Dark Clouds Dark Clouds

Parisians have not seen the dark storm clouds of rain in several weeks and there is a drought concern across France. Not wishing to rain on...

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Jardin des Tuileries - Pétanque encore Jardin des Tuileries - Pétanque encore

In the evening of our first April day in Paris, Marie and I walked the short distance from the apartment to Jardin des Tuileries for some la...

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La Tour Eiffel - en printemps La Tour Eiffel - en printemps

Mid-April Spring in full bloom She looks lovely as always

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Église Saint Roch - Nativity II Église Saint Roch - Nativity II

In December, Holly and I stayed at Janeen's apartment as you may remember and Église Saint Roch was directly across the narrow street fr...

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Spring Break Spring Break

Spring break in les Jardins du Trocadero How many children do you know that enjoy a school vacation spent playing ordinary kid-games in the ...

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Petit Piano Rouge Petit Piano Rouge

A little red piano for smallest of musicians, seen in the window of a shop on Boulevard Beaumarchais. Not just any music shop but a megastor...

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Qu'est-ce que c'est? Qu'est-ce que c'est?

This is an interesting arrangement seen in a window on Rue Saint Paul in the Marais

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Pâtisserie Dalloyau -- Bubble Pêche Pâtisserie Dalloyau -- Bubble Pêche

When I first started this blog I mentioned the "pastry hunt" that my daughter Holly and I devised in which we would try at least 5...

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Père Lachaise X Père Lachaise X

Granite, limestone, marble, painstakingly chisled... Shades of green, either paint or patina.... Canopy of trees fully leafed for the season...

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Must be a French girl - IV Must be a French girl - IV

In April as Marie and I enjoyed déjeuner on our first day in Paris, I watched these shoes stroll into the restaurant accompanied by a real F...

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont II Église Saint Étienne du Mont II

A new day.... Bon dimanche Église Saint Étienne du Mont 1 place Ste-Geneviève

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Pâtisserie Collet -- avec les cochons rose Pâtisserie Collet -- avec les cochons rose

This little piggy went to market... Creative pasteries in Paris to catch the eye. We did not select one as we were saving our calories for m...

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Où suis-je ? Où suis-je ?

Où suis-je ? (Where am I?) Why, Paris of course! Galleries Lafayette Spring window reflection To see more reflections go to James' Newto...

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Jardin des Tuileries - Pétanque Jardin des Tuileries - Pétanque

Pétanque , or boules (balls), a game that was once forbidden to commoners... Do you play? Jardin des Tuileries along Rue de Rivoli

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Carrousel IX -- Place du Trocadéro Carrousel IX -- Place du Trocadéro

If you have been reading my blog you know that I love finding and photographing the carrousels. There are still many left to discover, but t...

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Quelque chose pour moi? Quelque chose pour moi?

So, how does life look from that vantage point? Not too bad, I would say!

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Zoom-Zoom  VI Zoom-Zoom VI

This petit garçon was at full throttle alternately pushing with his feet and coasting in perfect rhythm. I was glad to see he was wearing a ...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Shining through the upper gallery windows, the morning light paints the adjacent columns with a rainbow of colors. Bon dimanche Église de l...

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Petit Palais Petit Palais

The day Marie and I went to Petit Palais, there was a special exhibit, pieces of which were in every room. As a result, there were "no ...

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Hey!  Where is everyone? Hey! Where is everyone?

I think that Blogger got them all!

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Musée Rodin - at last! Musée Rodin - at last!

I have been to the door of Musée Rodin too many times to count. And why did Holly and I not ever pass through that portal? We were too late,...

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Jardin des Tuileries -- Vert Jardin des Tuileries -- Vert

Green folliage, green chairs, green bottles... Love the ambiance of this park scene in Jardin des Tuileries: two friends and color coordinat...

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Porte Saint-Denis Porte Saint-Denis

Porte Saint-Denis was built in 1672 replacing a medieval gate in the city walls of Paris. This triumphal arch was designed by architect Fran...

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La Cour La Cour

La cour? Oui, la petite cour... This was a public area inside a small passageway, a little courtyard with a single boutique. There were resi...

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Église Saint Philippe du Roule Église Saint Philippe du Roule

I think that I will never see all the churches in Paris and yet I know that I will never cease to be surprised at the splendor and glory in ...

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Les Macarons Les Macarons

This unique design of macarons was seen in the side window of Printemps on Rue de Caumartin. The competition must be fierce in Paris for the...

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Night cafe scene Night cafe scene

On our last night in Paris, Janeen, Marie and I headed for dinner at Grand Colbert. As we walked along Rue St Honore from our apartment at R...

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Last to Leave the Party.... Last to Leave the Party....

As the last rays of sunlight reflect off the water, this lone gull surveys all that is his after a busy day in Jardin des Tuileries. Tomorro...

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Paris Bleu Paris Bleu

This post is for all of my readers who love the blue doors of Paris. There is an abundance of bleu in all shades and tints in the streets o...

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Jardin des Tuileries - Spears of gold Jardin des Tuileries - Spears of gold

Seen just at sunset on the Rue de Rivoli side of Jardin des Tuileries, the "gold" tips on the fence give the appearance of spears ...

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Dansez-vous? Dansez-vous?

A few weeks ago just after dark, Marie, Peter and I were walking back toward the apartment along Rue St. Honoré and saw this window display...

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