Afternoon on the Ile de la Cité

Here I am getting ready to cross the parvis to get a good look at Notre-Dame de Paris - it's one of my favorite spots, and the leaves on the trees are starting to get big and beautiful. The Seine looks so wonderful, framed with the blossoms and buds coming out for spring.

Afterward we took a walk over to the flower
market, which is an even more favorite place!
These blooms are just fabulous, and the
fragrance in the air was magical.

Finally, we crossed the river, and took a look at the Tour St. Jacques, which has been completely refurbished and looking majestic in the middle of its own lovely garden.

Then we sat down to have a little bit of lunch, and I even got a tiny piece of apple to help celebrate the spring day, and then home one the bus, which I love to take because I get to meet lots of new friends!

Le Jardin du Luxembourg

There's nothing I like better on a fine spring day than a trip to the Jardin du Luxembourg! And today was the perfect spring day, sunny and warm, breezy and cloudless. So when I found myself in my little black carrier on the bus, I had a feeling we were in for a fine treat, and I was so right!As we get off the bus in front of the Senat, I always look for members of that legislative body to say hello to - and to give them a few tips on how government should be run. I mean, that's what they're there for, to listen to their constituents, even if the constituent happens to be a rabbit. My first stop was to look at the beautiful Fountain Marie de Medici; I love this spot, it's so tranquil, and there we met some wonderful visitors from Missouri in the US - two lovely couples, wondering if they were going to be able to board their plane tomorrow due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland! Well, we'll certainly be thinking of them!
We then strolled over to the big fountain, where only one boy was playing with his sailboat, and all the ducks seemed to be on holiday, so I took the time to freshen my look with a nice nose-wash. Now, girls, you know I rarely do this sort of thing en plein air in public, but sometimes . . .


Well, later we went over to the lawn and sat down in chairs, and the nicest girls came to say hello - they are French law students and we had such fun and I loved it when the stroked my long ears and smoothed my fur coat with their soft hands.
Soon it was time to go, but on the way out, we met more students, Americans this time from Hamilton University in New York State, and they smiled and made the biggest fuss over me - people ask me if I mind stopping and letting people pet me - I always say: mind? when they stop asking, that's when I'll mind! Anyway, here I am with a passel of very lovely and loyal new friends - it was, all in all, the perfect day and I can't wait to come back!

I Go To Church

You know, I am so grateful that I have a human family who not only keeps me in good health, well-fed and entertained, but also takes care of my spiritual needs as well. I mean, contact with the Universe is the secret of my success, not to mention the source of my ubiquitously understood and globally mentioned state of cuteness, so I like to take the time to meditate and express my thanks routinely.

So, today we went to one of the oldest standing churches in Paris, the abbey church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6ème arrondissement. Just how many rabbits do you think in its nearly 1000 years of history have entered into its sanctuary? Well, I didn't see any point in, you'll pardon the expression, pussyfooting around, so i just went right in and sat myself down. And it was a very rewarding experience, regardless of what the lady in the big hat thought when she cast her eyes on me.

Rendez-vous with Kimi

Well, here I am with my friend Kimi who is an miniature American Eskimo dog - he is a rather older gentleman, and I like him very much because he is quiet, respectful and very sweet-tempered. We like to sit and have un petit café, outdoors when the weather is nice, which it has been lately! Yesterday we went to rue Cler in the 7ème arrondissement, where there is a very big market and lots and lots of people. As we sat, lots of them came over to us and said hello, and told us what a wonderful time they were having strolling around the market. That made us feel good because we like to see everyone enjoying themselves on a fine spring afternoon. Today is even nicer than yesterday, and I certainly hope I get to go out to enjoy it-there was talk this morning of going to the Jardin du Luxembourg! That would be very nice for me because it's one of my favorite places, with tons of beautiful flower gardens and lovely trees that have started to leaf out. Before we go, however, there was some talk about the humans having to dry their clothes, which I think is very silly because if they were like me they wouldn't have to waste time with such boring chores and we could go out all the sooner!

the RER, Blvd. St-Michel, and St-Germain-des-Prés

Well, it certainly was a fun day yesterday. I finally got to take the RER (and we only went a few stops, but it was fun) and there were lots of surprised people to see a rabbit sitting next to them!


Then we got out at Blvd. St. Michel near the fountain - a really beautiful place and it was warm and sunny; the little leaflets on the trees were shining a bright springtime green, and we walked on the blvd for a little while,
but then turned into rue St. André des Arts, joining hundreds of happy flâneurs




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We found the most beautiful flower stand, where I stopped to admire all the gorgeous (and potentially tasty) blooms, and then we found a fruit market with the most glorious grapes and berries I have ever seen. Since I rarely get treats of this kind, I was relegated to looking rather than sampling, but the admiring looks I got from the market owners made it all worthwile. A girl likes to be appreciated, you know.


We then walked over to the Café des Deux Magots on the Blvd. St.-Germain-des-Prés, and I stopped in front of the abbey church to have a look at the almost 1000-year-old building. I wondered how many of my ancestors romped in the fields here when it was built?


Then it was time to take the métro home, and I had a lovely snack of hay and a nap until much later, when I came out and had fun trying the nibble on the library books the family was trying to keep away from me . . . xD

Paris comme je le vois

Bonjour, and bienvenue! Today is a historic day, the first day of my blog. I happen to be a rabbit, a rabbit named Dovima de Rabbitt and I have seen more of Paris than any other rabbit in the world! Paris is an enchanting city, and I happen to be an enchanting rabbit (as you may have surmised from looking at my picture). A rabbit, as you may know, is one of the signs of the oriental zodiac; as such, we love good food and good times, and we have a keen aestheic sense of beauty. That is why I feel so at home in Paris, so much a part of the very fabric of the city! And so this blog, Paris comme je le vois, is going to follow my adventures all over the city Today is an absolutely sumptuous day in Paris-warm, sunny, gorgeous! So many things to do, so many choices to make!



Yesterday we went to Fouquet's on the Champs Elysées for un petit café; we probably won't do that again today. It would be perfect for an afternoon on Montmartre, and the view of the entire city will be gorgeous! Or it may be fun to go to Saint-Germain-des-Prés to look at the art galleries and little shops, and I may stop in to light a candle in the old abbey church. If we do that, I can ride on the RER, which I have never done before, that would be a new adventure!




Whatever I do, I'll be sure to take lots of pictures to share and have fun with, so right after I give my lovely fur coat a thorough going-over to make sure I'm well-groomed for the day, we're all heading out to carpe diem!






à bientôt, D.