The Place Vendôme in Paris in photos
Place Vendôme is a luxury and jewelry symbol in Paris. The greatest jewelry designers are located there. This place was designed in 1699 by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart (the architect of the Chateau de Versailles). Place Vendôme is octogonal and symetric with an architectural unity. At the center, there is a column surmounted by a statue.…
Christmas windows at the Printemps department store in Paris
A sparkling Christmas window by the jewelry designer David Yurman : A delicious and sweet Christmas : Celebrating Christmas in a crystal palace : The Jimmy Choo’s Christmas window : Adorable Christmas window by the luxury brand of children clothes Bonpoint : A perfume for Christmas : The website : The website : http://departmentstoreparis.printemps.com/news/w/christmas-dream-45499
A sparkling night in Versailles
Every Saturday from June 18 to September 17 2016, the gardens of the Château de Versailles offer stunning fireworks in front of the Grand Canal. I saw amazing and beautiful fireworks in July. It is a wonderful spectacle. For more information : http://en.chateauversailles.fr/
Time travel : Back to the sixties in Paris !
The websites : http://lonepalm.fr/ ; www.hotelekta.com/ ; www.ministerehotel.com/fr/index.php ; www.idolhotel-paris.com/ ; www.hotel-lemontana.com/ ; www.edgarparis.com ; andre-latin-paris-hotel.com ; sevenhotelparis.com/ ; www.restauranteclectic.fr/ ; monsieurbleu.com/ ; www.manko-paris.com/fr/home ; https://www.lesbains-paris.com/ ; www.cieldeparis.com/ and www.leflandrin.com/ Sources : nomadsheart.com ; timeout.fr ; lefooding.com ; pariszigzag.fr ; madame.lefigaro.fr ; tripadvisor.co.uk ; hotels-photographe.com us.venere.com and fr.pinterest.com
A royal tea time with Marie-Antoinette at Nina’s in Paris
Nina’s was orginally a perfume distillery company founded in 1672 by Pierre Diaz. This firm was the supplier of fragrances for King Louis XIV and the Court of Versailles. The Queen Marie-Antoinette liked particulary the lavender and rose fragrances. Today, it is a tea room using the fruits from the King’s Kitchen Garden in Versailles.…
A gourmet and elegant Tea time near to the Tuileries at Sebastien Gaudard in Paris
Closed to the Tuileries, there is the wonderful and refined pastry and tea house “Sébastien Gaudard”. We can degust delicious traditional French pastries and savouring tea. Sébastien Godard is one of my favourite pastry chef in Paris. The decoration is classic and sophisticated. I tasted the savoring pastry “Mussipontain” (an almond passover with a vanilla…
A Japanese-French fusion Tea time at Sadaharu Aoki in Paris
Sadaharu Aoki is a reputed Japanese pastry maker. The Japanese flavours (black sesame, matcha…) add a Japanese touch to French pastries (eclairs, puff cakes, Opera…). My favourite pastry is the black sesame eclair. It is delicious! I tasted also the matcha puff cake and It was very tasty. Matcha is a traditional Japanese green tea…
A picturesque promenade in Montmartre
Walking on the hill of Montmartre is a delighful change of scenery even for the Parisians. Montmartre is famous for the Sacré Cœur Basilica, the narrow streets, the place du Tertre and for the beautiful view of Paris. The Sacré Cœur Basalica designed by the architect Paul Abadie, is in the Romano-Byzantine style. 44 years…
Delightful and ravishing pastries at Gilles Marchal
I discovered this beautiful and delicious pastry shop when i walked on the hill of Montmartre in Paris. The decoration and the pastries are very refined. The chandelier, the madeleine printed wallpaper and the door handle in the form of a madeleine are charming. The shop proposes French pastries (St Honoré, Mont-blanc, eclair…), biscuits (madeleine,…
An enchanting timeless breakfast at Angelina
I tasted the breakfast at the famous Tea house Angelina in Paris. Angelina was founded in 1903 by Antoine Rumpelmayer and the decoration was designed by the famous Belle Epoque architect Edouard-Jean Niermans. The decor is finely-worked and sophisticated with gildings, murals and mouldings, ledges, medaillons… It is an ravishing and timeless place. My favourite…
“Parc de Passy” : A charming and colorful park in Paris
I discovered this lovely park by chance and i was delighted by the colours and the height of the flowers. This pink flower field (“cosmos”) magnifies and brightens the park. The park is surrounded and overhanged by high buildings. A delightful arbour (trellis supporting climbling plants) ornaments the garden. It is a calm and pleasant place to…
Sugar sweets with Mediterranean flavours
The French brand “Le clos de Laure” has assembled jam makers since 1998. These artisans create Provençal and Nice local gourmet products. I tasted the “Délice d’amande à la fleur d’oranger” (almond delight with orange blossom) and the “Confit de rose de Grasse” (candied Grasse rose). It is delicious and very flavoured ! The official…
A gleaming Christmas at “the Galeries Lafayette” in Paris
Sparkling and gold decorations at the department store the “Galeries Lafayette” in Paris !
The French pastry allied to the Japanese taste at “Yamasaki” in Paris
Yamasaki is a Franco-Japanese tea room and pastry shop in Paris. The French pastries are revisited with the Japanese spirit. The pastries are colorful, delicious and sophisticated. The tea comes from the tea house Betjeman and Barton. It is located : 6, Chaussée de la Muette 75016 Paris TEL: 01 40 50 19 19 Metro:…
A white polar Christmas at the “Bon marché” in Paris
This year, the “Bon marché Rive gauche” makes us dream with beautiful Christmas decorations. One of the five Christmas themes evokes a white polar Christmas with snow-covered fir trees, stalactites, white and silver balls and polar bears. It is a magical and enchanting fir tree. We can find and purchase these decorations on the official…
The Galerie Vivienne in Paris
The Galerie Vivienne is one of my favourite shopping passages in Paris. In 1823, the architect François-Jacques Delannoy designed this gallery with a Neoclassical style. Delightful mosaics decorate the floor and a beautiful glass roof recovers the gallery. In this passage, there are many shops and restaurants. “Aparte” is my favourite shop in the Galerie…
