Butte aux Cailles

Just ring the bell

for entrance

Hidden streets of Butte aux Cailles

75013, Paris

Note de cendrier

Ashtray note

It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.  

When I think of the French film there was always a sultry type with a cigarette.  

The restaurants do not allow smoking except on their terraces 

which makes it difficult to enjoy the open-air cafes.  

I was amused by this little note written on the paneled courtyard wall, 

imploring so politely that the smoker use the ashtray provided 

and not throw the butts on the ground.

joyeux anniversaire, Nanette

Courtyard, Rue de Seine

75006, Paris

Gwen Choc - boulangerie

Gwen Choc

It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal following.  The aroma of fresh bread wafts down the street and the lines form at the appointed hour...

Gwen Choc is a favorite in this area of the Marais.  My favorite neighborhood is Place Maubert and its Eric Kayser boulangerie...  be sure to ask for the Baguette Monge.

Gwen Choc

5, rue du Temple

75004, Paris

La fenêtre ouverte

La fenêtre ouverte

The pots of flowers on this window ledge give a hint 

of what may be in the courtyard beyond.

A residence in Paris
75019, Paris

Les toits de Passy

The roofs, the shutters, the chimneys...

transformed by the magical afternoon light of winter

Rue de l'Annonciation

75016 Paris