Caffè Stern.. Dazzling…
Caffè… Stern…
The… former…
Maison… Stern…
Now… a posh…
Italian… restaurant…
In the… heart of Paris…
Is… dazzling…
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Bars | Nightlife
Hotel Raphael.. A Rendez-vous…
Hotel.. Raphael..
Was our.. rendez-vous…
“Pour.. ce soir la”…
I opted for my very black clinging dress, a discreetly plunging neckline.. showing off blonde skin.. topped with a waist-hugging fur-collared black jacket…
A provocative black hat with a sheer veil.. completed the dramatic look.
While applying the finishing touches on my “maquillage”.. (charcoal slate eye make-up, contrasting with pale ivory skin).. I was reminded of Marlene Dietrich in her Joseph von Sternberg 1932 movie, “Shanghai Express”…
Which.. I adore…
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Paris.. A Moveable Feast…
I have… just…
Finished… re-reading…
Ernest… Hemingway’s…
“A Moveable Feast”…
What… a journey…
What… a feast…
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Le Petit Poucet.. Place de Clichy…
In… search…
Of… yet another…
Parisian… brasserie…
We… discovered…
Le… Petit Poucet…
“Le grand café-brasserie… de la Place de Clichy”….
Yet… another…
Brilliant… establishment…
Added… to the already before-mentioned sister brasseries… Le Dôme… Le Hibou… among many others mushrooming “à Paris” by the same ingenious “proprietaire”…
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Buddha-Bar Hotel Paris… The Exotic…
A… vintage Bentley…
Sent by… an old admirer…
Escorted… me…
To the new… boutique hotel…
Buddha-Bar Hotel Paris…
“Au Coeur de” Faubourg-Saint-Honoré… a short walk from the Palais de l’Élysée… an 18th century “town mansion” in rue d’Anjou…
It is the latest five-star hotel… in this prestigious “quartier”…
Upon entering the hotel .. we were transported into a Parisian take on 1930’s Shanghai… reminiscent of a scene from the magnificent film “Shanghai Express”…
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L’Eclair Café… French with a Whiff… of American Vintage…
“January… is the…
Loneliest… month…
Of… the year”…
Read the heading of the… “journal de jour”…
Our beautiful… elegant… Christmas tree…
Has been… dismantled…
The festive décor… banished down the “cave”…
The postman delivers envelopes… full of bills rather than… coveted glamorous Christmas gifts…
Neighbours… bickering…
Sons and daughter are off to their… “Lycée… université”…
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“L’Hôtel George V – Un Diamant… à Paris”
“L’Hôtel George V“… Beauty… of beauties… The… Liz Taylor… of Hotels… Like a… Diamond… IT… DRIPS… GLAMOUR… Walking into its…
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Mahjong… Our Decadent Soirée…
We had a… glamorous… “Mahjong“… Soirée… The other evening… The setting… consisted of two low tables with “vert et noir”
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Hôtel Lutetia… We’ll… Meet Again…
Hôtel Lutetia… J’adore… My hotel… My home… away from… home… It is… Where… we meet… Where… we love… Poetically… Communicate…
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“Le Royal Monceau” – A Rhapsody by Philippe Starck…
“Le Royal Monceau“… “Dormir… rêver… Partager… vivre“… “To sleep… to dream… to share… to live”… Visiting… the luxury hotel today…
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