Jacques-O-Lantern

 

 

Though Halloween is not a French holiday it is celebrated with enthusiasm nonetheless.

 

 Above: a giant carved pumpkin keeps watch over the city from the top of the butte

 

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- Happy Halloween 2022 -

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Tout en croûte

 

French bread the way French bread used to be made.

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Du Pain et Des Idées

- 1875 - 

 

34 rue Yves Toudic 75010

 

Above: "pain des amis" - bread among friends

 

 

 

Floral Friday

Flowers decorate an outdoor café-restaurant atop the butte on a late October afternoon.

 

A winding road

Fall colors accent a Montmartre side street that leads to the last vineyard in Paris.

 

Travel Tuesday

 

Somewhere in the Greek Islands.

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Marilyn Monday

 

Framed Andy Warhol rendition of Marilyn Monroe at a neighborhood flea market.

 

Canalside

 

View across the water at the Canal Saint-Martin.

 

Another day

 

 

 

A street artist prepares for the day atop the butte.

 

 

Sun seeking

 

The church of Notre Dame de Lorette as a backdrop to a bustling café.

 

Towers

 Notre Dame Cathedral's towers through trees.

Metro

 Metro station entrance at the Paris Bourse.

 

 

Miam Monday

 

Admiring our croissants while waiting for coffee.

 

Fountain Friday

October in the gardens of the Palais-Royal.

 

Wine Wednesday

 

A fine red to enhance a fine meal.

Fabuleux

 

The Musée Carnavalet is making good use of its enchanting garden.

 

RESTAURANT FABULA

23 rue de Sévigné 75003

 

- Closed Mondays -

10 a.m.- 2 a.m. daily