Last Sunday was a lovely summer day in Paris.
A brocante on Pont Louis Philippe on the Ile..always china, silver and glassware.
I went for a quick browse, though I much prefer the monthly bargain sales.
Some charming old printed cards for a game. The French love to play card games. But 250€ each! Ouch
Ice cream is the big weekend drawing card on Ile Saint Louis even if Berthillon is fermé et en vacance at the moment.
All the other island shops pick up the scoop and help out the Sunday cornet seekers.
Cafe St. Regis was busy as usual.
Probably ice cream hunters…
You can never go wrong wearing pastel Vichy checks
Or gingham in summer time France.
Lately I’m dreaming of Normandie beaches. So is Laduree.
Their windows are full of beach umbrellas ⛱, beach chairs and towers of macarons. But they forgot the sand? So I painted some for you, sur la plage ⛱ Thanks for reading Parisbreakfast! Please pass on to someone you think might enjoy it. You can help support 🐻 by buying my Paris letters and watercolors. Stay well and safe dear PBers 💋🐻⛱
What a beautiful place to be on a Sunday afternoon and yet…your watercolor makes me want to sit down in a beach chair under an umbrella, and have a macaron in Normandy!⛱
ReplyDeleteIt looks truly glorious- love all those familiar views. Are masks no longer worn by anyone? I see none in your pictures.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone read The Seine, The River that made Paris? Fascinating book. It is very detailed. The author is Elaine Sciolino. She also wrote The Only Street in Paris, Life on the Rue des Martrys. Both are excellent reads if you want to get to know Paris. She is the former Paris bureau chief for The NY Times. She has lived in Paris many years.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, summer in the city…looks very appealing…Paris Plage…Berthillon glacé…summer frocks…just lovely ❣️
ReplyDeleteLovely, Carol! Wouldn’t all that beachiness drive you insane if you were a Laduree employee stuck in the city staring at beach umbrellas all day??
ReplyDeleteLove your watercolor macs.
SUKI: masks are optional outdoors.
ReplyDeleteObligatory Indoors.
ANONYMOUS: Elaine’s book was reviewed here last October!
I created a special map for her :))
paris breakfasts: Elaine Sciolino’s, The Seine, the River that made Paris
http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com/2020/10/elaine-sciolinos-seine-river-that-made.html
Well, you made the island very appealing. Now, I’m homesick. Ready to come home. My goodness. The puppet guy’s hair has really grown. That guy is pretty crazy, but I love his “outsider art” puppets.
ReplyDeleteST Régis I saw in person..looks so pretty en blanc..and Ladurée's window ainsi que tes aquarelles.
ReplyDeleteIt sure looks like a perfect day -- glorious weather a brocante, Berthillon! What's not to love? Le sigh.
ReplyDeleteThose antique playing cards at the brocante look like they were drawn by Maurice Sendak! Very atmospheric photos, as always. Hope you will get back to Trouville soon and paint the beach scenes for us. Did you know Monet was there in August 1870? He painted several canvases there, but it seems most are in private collections.
ReplyDeleteVery insightful KIWI !
ReplyDeleteI’m sure Maurice Sendak had piles of illustration references like that to refer to.