Élégante!

Stylish!

This stylish young woman was impressive enough 

that the bicyclist almost lost his balance...

Today is the first day of the month and I join

all the City Daily Photo Bloggers in Theme Day

See the other interpretations of "stylish" here.

Parc de Monceau

rue de Courcelles

75008, Paris

Printemps et une abeille

Spring blooms and a bee

The parks in Paris will be soon filled with 

the chartreuse green of new tendrils

and the vivid pastel blooms

Parc de Monceau

Rue de Courcelles

75008, Paris

Rue de Courcelles - un lion

Rue de Courcelles

If you are walking in Paris and feel that there are eyes watching you,

just look up and you may meet the gaze of a lion,

or a giant, 

or a horse, 

or a nymph,

or a gargoyle!

They are everywhere you look.  

If you are with children, make a game of finding animals, 

characters, and faces in the architecture with a prize at the end of the day.

Rue de Courcelles

75008, Paris

La Vinoteca - la terrasse

La Vinoteca

There is nothing quite as perfect in Paris as déjeuner on la terrasse complete with good service and crisp linens.  These are not your usual café chairs but colorful, comfortable and bit upscale. 

Well, they were not quite ready the day I happened by La Vinoteca, but I did capture a handsome young man preparing the tables for the lunch crowd... 

peut-être une autre fois

La Vinoteca
32, rue de Courcelles
75008, Paris
Métro St Philippe du Roule ou 
Métro Miromesnil

Scarlet on Rue de Courcelles

French girl?

Must be a French girl woman?

I barely caught this one! 

Truthfully, I was going for the dog

and then was surprised at the knee britches, the scarf,

and... tell me that those tights do NOT match the scarf!



Galerie C. T. Loo & Co.

This beautiful mandarin pagoda is an island in the midst of Hausmanian architecture very near Parc de Monceau. It was built in 1926 by the french architect Fernand Bloch for the chinese antics dealer Ching-Tsai Loo. "Starting his business in Paris, Loo was almost single-handedly responsible for introducing early Chinese art—bronzes, jades, paintings—to Western Europe and North America"....Real Parisian-50 best kept secrets

I hoped to catch a glimpse into the open window but saw neither shadow nor curious eyes. Tant pis pour moi.

Galerie C T Loo & Co

48, rue de Courcelles