Siegfried Courteau - Percussionniste

<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8696860073/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 - color by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 - color" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/8696860073_1665a2e8a9_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8697907390/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://siegfriedcourteau.net/" target="_blank">Siegfried Courteau</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is a musical artist, pushing the limits and producing delightful rhythms and sounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is versatile as seen here arranging his "instruments" of tone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He appeared this day at an exhibition opening for artist <b><a href="http://www.remonbeauvais-orfevre.com/" target="_blank">Xavier Rémon-Beauvais</a></b>, a goldsmith.  The exhibit and acoustic performance were found in a gallery in the narrow pedestrian street, Cour Damoye.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The percussionist's tools are the art of the goldsmith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You must pay attention as you never know what greatness you will discover:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">two artists at the top of their fields... in the same gallery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(small gallery)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour Damoye</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is my contribution the the City Daily Photo Blogs </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Theme Day for May</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"The Creative Artisan" (x deux)  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Here is the link</a> to view all the participants for Theme Day</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Siegfried Courteau - Percussionniste

Siegfried Courteau To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement. He is a musical artist, pushing the limits and producing del...

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Les fleurs de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu71yqC70L7Ipwa-lH7xVP8sTjnJHQBiAZWs3R9HvMwsxcHTsbfMXdtK_qbXFDUI73B7zuLS9svz2rcXWTHEnIDwbjMLgPNqq1NsD5eSrcb-JVHXSanDCrYBlEjKjW1377YF2uB4Q2ns/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_085DSC_4768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu71yqC70L7Ipwa-lH7xVP8sTjnJHQBiAZWs3R9HvMwsxcHTsbfMXdtK_qbXFDUI73B7zuLS9svz2rcXWTHEnIDwbjMLgPNqq1NsD5eSrcb-JVHXSanDCrYBlEjKjW1377YF2uB4Q2ns/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_085DSC_4768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Les fleurs de Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the elegant flower boutiques to the simple corner fleuristes, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">nothing says Paris in the spring like flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even a casual placement of flowers on the sidewalk has </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a recognizable flair.  In trips to Paris I have given flowers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and have been gifted with bouquets. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is nothing better...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and there are no calories in this feast!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Rapp</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les fleurs de Paris

Les fleurs de Paris From the elegant flower boutiques to the simple corner fleuristes,  nothing says Paris in the spring like flowers. Even ...

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Rue Cler - un café et beaucoup de chaussures

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX95VOBNnjgqt1Pt_xxJIuCW2P0edjwCS3P1WvNUTfiWiZi3JO2svCwVlLN5wVI6vLEo4LWjek8Z06UNZvLGYMgg6VdeiwG46cXsj_gruFtO2FaVwXpGHzYLGkVxfuC2dvCCoHZ7mlvo/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_117DSC_4800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX95VOBNnjgqt1Pt_xxJIuCW2P0edjwCS3P1WvNUTfiWiZi3JO2svCwVlLN5wVI6vLEo4LWjek8Z06UNZvLGYMgg6VdeiwG46cXsj_gruFtO2FaVwXpGHzYLGkVxfuC2dvCCoHZ7mlvo/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_117DSC_4800.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A café on Rue Cler</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This delightful café on Rue Cler is a scene repeated all over Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love to people-watch and wonder about their "stories."  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps the shoes will give us some clues...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Cler - un café et beaucoup de chaussures

A café on Rue Cler This delightful café on Rue Cler is a scene repeated all over Paris.   I love to people-watch and wonder about their ...

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Église Sainte-Marguerite II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezOviO0N4-BcqKgZve55h20um7_kJ5wkfuwzksNmDxgvXN3KfEiqoNU1FUaHXI73PdjgsWlVqn4JsRNv5akdjmhwBCBHKjtmF9Ffdp0u4bN4YcVbMcRmJEBrILK_Fura_zLEoFkeWvF0/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_123DSC_8215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezOviO0N4-BcqKgZve55h20um7_kJ5wkfuwzksNmDxgvXN3KfEiqoNU1FUaHXI73PdjgsWlVqn4JsRNv5akdjmhwBCBHKjtmF9Ffdp0u4bN4YcVbMcRmJEBrILK_Fura_zLEoFkeWvF0/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_123DSC_8215.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Sainte-Marguerite</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The layout of the sanctuary is that of the cross in the classic style of the Seventeenth Century.  This church is best known for its cemetery which was closed in 1804.  During the French Revolution, the bodies od three hundree people guillotined in the Place de la Bastille and the Place de la Nation were buried here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The more I read and research, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the more intrigued I am by the history of this city, Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Sainte-Marguerite</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>36, rue Saint-Bernard</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75011, Paris</em></span></div>

Église Sainte-Marguerite II

Église Sainte-Marguerite The layout of the sanctuary is that of the cross in the classic style of the Seventeenth Century.  This church is b...

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Cour Damoye et La Brûlerie Daval - café et thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds6LmrT7M9wpwfIH1BtV3P07jFBH2YPclmGfZ3olNAlkN9xI5J9AoJ9dyBM6ACxvbq6lozy2-jxy6P5T3h-aVLzRnU_55Yehn35Cr9i4gCOBBmv1tYF8U7jUs0bhfF48pkKmQmui6TK8/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_248DSC_8340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds6LmrT7M9wpwfIH1BtV3P07jFBH2YPclmGfZ3olNAlkN9xI5J9AoJ9dyBM6ACxvbq6lozy2-jxy6P5T3h-aVLzRnU_55Yehn35Cr9i4gCOBBmv1tYF8U7jUs0bhfF48pkKmQmui6TK8/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_248DSC_8340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Café et thé</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On Cour Damoye is a delightful shop for an afternoon tea or coffee, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">patiently brewed by the owner of La Brûlerie Daval. </span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Take a stroll down this quiet impasse, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">free of cars and reminiscent of years gone by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Stop off for an expresse or a cup of tea.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The memories will linger...</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>La Brûlerie Daval </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Café Thé</i></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Cour Damoye</i></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75011, Paris</i></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div>

Cour Damoye et La Brûlerie Daval - café et thé

Café et thé On Cour Damoye is a delightful shop for an afternoon tea or coffee, patiently brewed by the owner of La Brûlerie Daval.  Take a ...

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la cocotte - objets gourmands

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhrcWKjGqDfiL8tTdlD312poMq_KywFRZCHlAY7d1fKdJf-zDAMQ0u0_gFyD9zwB6bgT1Q6pO_BpLWu7z4aU8hStMfznwLedOycec3lcfFo3ML8k5IKvBFq__QnhqoU3h0vEPw-lEd1s/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_38DSC_8129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhrcWKjGqDfiL8tTdlD312poMq_KywFRZCHlAY7d1fKdJf-zDAMQ0u0_gFyD9zwB6bgT1Q6pO_BpLWu7z4aU8hStMfznwLedOycec3lcfFo3ML8k5IKvBFq__QnhqoU3h0vEPw-lEd1s/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_38DSC_8129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*la cocotte*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How appropriate that a street of restaurants and bistrots </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">would also display a boutique of "objets gourmands."  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In looking for the translation of "la cocotte" I found:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">darling, honey, love</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Based on the website for <a href="http://www.lacocotte.net/" target="_blank">*la cocotte*</a> the word "hen" seems appropriate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon weekend</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">la cocotte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

la cocotte - objets gourmands

*la cocotte* How appropriate that a street of restaurants and bistrots would also display a boutique of "objets gourmands."  In lo...

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La petite bicyclette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdX9Rl-suriSlJLhkzrpLK-3ICuBqRQOr8q0rA_brpcP2pRwFAT3qCJQRPk4AZv-J5Jnry9BdwxuRhSjv_iLVyUzzCJAkQgEpMxLZoqqJOXneTF4chMF57g-TbdDIy0BnqGvmPngj5L0/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_193DSC_8285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdX9Rl-suriSlJLhkzrpLK-3ICuBqRQOr8q0rA_brpcP2pRwFAT3qCJQRPk4AZv-J5Jnry9BdwxuRhSjv_iLVyUzzCJAkQgEpMxLZoqqJOXneTF4chMF57g-TbdDIy0BnqGvmPngj5L0/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_193DSC_8285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Petite bicyclette</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Complete with kickstand, hand brakes, and sturdy lock, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this little bicycle holds its own amid the full-size bikes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh, and do not forget the necessary bell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">zoom-zoom!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Keller</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La petite bicyclette

Petite bicyclette Complete with kickstand, hand brakes, and sturdy lock,  this little bicycle holds its own amid the full-size bikes. Oh, an...

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Rue Paul Bert - un bâtiment en rouge et blanc

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYkHIkQ4GcarmjltcZlRt-dJw40ZfsTHY9Tx7MMzmHLA7WefouhWrnSrLsHwdUmQrGEDzTk2F3YI4-mc4FvCtjqKR1YOu7YwDo-2NBdEPLQgRPptoFcjoYSG493tkyQExNlcwAeiXCnw/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_39DSC_8130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYkHIkQ4GcarmjltcZlRt-dJw40ZfsTHY9Tx7MMzmHLA7WefouhWrnSrLsHwdUmQrGEDzTk2F3YI4-mc4FvCtjqKR1YOu7YwDo-2NBdEPLQgRPptoFcjoYSG493tkyQExNlcwAeiXCnw/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_39DSC_8130.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rouge et Blanc</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This Haussmann era building at the corner of Rue Paul Bert and Rue Cesselin </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">has four floors above the street level with wrought iron grills </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and pleasing patterns of red (painted) brick and white stone.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the warm months of the year </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">almost every window is adorned with plants and flowers.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would add herbs to that list.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Faidherbe Chaligny</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Rue Paul Bert - un bâtiment en rouge et blanc

Rouge et Blanc This Haussmann era building at the corner of Rue Paul Bert and Rue Cesselin  has four floors above the street level with wrou...

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L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp), homard (lobster), and many types of fish won my heart.  It is decorated with large wooden boats, maps and painted murals of shellfish.  The blackboard menus feature the daily catch and have a large selection of named oysters. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I learned from my experiences at Le Baron Rouge that you order oysters by the number which indicates the size of the oyster and by the beach, such as Omaha Beach.  There are too many choices so you order some of all of them and savor the individuality of each.  Just as the French cherish their baguettes, the oysters are serious business and not to be rushed.  They have a nice selection of wines, and a glass of Sancerre is a perfect accompaniment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Living most of the year on the Gulf Coast of the US and traveling to other coastal oyster regions (Seattle, Vancouver), my tastes are discerning.  The oysters that I enjoyed at L'Ecailler du Bistrot were perhaps the best ever tasted.  One could close the eyes and be transported to Brittany.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">miam-miam   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

L'Ecailler du Bistrot Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp),...

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Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardins des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and provides a grand outdoor entertainment center for Parisians and visitors alike.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jogging, walking, riding Vélibs, playing pétanque, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs by the side of Grand Bassin Octagonal...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The list is endless</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

Jardins des Tuileries This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares)  and provides a grand outdoor entertainment ce...

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Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-0-2oww5TjeyUt5gT6rWo9s6WVx2vg24gMdp6u5FejCjdoDVU_yHJdBHQo2smKaHm2zn_TxieNPeajRUSFEiIVbJ8GgpgfR-AJLskZTMuxkFIXQHwANhqDRyYWS7LuVnWHnwf4XAetA/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_17DSC_9128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-0-2oww5TjeyUt5gT6rWo9s6WVx2vg24gMdp6u5FejCjdoDVU_yHJdBHQo2smKaHm2zn_TxieNPeajRUSFEiIVbJ8GgpgfR-AJLskZTMuxkFIXQHwANhqDRyYWS7LuVnWHnwf4XAetA/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_17DSC_9128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul II</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 and after early years of study, graduated in theology, and was ordained in 1600 at the age of 19.  In 1617 he founded the "Ladies of Charity" from a group of women within his parish who came to be known as the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.<br /><br />He worked for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley-slaves, and established a group known as the Vincentians, priests with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience.  The Vincentians (also known as Lazarists) are today present in over 80 countries. <br /><br />After his death in 1660, he was canonized by Pope Clement XII in 1737.  In the photo above you can see the richly appointed shrine which contains the body of Saint Vincent de Paul.  The bones are his, and the "body" was created beautifully of wax over the skeleton.  The overall effect is of the gentle saint peacefully at rest.  I did not photograph the body, but photos are available on the internet if you are interested.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">95, rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Sèvres-Babylone</span></i></div>

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul II

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul II Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 and after early years of study, graduated in theology, and was orda...

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Carrousel XXXI - Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR2_J8M2NyIKpXkWEv__-svJOgXPmOQCWaT-_sBJVH7P3iNr4iWnqR3HUkyLiwYt00OcehZy9syq39aLNneMXk1XGhXb_64CXJOqRp8wb6RgZJDYW6caL7BqApwk_-5DJ52yAc59VuQQ/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_039DSC_4722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR2_J8M2NyIKpXkWEv__-svJOgXPmOQCWaT-_sBJVH7P3iNr4iWnqR3HUkyLiwYt00OcehZy9syq39aLNneMXk1XGhXb_64CXJOqRp8wb6RgZJDYW6caL7BqApwk_-5DJ52yAc59VuQQ/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_039DSC_4722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Carrousel avec <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">énergies renouvelables</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"> The rides on this "renewable energy" carrousel are a mix of the traditional horses and the colorful vintage modes of transportation:  propeller plane, wood ship, motorcycle, jalopy, and tiger(!)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">What a lovely background as we spin around.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">La Tour Eiffel et Le Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div></div>

Carrousel XXXI - Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel Le Carrousel avec énergies renouvelables  The rides on this "renewable energy" carrousel are a mix of the tradition...

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Les Jardins du Trocadéro

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnau8-jUX_PKaLKlDsKmZgyb0957ucxVS3isFgy1SAQxUoHzWLTcWpC13kCRnH0sQSFnsdp-wHomaaoS2edqG8XUnjr5wcGw4f-uKBUSMQQXT92diIVDRFIgz6nDyi3KH52SzFzdn-BY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_018DSC_4701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnau8-jUX_PKaLKlDsKmZgyb0957ucxVS3isFgy1SAQxUoHzWLTcWpC13kCRnH0sQSFnsdp-wHomaaoS2edqG8XUnjr5wcGw4f-uKBUSMQQXT92diIVDRFIgz6nDyi3KH52SzFzdn-BY/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_018DSC_4701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Les Fontaines</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Fountain of Warsaw </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand for the Exposition Universelle (1878).  This array of magnificent fountains was created by Roger-Henri Expert for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in 1937.   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you come in the evening to see the sparkling Eiffel tower, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can enjoy the lighted display of these cascading fountains.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardins du Trocadéro</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Jardins du Trocadéro

Les Fontaines The Fountain of Warsaw Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand ...

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Parc de Monceau - des amants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2281yOGRsk7QImE0hJqcj5A1eJppB1qbJUso8dCcsHbc9GHBC0tuOuKnzri2sfwmKKZhGuqmIkPqbf7ygs6D9qsSbRP-O_3Z6yJNiSZkYPO7dSK7Px2IMl9-GLszHP9aXz2SIHT4KPYw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_056DSC_5004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2281yOGRsk7QImE0hJqcj5A1eJppB1qbJUso8dCcsHbc9GHBC0tuOuKnzri2sfwmKKZhGuqmIkPqbf7ygs6D9qsSbRP-O_3Z6yJNiSZkYPO7dSK7Px2IMl9-GLszHP9aXz2SIHT4KPYw/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_056DSC_5004.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>amoureux d'un jour,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>amis pour la vie</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau is not just for the young, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but for those whose love has matured.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ahhhh, printemps...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">love is in the air</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>  </i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - des amants

amoureux d'un jour, amis pour la vie Parc de Monceau is not just for the young,  but for those whose love has matured. Ahhhh, printemps....

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Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8657166610/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8657166610_38fe09b617_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Egyptian Pyramid</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a fanciful assortment of features:  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a Roman colonnade, antique statues, a tatar tent, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a farmhouse, an enchanted grotto, an Egyptian pyramid, and more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is one of my favorite parks in Paris, active with Parisians and their children.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The change of seasons is particularly remarkable in the spring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

The Egyptian Pyramid Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s  with a fanciful assortment of features:   a Rom...

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Entrée des Fournisseurs - mercerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1r-Ie2l0pAovSljiYG-MVGladGK4a7x6mY-ALBbtJ41LLL41GOjjv760QXC41mdbifQ4an5z3Xb66lsc5LmREzCFRtddfuV_R-P5IJ7w5PGXSfAazIDy-3XC9GJDE-sFT7y_TkbsdD8/s1600/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5448DSC_5495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1r-Ie2l0pAovSljiYG-MVGladGK4a7x6mY-ALBbtJ41LLL41GOjjv760QXC41mdbifQ4an5z3Xb66lsc5LmREzCFRtddfuV_R-P5IJ7w5PGXSfAazIDy-3XC9GJDE-sFT7y_TkbsdD8/s640/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5448DSC_5495.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.entreedesfournisseurs.fr/index.php?language=fr" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Entrée des Fournisseurs</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tucked quietly off the main street of Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this large mercerie has a wonderful selection:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">haberdashery, ribbons, buttons, passementerie, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">threads, fabrics, felting, knitting, books, and so much more...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but, if you can see the square sign on the door...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">pas de photos!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Entrée des Fournisseurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue des Francs-Bourgeois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Entrée des Fournisseurs - mercerie

Entrée des Fournisseurs Tucked quietly off the main street of Rue des Francs-Bourgeois,  this large mercerie has a wonderful selection: habe...

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Square Marie Trintignant - en printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq_IcX2bVIesFg3GiEGsQd1Sr_-geYK_qr50Q0zbw0WO5UdLzEYSvmfsPVy-HOW4Vw3k8ylhRXlDXUvZw_TzWW1mykl6C8cPJIZlXOdYJodmv7N1KZw35ecl-Xl-KgcTEKU_tULeaJMo/s1600/2012+Mar+31_5469DSC_5518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq_IcX2bVIesFg3GiEGsQd1Sr_-geYK_qr50Q0zbw0WO5UdLzEYSvmfsPVy-HOW4Vw3k8ylhRXlDXUvZw_TzWW1mykl6C8cPJIZlXOdYJodmv7N1KZw35ecl-Xl-KgcTEKU_tULeaJMo/s640/2012+Mar+31_5469DSC_5518.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Square Marie Trintignant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This small garden was founded in 1933 as Ave Maria Square </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and has a well-appointed 790 m².</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In May of 2007 Mayor Bertrand Delanoe renamed it </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">after the actress Marie Trintignant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He must have seen these trees in bloom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Square Marie Trintignant</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Rue de l'Ave Maria</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75004, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Métro Pont Marie</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Marie Trintignant - en printemps

Square Marie Trintignant This small garden was founded in 1933 as Ave Maria Square  and has a well-appointed 790 m². In May of 2007 Mayor Be...

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Sainte-Chapelle - une arche des anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYjxXhG-1wX_708atQzTY4jPwAZ5UJazUT6uFxjIkZwZTM2TXPKi_y_y_LHon6_RNBep8A3YWfTwFq7s9IaX_0w4n5PzcyI5aJh2sFK1ffk1AcdAQV7Ag2uKKd3tjFVPNcAUuLS3P8Q/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_081DSC_4436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYjxXhG-1wX_708atQzTY4jPwAZ5UJazUT6uFxjIkZwZTM2TXPKi_y_y_LHon6_RNBep8A3YWfTwFq7s9IaX_0w4n5PzcyI5aJh2sFK1ffk1AcdAQV7Ag2uKKd3tjFVPNcAUuLS3P8Q/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_081DSC_4436.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sainte-Chapelle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palatine chapel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Certainly the magnificent jewel-toned stained glass windows are eye-catching, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but every inch of the wall surface and the vault is intricately colored and decorated.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fragments of the original paint would indicate that the colors of the 19th century restoration pale by comparison.  The 13th century designers selected colors that were closer to the vivid hues of the stained glass windows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Stunning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sainte-Chapelle</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, boulevard du Palais </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris   </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Sainte-Chapelle - une arche des anges

Sainte-Chapelle Palatine chapel Certainly the magnificent jewel-toned stained glass windows are eye-catching,  but every inch of the wall su...

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Parc de Monceau - en printemps

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Parc de Monceau - en printemps

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Parc de Monceau - la petite fille

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8641043223/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_072DSC_5020 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_072DSC_5020" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8641043223_1602202338_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A beautiful little blonde</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">deep in reverie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Is it...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the rippled reflections on the water?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the feathered friends who have come to see her?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">some quiet thoughts deep in her heart?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Monceau</span></i></div><br />

Parc de Monceau - la petite fille

Parc de Monceau A beautiful little blonde deep in reverie Is it... the rippled reflections on the water? the feathered friends who have come...

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Madame et le chien

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPPIPWI-pMIR9VAhJOzpI9I1w6fEEdDoXY7sTlEK_4Usd4vwlAQpjdSzeb5_-_PlpFoI4psAImk7PQ1uPvRyPvafdIYrJNDqBZXn4jZFQDC0TpLmJgdiQRlNOnjaC_G08pSqv63dr5OQ/s1600/2011+Nov+day+1+DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPPIPWI-pMIR9VAhJOzpI9I1w6fEEdDoXY7sTlEK_4Usd4vwlAQpjdSzeb5_-_PlpFoI4psAImk7PQ1uPvRyPvafdIYrJNDqBZXn4jZFQDC0TpLmJgdiQRlNOnjaC_G08pSqv63dr5OQ/s640/2011+Nov+day+1+DSC_0017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Shall we cross?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Madame with her ballet flats and her Scottie in tow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">are either watching traffic or are lost in a reverie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Lagrange</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i><br /><br /></div>

Madame et le chien

Shall we cross? Madame with her ballet flats and her Scottie in tow are either watching traffic or are lost in a reverie. Rue Lagrange 75005...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaGTvrwcQH_ZTfuDQpGbOOp8ST2zWk2cso0DGXO3HBVrcegncyvgdL5G2KFabMZpcaKRzI7hPPw_Jp2rA3URWNE6By2B08OmZHb9_aJDlfsQKJpsTx6N-R5FCOGnMFJyXAKFSyTAlMfg/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaGTvrwcQH_ZTfuDQpGbOOp8ST2zWk2cso0DGXO3HBVrcegncyvgdL5G2KFabMZpcaKRzI7hPPw_Jp2rA3URWNE6By2B08OmZHb9_aJDlfsQKJpsTx6N-R5FCOGnMFJyXAKFSyTAlMfg/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0423.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is reading intently in the splendor of this garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fountain must surely be splashing him a bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would have my bare feet propped on the edge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(would have, have had, and will have)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Jardin du Palais Royal He is reading intently in the splendor of this garden. The fountain must surely be splashing him a bit. I would have ...

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Les arbres de printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUQUIj6b-H0eJ1iEsczqhPIr6jJWd4W1eg-CnDhWfHjbJkGT64Sg4rlvq52slHQw0jV_PW3HlYLpbGpjvsiraOMYn6PAdazSV5c5LQouE9LZA9Wg6Ls6jySOfODWaDeuTLQuMFg3-30A/s1600/2011+april+16+day+5+DSC_0271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUQUIj6b-H0eJ1iEsczqhPIr6jJWd4W1eg-CnDhWfHjbJkGT64Sg4rlvq52slHQw0jV_PW3HlYLpbGpjvsiraOMYn6PAdazSV5c5LQouE9LZA9Wg6Ls6jySOfODWaDeuTLQuMFg3-30A/s640/2011+april+16+day+5+DSC_0271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Montmartre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you see this tree in the winter, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you would not even take a second glance.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In spring, it steals the show.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Jean-Baptiste Clément</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les arbres de printemps

Montmartre If you see this tree in the winter,  you would not even take a second glance.   In spring, it steals the show. Place Jean-Baptist...

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Jardin des Tuileries - petite fille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUbyxhqvTSjZz8Kc7Vhs4B16eUU18wpEcO10Qf9bE2QFbaGj_AFD8gq8e4q_VVEaIJS7ULb_sqNZq1_NNTYkEllnZPFumXkLrk0MLJF8MGDhlP17ga22rNzJtuTecRDyrGw4-23pGtfw/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+mon+DSC_0803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUbyxhqvTSjZz8Kc7Vhs4B16eUU18wpEcO10Qf9bE2QFbaGj_AFD8gq8e4q_VVEaIJS7ULb_sqNZq1_NNTYkEllnZPFumXkLrk0MLJF8MGDhlP17ga22rNzJtuTecRDyrGw4-23pGtfw/s640/2011+Nov+day+4+mon+DSC_0803.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cradled in her arms.  Her chic plaid coat makes me think that...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She must be a French girl, n'est-ce pas?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - petite fille

Jardin des Tuileries This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped,  cradled in her arms.  Her chic plaid coat mak...

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Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPEkMtTD7R4AuYswfiW9H7VrhhGZhKC0UIPqmtbHDqPvfCchb9T3t8LQ00hPmHCogOknnMGDeUWfqfayuKf9KVH3o0dJy-Xp5NOBp8vRKb3rpdKEc3QkRbZfrHXKW0Bq3TPSl_8hPh_Q/s1600/2011+april+15+day+4+DSC_0237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPEkMtTD7R4AuYswfiW9H7VrhhGZhKC0UIPqmtbHDqPvfCchb9T3t8LQ00hPmHCogOknnMGDeUWfqfayuKf9KVH3o0dJy-Xp5NOBp8vRKb3rpdKEc3QkRbZfrHXKW0Bq3TPSl_8hPh_Q/s640/2011+april+15+day+4+DSC_0237.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This church, established in 400 AD, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sits almost unnoticed in a <i>ville</i> known for its great cathedral.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A bit neglected, it is majestic in its own way, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled with colors of turquoise, coral, and gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, place de l'Etape au Vin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres

Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres This church, established in 400 AD,  sits almost unnoticed in a ville known for its great cathedral.   A bi...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Water fountains are magnets for little boys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It does not matter the nationality.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He was only filling his water bottle...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">again and again and again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

Water fountains are magnets for little boys. It does not matter the nationality. He was only filling his water bottle... again and again and...

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Livres - Rue de Seine

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8590458259/" title="2012 Oct 6 P1010947 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 P1010947" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8590458259_6fb1a11300_c.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bookstores in Paris are full of treasures:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">stacks and stacks of beautiful books, some to be read </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and some just to be enjoyed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This store is not much larger than you see right here, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled to the ceiling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Livres - Rue de Seine

Bookstores in Paris are full of treasures: stacks and stacks of beautiful books, some to be read  and some just to be enjoyed. This store is...

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Montmartre - en printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-9DgLtDHB1paB2zCFlwS39AltpgD8L0tak7hkIQlPGF2aA_daT6wqWDzMBmGPhHiLgdAo95D_HWDXRqhuCbsZj7GqBT4AoyACvqcIamvhLaJSLU1LJymFVYwVGnb4UoKsqoKYZxqE8/s1600/2011+apr+16+DSC_0326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-9DgLtDHB1paB2zCFlwS39AltpgD8L0tak7hkIQlPGF2aA_daT6wqWDzMBmGPhHiLgdAo95D_HWDXRqhuCbsZj7GqBT4AoyACvqcIamvhLaJSLU1LJymFVYwVGnb4UoKsqoKYZxqE8/s640/2011+apr+16+DSC_0326.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue de l'Abreuvoir</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dressed for spring in <i>rose et vert</i>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Montmartre looks like a page from a fairy tale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Place Dalida et Rue de l'Abreuvoir</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></div>

Montmartre - en printemps

Rue de l'Abreuvoir Dressed for spring in rose et vert ,  Montmartre looks like a page from a fairy tale. Place Dalida et Rue de l'Ab...

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Rue Mouffetard - monsieur et son chien

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM2mmEN5L7UZqfrnqe91nxVAXYvqTf3tuUG1S_aDt_Ig8P_oTITRYlpdcHwVbBhl832dtBCO0Wb1ZNVOsohw_vQQnz0WbgE2kuMuZMfOFnlmGR4flXbRZTT82H46d1TciXAo1UjkXRHA/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM2mmEN5L7UZqfrnqe91nxVAXYvqTf3tuUG1S_aDt_Ig8P_oTITRYlpdcHwVbBhl832dtBCO0Wb1ZNVOsohw_vQQnz0WbgE2kuMuZMfOFnlmGR4flXbRZTT82H46d1TciXAo1UjkXRHA/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0400.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Monsieur et son chien</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Walking the cobblestones of Rue Mouffetard, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this gentleman and his dog turned heads, accessorized and well-groomed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(tous les deux)</span></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Mouffetard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Rue Mouffetard - monsieur et son chien

Monsieur et son chien Walking the cobblestones of Rue Mouffetard,  this gentleman and his dog turned heads, accessorized and well-groomed. (...

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Printemps - un lapin énorme!

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8603150827/" title="2011 April 13 DSC_0343 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April 13 DSC_0343" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8603150827_a40d7cc214_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The <i>grands magasins</i> of Paris are known for their window displays.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In 2011 each of the Printemps windows featured fashion and an animal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The <i>rose foncé</i> (bright pink) rabbit of roses stole the scene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps - un lapin énorme!

Printemps The grands magasins of Paris are known for their window displays. In 2011 each of the Printemps windows featured fashion and an a...

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