Category Archives: city walks
The Spice of Life, with some Sweetness too.
Spices and Dried Fruits One summer morning we were walking from Place Saint-Michel and its fountain to the Musee de Cluny along Boulevard Saint Michel and discovered a new (to us) small outdoor market set up along the sidewalk. Food … Continue reading
Old Cafe on Île de la Cité
Au Vieux Paris d’Arcole, auberge depuis 1594 Last summer, on a hot July day in a very crowded Paris, we were walking from Hotel de Ville to Notre Dame Cathedral along rue d’Arcole. That street crosses the River Seine onto … Continue reading
Paris: “Love Locks” in the City of Love
The craze for putting locks on bridge railings or other railings and throwing away the keys as a symbol of eternal love started around 2007. Paris, as the City of Love, soon became a center for this and the pedestrian-only … Continue reading
Fontaine des Quatre Saisons (Fountain of the Four Seasons)
One time when we were in Paris a couple of years ago we decided to find some of the angels that are listed in a lovely little book we have: “Angels of Paris; an architectural tour through the history of … Continue reading
Remembering Paris, Part 2
Remembering Paris 2 As I wrote in the previous post, we are celebrating Paris by remembering a past trip—because for pretty much all of us avid travelers there is no chance of real-life travel right now, certainly not overseas anyway. … Continue reading
Remembering Paris, Part 1
With the pandemic, lock-downs and shutdowns all over the world, it’s not been possible for us to take our annual trip to Paris and France. We reminisce about past trips and hanker for what we consider “our little local cafes”—either … Continue reading
Small Parks in Paris
Little Squares of Paris One of the cool things about Paris—and there are many—is that, wherever you walk, you’ll soon come across a park, or a garden, or a square with plants, or a green walkway. Some really big, like … Continue reading
Dreaming of Paris: Along the Seine in Summer
Our Lockdown Visits to Paris We were in Paris last summer and had planned to return this summer too. But, due to the Covid pandemic we’ve had to cancel that plan. Even though Paris/France has begun to open up again, … Continue reading
Finding Beauty in the World: Paris
Hallo all my friends and contacts of the virtual world! Recently things have been rough for pretty much everyone in the real world, but I hope all of you are safe and healthy. As Illinois/USA is effectively in lockdown due … Continue reading
To-ing and Fro-ing in France 