A grubby, ugly and grey crossroads, yet strangely beautiful by the evening sun. It always makes me happy when I pass through because ten minutes walk in any direction leads to some of my favourite places: the best fromager, thrift stores, the best boulangerie for tartes, the canal, bars, my apartment, B.D. (comix) shops, the best butcher, the huge deco Rex cinema, the best veg markets, my band's underground rehearsal room, my part time job, art galleries, etc etc!

Amazing Afro-Caribbean classics food.

I like these geometric shapes at Invalides. They look like a pile of wet green sand.

Classical delicious french food, very cheap with a 1900s' vintage decorations.

Best vintage store in Paris. They have it all