Happy 1st of Mai! A national holiday in France, their 'labor day'.
I spotted the 1st lilly of the valley (muguet) on Friday while researching Paris fleurists for the May map.
And the 1st fraise de bois of the season..the tiniest, sweetest strawberries. PS Marjorie Williams will be signing books at WHSmith from 6-7 pm 248, rue de Rivoli Metro:Concorde on her terrific guides, MARKETS OF PARIS and MARKETS OF PROVENCE. I'll see you there (red glasses).
Today I headed out to visit Place Dauphine for the first time. Lilly of the valley everywhere.
Tables set up on every street corner.
Au nom de la Rose had sprigs (brin) mingled with their famous roses.
A perfect day for flaneuring (aimless wandering) in Paris
I love the small park behind Notre Dame
This shady grove is one of my favorite quiet spots in Paris.
At last Place Dauphine on Ile de la Cité. Google says its a 19 minute walk from my house.
What have I been waiting for? Have you been?
A classic bistro at Place Dauphine, Ma Salle à Manger.
I passed the perfect May shoes.
In Diptyque's window the perfect Françoise Sagan quotation for a day off...
"My favorite pastime is letting time pass,
having time,
Taking my time,
wasting my time,
living out of time."
An Ile Saint Louis neighbor wastes time on his balcon, while Bear dreamily studies the clouds. Are they nimbus, cumulus, stratocumulus? Thank you for reading Parisbreakfast. If you'd like to receive Paris letters and maps in your mailbox, stop by my shop.
An Ile Saint Louis neighbor wastes time on his balcon, while Bear dreamily studies the clouds. Are they nimbus, cumulus, stratocumulus? Thank you for reading Parisbreakfast. If you'd like to receive Paris letters and maps in your mailbox, stop by my shop. 
