At the end of the afternoon, at the end of a working week, let your eyes wander as the barges pass by on the Seine and enjoy the view of the Louvre. How good it is to be able to stroll around Paris again!

Then pass in front of the Carrousel and the Molien pavilion. The square is quite quiet at this time of the day because the hungry stomachs have all taken advantage of the reopening of the restaurants to go and eat.

We visited Certa to see the results of Aymeric’s masterful work over the long winter. As we enter the charming little neighbourhood restaurant, we are not disappointed. The floor, which must have seen so many personalities pass by, has been given a new look. Wow, it’s beautiful and it’s full of life, as my beloved Belgian would say! We are very well received, with a lot of kindness as always here. The boss and the waiters are all very attentive and the evening is already looking very good. Everyone has a few words to say, we exchange the latest news with a bit of humour.

Let’s admire the perspective from another angle. The warm, subdued lighting is nice and everything is done to help customers relax! Finally, you feel a bit like at home and at the same time it is completely different.

The play of light reflections on the completely refurbished parquet floor is pleasing to the eye and the lighter shade is very tasteful.

The view is charming and the music selection is well thought out. In the kitchen, they are busy treating the taste buds of the connoisseurs who are now numerous on the terrace. What a great team!

And what a pleasure to find our dear little bees: an ode to biodiversity?

After a joyful meal, it’s time for dessert… Always up to the task! Bravo Chef! What a treat! One for two will be enough for this evening. The bread and the brioche perdue are to die for and the salted butter caramel that covers the ice cream is a delight for our taste buds. There is no doubt that Certa is as good at decorating as it is at cooking. And if that was all there was to it, it would be perfect, but if you add this touch of humanity, this attention to others, you’ll find yourself in one of those little corners of paradise that the capital still sometimes reserves!

It is now time to go out for a digestive walk and the area is perfect for strolling.

This evening the square in front of the Opera House is packed.

The choreography also took place on the steps of the Opéra Garnier and in the street, the Parisians were happy to be together and the spirit of the party quickly invaded the neighbourhood.

Walking along the Avenue de l’Opéra, we can’t help but turn around and take a look at the cover photo of a grammar or geography book from the 1960s.

Comme il est plaisant de revoir la Comédie Française reprendre vie.

The perspective is always so beautiful in the evening at dusk and takes us into the sweetest dreams.

On the Place Colette, there is a lot of activity and it is heart-warming.

The Nemours at the end of the square on the way to the Royal Palace looks busy too.

Taking the rue de Rohan, we now arrive in tandem at the Place du Carrousel. The Marly café seems quiet but it is getting dark.

There are fewer passers-by.

Through the Arc de Triomphe of the Carrousel, we can now make out, in the fading sun, the Concorde and in the distance the Arche de la Défense.

Turn around to admire the illuminated Pyramid and the square where visitors are still few and far between.

From the Pont du Carrousel, let’s take a look at the towers of Notre-Dame and discover the calm waters of the Seine.

Passing through the small rue Bonaparte, it is an opportunity to dream in front of the windows of the Buly perfumery, perfumer of the Louvre since a long time.

It is a real pleasure for the eyes. There are all kinds of fragrances listed here.

The famous Balzac himself was inspired by this shop and its perfumer for his novel César Birotteau.

In a shop window on the opposite side of the street, an impressive collection of matryoshkas takes our breath away. This is the Peterhof Russian craft shop. We are overwhelmed by the finesse of the works…

…by the delicacy and beauty of the engravings. The details are breathtaking. Of course, we fall in ecstasy in front of the largest ones, but also and above all we are amazed by the variety and by the smallest ones which seem to be infinitely declined.

At the corner of rue Bonaparte and rue Guillaume Apollinaire, the Bonaparte is still open and it’s time to tidy up the terrace. The waiter on the phone is probably already taking reservations for tomorrow. The colours that emerge from the place let us imagine the Paris of a few centuries ago, at the time when the starlighter was finishing his work.

Walking up past Saint Germain des Près, we find the flow of the Boulevard St Germain and the dazzling lights of the vehicles racing towards the centre of Paris. The famous café-restaurant, renowned for its literary history and for the writers who have forged its history, will soon close. It is time to return to the heights of the 14th arrondissement.

Par Nathalie

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