Wall art

 A street artist puts finishing touches on a face mural.

 

Travel Tuesday

Somewhere on a Cycladic Island.

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3 hours (or less) from Paris

PARIS - ATHENS

 Direct flights daily

 

Waiter Wednesday

 

Two waiters wait.

 

Mocha Monday

 

An early crème at a village café the South of France. 

On high

 

The highest point in Paris La Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre overlooks the city below.

 

New wine

  

- AOC Beaujolais-Villages -

 Today as every year this year's Beaujolais Nouveau takes a bow, which will explain the happy groupings outside (and inside) wine bars, cafés and even wine shops and some restaurants. These are young wines made from Gamay grapes, consumed almost immediately after their vendange. Best way to discover where: Take a pre-dinner evening stroll in almost any Paris arrondissement.

Santé!

🍷🍷🍷

 

Cat nap

 A cemetery cat on a family gravesite.

A place in the sun

Taking advantage of the sunshine on a late November afternoon.

 

Cheese tease

A café cheeseboard of five classic French cheeses with toasts, butter and, to assure un bon transit, a simple mixed salad.

 

Mellow cello

 Barefoot at a private recital.

 

Travel Tuesday

 

Looking back:

From incredible Puglia, Italy on "The Heel of the Boot." 

 

3 hours (or less) from Paris

PARIS - BARI

Nonstop flights 2hr20

Mocha Monday

 

 

A coffee tasting.

 

On this day:

 

- Jamaican Blue Mountain

- Haitian 

 

Malongo Atelier Barista

50 rue Saint-André des Arts 75006

Sumptuous Saturday

Her designs were eccentric, uniquely glamorous. Think Mae West, Salvador Dalí, Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Les mondes surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli

 Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Ends January 22, 2023

 

 

 

Floral Friday

La Toussaint is marked by flowers, predominantly mums, which are sold for days after.

 

Toussaint Tuesday

 Today France celebrates La Toussaint, a solemn holiday when those who departed are remembered.

 

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La Toussaint: All Saints' Day 

1st November