Paris and Beyond

Nestled next to E Goyard on a familiar street we discovered a courtyard near our apartment Paris courtyard rue St Hon...

A Hidden Passage Rainy day explorations invited a peek into the inner courtyard rue Vignon 75002, Paris

A small courtyard several steps  below the street level still boasts an assortment of dried hydrangea blooms. Originally ...

The lower floor of Merci in the Marais has a charming restaurant called La Cantine. It is one of three at Merci You feel ...

The courtyard of Petit Palais The trapezoid shape of Petit Palais forms an open area  at the center of the building.   The en...

You may wonder about all of the shrubs and blooming plants in Paris.   The parks and public gardens are filled to the brim,  but ...

The large door was ajar,  and a slight push was all it took This empty courtyard on rue Bonaparte was charming and the fres...

BILLTORNADE Through open passageways one can walk into courtyards and "visual opportunities" otherwise missed.  In this ...

Ashtray note It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.   When I think of the French film t...

A private courtyard One never knows when a door will be left open... Virginia (Paris Through My Lens), Peter (Peter's Paris...

Rue de Sèvres As you can see from the staircase wall and the wet floor,  it was a rainy day in Paris.   Often you get a spr...

Villa Raynouard François Just Marie Raynouard, a French dramatist and linguist,  was born in 1761 in Provence and died in Pas...

Petit Palais The Courtyard At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunc...

Wisteria blooms cascade with lavender frills,  balanced by chartreuse and a new growth of leaves... bon weekend ...

Courtyard Rue du Cardinal Lemoine Palms, wisteria, fatsia, evergreens, honeysuckle,  and the climbing vines that turn el...

a private courtyard I hesitate to call this a courtyard as it should qualify as a full park.   The beautiful wrought iron g...

A secret garden Just off rue de la Roquette behind a closed gate is a hidden artists' atelier, filled with the sounds o...

A courtyard Locked away from the peering eyes on the street is this charming courtyard.  We stayed for two weeks with a view...

Peering into a quiet courtyard, these steps and terrace were inviting us to enter.

Amidst the beautiful architecture of Petit Palais sits this serene octi-circular courtyard, filled with trees and plants, mosaics and pat...