Mai

 Puisque mai tout en fleurs dans les prés nous réclame....

The weather is not exactly warm and sunny around here, but the flowers are blooming...

 

so I am trying not to complain about the weather like all the Parisians do, and just appreciate the green and the flowers!

 

 I gave my balcony a make-over  (all I need now is some patio chairs and a table) and it makes me so happy to go out and see my little plants!

  

A completely unrelated photo of me, Céline and Ariane at the Bellevilloise last night.

Le Parc de Bagatelle

 The Parc de Bagatelle is an extravagantly lovely park in the Bois de Boulogne. 

 It has an incredible rose garden, but on my last visit the roses weren't blooming yet. 

 

But the tulips were at their peak.

 And of course, the cherry blossoms, lilacs and other flowering trees that are my favorite part of spring!

 

These beautiful shots of a white peacock were taken by my friend Ariane, pictured below.

Spring, finally...

Promenade Plantée

Jardin Villemin

Parc Floral

Bois de Vincennes

Le Moulin d'Andé

I spent the first really spring-like weekend of the year in the countryside for a choral retreat with the Bach Collegium Paris.  We stayed at a place in Normandie somewhere between Paris and Rouen, and it was beautiful! It's got me wanting to get out of the city more often!!!

Visit from Michele and Will

Dinner at the wine bar Le Verre Volant

Breakfast chez moi

Angelina's, of course

The Luxembourg Gardens....nothing was blooming yet, sadly.

Paris sous la neige...

Here you see enough snow to shut down the city of Paris....buses stopped running, university classes cancelled, etc....for two full days. 

Marrakech

The Koutoubia Mosque

Overlooking the place Jamaa el-Fna from a rooftop restaurant

Jardin Marjorelle

 

The teahouse in the Marjorelle where I took shelter during a downpour

The Palais Bahia

Rooftop Lounge at the Delano Hotel

Place Jamaa el-Fna by day

The souks...not for the shy and timid.

A beautiful riad/restaurant where I escaped the souks for lunch one day

Anotther rooftop view from the Delano

 

My hotel

The view from my room

My hotel room in the Hivernage neighborhood