Mamie Gateaux

My friend Jacinta has told me about this Salon de the last time she was in Paris. They were closed for few days for vacance. I made a visit there today for a weekend treat. I think I deserved a nice tea and a piece of gateaux. I had Mamie gateaux special mix (tea) and apricot and lemon tart. They were delicious!! It made my day.


Mamie Gateaux

66 - 70 rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
M: Servres-Babylone
These were glasses I saw a few doors down from the cafe.

New friends that don't talk...

Charlotte has left me this cute little plant with a card from Merci. Love it. I've been watering and trying to get it to sun bath in my not sunny apartment. I went to Merci last weekend and got semi-depressed about the fact that I can't afford anything. Yet, it's a beautiful shop. My heart is set on buying new bathers from there. THEN, I realise that there's no beach in Paris. Maybe I should hire a car... left hand drive in Paris though, gives me a great deal of fear just thinking about it.

Merci
111 boulevard Beaumarchais
75003 Paris



I've been making new friends. Literally, making them. By the time I finish making one of these buddies, it feels as though I had babies...

Patterns are here if you wanna make them!

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mite/gurumineko/4/amizn1.html

When in Paris...

My parents were here for a week and it was time for me to visit classic Paris attractions... which I don't do much.
AND, I have a new camera. Olympus Pen P-10. My little baby. So light and takes beautiful photos...




Inside la Conciergerie. Old prison in Paris where Marie Antoinette stayed in the last 2 months before she was executed.


Inside Notre Dame.



Laduree Champs Elysees. Little delights...

75 Avenue des Champs Elysees
Paris 75008

Brocante Heaven

I found this wonderful site that tells me where the flea markets in Paris are. They are everywhere in Paris specially on weekends and I was having trouble finding out where there's one. Specially on boring Sunday when nothing is open.
Try this one.
Brocabrac
It tells you everything. I love it.

My little crocheted friends were sold in Gambetta one today.

I've been busy crocheting for the market... took a long time.
Hence, no blog post of late...


There was also one near my house today and I found these lovely little boots... LOVE IT!

Window Shopping

Paris is getting warmer but my wallet is still quite cold after an amazing vacances in Barcelona and Paris. So only thing that i can do with now is window shopping...

Here are some that I found recently:


Kyrie Eleison
Beautiful dresses and good accessories.
15 Carrefour de l'odeon75006 Paris
Metro: Odeon


La Caverne a frips
25 rue Houdon
75018 Paris
Metro: Pigalle

Good range of 60's and 70's dresses. Not expensive either.

Base One
47 bis rue d'orsel
75018 Paris
Metro: Pigalle/Abbesses

Really cute hand made accessories. Personally, I'm not keen on their clothing stock but other things are great.