Street singers

Rue Cloche Percé

A very short and pedestrian street that I love.

Green balconies

Parisians like to put plants and flowers on their balconies. And this building is so nice even without the green.

Free massage

Last year I tested these free street massage on the Seine River bank (see old post) and I was happy to see that they still do it. They give a 15 minutes free back massage really relaxing and in a friendly atmosphere.

Eating horses ?

Yes, French (very few nowadays fortunately) eat horses ! This clothes shop is a former horse butcher and they kept the old sign saying " We buy horses". I guess this only thing Virginia will like is the red !

A sunny day in Paris

Now that the canal week is over, let's go back to the center of the city and enjoy a drink on the Rue des barres cafés and restaurants.

Jardin de l'Hôtel Denon

This tiny garden is a public garden located in Le Marais area called "The Denon mansion garden" (Hôtel in French is also used for mansion). The mansion is the splendid building you see in the background.

Meert chocolatier

Meert is an old fashioned chic and expensive chocolate shop located rue Elzévir in "le Marais". Expensive but so tasty !!! One should really try even a small piece of something ...

Theme day : Fountains

For the month theme I present to you the Place des Voges fountain at dawn. This square is absolutely a must see in Paris. Full of historical houses and a real "bonheur pour les yeux" as we say in French.

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Dans le Marais

T.G.I.F ! Heres is a Marais quarter view near the Place des Voges.

The lady in the sun

This lady resting in the sun in the courtyard if the Hotel de Sully is very special to me as she is my mother. I am not used to post family pictures on this blog but today is a special day as my mum is turning 80 and she's a terrific mum. Happy birthday maman !

Église Notre Dame des Blancs Manteaux

This church is located in Le Marais and is quite difficult to picture because it's in a small street so you have to use a wide angle.

Hotel de Sully : renovation done

This beautiful "Hotel Particulier" (mansion) was built between 1625 and 1630. It is located in the Marais quarter and is certainly one of the most beautiful mansion in Paris. It can be visited and for the past year is has been all covered by renovation works. All works are now over and it looks gorgeous, doesn't it ? I already posted a picture of the inside garden. One nice thing to do if you're in Paris is to enter the building and accross the garden and the courtyard you can go out on the back which leads you right in the Place des Voges.

Street art

A nice street art painting in the rue des Haudriettes - 3rd arrondissement.

Place des Voges

One side of the Place des Voges in le Marais area.

More of Le Marais

Part of the "Archives" building in Le Marais with ending of the day lights

Saint Gervais - Saint Protais church

As promissed yesterday, I show you today the inside of the Saint Gervais Saint Protais church. You can see that there are no chairs but small wood stools giving a special look to the place.

Rue des barres

This is one of my favourite street in the "old Paris". It leads from the Seine to the Marais and is surrounded by very old and beautiful houses. On the left you can see the back of the Saint Gervais-Saint Protais church which you can enter there. I will show a picture of the inside tomorrow.

A southern look

This gorgeous mansion is located rue Payenne in the 3rd arrondissement part of the Marais quarter. It has a "south of France" look due to its yellow walls.

Hot Hot Hot

36° in Paris yestersay and still 24° this early morning ... the hot is the only subject among parisian these days. We are really not used to such warm days but as far as I am concerned I like it.
I pictured this thermometer on a building front in Le Marais and thought it would illustrate what we are living these days.