Places · Paris · 5 min read
Sunday Along the Seine
What would you like to do?
Book stalls, bridges and a picnic that grows from four people to fourteen.
Morning — the bouquinistes
The green boxes open one by one. A reading circle meets by the Pont des Arts to swap one book each.
Noon — the picnic
Four people with a blanket become fourteen. Nobody planned it; everybody brought bread.
Afternoon — the island
A slow walk around the Île de la Cité, sketchbooks out, then an evening bal on the quays in summer.
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- Saturday morning: the market and the canal
- Saturday afternoon: squares and slow looking
- Saturday evening: a table and a dance
- Sunday: Montmartre steps and a picnic