Seems like after only a couple of days autumn, winter has already arrived in Paris today – it was really woolly hat and glove weather in the city today!
Went to see an interesting exhibition at the Irish Cultural Centre over in the Quartier Latin, by Irish sculptor Maud Cotter. I thought the individual pieces were really interesting, though the beauty of the individual elements were a bit lost for me in the business of the installation.
I was also - more pleasantly - surprised to see that the centre was open on Sunday, given that most of Paris is closed. But I was delighted to find that the popular student area behind the Sorbonne was full of life (I took this photo a few weeks back on a much warmer, sunnier day) – there was a flea market in progress, Middle Eastern and African restaurants andboulangeries were bustling and the streets were full of people, despite the icy winds.
Luckily, such a cold afternoon also warrants an afternoon visit to the cosy local Salon de Thé and a delicious slice of their fabulous Tarte Tatin and a pot of their special bergamot tea. Were we really lazing in the sunshine in the park eating icecream just a week ago?
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