Photo of the Year 2013 - Theme Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFYkqwXrgpUwOXDo3VU0JTshwCJzgaBwsHD5pQCXSGmXBp8Po7o6FTyV0sy7DMuIMaKi7RJ1tSggOMpTUhoAemIqFaS6Of0MwNGpF7JTL7IQyCmIRLl0M8ghu5MdIczr6VTXmBNW59sk/s1600/2013+-+favorite+of+the+year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFYkqwXrgpUwOXDo3VU0JTshwCJzgaBwsHD5pQCXSGmXBp8Po7o6FTyV0sy7DMuIMaKi7RJ1tSggOMpTUhoAemIqFaS6Of0MwNGpF7JTL7IQyCmIRLl0M8ghu5MdIczr6VTXmBNW59sk/s640/2013+-+favorite+of+the+year.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Favorite photo of the year</span></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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This black and white is my favorite for the action, interest, and detail.  A breezy but sunny day on Rue Saint-Honoré was enjoyed by this woman sitting alone and enjoying her cafe.  The waiter is in watchful attendance while the lovers in the background enjoy a bottle of wine.</span></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;"></span> </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;">For me, this photo exemplifies life in Paris, <em>la vie quotidienne.</em></span></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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I am joining the City Daily Photo blog</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>theme day: Best Photo of the Year.  </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the other entries here</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">La Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /></div>

Photo of the Year 2013 - Theme Day

        Favorite photo of the year     This black and white is my favorite for the action, interest, and detail.  A breezy but sunny day on ...

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Place des Vosges - Ma Bourgogne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLn-Qpv_nEOTLPQp0pfcXEO_DlUZnIXtOzXTNnYXJle3VLslbmZkZ1LV8oFhbQSl2dAptaP0iHJRAcv6flk3VT1XX8wU54wvzc1sa5ur2_rb76oYiz9PzkZMjlJaOxIgUTJYh3vSxINk/s1600/2010+dec+orange+2+P1010069+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLn-Qpv_nEOTLPQp0pfcXEO_DlUZnIXtOzXTNnYXJle3VLslbmZkZ1LV8oFhbQSl2dAptaP0iHJRAcv6flk3VT1XX8wU54wvzc1sa5ur2_rb76oYiz9PzkZMjlJaOxIgUTJYh3vSxINk/s640/2010+dec+orange+2+P1010069+blog.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ma Bourgogne</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No matter the season or the weather, this bistrot in the heart of Place des Vosges attracts both the locals and the tourists.  I remember years ago having to choose whether to eat or to drink as we were short of cash and they did not take credit cards.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We chose the "house red."</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Ma Bourgogne</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>19, place des Vosges</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Place des Vosges - Ma Bourgogne

Ma Bourgogne       No matter the season or the weather, this bistrot in the heart of Place des Vosges attracts both the locals and the touri...

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Gérard Mulot - citron, citron vert, pistache!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi85TKOw-Evs3XrCSuYt0bzoUz-zirFr5Qf7MMdSbyUpHH_HNRnvaMjbugAaKR1bK_zT22YQjRiaOx-SoaHtEgL2q-J_1AqNuWf32gYwDKn0FYl7FdKs3rkef1uTuPoHHLIqRptMZ4jXg/s1600/2010+gerald+mulot+DSC_0812vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi85TKOw-Evs3XrCSuYt0bzoUz-zirFr5Qf7MMdSbyUpHH_HNRnvaMjbugAaKR1bK_zT22YQjRiaOx-SoaHtEgL2q-J_1AqNuWf32gYwDKn0FYl7FdKs3rkef1uTuPoHHLIqRptMZ4jXg/s640/2010+gerald+mulot+DSC_0812vertical.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gérard Mulot</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some of the best macarons in Paris are found here.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although I make some very fine macarons, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have never been able to make a tree.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps it is because they are all too quickly consumed!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">miam-miam</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Gérard Mulot</em></span><span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>76, rue de Seine<br />Métro Odéon, Métro Mabillon</em></span></span> </div>

Gérard Mulot - citron, citron vert, pistache!

Gérard Mulot   Some of the best macarons in Paris are found here.      Although I make some very fine macarons, I have never been able to ma...

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Église Saint Germain des Prés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaETizaNP87cXbWJWzKQN_tagUGhsUtZvdtmamFdjBEuG6xSdHJFL_P9bwPpLNvSfxPGZL-tnme3aT_iCcVr5gh0A-Z6xghRdrML7QzhN8zsF1y6CZdaLLdtWUmAeJl8yDijqMYF_IPo/s1600/2011+nov+day+8+P1010404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaETizaNP87cXbWJWzKQN_tagUGhsUtZvdtmamFdjBEuG6xSdHJFL_P9bwPpLNvSfxPGZL-tnme3aT_iCcVr5gh0A-Z6xghRdrML7QzhN8zsF1y6CZdaLLdtWUmAeJl8yDijqMYF_IPo/s640/2011+nov+day+8+P1010404.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Saint Germain des Prés</span></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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This 1,000 year old tower stands tall in the St Germain area.  The renovations inside and out are heartening with many visitors taking notice.</span></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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The first time I saw this church I thought it dark and depressing.  My recent visits reflect the interest of the congregation and the neighborhood.</span></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;"></span> </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;"><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;">Église Saint Germain des Prés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">3, place Saint Germain des Prés</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;"><br /></span></i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Église Saint Germain des Prés

        Église Saint Germain des Prés     This 1,000 year old tower stands tall in the St Germain area.  The renovations inside and out are...

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Hugo et Victor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj-bPHmL9G9P-4x-Y2JSgnJaJTEBB4ez78AT45-E0vvk5b-GhHL2hjaANOwpV7PlmystLLbFLWbCwFZFTkIzRwUx0qVEEDJnS1H9ijG19X3kjkpKCpufD-XcP8fccN693M-CTbKe8G4I/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+199+DSC_9405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj-bPHmL9G9P-4x-Y2JSgnJaJTEBB4ez78AT45-E0vvk5b-GhHL2hjaANOwpV7PlmystLLbFLWbCwFZFTkIzRwUx0qVEEDJnS1H9ijG19X3kjkpKCpufD-XcP8fccN693M-CTbKe8G4I/s640/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+199+DSC_9405.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;">Hugo et Victor</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;">This round of mouth-watering tart slices will have you pressing your nose to the glass.  Well, you will unless they give you the "look" and you remember that you are not in a dream of your own...</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;">Hugo et Victor is the creation of Hugues Pouget who was formerly the pastry chef at Guy Savoy.  Pastries are categorized as either "Hugo," reinterpretations of the classics, or "Victor," traditional desserts created with an edge.  </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 shops look more like the displays of fine jewelry than pastries and chocolates with glass cases and downcast spotlights.  For my taste, the chocolates are more outstanding than the pastries.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bon weekend</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;">Hugo et Victor</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;">40, boulevard Raspail</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hugo et Victor

Hugo et Victor This round of mouth-watering tart slices will have you pressing your nose to the glass.  Well, you will unless they give you ...

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vive le goûter! - La Pâtisserie des Rêves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu0V0RVXkiwcIwMJ7FhyphenhyphenSj_qdKjWRpklJvALvptiwfweKZ1EybJOqFXU2t4H2-ky0IkbPXinoLDobXPjm_ATo3hjonwrBDH0NL4x-DLwUY-m10NCzjg0KKsgLnHVpqRtJE1RLvZoWvaY/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+101+DSC_9307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu0V0RVXkiwcIwMJ7FhyphenhyphenSj_qdKjWRpklJvALvptiwfweKZ1EybJOqFXU2t4H2-ky0IkbPXinoLDobXPjm_ATo3hjonwrBDH0NL4x-DLwUY-m10NCzjg0KKsgLnHVpqRtJE1RLvZoWvaY/s640/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+101+DSC_9307.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;">vive le goûter!</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;">Ah, yes, this is definitely the 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;">There will be many "reformers" at my gym next week </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">who have made New Year resolutions to get back in shape.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Most of them will be gone by February.</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;">Interestingly, this is the sign on the window of  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Pâtisserie des Rêves on Rue du Bac.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Pâtisserie des Rêves</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;">93, rue du Bac</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

vive le goûter! - La Pâtisserie des Rêves

vive le goûter! Ah, yes, this is definitely the season! There will be many "reformers" at my gym next week  who have made New Year...

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des chaussettes!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWydpLjb_RRJ57gDzeQfVCKrkyJrKb4gjV-EShSpFCTpvObIlwQicWhRMnphSecXPU8qyA5-YHsOUUjD7FcMFrEdkJvMsPUMZWI-7zjkNQ1yceBCwaQvZEboGnjZ3fSOZJfSHlRFJTftg/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+157+DSC_9363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWydpLjb_RRJ57gDzeQfVCKrkyJrKb4gjV-EShSpFCTpvObIlwQicWhRMnphSecXPU8qyA5-YHsOUUjD7FcMFrEdkJvMsPUMZWI-7zjkNQ1yceBCwaQvZEboGnjZ3fSOZJfSHlRFJTftg/s640/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+157+DSC_9363.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;">Colorful tights</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 vibrantly colored window on Rue du Bac</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reminds me of some wild socks I received as a gift.</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;">Actually, I do not think that I saw <u>any</u> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">French women wearing styles such as these.</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-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;">Rue du Bac</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

des chaussettes!

Colorful tights This vibrantly colored window on Rue du Bac reminds me of some wild socks I received as a gift. Actually, I do not think tha...

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A child is born...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s1600/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s640/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joyeux Noël</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint Roch</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>284, rue Saint Honoré</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div>

A child is born...

Joyeux Noël Église Saint Roch 284, rue Saint Honoré 75001 Paris

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Bûche de Noël - chez moi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSHkLarpffHjNN8DX0YWO9Di8QrGJICwZ7or-I2UMKPyLIMcB6lgEg1hyphenhyphenp7cB5ZlTclWSxJxJeOrKn0PPtfZ6zo1qOEGPx7kc8E1Aked6DP43x3NF9HAXoPlaSZ8Qw693BXJywZPAdE/s1600/2013+1222++222+DSC_4116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSHkLarpffHjNN8DX0YWO9Di8QrGJICwZ7or-I2UMKPyLIMcB6lgEg1hyphenhyphenp7cB5ZlTclWSxJxJeOrKn0PPtfZ6zo1qOEGPx7kc8E1Aked6DP43x3NF9HAXoPlaSZ8Qw693BXJywZPAdE/s640/2013+1222++222+DSC_4116.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;">Bûche de Noël</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"yule log"</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;">Adopting another French tradition, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">we welcome Christmas with a bûche de Noël.</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;">Using a recipe inspired by the celebrated Paris pastry shop Ladurée, the <i>bûche</i> consists of a buttercream icing, a <i>roulade</i> of fine bittersweet chocolate, and a filling of rich semisweet chocolate.  The humidity and rainstorms steered us to marzipan rather than our preferred meringue mushrooms.  Here is a <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Buche-de-Noel" target="_blank">recipe in English</a> and another <a href="http://cuisine.journaldesfemmes.com/recette/305309-buche-de-noel" target="_blank">here in French</a>.  We used the English recipe.</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;">This confection was a collaboration of daughter Holly, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">visiting French girl, and moi.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...sending you Christmas wishes </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;">(still have to make Jesus' birthday cake)</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beyond </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>

Bûche de Noël - chez moi

Bûche de Noël "yule log" Adopting another French tradition,  we welcome Christmas with a bûche de Noël. Using a recipe inspired by...

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Un sapin violet - Rue de Sèvres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBpXywCwYt-kkTQPxPTV_zXq-m0UAHv_5c_k41aSIqang_ujCk6fTGYbkdGSpKVKLdipZ-_0SYZfpXq7Mx_x6iYeMianVWqoQXQoD1BXLPd9ua3FV5Sx-PgBjhz4FcMVH90_wTrEM-tE/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+084+DSC_0190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBpXywCwYt-kkTQPxPTV_zXq-m0UAHv_5c_k41aSIqang_ujCk6fTGYbkdGSpKVKLdipZ-_0SYZfpXq7Mx_x6iYeMianVWqoQXQoD1BXLPd9ua3FV5Sx-PgBjhz4FcMVH90_wTrEM-tE/s640/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+084+DSC_0190.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">un sapin violet</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;">With an emphasis on color, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the new shades of Pantone coffee mugs caught my eye.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The crocheted tea cozy is an updated version </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of an old-fashioned favorite.</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 windows just dazzle!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue de Sèvres</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>

Un sapin violet - Rue de Sèvres

un sapin violet With an emphasis on color,  the new shades of Pantone coffee mugs caught my eye.   The crocheted tea cozy is an updated vers...

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Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois - la crèche

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky7FwnGqcAupIxUv5oepuhNH0huIJIYIY-Lo93yrhZA6a6Q-auH2P3TJK6FeR1g0iN8NnLzIVh38aswilC6phhzuOpy2qcqQVS7N116OZIDBlWtL9l35iIeFXlb1DrpbqpZA-g3ub7_k/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky7FwnGqcAupIxUv5oepuhNH0huIJIYIY-Lo93yrhZA6a6Q-auH2P3TJK6FeR1g0iN8NnLzIVh38aswilC6phhzuOpy2qcqQVS7N116OZIDBlWtL9l35iIeFXlb1DrpbqpZA-g3ub7_k/s640/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0785.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois</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 large space of the "crossing" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">where the nave, choir, and transept intersect </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is placed this manger scene. </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 rug, candles and 15-foot trees</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> give an Old World appearance. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">bon dimanche</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>2, place du Louvre</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75001, Paris </i></span></div>

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois - la crèche

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois In the large space of the "crossing"  where the nave, choir, and transept intersect  is place...

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Printemps - des chaussures et des bonbons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hODDnN7qbItLHdF_7f1erI6bMC32Ro-JTf1KvM9o1nyRY-c0db2gQgpnEwP5RhoXj-_iEAM-zDutHTRjcUzN11PoasZCW5r9TdSAGQlGuYfF9LGLmxWpjbcMQcawpYgNiHs7dO7SJco/s1600/2013+Nov19b+Paris+_20131119+488+DSC_1187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hODDnN7qbItLHdF_7f1erI6bMC32Ro-JTf1KvM9o1nyRY-c0db2gQgpnEwP5RhoXj-_iEAM-zDutHTRjcUzN11PoasZCW5r9TdSAGQlGuYfF9LGLmxWpjbcMQcawpYgNiHs7dO7SJco/s640/2013+Nov19b+Paris+_20131119+488+DSC_1187.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;">Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas windows</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;">Two of my favorite things:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">shoes and macarons</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;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printemps</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75009 Paris</span></em></div>

Printemps - des chaussures et des bonbons

Printemps Christmas windows Two of my favorite things: shoes and macarons Printemps 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris

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Réflexion - Avenue des Champs-Élysées

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiOveO9ouTe0luuHAkeVbu0MbNQCq_2Iwxhj9z2MgDLvWdnavEDTuu5Kvp6HphYPG3Vpk1TLUV6pwO37Zymq46udS5xZWx1irZ5VKlYbH1ZKV_KBDHdrn-KV4piNu4mLxbUvHVLgecSg/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+882+DSC_3563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiOveO9ouTe0luuHAkeVbu0MbNQCq_2Iwxhj9z2MgDLvWdnavEDTuu5Kvp6HphYPG3Vpk1TLUV6pwO37Zymq46udS5xZWx1irZ5VKlYbH1ZKV_KBDHdrn-KV4piNu4mLxbUvHVLgecSg/s640/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+882+DSC_3563.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;">Avenue des Champs-Élysées</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 delicious panoply of lights</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;">Christmas in shades of blue, white, and silver</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ave des Champs-Élysées</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 Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Réflexion - Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Avenue des Champs-Élysées ...a delicious panoply of lights Christmas in shades of blue, white, and silver Ave des Champs-Élysées 75008, Pari...

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Cartier - la panthère

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1cDjQd0iq54Ejfr_HTDoh6ddRmSbxuTpZ1IxCQzS1Lgjz2y4KY7VI25ysqss2HS5PUw6mpdmCYY2jzm-3yNH_UKn8tlF_MQT26ahVj3DYr01J6yHT9JFwHYgXlemgRuUgt7KOG2IoDI/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+822+DSC_3502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1cDjQd0iq54Ejfr_HTDoh6ddRmSbxuTpZ1IxCQzS1Lgjz2y4KY7VI25ysqss2HS5PUw6mpdmCYY2jzm-3yNH_UKn8tlF_MQT26ahVj3DYr01J6yHT9JFwHYgXlemgRuUgt7KOG2IoDI/s640/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+822+DSC_3502.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cartier</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 jeweler has an over-the-top display for the holidays.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The building is washed in red light </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and one expects that the panthers will leap at any moment.</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 well-known street was unusually quiet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which suits me just fine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It could be that the intermittent rain </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and frigid wind kept the shoppers at home.  </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;">No, I did not do any shopping 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;"><br /></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cartier</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">154, avenue des Champs-Élysées</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br />

Cartier - la panthère

Cartier This jeweler has an over-the-top display for the holidays.   The building is washed in red light  and one expects that the panthers ...

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Maître Fromager Affineur - Androuet

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11429497994/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 060 DSC_9706 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 060 DSC_9706" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/11429497994_cb74caa6a9_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;">Androuet</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;">Since 1909, this fromagerie has been offering cheese, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">selecting and maturing handcrafted/farm cheeses and raw milk cheeses;  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cheese from the best localities and best cheesemakers in France.</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 sidewalk stand with samples of cheese </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">along with the name and reputation of Androuet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">brought the Sunday crowd into the shop on Rue Mouffetard.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Androuet, Maître Fromager</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;">134, rue Mouffetard</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Maître Fromager Affineur - Androuet

Androuet Since 1909, this fromagerie has been offering cheese,  selecting and maturing handcrafted/farm cheeses and raw milk cheeses;  chees...

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Lèche-vitrines - Paris à Noël

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11413201086/" title="2013 Nov16 Paris _20131116 091 DSC_9297 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov16 Paris _20131116 091 DSC_9297" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5517/11413201086_0c37ebc330_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;">Window shopping</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on Rue du Bac</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;">On a Saturday morning, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue du Bac turns into a promenade of the families who live nearby.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We saw many greetings across all generations </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as people paused in the street to chat.  </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 young child was warmly dressed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and had the requisite trottinette to make the Saturday rounds.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As for the mother, you know I will say that...</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;"><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;">...she must be a French girl</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;">Rue du Bac</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Lèche-vitrines - Paris à Noël

Window shopping on Rue du Bac On a Saturday morning,  Rue du Bac turns into a promenade of the families who live nearby.   We saw many greet...

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Galeries Lafayette - le dôme en violet

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11396419883/" title="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 434 DSC_0540 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 434 DSC_0540" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/11396419883_bd874d54f0_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;">Galeries Lafayette </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 iconic art nouveau glass dome is illuminated in purple this year as it celebrates the beginning of its 101st anniversary.  The theme is thankfully child-centered at Galeries Lafayette for Christmas 2013, and there are many animated windows to delight children and adults 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;">As you walk into the rotunda area filled with counters of perfumes, the sheer size of the dome will take your breath away.  In certain department stores they frown on photos but this shot is replicated by every visitor to Galeries Lafayette apparently with the blessing of management.</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galeries Lafayette</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Boulevard Haussmann</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Chaussée d'Antin La Fayette</em></span></div>

Galeries Lafayette - le dôme en violet

Galeries Lafayette The iconic art nouveau glass dome is illuminated in purple this year as it celebrates the beginning of its 101st annivers...

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Église Saint-Paul Saint-Louis - la porte rouge

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11377714744/" title="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 260 DSC_2934 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 260 DSC_2934" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3804/11377714744_db0bc08574_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;">The red door</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 renovations at this nearly 400-year-old church </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have made a remarkable difference in its presence on Rue Saint Antoine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The former door was a deep gray-maroon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and lost in the dark pollution-stained surrounding structure. </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 interior has likewise been restored and repaired.</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;"><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;">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;">Église Saint-Paul Saint-Louis </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;">7, passage Saint-Paul</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;">(seen here at 99, rue Saint Antoine)</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Paul Saint-Louis - la porte rouge

The red door The renovations at this nearly 400-year-old church  have made a remarkable difference in its presence on Rue Saint Antoine.   T...

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Sapins de Noël - Passage du Grand Cerf

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11361460324/" title="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 180 DSC_1865 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 180 DSC_1865" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/11361460324_dc0de06c10_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;">Christmas trees in 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;">Giggling on the first occasion of seeing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Christmas trees dressed like sausages, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I now find them totally charming.  </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 stands made of split tree trunks are quite solid </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and they are ready to be carried off, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">through the Métro or by bus to a waiting Paris apartment.  </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 scents of fresh evergreen are as omnipresent </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as those of the baguettes from the nearby boulangerie.</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Messages du Grand Cerf</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;">4, passage du Grand Cerf (Rue Saint Denis entrance)</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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Sapins de Noël - Passage du Grand Cerf

Christmas trees in Paris Giggling on the first occasion of seeing  Christmas trees dressed like sausages,  I now find them totally charming....

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Canal Saint Martin - en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s640/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.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;">Canal Saint Martin</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 patches of blue sky were trumped by </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal.</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: 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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Check out <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></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;">Canal Saint Martin</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;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin - en automne

Canal Saint Martin The patches of blue sky were trumped by  the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal. bon weekend Check ...

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des coeurs sous une cloche

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11333011355/" title="2013 Nov16 Paris _20131116 123 DSC_9329 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov16 Paris _20131116 123 DSC_9329" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/11333011355_02160fe2e0_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;">Hearts under a cloche</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 as this bell-shaped glass was designed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to protect English garden plants from frost, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this cloche may be protecting fragile hearts.</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;">There was an immediate appeal to this window scene </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which was likely just a whim of the designer.  </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 do wonder though....</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;">Blanc d'Ivoire</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;">104, rue du Bac</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;">75007, 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 Sèvres-Babylone</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joyeux anniversaire, DKB</span></span></i></div>

des coeurs sous une cloche

Hearts under a cloche Just as this bell-shaped glass was designed  to protect English garden plants from frost,  this cloche may be protecti...

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Printemps - Christmas windows 2013

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11318263705/" title="2013 Nov19 Paris _20131119 471 DSC_1170 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov19 Paris _20131119 471 DSC_1170" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/11318263705_cd476ba0f9_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;">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 windows are dazzling </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the mirror reflections in this fashion window add to the look.  </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 chose to cut off the name of the sponsor </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as the displays were much better before the grand magasins </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sold their window designs.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now the sponsor's name is splashed liberally </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">throughout the windows and the store.</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;"></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;"><i>Printemps</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>64, boulevard Haussmann</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris</i></span></div>

Printemps - Christmas windows 2013

Printemps The windows are dazzling  and the mirror reflections in this fashion window add to the look.   I chose to cut off the name of the ...

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Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel - le zèbre en colère

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKUjKd6Rf1whkEJelFqFzplhrR_y5XFck_RWP9de9o_GcTm1oHdFnoCrt8F24GZgcpRuvA-DARDMmuTKUwvKZm5oCN3P0pBuHmOSveprtjShnvfcS05T59kV0IPJl8SvyntOQrn_eNRU/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+776+DSC_3456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKUjKd6Rf1whkEJelFqFzplhrR_y5XFck_RWP9de9o_GcTm1oHdFnoCrt8F24GZgcpRuvA-DARDMmuTKUwvKZm5oCN3P0pBuHmOSveprtjShnvfcS05T59kV0IPJl8SvyntOQrn_eNRU/s640/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+776+DSC_3456.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;">The angry zebra!</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 carousel which sits in the evening's golden glow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of la Tour Eiffel is one of my favorites.</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;">Many of the horses have pedals and a bicycle wheel.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even the parents can pedal from the sidelines </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in this renewable energy carousel.  </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 zebra looks none too happy about it.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel</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;">Quai Branley</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel - le zèbre en colère

The angry zebra! This carousel which sits in the evening's golden glow  of la Tour Eiffel is one of my favorites. Many of the horses hav...

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Rue de la Paix - une fille française?

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11283227706/" title="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 882 DSC_2581 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov21 Paris _20131121 882 DSC_2581" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/11283227706_8733d64b72_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;">Rue 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 was raining on the evening of Beaujolais Nouveau Day, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but this chic French girl with her long black velvet coat </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and red plaid parapluie was content to stroll down Rue de la Paix </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to window shop in Place Vendome.  </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 streets were almost empty and the three of us </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">enjoyed the lights, the misty rain, and the unbelievable windows.</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;">Yes, she is a French girl</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;">Jaquet Droz</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;">(275 year old watchmaking business)</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;">8, rue 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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Rue de la Paix - une fille française?

Rue de la Paix It was raining on the evening of Beaujolais Nouveau Day, but this chic French girl with her long black velvet coat  and red p...

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Crèche - Église Saint Louis en l'Île

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11263135014/" title="2012 Paris Jan 12 1st_0384 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Paris Jan 12 1st_0384" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/11263135014_38796b4393_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;">Église Saint Louis en l'Île</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nativity Scene</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;">As churches in Paris prepare for Christmas, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the congregations express creativity and individuality </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as seen in this Nativity scene at Église Saint Louis en l'Île.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joyeux anniversaire, Holly!</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;">Église Saint Louis en l'Île</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Crèche - Église Saint Louis en l'Île

Église Saint Louis en l'Île Nativity Scene As churches in Paris prepare for Christmas,  the congregations express creativity and indiv...

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un vélo bleu - 'forever'

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11245870486/" title="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 214 DSC_0320 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 214 DSC_0320" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/11245870486_7b2bb35d94_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;">a bike</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 have wanted one "forever" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and hope that I will get a red one for Christmas...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a bell, bien sûr. </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;">Are you listening, Santa?</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;">(Why should I have to go to Paris to ride a bike?)</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;">In front of Shakespeare and Company</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;">37, rue de la Bucherie</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joyeux anniversaire, Cherie! </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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

un vélo bleu - 'forever'

a bike I have wanted one "forever"  and hope that I will get a red one for Christmas... with a bell, bien sûr. Are you listening, ...

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Village Saint Paul - le Marais

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11231426104/" title="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 132 DSC_2806 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 132 DSC_2806" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/11231426104_498bb3b3d9_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;">Quiet courtyard</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 last golden leaves of autumn cling tenuously to the branch </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and they echo my feelings of departing Paris.  </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 know when it is time to leave for home, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">clinging to the memories, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and knowing that there will be another autumn in Paris, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just as there will be another winter and spring and summer.</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;">The photos are a daily reminder...</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;">le sigh</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;">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;">Village Saint Paul</div><div style="text-align: left;">75004, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Village Saint Paul - le Marais

Quiet courtyard The last golden leaves of autumn cling tenuously to the branch  and they echo my feelings of departing Paris.   I know when ...

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Art urbain - Jérôme Mesnager et Julien Malland

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNSBLiA_Ywfa3NI4_gkj1vTcBBGYwhF17gBlf7xFy2HwsaQX9SUYKb3VrGbxcEU5li5wbJCgZor9Ra1aXIFXAvfMHOeLmdRwBfOlKSqdmEcenOKlvS8uRlmv7kLvHaPlaBqQNRvVi8vY/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+183+DSC_9829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNSBLiA_Ywfa3NI4_gkj1vTcBBGYwhF17gBlf7xFy2HwsaQX9SUYKb3VrGbxcEU5li5wbJCgZor9Ra1aXIFXAvfMHOeLmdRwBfOlKSqdmEcenOKlvS8uRlmv7kLvHaPlaBqQNRvVi8vY/s640/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+183+DSC_9829.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">Urban art</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;"><b>Jérôme Mesnager, </b>born in 1961, is one of the first painters of the streets of Paris, and is known as the father of the l'Homme en blanc, the man in white.  This recognizable figure is known around the world and has appeared from the walls of Paris to the Great Wall of China.</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;">Now, with regard to the figure in blue, I am stumped and at a loss to know the artist.  Please send me an email or leave a comment if you recognize this intriguing style.  With the two figures "floating" together, I wonder if the urban art was created simultaneously or one followed the other.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Update:  The figure in blue is by Julien "Seth" Malland  </span><br /><strong>'Julien “Seth” Malland is a world traveling, street painting, socially conscious individual roaming the far places of this planet.</strong> Sometimes based in Paris, the street artist took a three year journey around the world to bring his art to remote areas. At different locations he would spend time with the local people, then create cheery pieces displaying children and colors to “liven up” the communities.' (from visual news.com) - Thank you, Vreni</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><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>Jérôme Mesnager</b>, art urbain</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue Blainville</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Art urbain - Jérôme Mesnager et Julien Malland

Urban art Jérôme Mesnager, born in 1961, is one of the first painters of the streets of Paris, and is known as the father of the l'Homme...

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vin, baguettes, fromages, saucisson sec....

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11143701315/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 452 DSC_0101 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 452 DSC_0101" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/11143701315_6b1c537943_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;">A light dinner </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;"></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;">If I had easy access to this simple fare at home, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it would be a regular evening meal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When it was cold and drizzling and we had already walked many miles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this scene around our apartment table was a favorite of mine...</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;">-food, wine, and great friends-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the laughter was abundant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(Thank you Alexa and Virginia)</em></span></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;">Rue du Cherche Midi</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;"><br /></div>

vin, baguettes, fromages, saucisson sec....

A light dinner   If I had easy access to this simple fare at home,  it would be a regular evening meal. When it was cold and drizzling and w...

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Scouts Unitaires de France

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11144060426/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 001 DSC_9647 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 001 DSC_9647" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/11144060426_a7660a4aeb_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;">Scouts Unitaires de France</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;">These three girls agreed to a photo </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and I told them that it is my pleasure </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to buy the "Scout calendar" for 2014.  </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;">They are available every November </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and include the saint's name for each day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as well as information about the Scouts' activities across France.</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: left;">Rue de Sèvres</div><div style="text-align: left;">75006, Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Scouts Unitaires de France

Scouts Unitaires de France These three girls agreed to a photo  and I told them that it is my pleasure  to buy the "Scout calendar...

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Rue du Cardinal Lemoine - a courtyard for all seasons

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11140431346/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 227 DSC_9874 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 227 DSC_9874" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/11140431346_ce2e528c28_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;">Courtyard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue du Cardinal Lemoine</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;">Palms, wisteria, fatsia, evergreens, honeysuckle, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the climbing vines that turn electric shades of yellow, orange and red in 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;">I will have to check out this courtyard in the other seasons.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think that it was designed for appeal no matter the time of year.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">69, rue du Cardinal Lemoine</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Rue du Cardinal Lemoine - a courtyard for all seasons

Courtyard Rue du Cardinal Lemoine Palms, wisteria, fatsia, evergreens, honeysuckle,  and the climbing vines that turn electric shades of yel...

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