro Corvisart

Église Sainte-Anne de la Buttes-aux-Cailles

Église Sainte-Anne de la Buttes-aux-Cailles

(mosaic of the Atelier Mauméjean)

Designed by the architect Prosper Bobin, construction was started in 1894 and completed almost 20 years later.  This Romanesque Byzantine style church was one of the few built in Paris during this time of severe religious tensions.

The scene above, "Suffer the Little Children," is a portion of the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1938).  It is a mosaic made of tens of thousands of tiny pieces of glass with almost imperceptible shades of colors.  It is reported that there will be a retrospective of this atelier Mauméjean, and I will let you know what is planned.  The skilled artists of the family Mauméjean installed their work of stained glass and mosaics in over 5,000 cathedrals, basilicas, and chapels in 34 countries.  Because of demand for their work, additional ateliers were opened, two of those in Barcelona and Saint-Sebastian, Spain.

bon dimanche

Église Sainte-Anne de la Buttes-aux-Cailles

188, rue de Tolbiac

75013, Paris

Métro Tolbiac



Sillicat s'est perdue

What a precious face

I do hope that Sillicat found his way home!

Rue de la Butte aux Cailles

75013, Paris



Chez Gladines

Chez Gladines is one of my favorite new finds.  I was there with Holly in January, and then took Peter and my husband in March.  It is in Butte aux Cailles and always full of people and spilling out into the street.  This shot is taken from the back room and very moody.  The "No CB" is "no carte bancaire" and means that they do not take credit cards.  The food is cheap and good, evidenced by the crowds.

Chez Gladines

30, rue des Cinq Diamants

75013, Paris

Photo shoot or wedding?

I wish that I had spared the time to hang around and solve this mystery.

What are they doing?  Is it a photographer and an artistic statement or a wedding shot?

Thoughts?

Passage Boiton
75013, Paris

Paris street artists Nemo and Jef Aerosol

Seen here on Rue Vandrezanne, a collection of Paris' well-know graphic street artists,

Nemo and Jef Aerosol. 

The rouge utility pole wrap is just an accessory en rouge.

Rue Vandrezanne
75013, Paris

A glimpse...

If I were le chat domestique,

I would sit in this window with the hardy geraniums.

La Butte Aveyronnaise

This wine bar and restaurant has the rouge et blanc theme in the café chairs,

the restaurant decor, the tablecloths, and even in les toilettes!

It was a delicious setting for lunch with a friend in November.

La Butte Aveyronnaise
12, rue de la Butte Aux Cailles
75013, Paris

Les yeux bleus

Seen on Rue Butte aux Cailles, the eyes appear to follow you as you walk.

Do you think it would be a bit disturbing

to have them positioned right outside of your apartment window?

Could these be the eyes of Dr. Eckelberg, blue and gigantic?

Rue Butte aux Cailles
75013 Paris

Apiculteur parisien

This friendly gentleman with a delightful sense of humor has a boutique, Les Abeilles,

selling honey and other "bee-products" on La Butte aux Cailles. 

You can even buy all that you need to set up as a beekeeper. 

He is an expert in les abeilles, miel, cire d'abeilles, a true apiculture parisien!

A purchase of honey and beeswax candles was made after a delightful visit with him in the petite shop.  Two large vats of honey along with all the other products give the small space a sweet aroma.

Monsieur Schakmundès became my newest Paris friend,

and I will carry this portrait back to him in January.

(for Holly, the Queen Bee)

Les Abeilles
21, rue de la Butte-aux-Cailles
75013 Paris