Warming cups of coffee at a café near the river.
May this Christmas be blessed with great happiness, health, prosperity and peace on earth.
Above: magnificent crèche de Noël inside the church of Saint Paul
Below: the Christmas tree
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Some of the best Nativity-scene hopping in Paris right now:
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
Église de la Madeleine
Église Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou
Église Saint-Eustache
Èglise Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Èglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle
Église Saint-Leon
Église Saint-Francis-Xavier
Église Notre-Dame de Nazareth
Église Saint-Joseph Artisan
Paroisse Sainte-Marie des Batignolles
Paroisse Saint-Paul Saint-Louis
Below: hot melted chocolate is poured over choux pastry filled with vanilla bean ice cream create a chaud-froid sensation
With no lack of shopping options and the holidays swiftly upon us shoppers head for off-radar small boutiques to find that unique something.
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Paris and all the world rejoices today as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris celebrates its re-opening, with many heads of state and dignitaries in attendance. But not the Pope.
Above: photograph of the cathedral taken from Square René-Viviani before the fire of April 15, 2019
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On the face of this ancient queen of our cathedrals, beside each wrinkle one invariably finds a scar. - Victor Hugo - Notre Dame de Paris / The Hunchback of Notre Dame