SubscribeLe Bouquet d’Alésia
Another regular watering hole for Miller at this intersection was a café called the Bouquet d’Alésia: “Hardly a day of my life, after moving to the Villa Seurat, ever passed without a drink or two at either Café Zeyer or the Café Bouquet d’Alésia at the Carrefour d’Alésia.” Miller often stopped here in the company of Alfred Perlès who recalled, “we dropped in here for an occasional vin blanc cassis, or a café arrosé rhum after dinner and before the cinema.”
One particular evening at the Bouquet d’Alésia stood out for Miller. Having stopped for a quick beer, he took a seat on the terrace which provided a view to stimulate his astrological interest:
I had just passed the Bouquet d’Alésia which faces the church and as there were still a few moments before closing time I saw no reason why I should not sit down on the terrace and enjoy a quiet beer all to myself. There was always a red glow about the church which fascinated me—and at the same time from where I sat I could look at my benevolent planet, Jupiter.
—Henry Miller, “A Night with Jupiter”
Whatever benevolence the planet offered would not be enough to protect Miller this evening. On returning to his studio in the Villa Seurat, he decided to climb up on the roof for another glimpse of Jupiter and fell from the ladder, crashing through a window of his apartment. He was badly bruised and covered in blood from the cuts, but managed to summon the help of a neighbor who rushed him to the American Hospital in Neuilly. Anaïs Nin spent the next ten days nursing him back to health.
Location
75 avenue du Général Leclerc – See it on Google Maps
Next Stop
To reach our next stop, cut across the broad intersection and turn into the Impasse du Rouet, a small cul-de-sac leading to your right off of the avenue Jean Moulin. 
