June 2016 - Paris Panorama

Welcome to the June 2016 edition of our newsletter Paris Panorama!

Each month we feature an inspiring haiku poem by Anna Eklund-Cheong.  You will also find a photograph of Paris by Raye, our restaurant of the month with a link to the review, and an angel of the month by Rosemary Flannery. 

Bonne lecture!

Haiku of the Month

Photograph by Eric Hian-Cheong
Haiku by Anna Eklund-Cheong

Paris by Raye

Petite Pause by Raye

View more great photos by Raye here:  https://www.instagram.com/rayeimages/

Our Restaurant of the Month

A L'Endroit
Photograph by Entrée to Black Paris

Located on the southern flank of Buttes Chaumont Park in the 19^th arrondissement, A l’Endroit, as its name suggests, is the spot for fine dining.

Follow this link and sign in to read our review:  http://www.parisinsights.com/restaurants.php.

Angel of the Month

Photograph by Rosemary Flannery
Author of Angels of Paris - An Architectural Tour through the History of Paris

Gleaming above the courtyard of the Galerie Robert de Sorbon, two magnificent gilded angels epitomize the opulent reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV.  Arrayed in intricate, open wings and lushly draped, one measures the dimensions of the earth with a compass, while the other readies a tablet for notation.  Above them, a complex sundial indicates hourly markings in full lines, and half-hours in dotted; diurnal arches are diagrammed along with indications for the 21st of each month.  Jean Picard, an astronomer abbot, designed the sundial with its elegant winged figures in 1676.

Sorbonne University, 17 rue de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement (Metro:  Cluny-La Sorbonne, St Michel)

To learn about other angels of Paris, follow this link: Angels of Paris – An Architectural Tour Through the History of Paris.