Au Petit Versailles.. du Marais…

Au… Petit Versailles…

Du… Marais…

It’s… just…

Down… the road…

From the Maison Européenne de la Photographie where we were heading… to attend an exhibition of the French photographer Bettina Rheims…

And what a delight it proved to be… visiting this exceptional eighteenth century-style establishment …

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Café Pouchkine.. Boulevard Saint-Germain…

Café… Pouchkine…

St. Germain… Paris…

An… invitation…

Having been through a traumatic few days… it was a pleasant diversion to be invited to the official “ouverture” of one of our much appreciated destinations… the newly opened Café Pouchkine on the left bank.

Andrey Dallos… the founder of the world renowned… Café Pouchkine in Moscow… is already the owner of three cafés in Paris… having already opened a small patisserie | salon de thé in the Grand Magasin Printemps… which we find strikingly beautiful…

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The Marais… Experience…

“La vie… quotidienne”…

Continued…

Today…

The Marais experience… started with the usual espresso and croissant at… Café Charlot…

It is a beautifully situated brasserie… wrapped around the corner… “juste à côté du Marché des Enfants Rouges”… on rue de Bretagne…

It is lovely in the early morning… especially today since at last… the Parisian sun appeared… “en force”…

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