Monday is 'Missing Paris Day'~Notre Dame de Paris

Another Notre Dame shot! Does anybody ever really get tired of these?

This is the view from the cafe side where I sit and write at Le Petit Pont.

I am so excited (regardless of whatever the winter weather decides to do) to sit,

people watch, sip something warm, nibble cold popcorn and write from my favorite place

in the oldest section of Paris!

I shall walk along the Seine, under the bridges and wonder

about what happened in the same cobblestone locations, in the very same dark places, under similar bridges, centuries ago.

I keep hoping that story ideas will transfer themselves from the minds of those who walked here before; that thoughts hang in the air; that memories can be caught with just the right

twist of intent.

Is it possible that the breath of those very same thoughts

that once walked beneath these bridges still lingers

through centuries of rain and windstorms,

hail and snow, just waiting for

the one who wants them?

I'll let you know...

Another Monday~'Missing Paris Day'~Le Seine

Shot looking back at Notre Dame near one of our favorite cafes along the Seine on the Ile St. Louis, Le Lutetia (which was Paris' original name dating back to Pre-Roman times). Many a Kir and Chocolat Chaud have been blissfully sipped at one of their outdoor corner tables here rain or shine. Under the eave for protection from the sun or with the outdoor heater over us, only the drink depends on the weather!

Photographs copyright: Kirsten Steen