L´art de vivre

For the owner of this 2CV it´s not a car, but an art of living ("Ceci n´est pas une voiture, c´est un art de vivre!"). In this photo you can also see some the ducks with which the car is decorated.

2CV

The 2CV was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1948 and 1990, designed to move the French peasantry on from horses and cars. It is considered one of Citroën´s most iconic cars. The 2CV was a great commercial success: within months after it went on sale, there was a three-year waiting list, which soon increased to five years. Popular French nicknames were "Deuche" (duck) and "Deudeuche". If you zoom in the photo, you can see that this 2CV is decorated with various ducks in reference to this nickname.

Clos Montmartre

Clos Montmartre is located in the area of Montmartre and the only remaining vineyard within the city limits of Paris. Vineyards once covered the Monmartre hill, but in the early 20th century a phylloxera epidemic wiped out all the wines. A group of artists managed to stop a real estate development in the 1920s that would have paved over a plot of land, instead presenting a counter-proposal that the land be turned into a vineyard. In 1933 finally the first grapes were planted, and today the vineyard has more than 1.500 square meters.

Green shutters

I love the colour green, and I love these shutters on a building in Montmartre.

Coucou

I love how the Eiffel Tower consistently emerges from the buildings. I will never get sick of her view.

Arty Dandy

"Dandyism is the last spark of heroism amid decadence" - Charles Baudelaire
That´s the  motto  of "Arty Dandy", according to its homepage a crossroad between design, contemporary art and fashion. I didn´t enter, I just loved the name of the store.

Flower Power

This car promotes the flower shop "L´artisan fleuriste". Maybe they should maintain it a little more...

Le Nemours

The outdoor area of Café Le Nemours on a summer evening... It´s located right next to the Comédie Francaise and the Palais Royal.

Watering Cans

Old-fashioned watering cans at the Marché aux Fleurs. I would pick the green one!

Sweet Paris #16

In Paris even the cakes are blue!

Facade Detail

Beautiful ornaments on a building in Rue de l´Anonciation.

Dots & Stripes

A beautiful arrangement of dots and stripes in the window of the Moschino shop in Rue de Grenelle.

Blue Door #9

The Colombian Embassy has a blue door which matches very well with the blue of the Colombian flag. They could have painted the door also in red or yellow, but being in Paris, this wasn´t really an option ;-)

In lockstep

Two young men marching lock-step in Rue Montorgueil...

Oh happy days

After a visit to yesterday´s vintage shop, you could continue your journey through time at "Happy Days Diner" and enjoy the ambiance of the American 1950´s. Maybe it´s a little weird to go to an American diner in Paris, but I think I will give it a try someday.

Retro Chic

This nice and inviting shop of vintage garments and accessoires is located on Place du Marché Sainte-Catherine.

So true!

That´s how I´m feeling at the moment...

Monument to Charles Perrault

This monument to Charles Perrault (1628-1703) is located in the Jardin des Tuileries, right next to a children´s playground. Perrault established a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and wrote amongst others "Little Red Riding Hood" or "Bluebeard".

"Ma" Boulangerie

This boulangerie was just around the corner from "my" apartment, I bought there fresh baguettes and pains au chocolat.

Yellow Men

I discovered these two yellow guys in the Passage du Grand Cerf, located in the Montorgueil area.