Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Enfants de Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return?</div><div style="text-align: center;">How can one even think in those terms?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...the people of Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the children, the parks and gardens, the green chairs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the music, the churches, the architecture, the history, the Seine, the bridges,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Métro, the secret little spots discovered over 20+ trips, the food,</div><div style="text-align: center;">ex-pat friends, Parisian friends, the grand views from Paris landmarks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting on green grass when it is permitted, dancing on Rue Mouffetard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and so much more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what the future holds, I will always have a bit of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and all that it is, in my heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and tens of thousands of photos, if I forget)</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: 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;">What Would I miss most?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75000, all of it, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

Les Enfants de Paris What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return? How can one even think in those terms? ...the people of P...

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Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi59z2drdvnZqtaKHQKPoxhZHbaABHHiaU8DxAvGTwm_cGE1zBoSMtkkWkWjmoI3iwW6ewmHAF9uLEWPoEuLU-14zYJ68unzaxTBejXuYV0q7DGXMHfY7lJbTVc9TB68uB7UzE-oeKJBc/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+044+DSC_1729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi59z2drdvnZqtaKHQKPoxhZHbaABHHiaU8DxAvGTwm_cGE1zBoSMtkkWkWjmoI3iwW6ewmHAF9uLEWPoEuLU-14zYJ68unzaxTBejXuYV0q7DGXMHfY7lJbTVc9TB68uB7UzE-oeKJBc/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+044+DSC_1729.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Champollion</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite the lunch hour, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the tables and chairs are ready</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The heaters under the awning keep it a moderate temperature </div><div style="text-align: center;">on all but the most frigid days.</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;">(Do not forget to look-up</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">at the head sculptures on the building)</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: 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;">Le Champollion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place du Caire </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">109, rue du Caire</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

Le Champollion Not quite the lunch hour,  but the tables and chairs are ready The heaters under the awning keep it a moderate temperature  o...

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Cassiopée & Co - Antiquités-Brocante

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S-EuIjUmjFksfbzfH-WLvr4aUl_vJJG6mIS01Y_SU1wRPoosXy7Xyvk2D73oynYcaOeUBwdgCbBKBXEbwK4puG5-kFNj953BZjTCRSQN-fJS6GSBZrGJ7AC8buaG5rj2TtZgAUuw42Q/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+156+DSC_2830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S-EuIjUmjFksfbzfH-WLvr4aUl_vJJG6mIS01Y_SU1wRPoosXy7Xyvk2D73oynYcaOeUBwdgCbBKBXEbwK4puG5-kFNj953BZjTCRSQN-fJS6GSBZrGJ7AC8buaG5rj2TtZgAUuw42Q/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+156+DSC_2830.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cassiopée & Co</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are looking for a little treasure to remind you of a special trip,</div><div style="text-align: center;">do not forget the brocantes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buy a single silver spoon to use every day...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and people will wonder why you have a dreamy look</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as you stir your coffee or tea</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</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;">Cassiopée & Co</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Village Saint Paul\</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23-25, rue Saint Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cassiopée & Co - Antiquités-Brocante

Cassiopée & Co If you are looking for a little treasure to remind you of a special trip, do not forget the brocantes Buy a single silver...

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Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you turn a corner in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">you never know what you will discover...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a pedestrian street,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the oldest churches in Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a mixture of centuries of architecture,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a quiet place for un c<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">afé</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre

Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre When you turn a corner in Paris  you never know what you will discover... a pedestrian street, one of the oldest ...

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Charcuterie d'Auvergne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-QODCqh7OKw4B-I8mvUHfgfJuIke2HY2kwZa8tZfBE-6_oLfvlb2IW-IIgEjoMkAurlHq9jJh-WbQtAdYuKPrB6RL1OFfuC89NkT3ipoEbL5entP9wxA7VS9ZIgb4vfOujOzEP-Y92I/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+088+DSC_0194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-QODCqh7OKw4B-I8mvUHfgfJuIke2HY2kwZa8tZfBE-6_oLfvlb2IW-IIgEjoMkAurlHq9jJh-WbQtAdYuKPrB6RL1OFfuC89NkT3ipoEbL5entP9wxA7VS9ZIgb4vfOujOzEP-Y92I/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+088+DSC_0194.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Au Sauvignon - Cafe Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was just too cold to sit on the terrace</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is best enjoyed in warmer weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madame may have ordered from the </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Patisseries Artisanales" </div><div style="text-align: center;">rather than the Charcuterie d'Auvergne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Au Sauvignon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">80, rue des Petits Peres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Charcuterie d'Auvergne

Au Sauvignon - Cafe Bar It was just too cold to sit on the terrace which is best enjoyed in warmer weather. Madame may have ordered from the...

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Poilâne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiRiQa2OBWYkW26y0rAyHLQYqpq_7FiW9r9QEkN4rMUyKNmRSxHDCfvw7xXuBnnotgSGRujppjnKFhytJKhiruDJpELnrAU6dhayhcLZA1yGqFXQ-26gS7EfcYuZJ3d35V_K9cmOeIBo/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+058+DSC_0164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiRiQa2OBWYkW26y0rAyHLQYqpq_7FiW9r9QEkN4rMUyKNmRSxHDCfvw7xXuBnnotgSGRujppjnKFhytJKhiruDJpELnrAU6dhayhcLZA1yGqFXQ-26gS7EfcYuZJ3d35V_K9cmOeIBo/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+058+DSC_0164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poilâne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Deep under the street, the Poilâne wood-burning ovens </div><div style="text-align: center;">scent the air with the smell of baking bread.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can close my eyes and recall the delicious aroma </div><div style="text-align: center;">of early mornings on Rue du Cherche-Midi.</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;">"... mark it with a 'P' and put it in the oven</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">for baby and me" </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: 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;">Poilâne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue du Cherche-Midi</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;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Poilâne

Poilâne  Deep under the street, the Poilâne wood-burning ovens  scent the air with the smell of baking bread.   I can close my eyes and reca...

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Rue des Petits Pères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQJ_0RaEGY3tTVnuSMZIbKXs8T2ERx5kkFOWOr8vYRcXZ750FarTeSMXa3Cd4kHq_lt5VW2uz3enugAR6Ch-PxaabQlxVK1_E6dqx6Flc2FhpfNCi-OgbfIwTQFaJKYcJvSkVGV8K7Uw/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQJ_0RaEGY3tTVnuSMZIbKXs8T2ERx5kkFOWOr8vYRcXZ750FarTeSMXa3Cd4kHq_lt5VW2uz3enugAR6Ch-PxaabQlxVK1_E6dqx6Flc2FhpfNCi-OgbfIwTQFaJKYcJvSkVGV8K7Uw/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0624.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue des Petits Pères</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires </div><div style="text-align: center;">this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January </div><div style="text-align: center;">as light and shadows bounce around the buildings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This building on the "pie-slice corner" is the other side of the building </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Rue de Feuillade posted last week. </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;">2, rue des Petits Pères</div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div>

Rue des Petits Pères

Rue des Petits Pères Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires  this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January...

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Basilique Saint Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Saint Denis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its outstanding array of </div><div style="text-align: center;">stained glass windows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gothic arches, </div><div style="text-align: center;">funerary art, </div><div style="text-align: center;">tombs and sculptures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">92300, Saint-Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Basilique Saint Denis

Basilique Saint Denis It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica,  with its outstanding array of  stained glass win...

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Note de cendrier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4kheoCOpzzU7r8vBvfKopwxKJZ1K8mqe3K59ZptCPioDVZvhWMoLSCs6JcCmZMBa4ndqGwEsSe0nHk0bxGdZ-dYmVo6VEOvGkRhkOHEWCX4aBcUOWqYY-Kvtc72vaVjHwBoHKosHkQ/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_135DSC_8730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4kheoCOpzzU7r8vBvfKopwxKJZ1K8mqe3K59ZptCPioDVZvhWMoLSCs6JcCmZMBa4ndqGwEsSe0nHk0bxGdZ-dYmVo6VEOvGkRhkOHEWCX4aBcUOWqYY-Kvtc72vaVjHwBoHKosHkQ/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_135DSC_8730.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashtray note</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">When I think of the French film there was always a sultry type with a cigarette.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The restaurants do not allow smoking except on their terraces </div><div style="text-align: center;">which makes it difficult to enjoy the open-air cafes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was amused by this little note written on the paneled courtyard wall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">imploring so politely that the smoker use the ashtray provided </div><div style="text-align: center;">and not throw the butts on the ground.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeux anniversaire, Nanette</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: 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;">Courtyard, Rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Note de cendrier

Ashtray note It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.   When I think of the French film there was always...

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Patisserie reflet - Le Moulin de la Vierge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljS6Uvzkd46rjWVkQPc0OTHBwfNXedHCpnckhN0nCypy68mEY3-qwzcYzdyNiB20kRn2ScDyYNMfyOD_xTCDfdN2N2E2P3M5v_u2zm0Fq5HFOquc39IIE86NiWmB_ayiwBFQCub-6cGs/s1600/2011+Nov+05+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljS6Uvzkd46rjWVkQPc0OTHBwfNXedHCpnckhN0nCypy68mEY3-qwzcYzdyNiB20kRn2ScDyYNMfyOD_xTCDfdN2N2E2P3M5v_u2zm0Fq5HFOquc39IIE86NiWmB_ayiwBFQCub-6cGs/s1600/2011+Nov+05+DSC_0232.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although there are several of these boulangeries in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is the original shop with its wood-fired ovens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is worth a trip to Rue <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Vercingétorix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">to gaze at the original tiles and mirrors,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">etched glass doors, all </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">unchanged over the past century. </span><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </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;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue Vercingétorix</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Pernety </span></i></div>

Patisserie reflet - Le Moulin de la Vierge

Le Moulin de la Vierge Although there are several of these boulangeries in Paris,  this is the original shop with its wood-fired ovens. It i...

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Rue la Feuillade

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJEl3vcqF_dl1eZciyvBgydE5kTtMXE97TOoEalrhwpnJAgt3ycRPVKCDjxqMX_w55F3c6Cc0fJ9Kbz7JfDYhkJulcm0Ix84yi5SVRSAFvkv8EVUd2eRACcNc9FyMe9B5ezC1cNi8SRg/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJEl3vcqF_dl1eZciyvBgydE5kTtMXE97TOoEalrhwpnJAgt3ycRPVKCDjxqMX_w55F3c6Cc0fJ9Kbz7JfDYhkJulcm0Ix84yi5SVRSAFvkv8EVUd2eRACcNc9FyMe9B5ezC1cNi8SRg/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Rue la Feuillade<br /><br /><br />Looking from one apartment window towards another,<br />admiring the architecture,<br />the tall windows,<br /><br /><br />...and wishing that I had the blue street sign<br />in my office.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue la Feuillade</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>

Rue la Feuillade

Rue la Feuillade Looking from one apartment window towards another, admiring the architecture, the tall windows, ...and wishing that I had t...

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La Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkHp_IYgfdVJA-rrSKIh6hUEoVCY95kjyIag6GHu9k4vJmxfzbyVIZ1JmAK6KXOdMRMTak6gKNBOY3Mb8nBZl6flbbVu2N0lh7O2qLqvbLsj6wHVvky_it0NglhoLIzS0ZtS-KzYaKk/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkHp_IYgfdVJA-rrSKIh6hUEoVCY95kjyIag6GHu9k4vJmxfzbyVIZ1JmAK6KXOdMRMTak6gKNBOY3Mb8nBZl6flbbVu2N0lh7O2qLqvbLsj6wHVvky_it0NglhoLIzS0ZtS-KzYaKk/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0079.jpg" width="462" /></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;">I cannot count the number of photos I have taken of the Eiffel Tower, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it still takes my breath away like I am seeing it for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been to places where the hype exceeded the excitement of actually being there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the Eiffel Tower marks the landscape with golden light </div><div style="text-align: center;">as I gasp yet again and hold my breath to take the shot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Palais de Chaillot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007 and 75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel I cannot count the number of photos I have taken of the Eiffel Tower,  but it still takes my breath away like I am seeing it ...

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Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A grandmother and</div><div style="text-align: center;">three grandchildren</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Grand Palais, we happened upon this petite grandmother </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her three grandchildren.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We first encountered them outside the entrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">patiently waiting for the doors to open.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was not a hurried run through the exhibit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a lingering enjoyment over the sculptures and paintings.</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;">Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17 September 2014 to 2 February 2015</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grand Palais - Galeries Nationales</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris   </span></i></div>

Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

A grandmother and three grandchildren At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit  at Grand Palais, we happened upo...

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Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QgiuFnFbFpgcfplpsTT1WLZDypil2IWwUTjhdAIBon5Axbqi8mWs-xXjVbN-rgbE0SMfLOZYnp1Qjl98hb38PWg9yr1tZEIyywyTkBPavXyuBEhL_H_ap5OcKDMGkDcRnSqhyphenhyphenAF9eq8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+342+DSC_1567-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QgiuFnFbFpgcfplpsTT1WLZDypil2IWwUTjhdAIBon5Axbqi8mWs-xXjVbN-rgbE0SMfLOZYnp1Qjl98hb38PWg9yr1tZEIyywyTkBPavXyuBEhL_H_ap5OcKDMGkDcRnSqhyphenhyphenAF9eq8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+342+DSC_1567-l.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passage du Bourg l'Abbé</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1828 by Auguste Lusson, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it ran between the Passage du Grand Cerf and Passage de l'Ancre.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Although the passage itself is only a shadow of its former grandeur, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is in the process of renovation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The passage opening seen here is the work of Henri Blondel </div><div style="text-align: center;">who was also the architect of Bourse de commerce.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The two figures (caryatids) flanking the entrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">were carved by Aimé Millet and are allegories of Industry and Commerce.</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;">Passage du Bourg l'Abbé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue de Palestro</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé Built in 1828 by Auguste Lusson,  it ran between the Passage du Grand Cerf and Passage de l'Ancre.  Although...

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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/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Germain des Prés</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 1,000 year old tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">reigns over the remainder of the church.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The recent renovations make the tower appear </div><div style="text-align: center;">almost white against the bright blue skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;"><br /></div>

Église Saint Germain des Prés

Église Saint Germain des Prés The 1,000 year old tower  reigns over the remainder of the church. The recent renovations make the tower appea...

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Le weekend - shopping

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2xAg3sNn4NJ6yvZr31zeofPokDYMHlEvAfAO4vHiR5_zSPLR_yD-rUkzgemfXHjfL8PrBotfkzJjKJ6fDVMvKpCfl00PYwBN1MPA4zMQOPv0MpRhnDHyDeFgAt9G08B5nXxRUK_SsAo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+340+DSC_1565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2xAg3sNn4NJ6yvZr31zeofPokDYMHlEvAfAO4vHiR5_zSPLR_yD-rUkzgemfXHjfL8PrBotfkzJjKJ6fDVMvKpCfl00PYwBN1MPA4zMQOPv0MpRhnDHyDeFgAt9G08B5nXxRUK_SsAo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+340+DSC_1565.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Weekend shopping</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On any given morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find people headed to their neighborhood market </div><div style="text-align: center;">or to the street markets.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will notice that everyone knows one another </div><div style="text-align: center;">and that there is a relaxed social atmosphere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish I was headed there this morning...</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;">29, rue de Turbigo </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div>

Le weekend - shopping

Weekend shopping On any given morning  you will find people headed to their neighborhood market  or to the street markets.   You will notice...

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Chaussures d'or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDJeoWzQGqgMUqOvbj_FLVlZ2_F734T1bXV_pSoA3BZgPIYO8Ps8Zhq5_G7pT44Zoi7gsvLX5NvGQufGbVNNzRCF2ERTcpEUJPfWUiHAMUCFrxLBMYSq4Aq6aVyRY7vnrCnn7qw8pc34/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+117+DSC_1342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDJeoWzQGqgMUqOvbj_FLVlZ2_F734T1bXV_pSoA3BZgPIYO8Ps8Zhq5_G7pT44Zoi7gsvLX5NvGQufGbVNNzRCF2ERTcpEUJPfWUiHAMUCFrxLBMYSq4Aq6aVyRY7vnrCnn7qw8pc34/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+117+DSC_1342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gold shoes (petite)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine how thrilled </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little girl would be </div><div style="text-align: center;">to wear these petite gold shoes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">to twirl in her full skirt </div><div style="text-align: center;">as she watches the little gold puppy-dogs dance?</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;">Look here to see reflections from around the world</span></i><br /><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">James' Weekend Reflections</span></i></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arcade of Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Chaussures d'or

Gold shoes (petite) Can you imagine how thrilled  a little girl would be  to wear these petite gold shoes,  to twirl in her full skirt  as s...

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Les toits de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The roofs of Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The clay chimney pots and roofs </div><div style="text-align: center;">offset the winter blue skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Surely there are as many layers of history </div><div style="text-align: center;">as there are angles of these buildings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a convergence of streets</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;"><br /></div>

Les toits de Paris

The roofs of Paris The clay chimney pots and roofs  offset the winter blue skies.   Surely there are as many layers of history  as there are...

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La femme et sa chien

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_TXRjB5qZnJ8V66_M95eHuQ9M8Ed6AnN3xOxLsE1zse8zhK0A-Cbw2zm-lj-Y8zAggr5I4iSk-4A_VlMeEFe-5oVjKP5N10aKTgIb9rFoTk1EXNlXsSygRiWjmiJ2i_9807Q__-7Xnk/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+407+DSC_1632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_TXRjB5qZnJ8V66_M95eHuQ9M8Ed6AnN3xOxLsE1zse8zhK0A-Cbw2zm-lj-Y8zAggr5I4iSk-4A_VlMeEFe-5oVjKP5N10aKTgIb9rFoTk1EXNlXsSygRiWjmiJ2i_9807Q__-7Xnk/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+407+DSC_1632.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rainy day in Paris...</div><div style="text-align: center;">out for lunch with friends...</div><div style="text-align: center;">warm pink coat...</div><div style="text-align: center;">ah, Paris... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who says it's a dog's life?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Turbigo</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La femme et sa chien

Rainy day in Paris... out for lunch with friends... warm pink coat... ah, Paris... Who says it's a dog's life? Rue de Turbigo 75003,...

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Moulins Burgeois - un camion de livraison

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ3k64hY1tcLA-P4-2U4ZX3ZnaexfBcyS5_KBcK76iEfUcYqV6bbM-uyK4GrwTxTSGsUkT1HRWjZqGqnJNAGsxVM-rXx1QYEesqGz2eMjmda3Hvv25p1WDgjNEraOehsetOPxjFDAO_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+014+DSC_7058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ3k64hY1tcLA-P4-2U4ZX3ZnaexfBcyS5_KBcK76iEfUcYqV6bbM-uyK4GrwTxTSGsUkT1HRWjZqGqnJNAGsxVM-rXx1QYEesqGz2eMjmda3Hvv25p1WDgjNEraOehsetOPxjFDAO_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+014+DSC_7058.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moulins-bourgeois.com/key-facts/" target="_blank">Moulins Bourgeois</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"A miller, and much more"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming out of Eric Kayser one morning we found these friendly delivery men bringing in the heavy sacks of flour from Moulins Bourgeois.  We asked permission for their photos and I was fascinated by the source of the flour which is transformed into the indescribable pastries and breads of Eric Kayser and other pâtisseries/boulangeries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The company was established in 1895 in Verdelot and today continues to produce "classic bread-making flour, traditional French flour, gruel and flour from the USA, stone ground and organic flour."  With a staff of 80 people they serve a customer base of artisan bakeries, both within 200 km of the mill and Internationally to Europe and Asia.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At home, would I notice a flour delivery to a bakery I frequented?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Probably not, unless it was Eric Kayser, John-Paul Hévin, Julien, Pierre Hermé, Dalloyau, Ladurée, La Petite Rose, Pâtisserie des Rêves, Stohrer, Coqueliqot.... just too many to name</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;">Eric Kayser</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Moulins Burgeois - un camion de livraison

Moulins Bourgeois "A miller, and much more" Coming out of Eric Kayser one morning we found these friendly delivery men bringing in...

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Le Bateau Ivre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Zv8YjGH814JsTDzECuFjwy4sIR13XO6MlSK9pvjRT2AHzSwoSyvtChq4GUi3pXpQ96KfRx_ImzujdNy8BhEweWp06JSDQaYWI3X1uRLGODAzNpT3VLuQdxxN_TUrwB4Qq7O6U0VNa8/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_110DSC_8948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Zv8YjGH814JsTDzECuFjwy4sIR13XO6MlSK9pvjRT2AHzSwoSyvtChq4GUi3pXpQ96KfRx_ImzujdNy8BhEweWp06JSDQaYWI3X1uRLGODAzNpT3VLuQdxxN_TUrwB4Qq7O6U0VNa8/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_110DSC_8948.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scouts and Guides de France</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday afternoon a large group of Scouts </div><div style="text-align: center;">performed in the square of Église Saint Sulpice </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then walked to Jardin du Luxembourg.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The poem "Le Bateau Ivre" </div><div style="text-align: center;">written by a young Arthur Rimbaud in 1871 </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been written on the long stone wall in the narrow street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lone Scout paused ever so briefly to take notice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Bateau Ivre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Férou</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;"><br /></div>

Le Bateau Ivre

Scouts and Guides de France On a Sunday afternoon a large group of Scouts  performed in the square of Église Saint Sulpice  and then walked ...

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc5yksd1gTvwtnBWDK09e4CnAPCHPWXmY5Tr9gYynLF_AZ5i6nsFAAvQHPupJ0HenIb8cJvdnMTv0t4LIhKExG4GfjiH2-FoGITjrl7ScgQmaJMR83-CD0PTsA6RPwbHil_IDRpFttk/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_112DSC_4467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc5yksd1gTvwtnBWDK09e4CnAPCHPWXmY5Tr9gYynLF_AZ5i6nsFAAvQHPupJ0HenIb8cJvdnMTv0t4LIhKExG4GfjiH2-FoGITjrl7ScgQmaJMR83-CD0PTsA6RPwbHil_IDRpFttk/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_112DSC_4467.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you go to this well-known landmark very early in the morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the doors are first opened </div><div style="text-align: center;">(and it is not in the months of March through October), </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can take your time photographing the amazing architecture </div><div style="text-align: center;">and details absent the crowds.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Cathedral is open every day at 8am </div><div style="text-align: center;">and on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:15am.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I did not take my own advice on this particular visit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will notice that my photo (and all of the others I took) </div><div style="text-align: center;">are aimed away from the tourists.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 Parvis Notre Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Jean-Paul II</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame If you go to this well-known landmark very early in the morning  when the doors are first opened  (and it is not in the months of...

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Le petit dans le jardin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The small boy in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris children seem to play outside no matter the weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is difficult to call le Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">just a "garden."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le petit dans le jardin

The small boy in the garden He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.   Paris children seem to play outside no matter the w...

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Les Médailles Militaires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7ZhAyydWUQxPd9ZHAdWsa7_Xlb2j9ptppkpGXnwII8IU3Pgn3qZob8RBIRU7BESwsaoId_shVhxn-diRqg1hUF64-muUXh9I39F9nrX30QAPwKv35jL6L5ca3dt6ENSd77wXqRR_QA8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+078+DSC_1303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7ZhAyydWUQxPd9ZHAdWsa7_Xlb2j9ptppkpGXnwII8IU3Pgn3qZob8RBIRU7BESwsaoId_shVhxn-diRqg1hUF64-muUXh9I39F9nrX30QAPwKv35jL6L5ca3dt6ENSd77wXqRR_QA8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+078+DSC_1303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Medals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The many shops in the arcades </div><div style="text-align: center;">around the courtyard of Palais Royal are filled with treasures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</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: 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;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Médailles Militaires

Military Medals The many shops in the arcades  around the courtyard of Palais Royal are filled with treasures. bon weekend Palais Royal 7500...

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Elle pleure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XmGivq7DQjXp6dvRdhENf98tMty5XEM3dnGh6KTy7jBSIS1vGxdJYKLYmfH2jTj0Qa39yBYwISzjyh75eD_xrugG7oDe_k3jEKbAUM8I1Ix6fLLctv8onyFYZQ-7xmq1954POX-mlTc/s1600/2009+Dec+00341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XmGivq7DQjXp6dvRdhENf98tMty5XEM3dnGh6KTy7jBSIS1vGxdJYKLYmfH2jTj0Qa39yBYwISzjyh75eD_xrugG7oDe_k3jEKbAUM8I1Ix6fLLctv8onyFYZQ-7xmq1954POX-mlTc/s1600/2009+Dec+00341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She cries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She has cried many times </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the past century</div><div style="text-align: center;">for loss of innocent lives </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She cried again </div><div style="text-align: center;">on January 7, 2015</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;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div>

Elle pleure

She cries She has cried many times  over the past century for loss of innocent lives She cried again  on January 7, 2015 Cimetière du Père L...

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Buveuses de thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYXDVRaHs9Mc4Njo246_ZvAUPev3pr8ekpqDSnlnMJj7VBE-GYTvhmtMDB2s1OqT8pXgUgjvUFpJuBz3B2ZSmzVY8VK2YEZQzQCuyxagzBIzGLqvAM_L3qcv5uTAfcADzyfo-_ItKXf0/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYXDVRaHs9Mc4Njo246_ZvAUPev3pr8ekpqDSnlnMJj7VBE-GYTvhmtMDB2s1OqT8pXgUgjvUFpJuBz3B2ZSmzVY8VK2YEZQzQCuyxagzBIzGLqvAM_L3qcv5uTAfcADzyfo-_ItKXf0/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0347.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tea drinkers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a brisk afternoon we found we found </div><div style="text-align: center;">these women enjoying tea in the winter sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if they knit as well?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Oisive Thé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Salon de Thé et Tricot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8 bis, rue de la Butte aux Cailles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75013, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Buveuses de thé

Tea drinkers On a brisk afternoon we found we found  these women enjoying tea in the winter sun. I wonder if they knit as well? L'Oisive...

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Carrousel Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvB3a_qy0AbTatEgKJwnI9EpLhB_QyqkXPG3cp87zAb6JYFuOHe6A8HUPPHk244ZK0P9hXZadwO8p_dYhElSH34FaCeFLisPiN7IiBEvI8oNHqtZLg3zJUgiL0j-5xx5MCpKDznG4LLk/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvB3a_qy0AbTatEgKJwnI9EpLhB_QyqkXPG3cp87zAb6JYFuOHe6A8HUPPHk244ZK0P9hXZadwO8p_dYhElSH34FaCeFLisPiN7IiBEvI8oNHqtZLg3zJUgiL0j-5xx5MCpKDznG4LLk/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0153.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrousel Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although this carrousel looks a bit shabby, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a close inspection reveals that it consists of the original wood horses.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the carrousels in Paris today have been "updated" </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the wood replaced with artificial polymers and plastic.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">These horses could do with a bit of paint, but all together look quite good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Carrousel Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gare Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75015, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Carrousel Montparnasse

Carrousel Montparnasse Although this carrousel looks a bit shabby,  a close inspection reveals that it consists of the original wood horses....

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des gants et des mitaines

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8zV3KVuIeWNO3ua4pIN734fZ2DusBgNkaOaDN4uXetqHLmVGRUSuAujVmF8WPTXkwUiiF5gL22fCMipfCHc63IDTqfsdpzPLmIbnNzrwQjxN6WXq3mt49ROHE4KneEdq9BI15xJCbiQ/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_6DSC_9338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8zV3KVuIeWNO3ua4pIN734fZ2DusBgNkaOaDN4uXetqHLmVGRUSuAujVmF8WPTXkwUiiF5gL22fCMipfCHc63IDTqfsdpzPLmIbnNzrwQjxN6WXq3mt49ROHE4KneEdq9BI15xJCbiQ/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_6DSC_9338.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">des gants et des mitaines</div><div style="text-align: center;">(gloves and fingerless gloves)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This window is as tempting as the fine Paris pâtisseries...</div><div style="text-align: center;">delicious array of colors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The prices are not that much more than some of the elaborate pastries, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and these will last much longer without any of the calories!</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;">Paris window </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

des gants et des mitaines

des gants et des mitaines (gloves and fingerless gloves) This window is as tempting as the fine Paris pâtisseries... delicious array of colo...

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Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plain street exterior of this church belies </div><div style="text-align: center;">the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are nearly forty stained glass windows,</div><div style="text-align: center;">each with a story to tell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(a bit late)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue de Vaugirard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div>

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges The plain street exterior of this church belies  the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior. Th...

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Rue Cremieux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oiu-IKcKrNMOYJ_sDv40X2nSsZTaoBPvwFaZCDuaN9XaQnQoC3RCD0KJV4GjXOv6yOaMFdAfD03vdCaSKyZAgTShNbzyvkR0wPn0SFZJFENToRII9ozzLlECq_CIiAIBPxs1JjGyWkg/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+161+DSC_9272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Oiu-IKcKrNMOYJ_sDv40X2nSsZTaoBPvwFaZCDuaN9XaQnQoC3RCD0KJV4GjXOv6yOaMFdAfD03vdCaSKyZAgTShNbzyvkR0wPn0SFZJFENToRII9ozzLlECq_CIiAIBPxs1JjGyWkg/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+161+DSC_9272.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Cremieux</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This short pedestrian street is quiet and colorful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well maintained, I could imagine living here </div><div style="text-align: center;">and knowing all of the neighbors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cremieux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Cremieux

Rue Cremieux This short pedestrian street is quiet and colorful. Well maintained, I could imagine living here  and knowing all of the neighb...

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la Voiture Rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogS0nc8ewaS34uSgtxGt4rx45ubV9R_4t73nzptsmUp1MXC_v_alsdGfAOM6W5fNBcnihFv_zQwu3v03rl6eUKOTJJdqrHNy076roZWIvTGkcC956HjKpdBPADL5kRvy7XnCEwJWx64I/s1600/2015+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+198+DSC_9309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogS0nc8ewaS34uSgtxGt4rx45ubV9R_4t73nzptsmUp1MXC_v_alsdGfAOM6W5fNBcnihFv_zQwu3v03rl6eUKOTJJdqrHNy076roZWIvTGkcC956HjKpdBPADL5kRvy7XnCEwJWx64I/s1600/2015+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+198+DSC_9309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">la voiture rouge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, could you imagine leaving Gare de Lyon</div><div style="text-align: center;">in this set of wheels?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was exquisite.</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;">Gare de Lyon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris </span></i></div>

la Voiture Rouge

la voiture rouge Oh, could you imagine leaving Gare de Lyon in this set of wheels? It was exquisite. Gare de Lyon 75012, Paris

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