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St Martins in the Hills

As we were near this church when we went to get half price tickets for a play, we stopped by.

But we mainly went here to the crypt below for something hot as it was a bit chilly. The day we arrived it was pouring rain but, luckily for us, we didn’t get rained on again.

Here it is. Doesn’t it look inviting? I don’t think the souls of the departed minded.

We visited the nearby National Portrait Gallery.

For lunch we had this Japanese dish, Okonomiyaki, which was very good and cooked in front of you.

Drinking

I stopped with a friend for a glass of wine in this charming café.

The exterior. It was a bit chilly outside but I guess if you have to smoke, why not?

A sign inside which means the prices bring you in but the quality keeps you there. It was hanging on a coat rack.

It was nice to have glass to look through and see the architecture outside, not to mention the blue sky.

The Neighborhood

We’ve been exploring our new neighborhood and really like it. It’s very lively as they say.

A sunrise seen very early one morning by the Paris Weather Girl (me).

We found a nice café near us too. Here is the bartender shaking up my martini behind the lit up bar. The drink wasn’t very good so next time I will stick to wine.

I like their chairs. The menu looked good too.

A reflection of the fancy light fixture in an opulent mirror. I love fancy interiors.

The day after we got back to Paris from our trip to London, snow was forecasted and, indeed, I did see some flakes but didn’t go out and get photos because I was tired and was so disgusted with myself when I saw photos taken by others of the snow. Darn it. Snow is rather rare in Paris. Anyway, next time I will get out, tired, sick or not.

The only photo I go-of our courtyard from our apartment.

We used to go to this cafe when we lived at our first place. We always liked it, sort of funky and fun, especially with a table on the ceiling.

There are bikes on the ceiling to. We stopped by for a drink. It sort of has an Austin vibe.

It was a rainy night when we went leading to nice reflections from the stop light.

Like Summer

I have a lot more posts on the Cotswolds in England but thought I better post this before we are well into October.

As I recall, Paris gets hot every September. Looking at old Facebook postings through the years, I mention the heat almost each year. This year was no exception.

I was in the area of Parc Monceau so strolled in for a few photos. It was Wednesday and it was packed with children.

Looks just like Summer except that the chestnut trees have beginning Autumn hues and there are chestnuts on the ground-always a sign of Autumn.

There is a Roman theme in the park.

The children’s carrousel was going.

A bridge right out of Venice.

Afterwards, I met a friend for lunch at this cute place.

Back in Paris

I made a two week visit to the States to see my Mom and just returned yesterday. As usual, I have been hit like a wave with jet lag and, except for voting in the election yesterday, have just been home puttering around and napping. It will take me at least a week to recover. I’ve never found a good way to get over it, I just have to plow through it. Anyway, here are a few photos around Paris I took quite a while ago and never posted.

I read that this is the most popular photo shot in Montmartre. Maybe it’s all of the red and the view of the inviting seats down below in front of le Refuge. It’s not my favorite shot and I never even actually took it before but after reading the comment on Instagram about its popularity, I decided to take it.

Decorative book display. I can’t remember what the shop sold, maybe books?

A little cafe near Notre Dame. I like the writing and the painting on the front, maybe a priest? It’s in the Latin Quarter which once held many students and many priests teaching them using Latin, thus the name.