"Late February days; and now, at last, might you have thought that winter's woe was past; So fair the sky was, and so soft the air." - William Morris, "February: Bellerophon in Lycia," The Earthly Paradise: A Poem, 1870
February 28, 2017 (059/365)
I had a fabulous 50th birthday in Paris! Merci, mes amis, for your lovely wishes! I'm a very lucky girl! Bisous XO
February 27, 2017 (058/365) • Tea at the Ritz
« Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine... trempé dans son infusion de thé... l'odeur et la saveur restent encore longtemps, comme des âmes, à se rappeler, à attendre, à espérer, sur la ruine de tout le reste, à porter sans fléchir, sur leur gouttelette presque impalpable, l'édifice immense du souvenir. » - Marcel Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu
A glass of Champagne
Une amuse-bouche - petite madeleine soaked in warm caramel milk
Lovely French interpretations of traditional English tea cakes
and original creations inspired by Proust's writings
The china is a stylized Madeleine pattern
The famous Madeleine passage to read while enjoying one's tea
...and one more Madeleine.
A gift of a small tin of Ritz Winter Tea
Even the bathrooms are outré.
After tea, the sun appeared in the gardens.
February 26, 2017 (057/365)
“The whole of Paris is a vast university of art, literature and music. It is worth anyone’s while to dally here...Paris is a seminar, a post-graduate course in everything.” - James Thurber, The New Yorker (1918)
Along more than three kilometres on either side of the Seine are 900 green boxes containing over 300,000 old books, journals, posters, and souvenirs. Present since the 15th Century, these boxes have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bouquinistes can rent up to four 6'x3' boxes for 100€ each per year. Only one of four may contain tourist trinkets, so if you really look, you can find some unique treasures.
February 25, 2017 (056/365) « Je vois la vie en rose. » ~ Edith Piaf
It's still February and I have four more days of rosy hues to share.
Paris is so beautiful, especially through rose-colored glasses!
February 24, 2017 (055/365)
"I want to step out down the Champs-Élysées from the Arch of Triumph to the Petit Palais. That's for me: Bonjour, Paris!"
- "Bonjour Paris" from Funny Face (verse 1)
