paris en février

Paris - Friday 14th of February - 26372 steps

Rotterdam 7:55am - Gare du Nord 10:23am
Taxi to Hotel Emile
Coffee & cake at Café Bogato, le Marais
Samaritaine
Walk along the Seine
Jardin des Tuileries
Petit Palais, with lunch at Café 1902 in the exuberantly green courtyard
La Madeleine
Printemps
Palais Royal
Drinks on the Le Nemours terrace
Delicious dinner at Les Petites Bouchées

PS: This Paris trip had nothing to do with Valentine's Day and everything to do with the fact that we first met on February 15, 1986. So in honor of love, after all.

paris in august - jour deux

Paris - Saturday 7th of August - 30427 steps

Special delivery coffee in bed by mon cherie.
Jardin des Plants - exhibition "The Parisianer - Chroniques du Muséum" Free outdoor exhibition, produced in partnership with the Parisianer Collective and the National Museum of Natural History, through 21 colorful posters. Including a poster of my favorite Martin Jarrie.
Plant market (unfortunately no flower market) on Île de la Cité.
Breakfast at BDM - Bar Du Marche, Rue de Seine.
Sightseeing Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Pont des Arts dans la pluie! We had the bridge all to ourselves for a while, which is unique.
Visit to the recently reopened luxury department store Samaritaine. It took sixteen years to renovate the building.
Exceptional coffee with dessert at Kong. This view!
Picknick Lunch in Jardin des Luxembourg with take-away Tabouleh.
Sightseeing Quartier Latin.
Dinner at Le Centre-Ville, rue de Charonne.