I flew the coup a week ago and went uptown.
Rue de Rivoli is mainly bikes and taxis these days.
The weekend metro was nearly empty. Masks provided along with hand sanitiser 👏👏👏
My uptown objective = self-stick stamps. The only place in tout Paris is CARRE D'ENCRE near Printemps.
Restaurants are closed but many offer take-away. On rue Cambon Pierre Hermé macarons was open. The sign said, "3 allowed inside" There was 1 customer and 1 server. I was told to wait. My math has never been good. I carried on. FYI Uptown French girls will be wearing granny nightgowns with Doc Martins and Kaki jackets this summer. Do you follow BERNADETTE BANNER? AN Edwardian fashion historian who can help you DIY your own granny gown. Or simply charm the bloomers off you with her amusing banter.
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Downtown Parisians are mostly behaving themselves in un-lockdown with social distancing most of the time🤞🏼🤞🏼
The boats are back Hooray! on the Seine delivering jam and other essentials. And Bear has been delivering all the letters💌 to la Poste! Hip Hip Hooray
Bear 🐻 was sad cafes are not yet open. Me too. We have a new personalized subscriber bonus watercolor in our ETSY SHOP. Hooray🥂Stay well and stay sane dear PBers 🐻❤️💋
Shalimar..Great years I wore that:)
ReplyDeleteLooks happy and fresh..we had heard Rivoli would be closed to traffic.Cute personalization!!
Aww...Thanks Monique ❤️
DeleteYou never miss a trick
Free at last! Carol G. is free at last. It's nice to see people out again.
ReplyDeleteIt is though I was getting to love ghost town Paris...like walking in a dream...
DeleteSo nice to see a little life in Paris & it looks like it would be a joy to have the Metro to yourself. We're still locked down - I've been out once since March 12th (last Wed for an eye Dr appt) & yesterday asked my daughter if I could go to the grocery store - alas, she said no, so I am staying safe but not sure about sane. Looking forward to my maps arriving for some cheer.
ReplyDeleteHaha Daughter's revenge!
DeleteNow we have to ask them permission to go out! 😄
Bernadette Banner is adorable. If you live long enough, fashion comes round again. I remember a long ago iteration of granny gowns...this time around I’m actually a granny!
ReplyDeleteI am enthralled with her. And she lives in NYC of all places!
DeleteWhen she puts up a shelf it is interesting!
DeleteHow nice it must have been for you to get out and about. Paris looks different with so few people and little traffic, lovelier than ever. How I long to be there. Love to you and Bear.
ReplyDeleteThank you for keeping up with
ReplyDelete"Paris Breakfast"..
Stay healthy.
So bogged down getting envelopes out here 💌💌💌💌💌💌
DeleteAt least your subway provides sanitizing and masks. Policies vary here by municipality, county, state, and of course the Fed. Caution is our byword here in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteWarm regards and thanks for the Paris views
I think taking the subway on a weekday is a different ball of wax altogether!
DeleteIn the late sixties, in the garment area of LA when I was illustrating with a cadre of other young women mailers for wholesalers....and wore bright pink bloomers under my very very short skirts. Those were the days.
ReplyDeleteReally? Hmmm
DeleteDo check out Bernadette pleas.
She is a hoot
Do you have a link for the green kaki jacket?
ReplyDeleteIts somewhere on rue de Rivoli...last week.
DeleteGreat to see PB in my inbox, and good to see Paris looking more alive. The states are similar but not ready for it
ReplyDeleteYou are bringing great Hope and Heart to my day.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carol!
Happy to hear you are out and about!
ReplyDeleteI am counting the days--months for when I can travel again to Paris
and I just realized I wasn't following you on instagram!! horrors!T
Love the stamp boutique, so interesting
ReplyDeleteSo many small wonderful, esoteric boutiques in Paris..
DeleteI miss them
The Pavillon de Marsan! Great photo, Carol! Love your posts!
ReplyDeletePlease take care
Cheers,
Maria