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Petit Déjeuner?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO0NPSPZl6Tr4B-7eHZILze63kJJXYvEl9QjSx9ctHTD-KWkHVrXjXJuqFMQZW-lwTbQFe4SuUz7AOGRPEm2A4DEqhWHaTB4LYHt3reYsar-7D3uTbwDfF4M3YJtdrO7JoTeYBs3oyhM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0025.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578951318326817202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO0NPSPZl6Tr4B-7eHZILze63kJJXYvEl9QjSx9ctHTD-KWkHVrXjXJuqFMQZW-lwTbQFe4SuUz7AOGRPEm2A4DEqhWHaTB4LYHt3reYsar-7D3uTbwDfF4M3YJtdrO7JoTeYBs3oyhM/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0025.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">As you know by now, I love the cafés of Paris, the thought of dining on les terrasses.  This one we passed each day, not far from the apartment.  I wish I was there right now and we could fill these seats, enjoying a coffee among friends.</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Le Royal Opéra</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">19, avenue de l'Opéra</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Métro Pyramides</span>

Petit Déjeuner?

As you know by now, I love the cafés of Paris, the thought of dining on les terrasses. This one we passed each day, not far from the apartm...

10:01 PM

A quiet moment in the rain...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2rCAM5XfYsuikRxav-iPMAmxw3ymFdX0TCkLcapie1GH7aSXi22UJ7YnJmeIfAkvwwukKOaU61kdFAVMAvq0qIESGEVvt9T9mqsP8C1S_su_FH_P8iociSivCJNEkDlsSvC77kECTxg/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+b-w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578590796022781906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2rCAM5XfYsuikRxav-iPMAmxw3ymFdX0TCkLcapie1GH7aSXi22UJ7YnJmeIfAkvwwukKOaU61kdFAVMAvq0qIESGEVvt9T9mqsP8C1S_su_FH_P8iociSivCJNEkDlsSvC77kECTxg/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+b-w.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">In a gentle winter evening rain,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> this chef took a moment under the slight protection of a doorway for a break.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Rue de Rivoli</span></div>

A quiet moment in the rain...

In a gentle winter evening rain, this chef took a moment under the slight protection of a doorway for a break. Rue de Rivoli

10:01 PM

Radiant beams -- Église Saint-Merri

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusOY9YTkFVIMIajMpxpi0qJX-EHIIdKg36D4q_KI0LP_klRpGw14-myEdiC-M8St2Jg9fch_IE33FNERZo4inF6iw4Y44LfJqwNP3uPLs-x_Di-OmAVe-frKPF58JSrKKmdOWrFgiGRc/s1600/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0028.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577026911629617074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusOY9YTkFVIMIajMpxpi0qJX-EHIIdKg36D4q_KI0LP_klRpGw14-myEdiC-M8St2Jg9fch_IE33FNERZo4inF6iw4Y44LfJqwNP3uPLs-x_Di-OmAVe-frKPF58JSrKKmdOWrFgiGRc/s640/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0028.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>Église Saint-Merri is dedicated to an 8th Century abbot, named Medericus but called Merry. This gothic church is located near Centre Pompidou with its treasures was built in the 1500s. It is home to the Academie vocale de Paris, which performs concerts in the church every saturday throughout the year. Perhaps these are the singers featured by Virginia of <a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/2011/02/sunday-church-series-choir-practices.html"><strong>Paris Through My Lens</strong></a>.  I would have loved to have seen them that day.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Église Saint-Merri</div><div>76, rue de la Verrerie</div>

Radiant beams -- Église Saint-Merri

Église Saint-Merri is dedicated to an 8th Century abbot, named Medericus but called Merry. This gothic church is located near Centre Pompido...

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Père Lachaise VIII - Shadows

Père Lachaise VIII - Shadows

The long shadows of winter are perfect for casting shadows on the tomb walls. The twisted bare tree branches reach up in contrast to the cr...

10:01 PM

La tête dans les nuages - Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5q6YB-f4mAWujEI5nkIRzC1R2uRo6UM13NYsJi1Ny5WVEOmy1IpyZ_E8sTAwAJvondT9waK5WsByrYcIWUp6xXFevidTeLOtN4r6gwlG9ll3RaOMYTMNNs-D1k9XNvTSvpFkCtWvvSs/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0272.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569679090469728194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5q6YB-f4mAWujEI5nkIRzC1R2uRo6UM13NYsJi1Ny5WVEOmy1IpyZ_E8sTAwAJvondT9waK5WsByrYcIWUp6xXFevidTeLOtN4r6gwlG9ll3RaOMYTMNNs-D1k9XNvTSvpFkCtWvvSs/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0272.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Not sure whether we have "our head in the clouds" </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">but we are <strong>all</strong> a bit "fragile"</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Bon weekend!</span></div><p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Spotted in a vacant store window on Rue de Turbigo. The shop was being renovated and these "fragile" models had been covered and protected for the transformation.</span> </p><p>To see more reflections, go to James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Newtown Area Daily Photo</a>.</p><p> </p>

La tête dans les nuages - Reflection

Not sure whether we have "our head in the clouds" but we are all a bit "fragile" Bon weekend! Spotted in a vacant store...

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Carrousel VII -- Hôtel de Ville

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j2ALz01yvop5n9LiGMFvxOsDC8RfEL3TVZtGBhRp1maUbaKkfNinB8gipX3bXbPY9J1Ys5Ub4S2DmHbNZmxW80xkEfT-DAWS1Ke9xt0zpicsWFod-NjwB2b2VABUcBad6xxd0FLDBVI/s1600/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0080.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577007382826421074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j2ALz01yvop5n9LiGMFvxOsDC8RfEL3TVZtGBhRp1maUbaKkfNinB8gipX3bXbPY9J1Ys5Ub4S2DmHbNZmxW80xkEfT-DAWS1Ke9xt0zpicsWFod-NjwB2b2VABUcBad6xxd0FLDBVI/s640/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0080.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This double-decker carousel in front of the splendid Hôtel de Ville is one of the few carousels I have seen on which the adults unabashedly ride with abandon. This evening scene witnessed a steady stream of riders on the planes, convertibles, and horses. I do not recall ever having seen another "two-story" carousel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(In case anyone is paying attention, this one rotates counter-clockwise)</span></div>

Carrousel VII -- Hôtel de Ville

This double-decker carousel in front of the splendid Hôtel de Ville is one of the few carousels I have seen on which the adults unabashedly ...

10:01 PM

Se Jetter des Boules de Neige

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tw7jjYB5sm8NGtpcJ_gvjXNbqIvUdyQuwLHCubZkKPh-ogPv2FAWDdgy3d0L51QpzFhvDcHDsAhoQ-6sXE4nHpdz1jGPUip9amfvWKjKNMal2VC9DI0WK0hDsI32azWaCiboSpwQTtg/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0053.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576698015924430034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tw7jjYB5sm8NGtpcJ_gvjXNbqIvUdyQuwLHCubZkKPh-ogPv2FAWDdgy3d0L51QpzFhvDcHDsAhoQ-6sXE4nHpdz1jGPUip9amfvWKjKNMal2VC9DI0WK0hDsI32azWaCiboSpwQTtg/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0053.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> So, our story continues... Do you recognize our cute "jeune garçon" from yesterday? He is the one smiling above with the huge snowball, uh hunk of ice...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQXgSHni7HbRAFADQ869RrrkQ_eXKeZbzkQdw4Nrf00Yr21Nkkkp2Hsmwf3doezsbtmQhhFOhojV-iDMO57U06J9tOGZsVi7cTbgXMDG77dNIHpZ3n5O5gbugEFI3c2tIOgCplC9Z_2o/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0055.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576697253396531138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQXgSHni7HbRAFADQ869RrrkQ_eXKeZbzkQdw4Nrf00Yr21Nkkkp2Hsmwf3doezsbtmQhhFOhojV-iDMO57U06J9tOGZsVi7cTbgXMDG77dNIHpZ3n5O5gbugEFI3c2tIOgCplC9Z_2o/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0055.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ...and now he takes one in the back by the kid with the striped hat! Pow!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU3VT0Byl8JShgNzA4EsiMZjR_cbInjcgQPIcynHmkOmuXM023SPCsbq7ZTVNAeU5H41J7UE4aCxJTt-0mgxUTV78C93J3XRT4uUS6Je4Mtr0goWOV3l5M2QVfjXslL4XTZKWauM5yw/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0070.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576696566859308610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU3VT0Byl8JShgNzA4EsiMZjR_cbInjcgQPIcynHmkOmuXM023SPCsbq7ZTVNAeU5H41J7UE4aCxJTt-0mgxUTV78C93J3XRT4uUS6Je4Mtr0goWOV3l5M2QVfjXslL4XTZKWauM5yw/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0070.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> After a rousing battle with snowballs accompanied by the laughter of kids playing, it was time to leave the park.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorOMpNJk8yYxZCTkh90eUMSpYzlnvTXU2WS09NsD6mhBJHoLcEzeBudKZJIyUCBJiZdY8qIgOovmBDIFYm7Xmw-E73fIQKaeEyUjdIlc6zfAMbFVm1kQMtGlWpUDhjLV0OlGxZjwk6Us/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+IMG_3183.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576696016391206178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorOMpNJk8yYxZCTkh90eUMSpYzlnvTXU2WS09NsD6mhBJHoLcEzeBudKZJIyUCBJiZdY8qIgOovmBDIFYm7Xmw-E73fIQKaeEyUjdIlc6zfAMbFVm1kQMtGlWpUDhjLV0OlGxZjwk6Us/s320/2010+dec+paris+kids+IMG_3183.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">And this was the "stash" of snowballs!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This kind of kid-fun translates to any language... may it always be so</span></div>

Se Jetter des Boules de Neige

So, our story continues... Do you recognize our cute "jeune garçon" from yesterday? He is the one smiling above with the huge sno...

10:01 PM

Paris Portrait -- Jeune Garçon

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ayKedft3hhtrFF9s-YcnTU0Il31_44UHJhnByUV7d8wvx3xSQ6Y0HxKHhk7fK_goeh1FEspn6thWo_vSCEgsJ9Mm2gInfqTsTOSgN8TRReUn4z_af2q3LRTcsoW0Pm_n4YXbYHK2LM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0068.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576340004884886722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ayKedft3hhtrFF9s-YcnTU0Il31_44UHJhnByUV7d8wvx3xSQ6Y0HxKHhk7fK_goeh1FEspn6thWo_vSCEgsJ9Mm2gInfqTsTOSgN8TRReUn4z_af2q3LRTcsoW0Pm_n4YXbYHK2LM/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0068.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">During the very cold days in early December, I got a shot of this handsome young fellow with hands and cheeks red from the frigid air.  </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">You might be interested to know that there <em>is</em> a story to this one and I will show you tomorrow.  I am such a tease!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Square Trousseau</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(Is there a better title than "jeune garçon"?)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span>

Paris Portrait -- Jeune Garçon

During the very cold days in early December, I got a shot of this handsome young fellow with hands and cheeks red from the frigid air. You ...

10:01 PM

Couleurs de Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE57f3L7mAfFj8GxQKEsNMItJ-JRiPTFdIsu024D4J-h9mU1o4KWaNyQvr_kQgZMk900ZSmmlnzrvTLLrQLs6iiwsHeMZxFu_LVKrkwOLCZDNbvFyEsBQkrZpbB7Sb4CwzwWILQO22nk/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0166.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575976392157706514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE57f3L7mAfFj8GxQKEsNMItJ-JRiPTFdIsu024D4J-h9mU1o4KWaNyQvr_kQgZMk900ZSmmlnzrvTLLrQLs6iiwsHeMZxFu_LVKrkwOLCZDNbvFyEsBQkrZpbB7Sb4CwzwWILQO22nk/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0166.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Intricate designed tile in a pâtisserie on Rue d'Aligre</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong></strong></span><br /> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Morning shopper, dressed to match...</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center"> </div>

Couleurs de Paris

Intricate designed tile in a pâtisserie on Rue d'Aligre Morning shopper, dressed to match... .

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Église Saint-Roch -- The long walk

<span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5eEjAoBfOPPxmClRIwGr9L0OCGYfSqWpslzk_pb-G0N9SrWgbf0KCs5BaOFSsh5fS8xcYDu9IiFlemGYJpigJJUW-VWegY4b8NrrUZdpOT9RLyw1TCIYhS5rmJ6imqysjBBsEKMbIpw/s1600/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575616833515450818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5eEjAoBfOPPxmClRIwGr9L0OCGYfSqWpslzk_pb-G0N9SrWgbf0KCs5BaOFSsh5fS8xcYDu9IiFlemGYJpigJJUW-VWegY4b8NrrUZdpOT9RLyw1TCIYhS5rmJ6imqysjBBsEKMbIpw/s640/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0003.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The first sight each morning from our apartment windows was this grand church, Église Saint-Roch. I have featured Saint-Roch before with photos and interesting facts </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/10/eglise-saint-roch.html"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.html"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/01/eglise-saint-roch-les-cierges.html"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /><br />bon dimanche<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Église Saint-Roch<br />Rue St. Roch et Rue St-Honoré<br /><br /></span><br /></span></div><p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>A talented and dear artist, <a href="http://carolschiffstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/final-inspection-6x8-oil.html"><strong>Carol Schiff</strong></a>, has again honored one of my photos with her beautiful oil interpretation. These are the French sailors I featured on my very first post (July 14, 2010) and you can see the original <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/inspection-for-bastille-day.html"><strong>here</strong></a>. But look at what Carol has created!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFYB-LYev1eiCN3EQmVqvyYyzUWfsspLNfD0pu-qEhyphenhyphenUCV4lm5GsERx5fjsVSHdTzFCoqNYUvFrz2QY6b7waDdqmHzXxhySKZxEBTJBETtbzpOZ9s0ELNz8PbKCKzJZ4-kE8TTcOaXy8/s1600/french+sailors+-+Carol+Schiff+Gallery+2011+0219.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575626246669475042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFYB-LYev1eiCN3EQmVqvyYyzUWfsspLNfD0pu-qEhyphenhyphenUCV4lm5GsERx5fjsVSHdTzFCoqNYUvFrz2QY6b7waDdqmHzXxhySKZxEBTJBETtbzpOZ9s0ELNz8PbKCKzJZ4-kE8TTcOaXy8/s200/french+sailors+-+Carol+Schiff+Gallery+2011+0219.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Église Saint-Roch -- The long walk

The first sight each morning from our apartment windows was this grand church, Église Saint-Roch. I have featured Saint-Roch before with pho...

10:01 PM

Terrasse Chauffée

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcEwZZDZrfQKAzvGDncoCOLOGpQFviA9ic_cNV9wc1dnXrk5kAL2kfs-c0pd0E_Hlt5XGGEdB0nZXTnC9ECBOzMAGQNYsS21FVV29885yX4IO-WRtgbRQBOAREASuWQejD6vYWE5ffDw/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0228.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575242996872605458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcEwZZDZrfQKAzvGDncoCOLOGpQFviA9ic_cNV9wc1dnXrk5kAL2kfs-c0pd0E_Hlt5XGGEdB0nZXTnC9ECBOzMAGQNYsS21FVV29885yX4IO-WRtgbRQBOAREASuWQejD6vYWE5ffDw/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0228.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>  <br /><br /><div>Avenue Daumesnil is the scene of roller skaters on Sunday afternoons with an obstacle course of botttles and an audience of the café patrons.  Despite the awning sign "Terrassee Chauffée" (heated terrace) there were no people on this frigid day.</div><div> <br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Avenue Daumesnil</div><div>12ième arrondissement</div>

Terrasse Chauffée

Avenue Daumesnil is the scene of roller skaters on Sunday afternoons with an obstacle course of botttles and an audience of the café patro...

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Driving Miss Daisy -- Carrousel Reflections

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm9dXU2Igg3cy-2xdWbJ16AXClrHSm18ylPKXeXDUYO1ElT-t549Pqd8Z1Z4y82VtE84JkyBJU2SvljWuTrDD9jI9lER2aCzNBo66KGFPSTW_LJVYj4VnM72WUhwPY6Ma3_YuNQ__gO0/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0050.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574879733854665602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm9dXU2Igg3cy-2xdWbJ16AXClrHSm18ylPKXeXDUYO1ElT-t549Pqd8Z1Z4y82VtE84JkyBJU2SvljWuTrDD9jI9lER2aCzNBo66KGFPSTW_LJVYj4VnM72WUhwPY6Ma3_YuNQ__gO0/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0050.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />The rainy, very cold December day found these two ladies out on a jaunt, taking a spin on the <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/river-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>carrousel </strong></a>(which, for the record, is rotating counter-clockwise)...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>Un-named carrousel<br />Boulevard de Courcelles and<br />Rue de Miromesnil<br />Place Prosper Goubaux</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">See more reflections at James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/river-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>Newtown Area Photo</strong></a>.</span></em>

Driving Miss Daisy -- Carrousel Reflections

The rainy, very cold December day found these two ladies out on a jaunt, taking a spin on the carrousel (which, for the record, is rotating ...

10:01 PM

Les danseuses - Palais Garnier

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TBEbbrcxGW6jr27oZqYevRTr4vJXKQnpIzB06R2LG4YFTaWtVyumURXHk7ibsX30SnDwgBXcN3kt7JnJZ8NBid1ltCK_WQXQJ-fqhzTDpC0FSgNpA3z8tH72NK4Lpdxnx6vQOr5Lpa8/s1600/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0040.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570668384671044338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TBEbbrcxGW6jr27oZqYevRTr4vJXKQnpIzB06R2LG4YFTaWtVyumURXHk7ibsX30SnDwgBXcN3kt7JnJZ8NBid1ltCK_WQXQJ-fqhzTDpC0FSgNpA3z8tH72NK4Lpdxnx6vQOr5Lpa8/s640/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0040.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> <br /><br />On the marble steps in this beautiful opera house, we found these petite dancers lighting the way. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />How sweet are they?</span></div><p align="center"><br /> </p>

Les danseuses - Palais Garnier

On the marble steps in this beautiful opera house, we found these petite dancers lighting the way. How sweet are they?

10:01 PM

Sunday morning - au Café

Sunday morning - au Café

This dapper gentleman was enjoying his coffee, alone on a Sunday morning in the 12ième arrondissement...

10:01 PM

Printemps - Deux Femmes

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF3ruPjYpARexJzSpbRKkMU3jVL9W9gh_xGYzFWDKwKzX2uPTTu9GPJNDklgFVLFpXrHrXPDUwtbH0DJLYUY7rZIODowFFoIjCPuHEJt77OaOnNq_i3WJe_VHKYNcNSa8LA8fQ6V_7R8/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0107.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573761937914396882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF3ruPjYpARexJzSpbRKkMU3jVL9W9gh_xGYzFWDKwKzX2uPTTu9GPJNDklgFVLFpXrHrXPDUwtbH0DJLYUY7rZIODowFFoIjCPuHEJt77OaOnNq_i3WJe_VHKYNcNSa8LA8fQ6V_7R8/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0107.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>The pillars on the grand magasin are beyond stunning.  In Paris you find art in the galleries, you find art in the museums, but you also find art in the food, in the lifestyle and  certainly in the architecture.  </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div>Just breathe it in and absorb!</div><div> </div><div> <br /><br /></div><div>Printemps</div><div>64, boulevard Haussmann</div>

Printemps - Deux Femmes

The pillars on the grand magasin are beyond stunning. In Paris you find art in the galleries, you find art in the museums, but you also fin...

10:01 PM

Un Valentin pour Vous!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZju-Zd1cKDWWsRHalZTFjMf1BjnmgKLTyyLPMEaD0w6XaziXhFpnLvfwP7QF29mlRoBCV5UOlg6kAVJbr4hLg0vfhaGn8hGSqxhl0TnHkksfXXS-PluewLGIfbJ5pe5liScxFFAGYBMA/s1600/2010+paris+orange+2+P1010067.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569696701261344178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZju-Zd1cKDWWsRHalZTFjMf1BjnmgKLTyyLPMEaD0w6XaziXhFpnLvfwP7QF29mlRoBCV5UOlg6kAVJbr4hLg0vfhaGn8hGSqxhl0TnHkksfXXS-PluewLGIfbJ5pe5liScxFFAGYBMA/s640/2010+paris+orange+2+P1010067.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Just across from Ma Bourgogne at Place des Vosges, was a gallery of eclectic art. This colorful heart of hearts by <a href="http://www.davidkracov.com/"><strong>David Kracov</strong> </a>seems just the perfect valentine from me to you*. His wall sculpture of enamel on metal is entitled "Look within your Heart"<br /><br />No chocolate (tant pis), but a pretty nice valentine!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artsymbol.com/index.asp"><strong>Art Symbol</strong></a><br />21, Place des Vosges<br /><br />*or as we might say in the South ... "the perfect valentine from me to all y'all!"

Un Valentin pour Vous!

Just across from Ma Bourgogne at Place des Vosges, was a gallery of eclectic art. This colorful heart of hearts by David Kracov seems just...

10:01 PM

Église Réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc-ffjELqAeRAdVv-2Ia2ZRD7XmwIS4UcbwiYZFAW3HsDd8BGkxMZSCj2nMXsf95xatm6bWs36_I-1HWZNsRIX-EsPaQ2JTBydz_pGmg5CpluihA0GnJCkTpKimUTtGj0GsnBgN-d-9o/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0130b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573029945311878898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc-ffjELqAeRAdVv-2Ia2ZRD7XmwIS4UcbwiYZFAW3HsDd8BGkxMZSCj2nMXsf95xatm6bWs36_I-1HWZNsRIX-EsPaQ2JTBydz_pGmg5CpluihA0GnJCkTpKimUTtGj0GsnBgN-d-9o/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0130b.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.parisbestlodge.com/oratoire.html"><strong>Église Réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre</strong> </a>is a majestic church filling the block between Rue de Rivoli and Rue Saint-Honoré. It is so large that it is difficult to get the whole church in a single shot.  I was not able to go in this protestant church in December but will be back to see the inside.<br /><br />Bon dimanche<br /><br />145, rue Saint-Honoré </div>

Église Réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre

Église Réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre is a majestic church filling the block between Rue de Rivoli and Rue Saint-Honoré. It is so lar...

10:01 PM

Art à la Janeen

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeVD_B6O5ZzyqQ0IpzrG2RSPPsDzq6Fvb1T6jBlz922ja5MvscqK3WAYYNbYXvym5_2eUjMbZbUReQxLyM20gFwrlohPD9pj2st5bO5GOHITigr-47CkA4J_lXoDwmyKzoh6OGEN78Zk/s1600/2010+dec+paris+1+DSC_0132.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572626021075945410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeVD_B6O5ZzyqQ0IpzrG2RSPPsDzq6Fvb1T6jBlz922ja5MvscqK3WAYYNbYXvym5_2eUjMbZbUReQxLyM20gFwrlohPD9pj2st5bO5GOHITigr-47CkA4J_lXoDwmyKzoh6OGEN78Zk/s640/2010+dec+paris+1+DSC_0132.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>If you remember Holly and I stayed in <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/01/janeen-koconis-portrait-of-artist-and.html"><strong>Janeen's</strong></a> fabulous apartment in December, followed by <a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/2011/02/paris-from-alphabet-series-j-is-for.html"><strong>Mary and Virginia in January</strong></a>. Needless to say we all fell in love with Janeen's quirky style, spectacular art, and her endearing personality.<br /><br /><br /><br />The flat had Janeen's art in every room and corner... The petite cuisine had this display of "art" on the ledge above the counter greeting us each morning as we prepared our coffee. I believe that living with "art" enriches your life... Janeen does this in a big way!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />19, rue Saint-Roch<br /><br />

Art à la Janeen

If you remember Holly and I stayed in Janeen's fabulous apartment in December, followed by Mary and Virginia in January . Needless to s...

10:01 PM

Ballerine en Rouge - reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTfCI0L4yYOgvj9ohuLPY1hN01iwzqfBDE7dyH0vZkyZKx2qlUThOJROes7ii8s9WfI-TWuUjJ9kcmfGkRMQOf0sbd05IHrf5V72gKZqdZ75Kof5ompOUeUIrDJ9YFLCcdFkmdR5Izsk/s1600/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0098.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570670960185011842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTfCI0L4yYOgvj9ohuLPY1hN01iwzqfBDE7dyH0vZkyZKx2qlUThOJROes7ii8s9WfI-TWuUjJ9kcmfGkRMQOf0sbd05IHrf5V72gKZqdZ75Kof5ompOUeUIrDJ9YFLCcdFkmdR5Izsk/s640/2010+dec+paris+7+DSC_0098.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />The December windows at <a href="http://www.repetto.com/boutique/home"><b>Repetto</b></a> on Rue de la Paix, almost in the shadow of <a href="http://www.operadeparis.fr/cns11/live/onp/L_Opera/Palais_Garnier/PalaisGarnier.php?lang=en"><b>Palais Garnier</b></a>, were stunning with three ballet costumes. I took many photos and will share the other two costumes in later posts. It was not until I began to read and translate the silver wording that I discovered the following:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewels_(ballet)"><b>Jewels</b></a> is a ballet from George Balanchine in three acts which premiered in 1967 in New York. Each ballet is represented by a gem:<br /><br /><b>Emerald</b>, set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, evoking Paris and Opera, birthplace of romantic dance in France.<br /><br /><b>Diamond</b>, is the classic Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky and a hommage to <a href="http://www.balletmet.org/Notes/Petipa.html"><b>Marius Pelipa</b> </a>at the Kirov Ballet.<br /><br /><b>Ruby</b>, which is set to the music of Igor Stravinsky, recalls the dynamism and vivacity of musical comedies in NYC.<br /><br /><br /><br />Repetto<br />22, rue de la Paix<br /><br /><br />For more weekend reflections go to James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/melted-snow-weekend-reflections-73.html">Newtown Area Photo</a>.

Ballerine en Rouge - reflection

The December windows at Repetto on Rue de la Paix, almost in the shadow of Palais Garnier , were stunning with three ballet costumes. I too...

10:01 PM

Galerie Vivienne et le ciel

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmcHHl9px-YLDQsVgpwSvj63ygfURh0xCMgP2A5eVylRk6QMXYA-NwlJxTd98150SjnYAQDuqn8VT8s2CgBU6kB1igYsVSf8sXhjxugyA3b9dzvFB-TQHP3sBwHj28ivc8DBlmGoMbmY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571478162598530034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmcHHl9px-YLDQsVgpwSvj63ygfURh0xCMgP2A5eVylRk6QMXYA-NwlJxTd98150SjnYAQDuqn8VT8s2CgBU6kB1igYsVSf8sXhjxugyA3b9dzvFB-TQHP3sBwHj28ivc8DBlmGoMbmY/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0084.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The gallery is lined with elegant fanlight windows and the rotunda is graced with nymphs and godesses. Looking up from the mosaic-tiled floors this is the rotunda framing a Paris blue sky.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span>La Galerie Vivienne<br />6, rue Vivienne</div>

Galerie Vivienne et le ciel

The gallery is lined with elegant fanlight windows and the rotunda is graced with nymphs and godesses. Looking up from the mosaic-tiled floo...

10:01 PM

Blanc et Noir...... et Rouge!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMvlr-HSPbOPri83ZtuvL73odN9zqyP1kI43EZ3wG5o2AcoXYz9sOMjCWYnMAQ_sRxaMopVwLfIwKKrRqfbLqc1WEojwZQsKUei914Y6oamT7BUU_LJ82rWEeLAe5MlBQ-V_x1A7SdR4/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0033+holly.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571468798412103522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMvlr-HSPbOPri83ZtuvL73odN9zqyP1kI43EZ3wG5o2AcoXYz9sOMjCWYnMAQ_sRxaMopVwLfIwKKrRqfbLqc1WEojwZQsKUei914Y6oamT7BUU_LJ82rWEeLAe5MlBQ-V_x1A7SdR4/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0033+holly.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">What can I say? This apple did not fall far from the tree*... </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">With the Buren Columns there is a temptation to get a little silly and most everyone we saw there was standing on or hiding behind the black and white columns. In the late 1700s this </span><a href="http://www.paris-walking-tours.com/jardindupalaisroyal.html"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Jardin du Palais Royal</strong> </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">was opened to the public and closed to the police, making it a place of much activity. The Court of Honor shown here was updated in the 1980s with this landscape of columns designed by Daniel Buren. People generally love or hate the columns, but the children are in agreement that there is much to love here.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>*"The apple did not fall far from the tree" is an expression meaning that children often take after their parents, be that good or not... Holly and I do have fun in Paris and Beyond!<br /></em><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Rue de Mentpensier et Rue Saint-Honoré</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>

Blanc et Noir...... et Rouge!

What can I say? This apple did not fall far from the tree*... With the Buren Columns there is a temptation to get a little silly and most ev...

10:01 PM

Déjeuner à Paris!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFbLWp1h4Ob0oMkm6-sqUV6gmIOv3UHia0npr78y0WdMCqtCZvwIFETQy-8YalLCSVVomw5h5FVbuGfRZz5CS6LweHz0gfp5gFrEtcPpI4DHl100BgWP7JJ-AHtGMlOTwbH-Cn3Ayr1w/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571142789440025058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFbLWp1h4Ob0oMkm6-sqUV6gmIOv3UHia0npr78y0WdMCqtCZvwIFETQy-8YalLCSVVomw5h5FVbuGfRZz5CS6LweHz0gfp5gFrEtcPpI4DHl100BgWP7JJ-AHtGMlOTwbH-Cn3Ayr1w/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Can you just get a whiff of these still-warm baguettes sliced and filled with an assortment of deliciousness... Holly and I bought several in December and took them back to our apartment where we were meeting Peter (<a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/"><strong>Peter's Paris</strong></a>) for a quick déjeuner and a spot of wine, bien sûr! Yes, they were delicious and not a crumb was left! Then we were off for an afternoon of discovery and photography!<br /><br /><br /><br />Wish that I had a few of these right now... miam-miam!<br /><br />Boulangerie<br />Rue Montmartre<br />(near Saint-Eustache)

Déjeuner à Paris!

Can you just get a whiff of these still-warm baguettes sliced and filled with an assortment of deliciousness... Holly and I bought several i...

10:01 PM

Marché d'Aligre -- Paris Market XI

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtBjsw_AIG8vmfDzDsSbTrVTH-znh29JSM7LoBvvpjSSZmfuk2ZGcotcjOXQ7wcOXmsJd9lEj6UMIIf7S5DYGvRckGdFWo7PwrKQhwfHyN8WwjIx0LkjdFD37qPnpAaMxrQkP0Do6yTA/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0123.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570776040324955250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtBjsw_AIG8vmfDzDsSbTrVTH-znh29JSM7LoBvvpjSSZmfuk2ZGcotcjOXQ7wcOXmsJd9lEj6UMIIf7S5DYGvRckGdFWo7PwrKQhwfHyN8WwjIx0LkjdFD37qPnpAaMxrQkP0Do6yTA/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0123.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>There are many street markets in Paris but on my recent trip in December we discovered one of the livliest, <a href="http://marchedaligre.free.fr/index.htm"><strong>Marché d'Aligre</strong></a>... With an abundance of produce designed to sell, there is much noise as the vendors hawk their goods, shouting in various languages about their quality all while slicing specimens of fruit with grand flourishes!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The colors were exquisite and the people-watching would have been worth buying a ticket. No billet necessary! I have many more photos to show in the weeks ahead.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Marché d'Aligre</div><br /><br /><div>Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br />

Marché d'Aligre -- Paris Market XI

There are many street markets in Paris but on my recent trip in December we discovered one of the livliest, Marché d'Aligre ... With an ...

10:01 PM

Illumination - Église Saint-Eustache

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11WHpJm1q-OtVco18XOk10HyXAgl-1N-rgk9BHBvlcYwg9DO0lW9-bHnHJBJmRuRkG1-0wV3AEkVDW3ctl3d__MgwoIAJD2uOOYe7mBd6nxau0MHdeQtvcXB-44rjbPMBjwnHaEqLg7Y/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0221.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570427718489236674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11WHpJm1q-OtVco18XOk10HyXAgl-1N-rgk9BHBvlcYwg9DO0lW9-bHnHJBJmRuRkG1-0wV3AEkVDW3ctl3d__MgwoIAJD2uOOYe7mBd6nxau0MHdeQtvcXB-44rjbPMBjwnHaEqLg7Y/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0221.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When you first walk inside this magnificent church you are overwhelmed by her size, but as you take time to discover little details you will appreciate the elegance of her accessories.<br /><br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Bon dimanche</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Eustache,_Paris"><strong>Église Saint-Eustache</strong></a><br />2, impasse Saint-Eustache

Illumination - Église Saint-Eustache

When you first walk inside this magnificent church you are overwhelmed by her size, but as you take time to discover little details you will...

10:01 PM

Paris Bistrot -- Après déjeuner?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwB7GI-30J0l_F-YExfD3qPRyDHuGuEcVfFqx2WgIt9dfnH5MD7eYb1cp2KldNy85ArPticqvROzbDqhmc79Sd2HK60PQX1G699H96GBG3HpbEgS1KfCyfiMgrtPKQpmdLfZrn81x-Dw/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0073.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569979957571219554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwB7GI-30J0l_F-YExfD3qPRyDHuGuEcVfFqx2WgIt9dfnH5MD7eYb1cp2KldNy85ArPticqvROzbDqhmc79Sd2HK60PQX1G699H96GBG3HpbEgS1KfCyfiMgrtPKQpmdLfZrn81x-Dw/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0073.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Bistrot Richelieu's cheerful terrasse is sheltered from the street buy a wood screen of the type often seen in Paris. Although there were no people enjoying the warmth of the café heaters, it appeared that there had been some serious wine consumption as noted by the empty bottles.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Bistrot Richelieu<br />45, rue de Richelieu</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Tammy at <a href="http://beatricebanks.blogspot.com/2011/02/paris-anyone.html"><strong>Beatrice Banks</strong> </a>has so kindly honored me on her beautiful blog. Please hop over and say "bonjour" to this dear friend. Merci!<br /></em></span>

Paris Bistrot -- Après déjeuner?

Bistrot Richelieu's cheerful terrasse is sheltered from the street buy a wood screen of the type often seen in Paris. Although there wer...

10:01 PM

Le Grand Véfour -- Reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRA1Kj47YCM7lKqbJXFa7-IKUvRLihCDMQMbmUQP-W-IN2UNG115utkxTG1sRhlzZ71iOoVtIbfC2snNZeXJFVP2h-CnyGnOL2nyuFCbA3bvEjeL9owIdGk67p1kFuLKbiN8_DJuFYJM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0057.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569698410779873666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRA1Kj47YCM7lKqbJXFa7-IKUvRLihCDMQMbmUQP-W-IN2UNG115utkxTG1sRhlzZ71iOoVtIbfC2snNZeXJFVP2h-CnyGnOL2nyuFCbA3bvEjeL9owIdGk67p1kFuLKbiN8_DJuFYJM/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0057.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br />Restaurant <a href="http://www.grand-vefour.com/fr/navigation.htm"><strong>Le Grand Véfour</strong> </a>is a classic in Paris, found at the north end of Jardin du Palais Royal. According to Fodor's review, "Victor Hugo could stride in and still recognize this restaurant, which was in his day, as now, a contender for the title of most beautiful restaurant in Paris." Built in 1784, the elegant mirrored ceiling has reflected the passings of Paris' famous and infamous over the centuries.<br /><br />One reviewer said that the prices are as extravagant as the decor... <a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/"><strong>Peter</strong></a>, Holly, and I only snapped photos from outside... tant pis pour nous.<br /><br /><br />Le Grand Véfour<br />17, rue du Beaujolais<br /><br />For more reflections, see <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/camden-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>James' Newtown Area Daily Photo</strong></a>...

Le Grand Véfour -- Reflection

Restaurant Le Grand Véfour is a classic in Paris, found at the north end of Jardin du Palais Royal. According to Fodor's review, "...

10:01 PM

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q30RsqPAd7iTjzc9WCmwRJ9f57EOMjTjrsRp2CqS3p65WONo3cHwPv8XZ9neAB4Np8dYQGT-Y-17ruO84Sllb-DWUhX3X-JqXAI0jLb8dFJ4Po44JXEj_c5bJOIuMvvtFTipQoHcaes/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569315922508187394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q30RsqPAd7iTjzc9WCmwRJ9f57EOMjTjrsRp2CqS3p65WONo3cHwPv8XZ9neAB4Np8dYQGT-Y-17ruO84Sllb-DWUhX3X-JqXAI0jLb8dFJ4Po44JXEj_c5bJOIuMvvtFTipQoHcaes/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I do not know what pleased me more... </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The solitude of Tuileries in winter or the little tracks on the snow-dusted frozen pond...</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">All is quiet in le Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />.</span></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

I do not know what pleased me more... The solitude of Tuileries in winter or the little tracks on the snow-dusted frozen pond... All is quie...

10:01 PM

An unblinking gaze...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2jJMgUgNs8LIG1w_xrITQm0nZfshNUQ6Jkm3M6Qg9QAkcAmqWmvLqm9mjbJ-clJXyyDnqwC9ruQsZFpDuXs0Lqw3pVvGu_nogM0e0fRN9NDaRV5F2INTHSFzM_IIpoBnUK64co68q0Y/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0173.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568936008414524546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2jJMgUgNs8LIG1w_xrITQm0nZfshNUQ6Jkm3M6Qg9QAkcAmqWmvLqm9mjbJ-clJXyyDnqwC9ruQsZFpDuXs0Lqw3pVvGu_nogM0e0fRN9NDaRV5F2INTHSFzM_IIpoBnUK64co68q0Y/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0173.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Walking the streets of Paris, my eyes are drawn upward as if she is watching with her slight Mona Lisa smile...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Treasures abound...</span></div>

An unblinking gaze...

Walking the streets of Paris, my eyes are drawn upward as if she is watching with her slight Mona Lisa smile... Treasures abound...

10:01 PM

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Marché d'Aligre -- Paris Market XI

Illumination - Église Saint-Eustache

Paris Bistrot -- Après déjeuner?

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Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

An unblinking gaze...

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