City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Zest!"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK5w67Ppa4PnTXfoWnBsgn7SqFg24qIkENw7UeSmQQK3GtLzETjXmSfjasRQnNv_hvjT1UmUfpqsGgx8qz8OybjtRLl5cqtoU4VZSsHz1AjeMk07VK_ek8t3a8LmArXKQqAglNIgg8KM/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK5w67Ppa4PnTXfoWnBsgn7SqFg24qIkENw7UeSmQQK3GtLzETjXmSfjasRQnNv_hvjT1UmUfpqsGgx8qz8OybjtRLl5cqtoU4VZSsHz1AjeMk07VK_ek8t3a8LmArXKQqAglNIgg8KM/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0329.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Zest!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken in the window of Galeries Lafayette, this grater would be fine for a citrus zest but not shaped well for larger fruits and vegetables.  I wish that I had bought one for my kitchen wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In observance of Theme Day for the City Daily Photo blogs (a different theme on the first day of every month), there is a <i>double entendre</i> with this photo:  First is the obvious function of this grater for making zest; second, my heart beats faster when it sees the Eiffel Tower design... zest!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/05/june-2014-gallery-zest.html" target="_blank">Click here to see</a> the many interpretations on this month's theme </div><div style="text-align: center;">by photographers from around the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-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;">Galeries Lafayette</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussmann</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Zest!"

"Zest!" Taken in the window of Galeries Lafayette, this grater would be fine for a citrus zest but not shaped well for larger frui...

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Des chaussures roses

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFQj2hFkYFkcgW6oNX_qrm3zFr1fhmwzdx3NFWkq-JU7_gQpGF-QUf68JzrimpeKC-OCs8aW2i3w1FlmooNGOkLkRxw_GLEhyphenhyphenOT9aFvY4KHLLOUaJ58DGZX7pUyqHmVDyJq3SKiTEeQg/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFQj2hFkYFkcgW6oNX_qrm3zFr1fhmwzdx3NFWkq-JU7_gQpGF-QUf68JzrimpeKC-OCs8aW2i3w1FlmooNGOkLkRxw_GLEhyphenhyphenOT9aFvY4KHLLOUaJ58DGZX7pUyqHmVDyJq3SKiTEeQg/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0588.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink shoes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen walking down Boulevard Beaumarchais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a "sweater day" in late spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but this person was bundled for the cold.</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;">Boulevard Beaumarchais</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;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des chaussures roses

Pink shoes... Seen walking down Boulevard Beaumarchais It was a "sweater day" in late spring,  but this person was bundled for the...

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Quai Malaquais - Il pleut

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6WB1V8p-rq76J3NrNyL1m00OVAZCgyWdLoVx2kfapQPvXF1Cd2cCNNiDPXbidDMqOZEAAzHmH7515WLokXW8vtBAhvrMiI73qRYb5C7-pOGKYexPD3Hst254oh8b7s6ZMV8hitswzqY/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC+0498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6WB1V8p-rq76J3NrNyL1m00OVAZCgyWdLoVx2kfapQPvXF1Cd2cCNNiDPXbidDMqOZEAAzHmH7515WLokXW8vtBAhvrMiI73qRYb5C7-pOGKYexPD3Hst254oh8b7s6ZMV8hitswzqY/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC+0498.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai Malaquais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a rainy spring morning the streets were quiet enough </div><div style="text-align: center;">to hear the footsteps on the rain-soaked Quai Malaquais.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai Malaquais</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>

Quai Malaquais - Il pleut

Quai Malaquais On a rainy spring morning the streets were quiet enough  to hear the footsteps on the rain-soaked Quai Malaquais. bon weekend...

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le blanc et le noir

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two <i>chiens</i> were an interesting pair </div><div style="text-align: center;">as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">One, sleek, petite and dark...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the other, fluffy, medium-sized, and white.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They did keep in close step, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each with the other, </div><div style="text-align: center;">evidence of much practice on early morning walks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

le blanc et le noir

Jardin du Palais Royal These two chiens were an interesting pair  as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal....

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Le fumeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCt1sBOEtGitV1sRXoGOijwqt_U8TWbQ1vj6NFC5ewN5JdQsPV83yAO8zwk5ndkuFQHzrjyJBeiThmCmzpb86MFeO5bALzwb_BWvlAzK7g5R-Q7ZAIv-cPP58C8hdQlwwrSNxnBO3ZQY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+cropped+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCt1sBOEtGitV1sRXoGOijwqt_U8TWbQ1vj6NFC5ewN5JdQsPV83yAO8zwk5ndkuFQHzrjyJBeiThmCmzpb86MFeO5bALzwb_BWvlAzK7g5R-Q7ZAIv-cPP58C8hdQlwwrSNxnBO3ZQY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+cropped+b-w.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The smoker</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;">Standing outside the restaurant on a night of drizzling rain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the waiter took his short break with a cigarette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint Honore</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le fumeur

The smoker Standing outside the restaurant on a night of drizzling rain, the waiter took his short break with a cigarette Rue Saint Honore 7...

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l'escalier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJcUGZQAxRrs1Q9InA13G0eUFKYI0827HnGefB8yH6zJaHE7wfTqtQ-AJERod_HG_RCRdeKcxUDeSIRdqnGyl2V3m-lL8WYGltPnOTm0eduL97mDPGUI7hh6AWArlDGqf1bOjjCNrgf8/s1600/2004+All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJcUGZQAxRrs1Q9InA13G0eUFKYI0827HnGefB8yH6zJaHE7wfTqtQ-AJERod_HG_RCRdeKcxUDeSIRdqnGyl2V3m-lL8WYGltPnOTm0eduL97mDPGUI7hh6AWArlDGqf1bOjjCNrgf8/s1600/2004+All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">L'escalier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you rent an apartment on the 5th floor (6th from the street level), </div><div style="text-align: center;">count on getting your exercise  unless there is a petite elevator.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Assuredly, you only forget an item once on your way out </div><div style="text-align: center;">as it is a breathless return to the apartment!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This eighteenth century apartment was definitely worth the climb</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and made it possible to eat baguettes and macarons with reckless abandon.</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;">Rue du Faubourg 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;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

l'escalier

L'escalier When you rent an apartment on the 5th floor (6th from the street level),  count on getting your exercise  unless there is a p...

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Dejeuner a Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dcLufmXUo1AvgVPe6cNNvyKjfmDY-sDkxd0yK8Hdr5YeniwBJs3dzPZ0qkIJms5JE63JX_BjnjRbMjhaA6TV8mTLdVPRzYMiCLcHAsg_m60cOtF5RkKSxG7xSY0a1yahaEnvlH9oIkY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dcLufmXUo1AvgVPe6cNNvyKjfmDY-sDkxd0yK8Hdr5YeniwBJs3dzPZ0qkIJms5JE63JX_BjnjRbMjhaA6TV8mTLdVPRzYMiCLcHAsg_m60cOtF5RkKSxG7xSY0a1yahaEnvlH9oIkY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How can a simple sandwich be so divine?</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">All it takes is fresh bread and an assortment of the finest ingredients.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remembering those who served</div><div style="text-align: center;">on this Memorial Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Dejeuner a Paris

Lunch in Paris How can a simple sandwich be so divine? All it takes is fresh bread and an assortment of the finest ingredients. Remembering ...

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Eglise Saint Eustache

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTqHh6-tL5gpjvTp7oDf0vH7U0DuSUqM1Y-9y3C87LLXNEmGXuZVixfJAEHSnl-bt-iCNrhlgiPFf08R5SckehuzwB5IcyzIwGJBWNxjw1exfc8MbGbFoOYVoGfG4V26VM85eYeULKYo/s1600/DSC_0048+(2)-+Saint+Eustace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTqHh6-tL5gpjvTp7oDf0vH7U0DuSUqM1Y-9y3C87LLXNEmGXuZVixfJAEHSnl-bt-iCNrhlgiPFf08R5SckehuzwB5IcyzIwGJBWNxjw1exfc8MbGbFoOYVoGfG4V26VM85eYeULKYo/s1600/DSC_0048+(2)-+Saint+Eustace.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Eustache</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This view is no longer - </div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken from the steps leading up from Les Halles, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this masterpiece of late Gothic architecture </div><div style="text-align: center;">took over 100 years to buiild and was completed in the mid-1600s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eglise Saint Eustache</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>

Eglise Saint Eustache

Saint Eustache This view is no longer -  Taken from the steps leading up from Les Halles,  this masterpiece of late Gothic architecture  too...

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La Tour Eiffel - en printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEd8KwtA65mEfltpcxcp4KcyMcGCmdUqbhS8N1yBt48EAETJZkYODIXhAERgrJWBs7_guFw3_nEbk4AB9RH-n7dCj8V2Gnc6y4RQLRXARB3c0HIgmyl8FM0mc10WazoH5WrcXTi-CBTw/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEd8KwtA65mEfltpcxcp4KcyMcGCmdUqbhS8N1yBt48EAETJZkYODIXhAERgrJWBs7_guFw3_nEbk4AB9RH-n7dCj8V2Gnc6y4RQLRXARB3c0HIgmyl8FM0mc10WazoH5WrcXTi-CBTw/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0538.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Tour Eiffel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the most recognizable structures in the world....</div><div style="text-align: center;">and one of my favorite viewpoints.</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 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;">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;"> </span></span></i></div>

La Tour Eiffel - en printemps

La Tour Eiffel One of the most recognizable structures in the world.... and one of my favorite viewpoints. La Tour Eiffel 75007, Paris  

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Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai de Jemmapes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May you dangle your legs over the edge<br />and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i><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;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes</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></div>

Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

Quai de Jemmapes Canal Saint Martin May you dangle your legs over the edge and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend bo...

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Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">writing his version of 243 fables.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him <i>regardant à ses pieds</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><a href="http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?jdlf&i2ms&i3m.jpg"><b>le Corbeau et le Renard</b></a></i>, one of his revered fables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square du Ranelagh</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro La Muette</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016 Paris</span></span></i></div>

Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades writing his version of 243 fables.  This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him rega...

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Pas assez de sièges?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAOjV2SsTjuw04MSIJrgdBTuoeVPlvtXQ8s63Vzcr7Dcy-hY6g9cCuvTgURQG3VtIc0vDGuTeK6AyLDP4NVTkRp4C5zjRikuFNg3InLqxkSbq8bZcouIaPGPZrZd65teolPwniXAxnk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAOjV2SsTjuw04MSIJrgdBTuoeVPlvtXQ8s63Vzcr7Dcy-hY6g9cCuvTgURQG3VtIc0vDGuTeK6AyLDP4NVTkRp4C5zjRikuFNg3InLqxkSbq8bZcouIaPGPZrZd65teolPwniXAxnk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Métro Laumier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The metro was not crowded at all, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sadly the young lady had no place to sit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not an unusual scene and the woman on the billboard </div><div style="text-align: center;">peering out adds a bit of humor.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">C'est Paris! </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;">Métro Laumier</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;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pas assez de sièges?

Métro Laumier The metro was not crowded at all,  but sadly the young lady had no place to sit. This is not an unusual scene and the woman on...

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Musée Rodin - le jardin du Hôtel Biron

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryX9FT_YAXlHqxs13RNtjof6BFgW27UuvCZV5mX-TuwvPdh06JQe_eFg1X9in6hKZdga1goGgkCPVkFhtJop-wuORmldthLMCFQlK7PHN3PBaRtYUR8jxJ5sCc_oNtdD_52s9CKUwG5A/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryX9FT_YAXlHqxs13RNtjof6BFgW27UuvCZV5mX-TuwvPdh06JQe_eFg1X9in6hKZdga1goGgkCPVkFhtJop-wuORmldthLMCFQlK7PHN3PBaRtYUR8jxJ5sCc_oNtdD_52s9CKUwG5A/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0574.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Musée Rodin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This verdant scene is in the garden of Hôtel Biron, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the site of Musée Rodin, and sits in the shadow of Les Invalides.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This quiet place in Paris is worth a visit </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the sculptures of Rodin </div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as some of Camille Claudel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The garden includes some of Rodin's most recognizable </div><div style="text-align: center;">works including The Thinker and The Gates of Hell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée Rodin - Hôtel Biron</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;">79, rue de Varenne</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>

Musée Rodin - le jardin du Hôtel Biron

Musée Rodin This verdant scene is in the garden of Hôtel Biron,  the site of Musée Rodin, and sits in the shadow of Les Invalides. This quie...

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Paris rouge - une terrasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJtkD0z3BLoEyPsFXzLkw9vJI2rUllHn8t1Wp96cH9pjdbqVoTxCrvnJryR0_2tzJexisFrb0NTVamQLKYUkY5V0TPjEfLO3eVe_9AsSfCj8-4Z-XGCESi9WoxmM7mBDcb_AlJ8D5R8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkJtkD0z3BLoEyPsFXzLkw9vJI2rUllHn8t1Wp96cH9pjdbqVoTxCrvnJryR0_2tzJexisFrb0NTVamQLKYUkY5V0TPjEfLO3eVe_9AsSfCj8-4Z-XGCESi9WoxmM7mBDcb_AlJ8D5R8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Café terrace </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a view of Palais Garnier and the people passing by, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a seat here on the café terrace is just about perfect.</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;">l'Entracte Café</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;">1, rue Auber</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paris rouge - une terrasse

Café terrace  With a view of Palais Garnier and the people passing by,  a seat here on the café terrace is just about perfect. l'Entract...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoeoV6wyHllxrZ8YyamHG98iyxkg79VHggLAvxq6-lgBtkgAlzZH6Pr959llOTSUQKq1TkaOL9ahni291Vu20rTba7kXrFuo94xZzlHgeZURqXg9ubLIs5jNBJMcJZZRZz7K-PCwbOO0/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoeoV6wyHllxrZ8YyamHG98iyxkg79VHggLAvxq6-lgBtkgAlzZH6Pr959llOTSUQKq1TkaOL9ahni291Vu20rTba7kXrFuo94xZzlHgeZURqXg9ubLIs5jNBJMcJZZRZz7K-PCwbOO0/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0394.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blue skies and pink blooms of spring<br />frame this elegant church.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i><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;"><br /></span></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</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;"> 66, rue Saint Lazare</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris </span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"></div></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;"><br /></div>

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Église de la Sainte-Trinité The blue skies and pink blooms of spring frame this elegant church. bon dimanche Église de la Sainte-Trinité  66...

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Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljCfjWibreBMPYieowfMxuXRanMC2aDKxyKFiKQFlabb_vynxMs0Py5z29SBhtU-dKA3UFDo3alDVgm4JQzUA43b0rbiKGnpLgk4vhnrID5g2dqK5NC-GrkKjVFGs-sMK4RL33NGW5Xs/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljCfjWibreBMPYieowfMxuXRanMC2aDKxyKFiKQFlabb_vynxMs0Py5z29SBhtU-dKA3UFDo3alDVgm4JQzUA43b0rbiKGnpLgk4vhnrID5g2dqK5NC-GrkKjVFGs-sMK4RL33NGW5Xs/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eiffel Tower Carousel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />There are many Belle Epoque carrousels around Paris.  Each carrousel has unique details setting it apart from the others.  As you can tell from the ceiling of this one, the theme is<i> le cirque.</i><br /><br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful weekend and hope that if you are in Paris<br />you will find a carrousel and take a ride.  You are forever young on a carrousel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i><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;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

Eiffel Tower Carousel There are many Belle Epoque carrousels around Paris.  Each carrousel has unique details setting it apart from the othe...

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Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau has few tourists, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of my favorite parks for watching la vie quotidienne.</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;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: left;">75008, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

Parc de Monceau has few tourists,  and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby.   It is one of my favorite parks for watch...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont<br /><br /><br /><br />This lovely park frequented by Parisians<br />is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers. <br />Do not forget to explore.<br /><br /><br />A hand-picked bouquet of flowers today<br />to each of you<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">75019, 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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont This lovely park frequented by Parisians is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers.  Do not f...

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Petit Palais - la cour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Courtyard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or <i>un café</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  The museum is free and the courtyard is perfect for a rest after seeing the museum and its exquisite palace.<br /><br /><br />Do not miss Monet's  "Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt"<br />and Rembrandt's self-portrait painted in 1631. <br /><br /><br /><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: left;"><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;"><a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><b>Petit Palais</b></a>, City of Paris Fine Art Museum <br />Avenue Winston Churchill <br />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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><br /></div>

Petit Palais - la cour

Petit Palais The Courtyard At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or un café . ...

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Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a place frequented by tourists...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is why I love it so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a place where Parisians can enjoy a relaxing afternoon:</div><div style="text-align: center;">sunning, strolling, having a picnic, playing games...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a great place to observe the best of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the locals as "not so different" from you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, do note that there are no guard rails </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a meter drop to the surface of the water.</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;">Bassin de la Villette</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;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

Bassin de la Villette This is not a place frequented by tourists... which is why I love it so. It is a place where Parisians can enjoy a rel...

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Promo! Des orchidées

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7Vj9ImqKbSwVmHsAY8IPG0wq-dn1fbf8M-luHd5K-UQ3XXq2smk7xA5AvMrDQovvKuikZRxjefb0cb8Kacc97lFnw1Zd9m1a4_32yjjMxPVWj_ZxoIcjFTkVRuNe0PSdPamBi_A2EA/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7Vj9ImqKbSwVmHsAY8IPG0wq-dn1fbf8M-luHd5K-UQ3XXq2smk7xA5AvMrDQovvKuikZRxjefb0cb8Kacc97lFnw1Zd9m1a4_32yjjMxPVWj_ZxoIcjFTkVRuNe0PSdPamBi_A2EA/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0022.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Orchids</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A street-side display of flowers is typical in all parts of Paris.  The orchids so carefully protected <i>sous cellophane </i>are a promise of colorful plants for months to come.  The prices seen here are comparable to what one might expect to pay at home.  If you are going to be in Paris for a week or so, a pot of these orchids would make you feel right at home.</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;">Thinking of my daddy who had </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;">a greenhouse full of these for most of my life.</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;">Marché Maubert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Maubert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /></div>

Promo! Des orchidées

Orchids A street-side display of flowers is typical in all parts of Paris.  The orchids so carefully protected sous cellophane are a promise...

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Fêtes des Mères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsYmJ06lD1VZTsF_BNqh42uc63D6Sedq512UFzyvBZSyj1AEFZzdQnlo2VKfuwMBGfuvODwlFIDvtLyJ9RVkLAECzhNTjQ5rk3mhlaIPIiUzxeQRPa3HjEEtP5I6txCmjxgN2RhcBxQk/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_199DSC_5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsYmJ06lD1VZTsF_BNqh42uc63D6Sedq512UFzyvBZSyj1AEFZzdQnlo2VKfuwMBGfuvODwlFIDvtLyJ9RVkLAECzhNTjQ5rk3mhlaIPIiUzxeQRPa3HjEEtP5I6txCmjxgN2RhcBxQk/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_199DSC_5147.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;">Joyeux Fêtes des Mères</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing mothers around the world a joyous Mother's Day </div><div style="text-align: center;">as we celebrate in the United States on the second Sunday in May.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to celebrate twice, </div><div style="text-align: center;">be sure to mark the last Sunday in May (25th) </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the traditional French celebration of mothers.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tradition calls for flowers and perhaps a poem, </div><div style="text-align: center;">catering to the whims of "maman," </div><div style="text-align: center;">and culminating the day with a large meal for the whole family, bien sûr.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The dessert, so I am told, is a cake that resembles a bunch of flowers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bon dimanche</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;">Musée du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: left;">75001, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Fêtes des Mères

Joyeux Fêtes des Mères Wishing mothers around the world a joyous Mother's Day  as we celebrate in the United States on the second Sunday...

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Le Bar à Huîtres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjqs3bQ_4msskVWQRshOUVnhLY4PT00tvAta2o8GhV5MAw30EMbr6XR9BlCsVZVKPaZwa4_Xl-3llTn-3tlt50LiYz5EEmEXvCquTsRo54dZd4-EqoixhNqvGys_dZGE_0eQ01iv_3I/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjqs3bQ_4msskVWQRshOUVnhLY4PT00tvAta2o8GhV5MAw30EMbr6XR9BlCsVZVKPaZwa4_Xl-3llTn-3tlt50LiYz5EEmEXvCquTsRo54dZd4-EqoixhNqvGys_dZGE_0eQ01iv_3I/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0235.jpg" width="665" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lebarahuitres.com/uk/index.php" target="_blank">Le Bar à Huîtres</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sidewalk display in front of the restaurant is colorfully arranged </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a large selection of <i>les fruits de mer</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have not eaten here, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the boxes in the bottom row are labeled <a href="http://huitres-cadoret.fr/en/" target="_blank"><i><b>Les Huîtres Cadoret</b></i></a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a family company over five generations since 1880.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes my mouth water just to think about these bivalves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </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;">miam-miam</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;"></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;"><a href="http://www.lebarahuitres.com/uk/index.php" target="_blank">Le Bar à Huîtres</a></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;">33, bd Beaumarchais</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;">75003, 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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Bar à Huîtres

Le Bar à Huîtres The sidewalk display in front of the restaurant is colorfully arranged  with a large selection of les fruits de mer Althoug...

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Boulangerie St. Antoine - la Parisse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1w8GZPW21ckrNWEt-xb48teWOB9fOXUUEIq4prNHo5TCyaagCxpTGOhqX9yWR3NcdDkxKB27rumCE41SkuHpi8LLws6-LxlPupH3Ea25QFT1Ugh2P2-H8Sed0gVVy8DYip8ZLncZwU/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1w8GZPW21ckrNWEt-xb48teWOB9fOXUUEIq4prNHo5TCyaagCxpTGOhqX9yWR3NcdDkxKB27rumCE41SkuHpi8LLws6-LxlPupH3Ea25QFT1Ugh2P2-H8Sed0gVVy8DYip8ZLncZwU/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulangerie St. Antoine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The window was filled with tempting pastries, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but we opted for baguettes for our spring soirée.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I seem to remember pinching the end off of one before we left the street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reflections set the scene here in the heart of the Marais.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-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: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie St. 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;">29, 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>

Boulangerie St. Antoine - la Parisse

Boulangerie St. Antoine The window was filled with tempting pastries,  but we opted for baguettes for our spring soirée.   I seem to remembe...

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Square Armand-Trousseau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwX-EAzAddzyuZpDmIBIPcWGCmp_fYTmJHEWjS_HIPgy7C6lzKEbB6SzkFR0siEKyBb5e_CaZi2w277bLMhhI9vb90zVJT-eCfgObEVT-UCay6n2juJNEnZfiocIe2p9c0UP6tIZuIEc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwX-EAzAddzyuZpDmIBIPcWGCmp_fYTmJHEWjS_HIPgy7C6lzKEbB6SzkFR0siEKyBb5e_CaZi2w277bLMhhI9vb90zVJT-eCfgObEVT-UCay6n2juJNEnZfiocIe2p9c0UP6tIZuIEc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0005.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Armand-Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This beautiful wooded park sits quietly off Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine.  On Sundays it is lively (as are all the parks of Paris) with children and families.  One can bring a picnic from the near-by Marché d'Aligre or the pâtisserie/boulangerie just outside the gates at Blé Sucré.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lovely park has a dark past with a cemetery in Medieval times for orphans; </div><div style="text-align: center;">in 1674 it was the site of a hospital; and later became an orphanage.</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;"><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;">Square Armand-Trousseau</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;">1, rue Antoine Vollon</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;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square Armand-Trousseau

Square Armand-Trousseau This beautiful wooded park sits quietly off Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine.  On Sundays it is lively (as are all the ...

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Tout le monde aime des baguettes!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhqk2S1fAK1oJ2VuL7SPjugO7-_GZvEYdZ6DAFlwZiRK2v1V3RNMT9bvSf-NHCCDoCGgRvAVOQGnzSvNjgl4S9KTZjOo0Jd7NZgTZd5e1cYqycbWHTy-8r9VrxdtPAgX1unOqWBatFYw/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_25DSC_3894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhqk2S1fAK1oJ2VuL7SPjugO7-_GZvEYdZ6DAFlwZiRK2v1V3RNMT9bvSf-NHCCDoCGgRvAVOQGnzSvNjgl4S9KTZjOo0Jd7NZgTZd5e1cYqycbWHTy-8r9VrxdtPAgX1unOqWBatFYw/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_25DSC_3894.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;">Mid-morning errand...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does she go daily to bring back the baguettes?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How is it that I have not seen her before?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It pays to keep one's eyes open in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and camera ready</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;">Rue des Petits Champs</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Tout le monde aime des baguettes!

Mid-morning errand... Does she go daily to bring back the baguettes?   How is it that I have not seen her before? It pays to keep one's ...

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Rue de l'Abreuvoir

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS5BR1_M9Pxq04ZTQw30SBYiMm-Veh7EO9rcbJ1b9oaNc_n9v1DQURZoYlYGgHIWTSVOnk69gR56nQe9yBMQKc5zuRwtWJzKMDjAeUknEiAJpuwY0o51Tqdp3U3c1U5hh2Vlh_etOj5E/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS5BR1_M9Pxq04ZTQw30SBYiMm-Veh7EO9rcbJ1b9oaNc_n9v1DQURZoYlYGgHIWTSVOnk69gR56nQe9yBMQKc5zuRwtWJzKMDjAeUknEiAJpuwY0o51Tqdp3U3c1U5hh2Vlh_etOj5E/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0328.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue de l'Abreuvoir</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a few steps away from La Maison Rose (a brighter shade of rose) is this charming home, well kept and beautifully adorned with the spring cascades of lavender wisteria.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As much as I love the look of wisteria, it is quite a nuisance and must be properly corralled.  It has been known to kill trees with its heavy weight.</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;">Rue de l'Abreuvoir</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;">75018, 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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Rue de l'Abreuvoir

Rue de l'Abreuvoir Just a few steps away from La Maison Rose (a brighter shade of rose) is this charming home, well kept and beautifully...

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Un ancien mur de pierre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGREma5WXhkxKwCrszidJ_xBv7M7xQLG72UMy8ptgEgXnF2J5znE1n2K825Wn_fBzHDhQh1n2PNC72-4d_SCpIPrZqXNuMWjm5MEWINa7ltKgxKbWmfXaR-qx5SeCQIlgwl8HbQVLcY/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGREma5WXhkxKwCrszidJ_xBv7M7xQLG72UMy8ptgEgXnF2J5znE1n2K825Wn_fBzHDhQh1n2PNC72-4d_SCpIPrZqXNuMWjm5MEWINa7ltKgxKbWmfXaR-qx5SeCQIlgwl8HbQVLcY/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An ancient stone wall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The crumbling stone wall </div><div style="text-align: center;">crusted with moss and lichens </div><div style="text-align: center;">provides a perch for delicate yellow wild flowers</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;">Chartrès</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;">Beyond, France</span></span></i></div>

Un ancien mur de pierre

An ancient stone wall The crumbling stone wall  crusted with moss and lichens  provides a perch for delicate yellow wild flowers Chartrès Be...

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Église Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIB7rdNWQABBFTW44O4YyH7U9mUKnyLX29ahVvre1EPdYs1qOGsFkQ_OUOjp6P-xyzcg6pkWe5RNXJQrClMw9Lj10JmTVYQwW6VsOGmYflDiCCppZtOWoP4mgrOTw_xlxbB9OOsxH1NQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_035DSC_4390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIB7rdNWQABBFTW44O4YyH7U9mUKnyLX29ahVvre1EPdYs1qOGsFkQ_OUOjp6P-xyzcg6pkWe5RNXJQrClMw9Lj10JmTVYQwW6VsOGmYflDiCCppZtOWoP4mgrOTw_xlxbB9OOsxH1NQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_035DSC_4390.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Sainte-Chapelle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miracle of Light</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Gothic masterpiece built in 1246 is an incredible feat of construction.  The upper chapel seen here surrounds the visitor with soaring stained glass windows of deep, vibrant primary colors.  The ceiling design and structure is unique and recognized the world over.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architectural prowess of the 13th century rivals any construction we might see today.  Sainte-Chapelle is essentially a building of glass supported only by the narrow rib-like cages that press the entire weight of the roof  through a system of arches on to a few columns - amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon 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 Sainte-Chapelle</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, boulevard du Palais</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Sainte-Chapelle

Église Sainte-Chapelle Miracle of Light This Gothic masterpiece built in 1246 is an incredible feat of construction.  The upper chapel seen ...

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Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Lutétia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great view of the quai, the Seine, and Pont Louis Philippe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the course of an hour or two we watched several stories unfold in the rain:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a drowning in the Seine, a family drama on the terrace, and wedding pictures on the quai below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You do not always have to rush around Paris to see the city.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On some days the city comes to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant</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;">33, quai de Bourbon</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>

Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

Le Lutétia The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great ...

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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday afternoon </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find many groups of people playing pétanque.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a foursome of twenty-somethings </div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying a game with a man and a woman on each team.  </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;">So much for thinking that only </div><div style="text-align: center;">little old French men play pétanque.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de la Loire</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;">Bassin de la Villette</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;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

Bassin de la Villette On a Sunday afternoon  you will find many groups of people playing pétanque.   We found a foursome of twenty-something...

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