Florists, florists everywhere

....and they all seem to be so good.....

This is at L'artisan Fleuriste in the Rue Vieille du Temple  3rd arr.
Majid is a wonder with his displays and colours

At "Merci" a wonderful find in the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire. What a shop!
There is no doubt, the festive season is the right time to be visiting Paris

Got a lazy 43,000 euros anyone?

 Well it is Baccarat crystal and it is by Phillipe Starck

This is their tea shop. We worked out that there are about 10,000 books lining all the walls. They are all second hand and you can pick one out and read it whilst sipping tea, or buy any or all of them from two euros up.

DM had an apple and red fruit crumble (crumble has been the darling of the desserts in France for quite a while now) and I had a not too shabby chocolate chestnut tart.