We had a wonderful second stay at Virginie's place. Loved eating on the balcony overlooking the tree-lined Canal Saint Martin, and reading a book in the back study with a view of the Sacre Coeur. There are plenty of restaurants and bakeries in the neighborhood, and a grocery store, and small shops with cheese, wine, fish, and veggies. There's a nearby jazz/blues club, too, and a film complex where we watched Midnight in Paris our last night.