The Marais - Strolling in Paris on a Sunday

Musee D'Orsay - view from upper level

View across Paris through window at Musee D'Orsay

Strolling round The Marais 

saw these in a junkshop window

Caged Pic.

I spotted this picture on our recent browse around Paris (near the Bastille area) - unfortunately the shop was closed. I enlarged the name of the artist who is "A.Vahramian" - but couldn't find anything out about him/her at all. However, I loved the picture and just took a snap of it.

If you want to see some lovely foody pics from the local market - click here.

Paris on Saturday Morning ......

How can you resist Cafe au Lait and a little cake!

This really reminds me of childhood visits
Marche D'Aligre - super market, and loads of entertainment

Bastille Metro Station by the Canal

Have no idea how the shoe got up there!
Behind the buildings, that you dont usually see

Sewing Cafe in Paris

A new cafe has opened in Paris called the Sweat Shop (!) where you can have a cup of coffee, a piece of cake and a 'spin' on a sewing machine (at 6 euros an hr). It's near the Saint Martin Canal in the north-eastern corner of Paris - if you wanted to visit. It seems at the moment that mostly fashion students are using this cafe, and ordinary citizens have been a little reluctant to try it out.

I think it's basically a great idea and hope it takes off and maybe takes on over here in the UK.
(note les knitty cupcakes.)

(Article in The Times, 13.4.10)

Paris

On our recent trip to Paris - some personal views ..............

French-style lunch in the park - (nr. The Marais district)

Park view - Place des Voges

Architectural views

Musee de Quai Branly - wonderful museum (7th arr.)

Vertical green wall at the Musee de Quai Branly

(no need for description!)

Having a leisurely cafe creme - view from cafe.

French sense of humour!

Advertising in street - very French....

Wonderful specialist shops

Paris - December '08

This doggy was wrapped up cosily
at a bric-a-brac market. It was absolutely freezing!

Paris Metro

Street view

This is just one small room in the lovely chateau near Park Monceau in Paris. It belonged to the Family de Camondo.

bit of the view from our hotel room
More of these lovely cakes on my Foodee blog .....

There's a great new idea around Paris - Free Cycles -

Lovely trip to Paris ............. Photos to come!