photos courtesy of the Mairies d'Arrondissement websites, inspired by a trip to the Barbes market with only a camera phone and no way of getting any decent shots...
A chimera in Greek mythology is a fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head, a goat's body and a serpent's tail.
For the purposes of this blog, chimera is a cultural and ethnic mutt living in Paris, fond of Marmite and pho.