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Rue Cler -- an array of trees

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7bz1enSWSeL8TCLSGlQnTnDPmHFI7lukjpx36zfxLrWtsT0lFIRkIHGb19oYnRXw1u4Du4ndxFuji1a4lMRQCBNeLMjN5CNMqsDvsa6vt_dMKtziIuJuQuAGDmkiWbK-1KxWYYdogmU/s1600/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0216+crop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545523767449951810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7bz1enSWSeL8TCLSGlQnTnDPmHFI7lukjpx36zfxLrWtsT0lFIRkIHGb19oYnRXw1u4Du4ndxFuji1a4lMRQCBNeLMjN5CNMqsDvsa6vt_dMKtziIuJuQuAGDmkiWbK-1KxWYYdogmU/s640/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0216+crop.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Paris streets are full of les sapins de noël... in the street markets such as this one on Rue Cler, à la marché alimentaire, and in front of the many florist shops. <br /><br /> <div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jx7AxjRiw8JFDFFRgLNSY4PSJhPK_naBd8vK2AV3s7_yuHkSYhk4Cktf75rx6_zVn5PdYLNBhszo-SefF4mBAotRMaKfSUvqyKxaW4uqvgWSRQxAnvyrRmn_2AGrrWtMxcfv151UHoY/s1600/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0223+blog+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545523283874575906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jx7AxjRiw8JFDFFRgLNSY4PSJhPK_naBd8vK2AV3s7_yuHkSYhk4Cktf75rx6_zVn5PdYLNBhszo-SefF4mBAotRMaKfSUvqyKxaW4uqvgWSRQxAnvyrRmn_2AGrrWtMxcfv151UHoY/s320/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0223+blog+cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />As we took a moment to look at these petite trees, some actually resembling a "Charlie Brown Christmas tree," we marveled at the "stands" made of half-logs drilled with a hole to fit the trunk of the tree.<br />This smaller version of a tree seems to work quite nicely for the Parisians selecting le sapin de noël for the family.<br /><div></div></div>

Rue Cler -- an array of trees

Paris streets are full of les sapins de noël... in the street markets such as this one on Rue Cler, à la marché alimentaire, and in front of...

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Dans les yeux d'un enfant... noël

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryR79i0-Iwck9J9-EEG1D-GFIHwX7fUqEUpZpfRsqS4nu-d1lkHqMwe2D1TPXf3_aeHxNgmURp3K05G4km9DEK8jIP6p_XtWF-rzS1OU709zTwkDqgHFqTiSlJ32CzIlGK8Ued4Sl9QU/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0114+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542882186395298466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryR79i0-Iwck9J9-EEG1D-GFIHwX7fUqEUpZpfRsqS4nu-d1lkHqMwe2D1TPXf3_aeHxNgmURp3K05G4km9DEK8jIP6p_XtWF-rzS1OU709zTwkDqgHFqTiSlJ32CzIlGK8Ued4Sl9QU/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0114+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">To date, this is my favorite year of les vitrines animées de noël, but I will be reporting shortly on the 2010 impressions in Paris.  The winter theme for these Printemps windows was totally in white with the same little funky tune for all windows.  Here is a good quality </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YejXTywP_L4&feature=related"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>video</strong></span> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">of several of the windows (not mine).  It was difficult to pick a favorite among the series but the antlered deer trembling in fear with the wolves marching around with knives and forks was comical.  Notice the bears raiding an open freezer, riding bikes and eating fish.  How do they make this all work</span>?</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Please feel free to attend to my French)</span></div>

Dans les yeux d'un enfant... noël

To date, this is my favorite year of les vitrines animées de noël, but I will be reporting shortly on the 2010 impressions in Paris. The wi...

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Paris, city of light

Paris, city of light

At the corner of Rue Rambuteau and Rue du Temple, near Centre Georges Pompidou, the streets are decked with lights

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Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3GIhkfij-lj3zkErEcqcJcEJdj-fo1O5djzOdEkhosG0RkXzYy4KMl78EBZK1Aol5EgibU5i-o5dOYYbsjcxW8jdC3plnxj0XLqI1fHIqofDfj1ytC5gsgp86f6wJNisJB0mcWf8ZRc/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0231+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542908860845324626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3GIhkfij-lj3zkErEcqcJcEJdj-fo1O5djzOdEkhosG0RkXzYy4KMl78EBZK1Aol5EgibU5i-o5dOYYbsjcxW8jdC3plnxj0XLqI1fHIqofDfj1ytC5gsgp86f6wJNisJB0mcWf8ZRc/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0231+cropped.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> This church is known simply as La Trinité or Sainte-Trinité, built between 1861 and 1867 as part of the beautification and reorganization of Paris by Haussmann.   It was designed by the Théodore Ballu taking  inspiration from French and Italian Renaissance architecture.  Prior to the construction, many significant historical buildings were demolished to make way for the church and surrounding roads.<br /><br />The façade, with its three porches and gallery above, is topped by a large rose window and two large windows. Rising above these windows is a four-story bell tower with two cupolas at the top.<br /><br />Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité<br />66, rue Saint Lazare<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Bon dimanche</div>

Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité

This church is known simply as La Trinité or Sainte-Trinité, built between 1861 and 1867 as part of the beautification and reorganization o...

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Une couronne

Une couronne

How lovely this wreath would look on my front door, but I like the whole set including the box and the price tag. Crazy? Perhaps, but it ...

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Riding toys -- Reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJueTzGhcP4uIwiHF2L4RHHgLdLTPsN2-9Xg-BKw7O6OJ-UbcqYKVIY2X4XvjeZJyFxGtcMrW0baUda4arUYbgr9sQspq4oxpP9x2CebkP-HTQ73JL8q99uj8iXgc68mcSNr3OLX-MFI/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00503blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542866668965774386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJueTzGhcP4uIwiHF2L4RHHgLdLTPsN2-9Xg-BKw7O6OJ-UbcqYKVIY2X4XvjeZJyFxGtcMrW0baUda4arUYbgr9sQspq4oxpP9x2CebkP-HTQ73JL8q99uj8iXgc68mcSNr3OLX-MFI/s640/2009+dec+paris+00503blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">On a side street in the 5ième, these riding toys made a tantalizing reflection on the rain-slick sidewalk. During the holiday season, children's toys fill the windows and sometimes spill out onto the street.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><div></div><br />To see more reflections, go to James' Newtown Area Photo <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/11/bottom-of-rock-reflections-weekend.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.

Riding toys -- Reflection

On a side street in the 5ième, these riding toys made a tantalizing reflection on the rain-slick sidewalk. During the holiday season, child...

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Le Poissonnier

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRuhPn5S5L4VPwhw0d5wgz97ZkuMYNVvj3Hyqz-5fTCf74ffEGR4X-XC41RnMVPsoWeWgh5efJKX84ajn0g7FHtbmPNQkKJPBqYfRSKOWzixORm4xwrLqFbz7fbhuZvrBSwcOwGR9kBg/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0224+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542894706396742514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRuhPn5S5L4VPwhw0d5wgz97ZkuMYNVvj3Hyqz-5fTCf74ffEGR4X-XC41RnMVPsoWeWgh5efJKX84ajn0g7FHtbmPNQkKJPBqYfRSKOWzixORm4xwrLqFbz7fbhuZvrBSwcOwGR9kBg/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0224+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>I am thankful for an abundance of food, for friends and family, for an ability to travel to faraway places, for a job I love, for blogger friends around the world.... Happy Thanksgiving to all my USA friends and expats everywhere!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Oh, and I am thankful that I will be in Paris very soon!</div><div></div><div></div>

Le Poissonnier

I am thankful for an abundance of food, for friends and family, for an ability to travel to faraway places, for a job I love, for blogger fr...

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La Maison du Miel

<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3EZSNBRQLmCJAm1Wc9nUaMcKcrAd8aF6R4WoL4iU1_nR4f2MIMrHkPh1bgw7LgURlIlEqfsm5UBkJc_VwLwlo1HVI_JMU7J_RNP8aYTSOjd5MMdLNDA1LhPSvV_bTi3Z5Aq77_ym2J0/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0235+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542942373963273810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3EZSNBRQLmCJAm1Wc9nUaMcKcrAd8aF6R4WoL4iU1_nR4f2MIMrHkPh1bgw7LgURlIlEqfsm5UBkJc_VwLwlo1HVI_JMU7J_RNP8aYTSOjd5MMdLNDA1LhPSvV_bTi3Z5Aq77_ym2J0/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0235+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong><a href="http://www.parisvillagevignon.com/La-Maison-du-Miel">La Maison du Miel</a></strong>, founded in 1898 by Charles Galland, has been in this shop on Rue Vignon since 1905. Even the floor tiles pay homage to the incredible bee. If you have never been here, the shopkeepers are very friendly (yes, indeed they are) and you can sample the honey before you buy. There are delicious little hard candies filled with honey also right at the check-out. Miam-miam!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LfiyRsrB_DjRIlLnKwV6_stv7LzTGfx6xLnrC_t5a0P8Onh_OuUpazWH7koklm-xtz9i30Tm7jtfSM_hIkTcyt5YCGPezsW8C8Gw52eNSmGlmQ0u2Pr5MEVfs1ZubagrzEGVEAuOgk4/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0238+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542962416731246226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LfiyRsrB_DjRIlLnKwV6_stv7LzTGfx6xLnrC_t5a0P8Onh_OuUpazWH7koklm-xtz9i30Tm7jtfSM_hIkTcyt5YCGPezsW8C8Gw52eNSmGlmQ0u2Pr5MEVfs1ZubagrzEGVEAuOgk4/s320/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0238+cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 307px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>The bees of Paris have a story of their own which we will talk about some day. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>La Maison du Miel</div><br /><div>24, rue Vignon</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>

La Maison du Miel

La Maison du Miel , founded in 1898 by Charles Galland, has been in this shop on Rue Vignon since 1905. Even the floor tiles pay homage to ...

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Père Lachaise V

Père Lachaise V

An often-photographed path of Père Lachaise...

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Rainy day in Jardin des Tuileries

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxT9XCZQ6UvW4F_ptfodVexoGW4e0Mjon4FtIocT5KSnEKCTbrxcPunOJM6yQkM5gYB3O222C-FuQTZKoyDMFpRJpEtmS7Zq1RXoDtzwM50IFDYHMPLb_hVXlK5qqPx7yZbSX1BA_NgY/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0075+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213067202494258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxT9XCZQ6UvW4F_ptfodVexoGW4e0Mjon4FtIocT5KSnEKCTbrxcPunOJM6yQkM5gYB3O222C-FuQTZKoyDMFpRJpEtmS7Zq1RXoDtzwM50IFDYHMPLb_hVXlK5qqPx7yZbSX1BA_NgY/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0075+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />This photo was taken on a gray December day in Jardin des Tuileries near l'Orangerie, and there was no need to present it in black and white as the weather had reduced the landscape to monochrome tones. This white marble statue is one of over a hundred found in this park, bordered on one end by Place de la Concorde and on the other end by Jardin du Carrousel and the Louvre. Peter of <em>Peter's Paris</em> had a post on the <a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/2009/01/statues-tuileries-gardens-1.html"><strong>statues of Tuileries</strong></a> and noted that most of the marble ones were from the 19th Century. The marble statues in his posting appear to have been cleaned since my photo was taken.<br /><br />For those of you who saw my post "Un, deux, trois" a few days ago (Nov 18), Laurent of Daily Photo in Paris has an almost identical perspective only taken at night... have a look <a href="http://dailyphotoparis.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-to-blog.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>!

Rainy day in Jardin des Tuileries

This photo was taken on a gray December day in Jardin des Tuileries near l'Orangerie, and there was no need to present it in black and w...

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Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9MlWwiXyOtus39UdkT0NLWTFpSJf9l1N2mPp0k50gzKe4REkRwBpgndXyqGiNE6-8WF5iFmiTyRTnT6vanhyphenhyphenm_AzHUrczr3qe6eymC2bDlm6S3npRJ_Y08LV84MtULmhNKdT0n_0YR8/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0274+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541834302499529730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9MlWwiXyOtus39UdkT0NLWTFpSJf9l1N2mPp0k50gzKe4REkRwBpgndXyqGiNE6-8WF5iFmiTyRTnT6vanhyphenhyphenm_AzHUrczr3qe6eymC2bDlm6S3npRJ_Y08LV84MtULmhNKdT0n_0YR8/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0274+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When the Louvre was still a royal palace (Palais du Louvre), Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois was its church, the former parish of the kings of France. The unusual bell tower seen here was constructed in the 12th century and is the only remaining element of that early church. It was transformed in the 19th century to its current Gothic style. The stained glass windows from the Renaissance period are magnificent and the impressive organ was originally ordered by Louis XVI for Sainte-Chapelle.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Bon dimanche</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois<br />2, place du Louvre </span></div>

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

When the Louvre was still a royal palace (Palais du Louvre), Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois was its church, the former parish of the k...

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Saturday market

Saturday market

The usual crowd shopping in Place Maubert includes pets and acquaintances, exchanging pleasantries. This pup and his family are regulars in...

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Printemps - Vitrines Animées de Noël Réflexions

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-SyS014iB32GfPHes5SE5xjMhnfNdeLi1MALIO877RoSll7QWxy_66oXg_Jm1L_AA1_Lwz9aB1h5gCQHoDyu38PZztpaanF121LyIZKLhCGxnyf53TIK307bYBpFis-FIt_c2c-eY3I/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0046+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541091104806333074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-SyS014iB32GfPHes5SE5xjMhnfNdeLi1MALIO877RoSll7QWxy_66oXg_Jm1L_AA1_Lwz9aB1h5gCQHoDyu38PZztpaanF121LyIZKLhCGxnyf53TIK307bYBpFis-FIt_c2c-eY3I/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0046+cropped.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The animated windows of Printemps (2006) featured "color concentration" for its vitrines de noël with interesting music for each: jaune, rouge, orange, rose foncé. If you would like to see the animation enjoyed by adults and children go </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8yRFq2VKyo&feature=related"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">for the video clip. In front of each window is a wooden platform to put the little ones at eye level with the scenes.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Printemps</div><div align="center">64, boulevard Haussmann</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br />For other reflexions (reflections) see James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/11/paris-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>Weekend Reflections </strong></a></div>

Printemps - Vitrines Animées de Noël Réflexions

The animated windows of Printemps (2006) featured "color concentration" for its vitrines de noël with interesting music for each: ...

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Un, deux, trois...

Un, deux, trois...

Oh Paris, how do I love you? Let me count the ways... Well, this would be a start: La Tour Eiffel, Obelisque, and lamps in Place de la Con...

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Le Cochon à l'Oreille

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPfQA8CzUe3xtZmpomjn16Fqa59cmj-v6d26DA_ywckTJanoo0qh2NMI0hBEndxRaUiTZinQS65Hq5OesXonhKb68xlciQ0ZVrNCjcJpgGnBoBsEMIGCgWrSlKYdzQOhfbCU7F2zqIAE/s1600/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0078+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540545313894873330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPfQA8CzUe3xtZmpomjn16Fqa59cmj-v6d26DA_ywckTJanoo0qh2NMI0hBEndxRaUiTZinQS65Hq5OesXonhKb68xlciQ0ZVrNCjcJpgGnBoBsEMIGCgWrSlKYdzQOhfbCU7F2zqIAE/s640/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0078+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Holly and I stepped into this historic bistrot after a little shopping at Mora next door. The outside has the original 1919 façade with a tiny outdoor terrace, but the inside is stunning with its original zinc bar and XIX Century ceramic tiles. The wooden seats are reminiscent of the old time Orient Express.<br /><br />We did not check out the menu but had a refreshing verre de vin rouge!</span></p><br /><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Le Cochon à l'Oreille<br />15, rue Montmartre</span></div><p align="center"><br /> </p>

Le Cochon à l'Oreille

Holly and I stepped into this historic bistrot after a little shopping at Mora next door. The outside has the original 1919 façade with a ti...

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Tower of Macarons

Tower of Macarons

These macarons are guaranteed to have NO calories and will not cause weight gain! Aren't they lovely... spied in the holiday windows on...

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Galeries Lafayette

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4HWJtJJb1ZILImho2f9cFTFFgB5EgHZ_OU36C0QLGlbiN1pPS1jAbAUXFQr-jH5sJ5S5bdxt2tLRIq4UyuRv0vBVd-Vj9xLfswY-8svY_vW_7Ny8V_jvX2_EldzXeyeWYPttf0FHr7g/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00030blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539577061315802818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4HWJtJJb1ZILImho2f9cFTFFgB5EgHZ_OU36C0QLGlbiN1pPS1jAbAUXFQr-jH5sJ5S5bdxt2tLRIq4UyuRv0vBVd-Vj9xLfswY-8svY_vW_7Ny8V_jvX2_EldzXeyeWYPttf0FHr7g/s640/2009+dec+paris+00030blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Taken in December 2009, the neo-Byzantine stained glass cupola of Galeries Lafayette becomes the "theatre of the holiday season" with a multi-storied display. Each year's design seems to out-do the previous, and I am anxious to return to see what <em>les grands magasins</em> have in store for 2010!<br /><br />Galeries Lafayette's Haussmann Boulevard is Belle Epoque architecture modeled after a mideastern bazaar. Although this photo is looking from the bottom floor up (rez de chaussée), Laurent of <a href="http://dailyphotoparis.blogspot.com/2010/10/perfumes-at-galeries-lafayette.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Daily Photo in Paris</strong></span> </a>has a wonderful view looking down from le troisième étage.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"Something is always happening at Galeries Lafayette!"</div><div align="center">40, boulevard Haussmann</div>

Galeries Lafayette

Taken in December 2009, the neo-Byzantine stained glass cupola of Galeries Lafayette becomes the "theatre of the holiday season" w...

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La Madeleine III

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HkpbRgFXZm7a16Fuf1XLnLzPThupBSoARPQ-pk-OzQ3UNxNYH2_pfiQb4HkczoAD90VuzO6ymn1KZe3cuk8HG9eBdPGUk-9EdynXO1Y2XEWPeFkzJRQ0SrVWJB1_enS_R2YNjfQD1g/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00643blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539266961418861938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HkpbRgFXZm7a16Fuf1XLnLzPThupBSoARPQ-pk-OzQ3UNxNYH2_pfiQb4HkczoAD90VuzO6ymn1KZe3cuk8HG9eBdPGUk-9EdynXO1Y2XEWPeFkzJRQ0SrVWJB1_enS_R2YNjfQD1g/s640/2009+dec+paris+00643blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Above the altar of l'Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, or simply... La Madeleine.<br /><br />I have brought you here before to see this beautiful church on Rue Royal facing Place de la Concorde and the Seine from its elegant perch. If you missed it, the previous posts are <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/angels-and-mary.html"><strong>here</strong></a> and <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/la-madeleine-tournez-vers-le-ciel.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><div> </div><br /><div>Bon dimanche</div>

La Madeleine III

Above the altar of l'Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, or simply... La Madeleine. I have brought you here before to see this beautiful chu...

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Petit Pont et Notre Dame

Petit Pont et Notre Dame

An overcast day on the Seine....

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Art Deco Reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi8Nqb2JkiZtNFHLmkxoPI7ADJOQHFyJarFBXFvuDpSXNLjD7zb0i0H5jpsjRoYjHPD5hV0YBIeRSDzH6xURKVuPcUXMTCFf6_pT_trUo5_uDlYI5r3bz8FVvsJMzs5vNhoJ5Z1yXyVU/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00305blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538445010556953730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi8Nqb2JkiZtNFHLmkxoPI7ADJOQHFyJarFBXFvuDpSXNLjD7zb0i0H5jpsjRoYjHPD5hV0YBIeRSDzH6xURKVuPcUXMTCFf6_pT_trUo5_uDlYI5r3bz8FVvsJMzs5vNhoJ5Z1yXyVU/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00305blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The intricate ironwork door at 29 Boulevard de Courcelles is only one section of this beautiful building with its curved balconies and floor to ceiling windows. It is just a few steps from Monceau Fleurs. Très chic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">To see more reflections... James' </span><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/11/reflections-and-memories-weekend.html"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Newtown Daily Photo</span></strong></a>

Art Deco Reflection

The intricate ironwork door at 29 Boulevard de Courcelles is only one section of this beautiful building with its curved balconies and floor...

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Une tarte aux fruits

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQh9CjtEty83ifybeEcHPE5a6BQJqsQ3-OS0oZJ31L87NMsaTB9yMWvR9UxDV5gdNq4WDEgN2pWS_Bd5wx03gr5ySLi6MMuV1y3POyiMZn51pw9XP6xnf6iwKXu_k1-0PEusOZb46Fgg/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00315blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538141631370189746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQh9CjtEty83ifybeEcHPE5a6BQJqsQ3-OS0oZJ31L87NMsaTB9yMWvR9UxDV5gdNq4WDEgN2pWS_Bd5wx03gr5ySLi6MMuV1y3POyiMZn51pw9XP6xnf6iwKXu_k1-0PEusOZb46Fgg/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00315blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Does this just make your mouth water?<br /><br /></span>Oh, I just snapped a photo of this deliciously-adorned tart... but I ate the chocolate pâtisserie....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">miam-miam</span></div><div align="center"> </div>

Une tarte aux fruits

Does this just make your mouth water? Oh, I just snapped a photo of this deliciously-adorned tart... but I ate the chocolate pâtisserie.... ...

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Salon de Thé en bleu

Salon de Thé en bleu

I am not sure about the food here but the appearance from the street was charming and inviting... A facade of blue and a row of Velib.... Th...

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Marché aux Puces St Ouen-- tapestries

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrptb-RG1WqcFT2sUJ6vxmiiYOSmxpRlsaUHcazs4JBjSJLUB_diA1Xc5FWDiQ1diZfJN12-E-DgZVGfeafMRn3lHNPZl0MJu4wxcHCkqcaLwpjJPh51NbG_pXTGcJL2fBBW2kNUwvs0/s1600/DSC_0241.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537368858718020914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrptb-RG1WqcFT2sUJ6vxmiiYOSmxpRlsaUHcazs4JBjSJLUB_diA1Xc5FWDiQ1diZfJN12-E-DgZVGfeafMRn3lHNPZl0MJu4wxcHCkqcaLwpjJPh51NbG_pXTGcJL2fBBW2kNUwvs0/s640/DSC_0241.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Look what we found in Paul Bert Market at Marché aux Puces, St-Ouen! </span></div><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Paul Bert Market</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">96, rue des Rosiers</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Les Puces de Paris - Saint-Ouen<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"></div>

Marché aux Puces St Ouen-- tapestries

Look what we found in Paul Bert Market at Marché aux Puces, St-Ouen! Paul Bert Market 96, rue des Rosiers Les Puces de Paris - Saint-Ouen

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Petit Palais II

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGbBlgHdQ6drMEl4XvHQ3ZLM4K6ZZHOox-yvPUwahlA2f3duzaFZ54KD_YkxgBDcUPyGx8WLxOc3G2GHVgeVo6_Gv3NObSiZpnxI_36pHm1AoGUG3gEqDNnfVpYzDarjzBVVpnotxR4/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537002873450605250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGbBlgHdQ6drMEl4XvHQ3ZLM4K6ZZHOox-yvPUwahlA2f3duzaFZ54KD_YkxgBDcUPyGx8WLxOc3G2GHVgeVo6_Gv3NObSiZpnxI_36pHm1AoGUG3gEqDNnfVpYzDarjzBVVpnotxR4/s640/DSC_0135.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> The beautiful <a href="http://petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Petit Palais</strong></span> </a>is a treasure trove of incredible wrought iron created by the building's architect designer Charles Girault himself. The entrance gates are stunning and the banisters, peristyles, balconies and windows exhibit a certain elegance.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We visited the courtyard <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/10/petit-palais.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and will come again as there is much more to discover.</span><br /><br /><br />(I have been on the road since last Thursday, not in Paris, and I am loading these photos from my laptop, untouched. Please accept them naked as they came right out of the camera. Also, please forgive my lack of accent marks as I am stumped on my baby computer)

Petit Palais II

The beautiful Petit Palais is a treasure trove of incredible wrought iron created by the building's architect designer Charles Girault...

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Notre Dame illuminated....

Notre Dame illuminated....

Taking another look at Notre Dame and the iron lamposts facing this reknown cathedral Bon dimanche

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Paris -- La Ville-Lumière

Paris -- La Ville-Lumière

Late afternoon on a cloudy December day, the clouds parted and a beam of light illuminated the distant buildings of the Marais. All I can sa...

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Reflect on these! Oh la la!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KbuiTHfVWiP-xkCce8wVK8FqSo0U_DkkNNarJMBpwZaOrpFNaslNtXyOSwhlyPVG3qi1WoECZoAfX1rwIV3-6pOpRIHWS8n3LoQg0jtnmVTyZaYN5bjK35_wbSMRZt8dQ8vVbKu1_ZM/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+IMG_0232blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535717337255054354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KbuiTHfVWiP-xkCce8wVK8FqSo0U_DkkNNarJMBpwZaOrpFNaslNtXyOSwhlyPVG3qi1WoECZoAfX1rwIV3-6pOpRIHWS8n3LoQg0jtnmVTyZaYN5bjK35_wbSMRZt8dQ8vVbKu1_ZM/s640/2009+dec+Paris+IMG_0232blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Do you know these fine shoes? </span><a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.com/#/intro"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>Louboutin</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">! One could say that they are "all the rage" in NYC (and elsewhere) but they are so pricey! All I could do in Paris is lèche-vitrines!*<br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span>(lèche-vitrines = lick the windows = window shopping!)<br /><br /></p>

Reflect on these! Oh la la!

Do you know these fine shoes? Louboutin ! One could say that they are "all the rage" in NYC (and elsewhere) but they are so pricey...

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Must be a french girl III

Must be a french girl III

This little miss was out for a stroll in Parc de Monceau... Definitely a French girl... Parc de Monceau Boulevard de Courcelles

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Marché rue Cler -- des legumes

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7zZ3Z49kAJQvowRk82OQrqfnx3JfBjN5XUQMTJogVPRR2aKH16PlfK-HzbubSCP-xs-39a9pitZVQF-gO08GzZwXoFwHQS2c40fmyeGmQZMIvNdSbXIaZSDf34ps4DF3GBcy-9Ucyd4/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00465cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535174939334053234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7zZ3Z49kAJQvowRk82OQrqfnx3JfBjN5XUQMTJogVPRR2aKH16PlfK-HzbubSCP-xs-39a9pitZVQF-gO08GzZwXoFwHQS2c40fmyeGmQZMIvNdSbXIaZSDf34ps4DF3GBcy-9Ucyd4/s640/2009+dec+paris+00465cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;">Fresh fall vegetables on Rue Cler....</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">After a week (eating) in San Diego followed up with a week (eating) in New Orleans, I thought it would be better to go for the vegetables rather than the macarons. Okay, so I am stoic!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(but I'll be back on the pâtisseries et les macarons soon -- miam-miam!)</span></div>

Marché rue Cler -- des legumes

Fresh fall vegetables on Rue Cler.... After a week (eating) in San Diego followed up with a week (eating) in New Orleans, I thought it would...

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One-way path....

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8jwZOfUwgy0gBblv4iOQ3H3A_B29aZHkdIC0RDx9wa_nlRxitoDopUi7fqBcSjvk4PF7gm7IpEktrqY3-QIP3X_EZbcdGtzu6QIQP13x_KuGojAxdxYPg4qLMatMtnAM-7E06g87SEc/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00362blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534786815742151906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8jwZOfUwgy0gBblv4iOQ3H3A_B29aZHkdIC0RDx9wa_nlRxitoDopUi7fqBcSjvk4PF7gm7IpEktrqY3-QIP3X_EZbcdGtzu6QIQP13x_KuGojAxdxYPg4qLMatMtnAM-7E06g87SEc/s640/2009+dec+paris+00362blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; DISPLAY: block; ; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Père Lachaise is so large that I cannot imagine ever seeing all of its narrow paths, marble cherubs, forlorn flowers on tombstones, and memorials to its famous and not-so-famous inhabitants.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I thought that the shadow on the left looks like a man in a bowler hat. Perhaps I should have looked over my shoulder. </div>

One-way path....

Père Lachaise is so large that I cannot imagine ever seeing all of its narrow paths, marble cherubs, forlorn flowers on tombstones, and memo...

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My Home Design

Rue Cler -- an array of trees

Dans les yeux d'un enfant... noël

Paris, city of light

Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité

Une couronne

Riding toys -- Reflection

Le Poissonnier

La Maison du Miel

Père Lachaise V

Rainy day in Jardin des Tuileries

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

Saturday market

Printemps - Vitrines Animées de Noël Réflexions

Un, deux, trois...

Le Cochon à l'Oreille

Tower of Macarons

Galeries Lafayette

La Madeleine III

Petit Pont et Notre Dame

Art Deco Reflection

Une tarte aux fruits

Salon de Thé en bleu

Marché aux Puces St Ouen-- tapestries

Petit Palais II

Notre Dame illuminated....

Paris -- La Ville-Lumière

Reflect on these! Oh la la!

Must be a french girl III

Marché rue Cler -- des legumes

One-way path....

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