Category Archives: 11th

wooden bricks
I walked into a fundraising sale in a nondescript building, looked down at the floor, and saw these bricks made of wood. They form the floor of the Bastille Design Center, in a building that had been used in the

wooden bricks
I walked into a fundraising sale in a nondescript building, looked down at the floor, and saw these bricks made of wood. They form the floor of the Bastille Design Center, in a building that had been used in the

Blue elephants
Just off a street of bars and hardware stores, this quiet cobblestone path feels like a secret discovery. It’s home to metal workshops, artisans, design studios, and families. And magical items: tropical blue elephants, a plant that could gobble up

Blue elephants
Just off a street of bars and hardware stores, this quiet cobblestone path feels like a secret discovery. It’s home to metal workshops, artisans, design studios, and families. And magical items: tropical blue elephants, a plant that could gobble up

grande bouteille!
Under this bouteille enorme rests an unassuming old café with a 1950s interior and a welcoming, non-hipster, barman. Location: Rou Moufle & Blvd Richard Lenoir, 75011.

grande bouteille!
Under this bouteille enorme rests an unassuming old café with a 1950s interior and a welcoming, non-hipster, barman. Location: Rou Moufle & Blvd Richard Lenoir, 75011.

fear and mourning
Thinking of Parisians and everyone gathering around the world to mourn the individuals killed at Charlie Hebdo, and the loss of a sense of safety.

fear and mourning
Thinking of Parisians and everyone gathering around the world to mourn the individuals killed at Charlie Hebdo, and the loss of a sense of safety.

Paris Pharmacy
If you’re standing on a street corner in Paris, a neon green cross often glows outside a pharmacy nearby. Like Starbucks in many American cities, they’re everywhere, though not all part of the same chain. These dispensers of ibuprofen, prescription drugs,

Paris Pharmacy
If you’re standing on a street corner in Paris, a neon green cross often glows outside a pharmacy nearby. Like Starbucks in many American cities, they’re everywhere, though not all part of the same chain. These dispensers of ibuprofen, prescription drugs,

Face of a building
A gaze chiseled out of the side of a building in the 11th.

Not topless in a secret garden
My kind of nature-urban balance is perfected in a little park hidden within a bunch of streets in the 11th. Inside Le Jardin de la Folie-Titon, lily pads and huge pink flowers float on a pond, a big grassy area

Not topless in a secret garden
My kind of nature-urban balance is perfected in a little park hidden within a bunch of streets in the 11th. Inside Le Jardin de la Folie-Titon, lily pads and huge pink flowers float on a pond, a big grassy area

Wine and snacks at La Buvette
If you want a glass of wine in Paris, there’s usually one within a block of where you’re standing. It may not be great, but it’s available. This can make having a NAD (a No Alcohol Day) in the city feel like a great

Wine and snacks at La Buvette
If you want a glass of wine in Paris, there’s usually one within a block of where you’re standing. It may not be great, but it’s available. This can make having a NAD (a No Alcohol Day) in the city feel like a great