Palais Garnier - colonne rostrale

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWifD-aqa_DQZufgOA1dKv2MPcle32BeysSXs612dcMEWmUAXoes52K83UAO6F-nKzGhrwBHP0MGLC5qD6ODbLJc6p6Ghr_6f_V38UrMArT_0tZsKBRXjfocshgcPj5Or_F3WNFgt1p-I/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_11DSC_8605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWifD-aqa_DQZufgOA1dKv2MPcle32BeysSXs612dcMEWmUAXoes52K83UAO6F-nKzGhrwBHP0MGLC5qD6ODbLJc6p6Ghr_6f_V38UrMArT_0tZsKBRXjfocshgcPj5Or_F3WNFgt1p-I/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_11DSC_8605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The rostral columns of Palais Garnier<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The entrance to <i>Pavillon du Chef de l'Etat<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1430000702"></a></i> (House of the Head of State),<br />which was turned into the Musée de Opéra on the western facade<br />of Opéra National de Paris Garnier,<br />is framed by two granite columns by Henri Alfred Jacquemart,<br />adorned with lamps and the masts of ships. <br />The bows of the four ships appear to have eyes.<br /><br /><br />Although other portions of this exquisite heritage site<br />have been restored since it was built in 1875,<br />the <i>ceinture de lumière</i> (belt of light) encircling the building has not. <br />Earlier this year an appeal was made to the public<br />to adopt one of the 22 lampadaires, 2 candélabres, 22 cariatides, and 14 columns. <br />The details of the rostral columns and the <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/08/street-lamps-palais-garnier.html" target="_blank">musical instrument-themed street lamps</a><br />on the opposite side of the opera house are stunning.<br /><br /><br />This is my entry for City Daily Photo Blogs Theme Day<br />-DETAILS-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the entries of other<br />City Daily Photo Blogs around the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place de l'Opéra</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></div></div>

Palais Garnier - colonne rostrale

The rostral columns of Palais Garnier The entrance to Pavillon du Chef de l'Etat (House of the Head of State), which was turned into th...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10012637593/" title="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_37DSC_9369 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_37DSC_9369" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3683/10012637593_bdd5031b35_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;">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;">This woman was sitting alone  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with her thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in the 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;">The quiet moments in this garden are shared daily </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">no matter the temperature or season.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Jardin du Palais Royal This woman was sitting alone  with her thoughts in the Jardin du Palais Royal The quiet moments in this garden are sh...

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Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQORGCqXyVPrC_DPNhWQz7QIMrxaksZmW-ue3GQCe0IO_pj9NN-vIQ-NmOkZaQjgqz7qK2UmkKPCjOKmCFdvJK3RaUgL17KizWwMExjB_hygJ-D_sOJ5tnHPTtGlklxTth41pdqf8Gw/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_164DSC_9276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQORGCqXyVPrC_DPNhWQz7QIMrxaksZmW-ue3GQCe0IO_pj9NN-vIQ-NmOkZaQjgqz7qK2UmkKPCjOKmCFdvJK3RaUgL17KizWwMExjB_hygJ-D_sOJ5tnHPTtGlklxTth41pdqf8Gw/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_164DSC_9276.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;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This glorious window is hidden in a small church on Rue de Vaugirard.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The plain front and nondescript entrance belie the rich interior.</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;">So often it is the case.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are so many churches in Paris... explore</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">102, rue de Vaugirard</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges This glorious window is hidden in a small church on Rue de Vaugirard.   The plain front and nondescript entran...

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Rue du Jardinet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFm6zy3AzX5-kz7_Rt0XQKcZPU0aLtMim0Cf2Po4r4PQ5jt4UWoVboJdJPAZMY00Z-zhNTDrw2yWAa1ge1Vy8ihX7keMAC6w1dnEqZ94YQ8_ySNqiP-q9oImcytEuXxm_e_uWgdWh16M/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_118DSC_8712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFm6zy3AzX5-kz7_Rt0XQKcZPU0aLtMim0Cf2Po4r4PQ5jt4UWoVboJdJPAZMY00Z-zhNTDrw2yWAa1ge1Vy8ihX7keMAC6w1dnEqZ94YQ8_ySNqiP-q9oImcytEuXxm_e_uWgdWh16M/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_118DSC_8712.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 du Jardinet</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Walking in the wet streets after a Paris shower...</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;">better than rain anywhere else</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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Jardinet</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Odéon</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Rue du Jardinet

Rue du Jardinet Walking in the wet streets after a Paris shower... better than rain anywhere else Rue du Jardinet 75006, Paris Métro Odéon

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Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.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;">Green chairs at Café de la Paix</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 Friday and I have reserved these chairs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for later today...</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 virtual Paris get-together with friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Alons-y!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Café de la Paix</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, boulevard des Capucines</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div>

Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

Green chairs at Café de la Paix It is Friday and I have reserved these chairs  for later today... a virtual Paris get-together with friends ...

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Les toits de Paris

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9923414826/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_35DSC_8629 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_35DSC_8629" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/9923414826_556001566c_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;">From the rooftop of Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...the view is spectacular</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;">Do you see the boxes on the roof of Palais Garnier?</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;">bee hives!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you get me a ticket to that roof?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would be ever so grateful...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the bees!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The rooftops of Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Printemps terrace</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussmann</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les toits de Paris

From the rooftop of Printemps ...the view is spectacular Do you see the boxes on the roof of Palais Garnier? bee hives! Can you get me a tic...

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Square de la place Adolphe Chérioux - kiosque à musique

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mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif]--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="line-height: 115%;">Square de la place Adolphe Chérioux</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="line-height: 115%;">Rue de Vaugirard </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="line-height: 115%;">75015, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Vaugirard (at the front of the park) </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></span></div>

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L'architecture de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW71SOZeugiJkKxe0ec_qYGAfgJqgFvZyh3ejilfopflrNjpCLJQ-yRM1NgAotg4HFa8yF0VSip2HJd_CSxImRjw60Vvyrkoo9CWCiiN1NcGQGGAQ1qoNLklxvBiGfY6NRIBcR-CkFx0/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_79DSC_8561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW71SOZeugiJkKxe0ec_qYGAfgJqgFvZyh3ejilfopflrNjpCLJQ-yRM1NgAotg4HFa8yF0VSip2HJd_CSxImRjw60Vvyrkoo9CWCiiN1NcGQGGAQ1qoNLklxvBiGfY6NRIBcR-CkFx0/s640/2012+Oct+5+Friday_79DSC_8561.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 Mademoiselle</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 <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/12/un-chat-un-cocker-et-des-salamandres.html" target="_blank">posted the door with the dog, cat and salamanders</a>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the beautiful stone work </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and graceful balconies of this early 20th century building </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">are worth a second look</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;">...with a different viewpoint</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: 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;">76-78, rue Mademoiselle</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75015, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Vaugirard et Volontaires</span></i></div>

L'architecture de Paris

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Les couleurs de l'automne - Le Bidule Café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdkYsUn2VK9MKEYcCGnjTf8ZBQ4cktuyvmSecC3f8E86Jc2cyhhAO9oz-Hjc3Ec6pjmyef5n-g4L-JBZnMPFeljNQ5KabtmUJlvx6AopsDCOwQdezU85xKHF85NA1hNvzv-iU47TesCY/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_33DSC_8124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdkYsUn2VK9MKEYcCGnjTf8ZBQ4cktuyvmSecC3f8E86Jc2cyhhAO9oz-Hjc3Ec6pjmyef5n-g4L-JBZnMPFeljNQ5KabtmUJlvx6AopsDCOwQdezU85xKHF85NA1hNvzv-iU47TesCY/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_33DSC_8124.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;">Le Bidule Café</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The colors of autumn</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 yellows and oranges of this café </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will soon match the leaves with their autumnal colors.</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;">May you have a week of bright skies and warm colors</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><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Bidule Café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Faidherbe</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>

Les couleurs de l'automne - Le Bidule Café

Le Bidule Café The colors of autumn The yellows and oranges of this café  will soon match the leaves with their autumnal colors. May you hav...

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Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres - un détail

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9866390833/" title="2011 April 15 day 4 DSC_0146 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April 15 day 4 DSC_0146" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/9866390833_2cb446f952_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">Chartres Cathedral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">12th Century Gothic </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 300 narrow, winding steps to the bell tower </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reward the adventurous climber with a quiet and lofty view of Chartres </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as well as intricate details.  </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;">The cathedral artisans carved images of beasts and flowers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in places where they would not be easily seen by anyone but God. </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;"><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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chartres, France</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(an easy day-trip from Paris by train)</em></span></div>

Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres - un détail

Chartres Cathedral 12th Century Gothic The 300 narrow, winding steps to the bell tower  reward the adventurous climber with a quiet and loft...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9846554426/" title="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/9846554426_ddecae4938_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">The Medici Fountain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</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 quiet space is found just east of the Sénat </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Claudel.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The garlands of ivy on the long sides of the pool </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">provide a respite from the otherwise crowded garden.  </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;">Even when all of these chairs are filled, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there is a hush and reverence, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">perhaps a tacit understanding by those who come here.  </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 quiet places in Paris</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Medici Fountain</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

The Medici Fountain Jardin du Luxembourg This quiet space is found just east of the Sénat  with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Clau...

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Rue Mouffetard - les danseurs

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9829661293/" title="2012 April 1_5631DSC_5659 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 April 1_5631DSC_5659" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3725/9829661293_1357fcaf46_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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dancing in the street</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue Mouffetard</span></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;">Every Sunday a small crowd gathers on Rue Mouffetard </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in front of Église Saint-Médard to sing and dance </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the music of Christian Bassoul.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is easy to spot the regulars, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">whose easy steps and spins are evidence of the Sunday routine.  </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;">All are welcome to participate </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">so if you find yourself in Paris on a Sunday morning, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">find your way to this charming experience and.... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Mouffetard at Rue Censier</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;">Métro Censier-Daubenton</span></i></div>

Rue Mouffetard - les danseurs

Dancing in the street Rue Mouffetard Every Sunday a small crowd gathers on Rue Mouffetard  in front of Église Saint-Médard to sing and dance...

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Louvre -- Le Carrousel du Louvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWCWDoGBdCoTc3FM04D38uY13vY0qwgHA6b5wgSIjE93ISCbAuXeompyWRs9CRHOv6kxCHJmsI5q_4C8DQyw9cNqqzgt7N2luHLqzeBltGfG2xaHO5XnljA_KuUOA9_sBehJSTXKyNFE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_007DSC_4955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWCWDoGBdCoTc3FM04D38uY13vY0qwgHA6b5wgSIjE93ISCbAuXeompyWRs9CRHOv6kxCHJmsI5q_4C8DQyw9cNqqzgt7N2luHLqzeBltGfG2xaHO5XnljA_KuUOA9_sBehJSTXKyNFE/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_007DSC_4955.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;">Le Carrousel du Louvre</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;">What looks to be a fashionable mall is a corridor to the least-crowded entrance into the Louvre.  You can buy tickets at the Tabac on the lower level and quickly enter - no lines and no waiting!  </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;">To get there take Metro Line 1 and exit at the </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palais Royal--Musee du Louvre station, and never leave the covered area going from one underground area to the next.  Just follow the signs to Carrousel du Louvre.  </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;">In the distance you can see the Pyramid</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;">Le Carrousel du Louvre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">99, rue du Rivoli</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Louvre -- Le Carrousel du Louvre

Le Carrousel du Louvre What looks to be a fashionable mall is a corridor to the least-crowded entrance into the Louvre.  You can buy tickets...

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Gwen Choc - boulangerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.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;">Gwen Choc</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 nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal following.  The aroma of fresh bread wafts down the street and the lines form at the appointed hour...</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;">Gwen Choc is a favorite in this area of the Marais.  My favorite neighborhood is Place Maubert and its Eric Kayser boulangerie...  be sure to ask for the Baguette Monge.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gwen Choc</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue du Temple</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>

Gwen Choc - boulangerie

Gwen Choc It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal followi...

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Metro sign

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9731372270/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_122DSC_5070 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_122DSC_5070" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5462/9731372270_a1884d1e66_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The high post with its lighted "M" is one of my favorite Metro signs</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">particularly when seen against a clear Paris sky</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The season does not matter</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Metro Sign</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Near Louvre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div></div>

Metro sign

The high post with its lighted "M" is one of my favorite Metro signs particularly when seen against a clear Paris sky The season d...

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Lenôtre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS-w0FjpaWr7bJjkpuMlgfRsgUJraf2F3B4bispl6JKdJ1SD69zHsYAQqN7P5AY11pLA9QbfrGXDiOsqLgPz-FFMGcIaq1RLbNFCLIp7Ft2vyc5WNirP5OIGvSB6gKTxOijv0RFwNFG4/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_102DSC_5050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS-w0FjpaWr7bJjkpuMlgfRsgUJraf2F3B4bispl6JKdJ1SD69zHsYAQqN7P5AY11pLA9QbfrGXDiOsqLgPz-FFMGcIaq1RLbNFCLIp7Ft2vyc5WNirP5OIGvSB6gKTxOijv0RFwNFG4/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_102DSC_5050.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;">Lenôtre</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A little something for your  sweet-tooth on a Monday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Schuss cake is one of the crown jewels </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of a famous French cooking school: Lenôtre.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The base is a sponge cake with a layer of mousse </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a topping of whipped cream.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The varieties and flavors are endless. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although I admire the aesthetics of this dessert, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I prefer a tart or a portion of chocolate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How about you?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lenôtre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">15, 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;"><br /></div></div>

Lenôtre

Lenôtre A little something for your  sweet-tooth on a Monday. The Schuss cake is one of the crown jewels  of a famous French cooking school:...

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Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX86iK5wi7gBrRlDG2B9aMWMYWy6J2lRpjWMW6omjtmn07bsjz19vB1qbsotqfLFOfTSD-nSWw1JJAe-p059CRsqtHaZlv2W_IjRyrspinf4ubOHjv4eC_qgs09x5N_AsSp3az4sbKGg/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0231+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX86iK5wi7gBrRlDG2B9aMWMYWy6J2lRpjWMW6omjtmn07bsjz19vB1qbsotqfLFOfTSD-nSWw1JJAe-p059CRsqtHaZlv2W_IjRyrspinf4ubOHjv4eC_qgs09x5N_AsSp3az4sbKGg/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0231+cropped.jpg" width="484" /></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;">Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité</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 is known simply as La Trinité or Sainte-Trinité, built between 1861 and 1867 as part of the beautification and reorganization of Paris by Haussmann. It was designed by the Théodore Ballu taking inspiration from French and Italian Renaissance architecture. Prior to the construction, many significant historical buildings were demolished to make way for the church and surrounding roads.<br /><br />The façade, with its three porches and gallery above, is topped by a large rose window and two large windows. Rising above these windows is a four-story bell tower with two cupolas at the top.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité<br />66, rue Saint Lazare</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité

Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité This church is known simply as La Trinité or Sainte-Trinité, built between 1861 and 1867 as part of the beautif...

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Bouillon Chartier II

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9723178685/" title="2011 April Day 7 0418 DSC_0388 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April Day 7 0418 DSC_0388" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/9723178685_474afafe4b_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;">Bouillon Chartier</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">une brasserie</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;">Quite often the line extends from the door into the tiled courtyard to wait for a table.  The scene then resembles an alfresco cocktail party.</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;">May you have a restful </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and delicious weekend</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;">Bouillon Chartier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">7, rue du Faubourg Montmartre</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bouillon Chartier II

Bouillon Chartier une brasserie Quite often the line extends from the door into the tiled courtyard to wait for a table.  The scene then res...

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Cimetière de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdILu4M8hYNnMcRRm_UQIuywctDTkgFmXysOAMrPIaKy8YIeiXwHmOIeZo_OOojuTITfyNdtjmD1-9G45sWkSD5qUa0ixnv4azPNHj4S7RK2AsKJB2t23xOFrej_j0g6W8jCng8M8Ws0s/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_80DSC_5690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdILu4M8hYNnMcRRm_UQIuywctDTkgFmXysOAMrPIaKy8YIeiXwHmOIeZo_OOojuTITfyNdtjmD1-9G45sWkSD5qUa0ixnv4azPNHj4S7RK2AsKJB2t23xOFrej_j0g6W8jCng8M8Ws0s/s640/2013+0522+Wed_80DSC_5690.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;">Cimetière de Passy</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;">Just across the way from Trocadéro and the stunning view of la Tour Eiffel </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(and the throngs of people) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this quiet cemetery with its own stunning view of la Tour.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you walk the narrow shaded paths, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the chatter of  the many tourists </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">along with hawkers of Eiffel Tower key chains </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cannot be heard.</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 muffled sounds of the caretaker </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">going about his daily maintenance </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the songs of birds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will accompany you on a walk </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">through the rows of crypts, tombs and markers.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Trocadéro</span></span></i></div>

Cimetière de Passy

Cimetière de Passy Just across the way from Trocadéro and the stunning view of la Tour Eiffel  (and the throngs of people)  is this quiet ce...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les promeneurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUBeOcRbAaWiGcSxLuRO7pRP4qjgQpzLS06Bg8WQJqGSBN0-dSzbhZgbif_-Dz4lJ1CgZRLkWc46aRHMDQudzrKJFr1djLLdRk6IRs1QknEim7-Z45gfD0AiGExbockdEaRPl3__AqhY/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_3DSC_5613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUBeOcRbAaWiGcSxLuRO7pRP4qjgQpzLS06Bg8WQJqGSBN0-dSzbhZgbif_-Dz4lJ1CgZRLkWc46aRHMDQudzrKJFr1djLLdRk6IRs1QknEim7-Z45gfD0AiGExbockdEaRPl3__AqhY/s640/2013+0522+Wed_3DSC_5613.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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the dog walkers</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 does not matter how early you get up in the morning.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The dog walkers are out in force.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Truthfully, I cannot imagine a more scenic place to gather with others, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">away from the busy streets and sheltered from the elements.  </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;">Can you hear the crunch of the limestone gravel under your feet?</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-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></i></span></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les promeneurs

Jardin du Palais Royal the dog walkers It does not matter how early you get up in the morning.   The dog walkers are out in force.   Truthfu...

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Le Grand Colbert - une brasserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqmVcf_Zp7QDPUW8bUDxm0jb0hyhciVjEd96wMgIwbcYugJLffC0zYtLstafeQNrdyuXshaDKvsyJANgD7K19mZXGISQv2LBMEv_8ltR-GieD9tQv9rOx2fqI3d5itkU4MaClDMtpOU/s1600/2011+0418+bw3+DSC_0433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqmVcf_Zp7QDPUW8bUDxm0jb0hyhciVjEd96wMgIwbcYugJLffC0zYtLstafeQNrdyuXshaDKvsyJANgD7K19mZXGISQv2LBMEv_8ltR-GieD9tQv9rOx2fqI3d5itkU4MaClDMtpOU/s640/2011+0418+bw3+DSC_0433.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Grand Colbert</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;">In the beginning twilight of the dinner hours, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the creamy yellow walls are offset by a large vase of flowers.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The service is quite proper, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the plat fresh and perfectly prepared, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the dessert sinfully chocolate*.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a great evening with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*profiteroles with ice cream </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and smothered in hot chocolate sauce </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Grand Colbert</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Vivienne</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Grand Colbert - une brasserie

Le Grand Colbert In the beginning twilight of the dinner hours,  the creamy yellow walls are offset by a large vase of flowers.   The servic...

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Le Huitième - une brasserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b5rq8cJejRukpuOaoNJGiiDD1XScwgMJUm6Ni6uJBlUxpLTfstx_WDD39rnGRoBZGL2JdK8lUZTVwciG7ub-EiUlIhgDl3V81jPoNmyWtwc1nVeP3TlKP9hNoKdKug6KUm2CJdbfV7c/s1600/2011+April+0418+DSC_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b5rq8cJejRukpuOaoNJGiiDD1XScwgMJUm6Ni6uJBlUxpLTfstx_WDD39rnGRoBZGL2JdK8lUZTVwciG7ub-EiUlIhgDl3V81jPoNmyWtwc1nVeP3TlKP9hNoKdKug6KUm2CJdbfV7c/s640/2011+April+0418+DSC_0295.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;">Le Huitième</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 brasserie is memorable on my usual walk up </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles from Parc de Monceau.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The café chairs in Paris come in every color in the rainbow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and in many styles and designs.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You do not see many of the orange shades, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the view across the wide boulevard </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is that of bright orange window awnings.</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 appears that there would be plenty of room </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on this glassed in terrace for all of us.</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-size: x-small;">allons-y!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Huitième</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">13, boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Villiers</span></span></i></div>

Le Huitième - une brasserie

Le Huitième This brasserie is memorable on my usual walk up  Boulevard de Courcelles from Parc de Monceau.   The café chairs in Paris come i...

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