Final week, I went to Paris for a mixture of work and pleasure, and the town regarded extra attractive than ever! Listed here are just a few images, in the event you’d prefer to see…
Prior to now, I’ve largely visited Paris within the winter, so it was a deal with to spend time there within the springtime. The parks exploded with flowers, and infants toddled round within the grass.
A couple of associates had been capable of be part of, too, which was actually enjoyable.
We rented a household’s house within the eleventh arrondissement, a fantastic neighborhood that feels relaxed and residential.
Guess Who, however make it French!
Every morning began at a café, like Boot Café within the Marais.
How cute are their stackable circus stools?
We stopped for espresso so many occasions on the journey that it grew to become a operating joke. We’d stroll just a few blocks, get a espresso, stroll just a few extra blocks, then sit down at a café…
One other morning, we ventured to the seventh arrondissement, close to the Eiffel Tower and the Rodin Museum.
Morgane’s brown shirt; my striped shirt
For breakfast, I used to be thrilled to go to the condominium of Morgane Sezalory, Sezane’s founder and inventive director, who I’ve recognized for years. Sitting in her kitchen, we talked about so many issues — household, divorce, work, love, getting older, children, nothing felt off the desk. She was turning 40 in just a few days, so we talked bout the panic that comes earlier than it and the calm that comes after, haha.
She set out a plate of berries, and we had been quickly joined by her very fluffy cat.
Afterward, feeling impressed, I wandered over to the close by Sézane retailer, filled with embroidered attire, wide-leg denims…
…and these attractive footwear!
Different outlets we beloved had been Merci (a three-story idea store), Bonton (kids’s garments and toys), and Mélodie Graphiques (a stationery retailer).
One other afternoon, we headed to the David Hockey exhibition on the Fondation Louis Vuitton. He’s 87 years outdated and nonetheless wears his signature spherical glasses.
We wandered by means of room after room stuffed with work — I stored strolling into a brand new house and saying “WOW!” out loud with out even realizing it. The saturated colours! The English countryside! The thousand-yard stares!
One in every of my favourite work took up a complete wall — above is only a small half — and featured individuals at an artwork exhibit. I’m not an enormous canine particular person, however that bulldog stole my coronary heart.
We additionally had a magical lunch at Mokonuts, which can be one of the best restaurant in Paris (daring assertion, I do know!).
Owned by a husband and spouse — Moko Hirayama and Omar Koreitem — the tiny gem is open just for lunch, and the small menu adjustments every day. We devoured labneh with fluffy pita, crunchy asparagus, grilled squid, and pork atop bursting inexperienced peas. [Update from a reader named Morgan: Mokonuts is publishing a cookbook in September!]
It was a type of lengthy leisurely meals the place the dialog meandered from parenting preteens to enterprise bookkeeping as to whether individuals speak soiled in mattress, haha. In the meantime, between bites, all of us stored exclaiming, “That is essentially the most scrumptious meal I’ve ever had,” and “Omg is that this one of the best restaurant in Paris? …the world?”
Lastly, on our final evening, we simply stayed house. (Generally, whereas touring, it’s so good to do nothing, don’t you assume?) We grazed on cheese and olives and chips and chatted with the home windows open. Then we watched a pair episodes of The 4 Seasons, as one does.
The entire journey felt so good. Though I got here again to grumpy boys (“By no means depart once more!”) and per week of jetlag (“It’s 3 a.m. in Paris proper now!”), my coronary heart felt full and buzzy with feminine friendship and wanderlust. In case you’ve been to Paris, or reside there, what are your recs? The place do you prefer to journey most? I’d love to listen to.
We’re additionally doing one other Cup of Jo publish right this moment concerning the clothes coloration I noticed in all places and a Huge Salad concern tomorrow about issues we noticed individuals sporting in Paris, so please enroll right here, in the event you’re . Thanks a lot! xoxo
P.S. Our 2024 Paris journey, and our 2023 Paris journey. Plus, two magical Paris itineraries.
(Metropolis images and Hockney signal by Alison Piepmeyer. Sézane images by Stella Blackmon. This publish is sponsored by Sézane, a model we’ve got beloved and worn for a few years. Thanks for supporting the manufacturers that help Cup of Jo.)
