City Daily Photo - Theme Day - La Revolution

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">City Daily Photo</div><div style="text-align: center;">Theme Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the first day of each month the photographers who participate daily with photos of their city (or adopted city) post a photo along a selected theme.  This month is "revolution," and I chose to consider the revolutions in wheels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This woman is riding a Velib, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which is the public bicycle system in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On three trips to Paris I have used the Velibs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">dodging the buses and cars to take a different view of the city.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not take photos while I ride which is a great comfort to my family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at all of the interpretations of the <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/may-2015-gallery-revolution.html" target="_blank">CDP photographers here.</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Velib</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Louis Lepine</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>

City Daily Photo - Theme Day - La Revolution

City Daily Photo Theme Day On the first day of each month the photographers who participate daily with photos of their city (or adopted city...

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Le zinc bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKRn_J6-xTNqUAEexCoIMHDSeUamCwUYFQrBCKdPTTZJ2flovHe7Xw1KDmVeSikbG7BXybw_FyLwkdb8RLyhZUCOK7FzVywpp4tiqequ9QIZcEhyZFEAT5i80eCF2XFLOcfz0AjJa8-k/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKRn_J6-xTNqUAEexCoIMHDSeUamCwUYFQrBCKdPTTZJ2flovHe7Xw1KDmVeSikbG7BXybw_FyLwkdb8RLyhZUCOK7FzVywpp4tiqequ9QIZcEhyZFEAT5i80eCF2XFLOcfz0AjJa8-k/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zinc Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old cozy bars of Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">provide a glimpse into the past.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old bars, new friends...</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;">Pre aux Clercs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Jacob</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le zinc bar

Zinc Bar The old cozy bars of Paris provide a glimpse into the past. Old bars, new friends... Pre aux Clercs Rue Jacob 75006, Paris

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Jardinières avec des fleurs rouges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf_yQKgbYSwD1dAJgvN_Dgx96qeO5Dx0roBvFQ4VXaVOJAXzQ431NfdAHItoYA-LUzOUlvWzmJhuqozldbmEXXYaRlRh7KO03mL9Pd4Fc3GMNgmB-IEWImfvuKB2FNgHzu9oeUlJNaXk/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0620color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf_yQKgbYSwD1dAJgvN_Dgx96qeO5Dx0roBvFQ4VXaVOJAXzQ431NfdAHItoYA-LUzOUlvWzmJhuqozldbmEXXYaRlRh7KO03mL9Pd4Fc3GMNgmB-IEWImfvuKB2FNgHzu9oeUlJNaXk/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0620color.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Window boxes </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the second floor of this building in the Marais</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bleeding heart flowers and masses of red blooms</div><div style="text-align: center;">first caught my eye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The giant thermometer which could be read </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the street was a fascination.</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><br /><i><br /></i><i>46, rue de Poitou</i><br /><i>75003, Paris</i>

Jardinières avec des fleurs rouges

Window boxes  On the second floor of this building in the Marais the bleeding heart flowers and masses of red blooms first caught my eye. Th...

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un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chenonceau<br /><br /><br />At the edge of the Cher river,<br />this Chenonceau formal garden<br />offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with<br />urns and shrubs.<br /><br /><br />The castle grounds are a maze of<br />beautifully orchestrated plans<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Château de Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>37150, Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div></div>

un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

Chenonceau At the edge of the Cher river, this Chenonceau formal garden offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with urns and shrubs. The cast...

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Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81CRqfDEZaOy0f5Sh-EEhWtenKDgOpMBtlk9WBwdAKQ96BoETyE2v36gqWfHgB3_W-Nh8n-aoK9dorLSLX4G25eRBPFBWczVWaHJ76lmeXmUQBoyNaLGttGHTa-sqFdg0ayTdBd5gfF4/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81CRqfDEZaOy0f5Sh-EEhWtenKDgOpMBtlk9WBwdAKQ96BoETyE2v36gqWfHgB3_W-Nh8n-aoK9dorLSLX4G25eRBPFBWczVWaHJ76lmeXmUQBoyNaLGttGHTa-sqFdg0ayTdBd5gfF4/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0635.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;">How fortunate we were to meet Fabien Breuvart  (with the glasses)</div><div style="text-align: center;">who I featured<a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/le-photographe-fabien-breuvart.html" target="_blank"> previously here</a>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have visited him twice since, audaciously delivering a photo of him</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I took (see previous post).  Beyond the talent is his passion</div><div style="text-align: center;">for his art and for social issues and an incredible sense of humor</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;">Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37, rue Charlot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché des Enfants Rouges</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>

Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits

How fortunate we were to meet Fabien Breuvart  (with the glasses) who I featured previously here   I have visited him twice since, audaciou...

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Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Pierre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known </div><div style="text-align: center;">as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but this 13th Century church is a Gothic masterpiece </div><div style="text-align: center;">with some windows surviving from the 14th Century. </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;">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 Pierre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Pétion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></i><br /></div>

Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

Église Saint Pierre Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known  as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,  but this 13th Century ...

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Hôtel de Sully - le jardin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszHGBH9SJvdyA47MudZ9DYsi44Qpw2vqyIhPyEAdoMXbLqRi9xqXYQZuiS9TreF2701NbI84t0G7zIfUvNeVvQ4BUaxJoeTy-0ExOMBi-yY0hbGYOin9ZgZhq3t120_grXYYZO91PayA/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszHGBH9SJvdyA47MudZ9DYsi44Qpw2vqyIhPyEAdoMXbLqRi9xqXYQZuiS9TreF2701NbI84t0G7zIfUvNeVvQ4BUaxJoeTy-0ExOMBi-yY0hbGYOin9ZgZhq3t120_grXYYZO91PayA/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0662.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the orangerie of Hôtel de Sully</div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find this ornate stone lattice </div><div style="text-align: center;">against a backdrop of green....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Green, in the spring, but...</div><div style="text-align: center;">a rich mix of reds and oranges </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the fall</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;">Hôtel de Sully</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">48, rue Saint Antoine</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>

Hôtel de Sully - le jardin

In the orangerie of Hôtel de Sully you will find this ornate stone lattice  against a backdrop of green.... Green, in the spring, but... a r...

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Une porte de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patches, paint, patina...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">the old door has seen many pass</div><div style="text-align: center;">through its portals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the stories it could 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 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;">Une porte de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue de Bretagne</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: center;"><br /></div>

Une porte de Paris

Patches, paint, patina... the old door has seen many pass through its portals the stories it could tell bon weekend Une porte de Paris rue d...

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Quai de Bourbon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWUmBSN9hYTyY4dKht_afPTPOi4herdn0tdPz_DfCeMmRrd5kH6XLAdPKg_ing5cMm0pUpABTSHkdkiiMjQ5cUqG-XfXzP9WUB3YeL6XESDejMvwEtkreTrmoegCE7OjlZXdO6c33Z7E/s1600/2013+May+19+Sun_37DSC_4285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWUmBSN9hYTyY4dKht_afPTPOi4herdn0tdPz_DfCeMmRrd5kH6XLAdPKg_ing5cMm0pUpABTSHkdkiiMjQ5cUqG-XfXzP9WUB3YeL6XESDejMvwEtkreTrmoegCE7OjlZXdO6c33Z7E/s1600/2013+May+19+Sun_37DSC_4285.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A View along the Seine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The narrow strip is shared with the trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">showing the new leaves of spring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A single <i>flaneur</i> has the space to himself...</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;">Quai de Bourbon from Pont Marie</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>

Quai de Bourbon

A View along the Seine The narrow strip is shared with the trees showing the new leaves of spring. A single flaneur has the space to himsel...

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Merci - la cantine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0wEX9ZuKllzJMWJo3F5gnd2FfZXd411vFdWYFVVMwSp50K-QCDvt4Mon0SfTquRYch0xx_gEnS4-trCxx6sWfrxhwMb939khWJ7xNCfu2iAixha-J3YDaijIYkv4Nnzgs3dAbpZmQS8/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_275DSC_4144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0wEX9ZuKllzJMWJo3F5gnd2FfZXd411vFdWYFVVMwSp50K-QCDvt4Mon0SfTquRYch0xx_gEnS4-trCxx6sWfrxhwMb939khWJ7xNCfu2iAixha-J3YDaijIYkv4Nnzgs3dAbpZmQS8/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_275DSC_4144.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;">The lower floor of Merci in the Marais</div><div style="text-align: center;">has a charming restaurant called La Cantine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of three at Merci</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You feel as if you are in a country courtyard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">far from the busy boulevard Beaumarchais</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 Cantine at Merci</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">111, boulevard Beaumarchais</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Merci - la cantine

The lower floor of Merci in the Marais has a charming restaurant called La Cantine. It is one of three at Merci You feel as if you are in a ...

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Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" width="466" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first rays of sun each spring...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">a dry windless day, morning sunshine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the green chair of the garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the warmth soaking to the skin</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;">Do I detect a smile of contentment?</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>

Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

The first rays of sun each spring... a dry windless day, morning sunshine,  the green chair of the garden, and the warmth soaking to the ski...

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Trop de pigeons!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too Many Pigeons!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper </div><div style="text-align: center;">rather than playing with her phone</div><div style="text-align: center;">if she would have noticed the green shrubs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the purple iris, the roses, and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the overabundance of pigeons!</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>

Trop de pigeons!

Too Many Pigeons! I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper  rather than playing with her phone if she would have noticed the g...

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Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2lqq357F2-eYFKC1nJyZ4J7rrytpN5NZuR0xw-51ECcmxZliO9LFflgmYdMjeN9Y7qtGIc60PGcGK0Uso2PlIYjKmuvdyEXUUZ7KFq8u04YT2hQz4IisEPvOd8n5R0XwLLrKJY4qlQ/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_123DSC_4806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2lqq357F2-eYFKC1nJyZ4J7rrytpN5NZuR0xw-51ECcmxZliO9LFflgmYdMjeN9Y7qtGIc60PGcGK0Uso2PlIYjKmuvdyEXUUZ7KFq8u04YT2hQz4IisEPvOd8n5R0XwLLrKJY4qlQ/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_123DSC_4806.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Protestant Lutheran Church Saint-Jean</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting on rue de Grenelle with a lovely garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a brisk walker might even pass it by.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the spring the emerging green leaves and subtle shadows</div><div style="text-align: center;">bring life to a redwood, a birch, a sycamore, and a lime.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks like a storybook scene.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>147, rue de Grenelle</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro La Tour-Maubourg </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

Protestant Lutheran Church Saint-Jean Sitting on rue de Grenelle with a lovely garden,  a brisk walker might even pass it by. In the spring ...

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Marché aux Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBoX1S2COABk_1WYk7kq0jBTxqrCpgK7_lAlxuuLm36AJED08M_9x2qSUdpb7SIQRs5JTZVPhPGL0GaDMviJeMxLTVTQpGqcHClh1HJfL3_fVnS1oEMsDQvpsTDyxm9s9FQkQHnA_EQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_108DSC_4463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBoX1S2COABk_1WYk7kq0jBTxqrCpgK7_lAlxuuLm36AJED08M_9x2qSUdpb7SIQRs5JTZVPhPGL0GaDMviJeMxLTVTQpGqcHClh1HJfL3_fVnS1oEMsDQvpsTDyxm9s9FQkQHnA_EQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_108DSC_4463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché aux Fleurs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flowers or herbs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">gardening tools and baskets,</div><div style="text-align: center;">trees and ornamentals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sundays it becomes a flower <u>and</u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">a bird market (<i>le Marché aux Oiseaux</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">You may also find rabbits and designer chickens!</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;">Place Louis-Lépine</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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché aux Fleurs

Marché aux Fleurs Flowers or herbs, gardening tools and baskets, trees and ornamentals. On Sundays it becomes a flower and   a bird market (...

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Parc du Champ de Mars

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2fdLq-nVop0zRB6CbRGzHs4SUcyNmqTeCzmnwk9vDOISlg-L-VPWX1KF_9Jb9_NggKpf9QQyy_KPaQKx_QF61gjPoK3bIv0SDIklkaqh0XE3SN5IXMhkw3N2_36ZUDt6xjHgU7uxfXY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_063DSC_4746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2fdLq-nVop0zRB6CbRGzHs4SUcyNmqTeCzmnwk9vDOISlg-L-VPWX1KF_9Jb9_NggKpf9QQyy_KPaQKx_QF61gjPoK3bIv0SDIklkaqh0XE3SN5IXMhkw3N2_36ZUDt6xjHgU7uxfXY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_063DSC_4746.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;">On the great lawn in front of La Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">one can walk, play, picnic, and lounge</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the grass, at least in the spring and summer.</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;">Parc du Champ de Mars</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>

Parc du Champ de Mars

On the great lawn in front of La Tour Eiffel  one can walk, play, picnic, and lounge on the grass, at least in the spring and summer. bon we...

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un printemps à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO54WXl9dO8heruG3dj8pyNocpJp5BRtl7hE_Q6PDIcdOSyxOZOR6rGDR_UPKqXf12RcmwvD_-sSZgsbxi3x7nfQXEw7wW4rl78wCGspE9PtW-LBE-KrlAhB_gwEdxDro6ih_B08kugM/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_067DSC_4750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO54WXl9dO8heruG3dj8pyNocpJp5BRtl7hE_Q6PDIcdOSyxOZOR6rGDR_UPKqXf12RcmwvD_-sSZgsbxi3x7nfQXEw7wW4rl78wCGspE9PtW-LBE-KrlAhB_gwEdxDro6ih_B08kugM/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_067DSC_4750.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Oh, la Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her crinolines of pink,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fully dressed for spring</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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 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;">La Tour Eiffel</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>

un printemps à Paris

Oh, la Tour Eiffel  with her crinolines of pink, fully dressed for spring La Tour Eiffel 75007, Paris

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Une Allée d'Arbres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QO03Ag5aespZSOBeYbESn_FEiknLHlWVg_KPUkYHW42XrseaO0AgczztvqT0VGDnggX2jW0hG-vnViZ_0JNTo4j4wEb2Imu_BsNf1zU15NCa_bFQjxjaG3LsBme72EkSp-eKq3obeaw/s1600/2010+June+16+DSC_0419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QO03Ag5aespZSOBeYbESn_FEiknLHlWVg_KPUkYHW42XrseaO0AgczztvqT0VGDnggX2jW0hG-vnViZ_0JNTo4j4wEb2Imu_BsNf1zU15NCa_bFQjxjaG3LsBme72EkSp-eKq3obeaw/s1600/2010+June+16+DSC_0419.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 alley of trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">Loire Valley</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This long walk through the trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">leads to the Château de Chenonceau<br />and its magnificent gardens<br /><br /><br />You can visit three or four castles<br />in the Loire Valley on an easy day trip<br />out of Paris<br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37150, Chenonceau, France</span></i></div></div>

Une Allée d'Arbres

an alley of trees Loire Valley This long walk through the trees  leads to the Château de Chenonceau and its magnificent gardens You can visi...

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Roi Charles épagneul

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopCnQHdydpps-RwL8dwwswCsFKT8LKX8R6HgcEad2RuQtpyQ5HtfnlFIoO8ILtrioE9BxhnbLKXCAF8ctFy6DAG2ZZGKKggwMpcWlawEY9G9SULx-TjXVu6BorWNWEcYCMQ5oftZF3Z4/s1600/2013+May+21+Tues_11DSC_5430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopCnQHdydpps-RwL8dwwswCsFKT8LKX8R6HgcEad2RuQtpyQ5HtfnlFIoO8ILtrioE9BxhnbLKXCAF8ctFy6DAG2ZZGKKggwMpcWlawEY9G9SULx-TjXVu6BorWNWEcYCMQ5oftZF3Z4/s1600/2013+May+21+Tues_11DSC_5430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">King Charles Spaniel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Parisians dote on their dogs, no matter the size.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This King Charles was outfitted with a fleece lined rain-cape </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the intermittent showers of spring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have seen small dogs and large, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the biggest... a Great Dane on rue de Richelieu!</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;">48, rue d'Auteuil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Roi Charles épagneul

King Charles Spaniel The Parisians dote on their dogs, no matter the size. This King Charles was outfitted with a fleece lined rain-cape  fo...

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Place des Vosges - les enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDlvHkRMrhIoOftyKzyI_y_EKHASVsFMXYeAF8K2R0F1CYptGDpyk_no69dpqNh8E1B_-GH2palWqgNr_XH-hu16xekM_z14VHSRFL62KEwxc43VMB-WCsac2yGn4GgcMVpDLSYq4tgQ/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDlvHkRMrhIoOftyKzyI_y_EKHASVsFMXYeAF8K2R0F1CYptGDpyk_no69dpqNh8E1B_-GH2palWqgNr_XH-hu16xekM_z14VHSRFL62KEwxc43VMB-WCsac2yGn4GgcMVpDLSYq4tgQ/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0685.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place des Vosges</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Warmer weather means </div><div style="text-align: center;">more time with friends</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;">Place des Vosges</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>

Place des Vosges - les enfants

Place des Vosges Warmer weather means  more time with friends Place des Vosges 75004, Paris

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early winter years of visiting this church</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it dark and uninteresting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bright warm day showed its interior </div><div style="text-align: center;">to better advantage.</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-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet In the early winter years of visiting this church I found it dark and uninteresting. A bright warm day s...

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Eric Kayser

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many amazing pastries in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but this boulangerie/pâtisserie is a favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For many years my daughter and I stayed just around the corner </div><div style="text-align: center;">and could smell the baguette ovens </div><div style="text-align: center;">from our beds in the early morning hours.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser's orignal store is here on rue Monge, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you are nearby you should definitely </div><div style="text-align: center;">have a "baguette Monge."</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;">The lemon tarts are pretty tasty, too</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam! </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;">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>

Eric Kayser

Eric Kayser There are so many amazing pastries in Paris,  but this boulangerie/pâtisserie is a favorite. For many years my daughter and I st...

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Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">a fine spring morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a light breeze put the ripples on this <i>bassin</i>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">while the ducks added concentric circles</div><div style="text-align: center;">like artists with brushes on a canvas</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 week-end</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;">Parc de Bercy</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

Parc de Bercy a fine spring morning Only a light breeze put the ripples on this bassin , while the ducks added concentric circles like artis...

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le Lapin Agile

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-p7SDkZr2gyZThjYguZFDo4mXSvYDz3kf1IcwgQV0FOmjoPiJ09p61fykFxbZBbkDZLu3KG_5ysaK8lozg0T3rSQFUQn_CgNj_oxGBLyT3O2Lw6Yhbq3s1nSRAeaVRCqqwhvhQvPpGg/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-p7SDkZr2gyZThjYguZFDo4mXSvYDz3kf1IcwgQV0FOmjoPiJ09p61fykFxbZBbkDZLu3KG_5ysaK8lozg0T3rSQFUQn_CgNj_oxGBLyT3O2Lw6Yhbq3s1nSRAeaVRCqqwhvhQvPpGg/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0343.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 Lapin Agile</div><div style="text-align: center;">"the agile rabbit"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A famous Montmartre cabaret, this charming place </div><div style="text-align: center;">was once called Cabaret des Assassins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Covered in ivy from early spring</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it sits just opposite the Montmartre vineyards on its steep hill.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have never been inside, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my camera has probably clicked a thousand photos over the years.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like much of Paris, each season changes the perspective.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Lapin Agile</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue des Saules</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le Lapin Agile

Le Lapin Agile "the agile rabbit" A famous Montmartre cabaret, this charming place  was once called Cabaret des Assassins. Covered...

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La cour de Petit Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXwa186c8v5b_cgEDRdkQzrqKEfsvH0voKVmmDjJdvNpW38gD19p-l4XMrxORzPTb_ZYaCz7OSmq-zvopxSRLBVJYZkP_ebIbVOZZrYK4kAbYO9gTTh4grUVVZFPfhkNji_qDawA2y_8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXwa186c8v5b_cgEDRdkQzrqKEfsvH0voKVmmDjJdvNpW38gD19p-l4XMrxORzPTb_ZYaCz7OSmq-zvopxSRLBVJYZkP_ebIbVOZZrYK4kAbYO9gTTh4grUVVZFPfhkNji_qDawA2y_8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0550.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The courtyard of Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The trapezoid shape of Petit Palais forms an open area </div><div style="text-align: center;">at the center of the building.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Anderson_1-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Palais#cite_note-Anderson-1"><span></span></a></sup> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The enclosed area creates a semicircular, peristyle courtyard.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Worsdale_3-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Palais#cite_note-Worsdale-3"><span></span></a></sup>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The elegant courtyard is considered Beaux Arts style </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the  “symmetrical composition” and “rich decoration in high relief.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">Coupled columns made of pink Vosges granite </div><div style="text-align: center;">and gilt-bronze garlands encircle the courtyard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais, City of Paris Fine Art Museum</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">avenue Winston Churchill</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris<br /> </span></i></div>

La cour de Petit Palais

The courtyard of Petit Palais The trapezoid shape of Petit Palais forms an open area  at the center of the building.   The enclosed area cre...

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Les Portes de Parc Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Gates of Parc Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job </div><div style="text-align: center;">of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on boulevard de Courcelles</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the imposing gilded wrought iron gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The details have been meticulously maintained, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and reflect the afternoon sun.</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">35, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Portes de Parc Monceau

The Gates of Parc Monceau Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job  of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on bouleva...

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le bateau rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuosX9fwdzsB-ZPg3oT4Us1Pykq0o84G_57dotHZ3TKO_qpnS3lAEjP1J3N-wOlfkQhiros8iBbyjRaz_9AjUzp2mTuzfEIV8u3aiYmHY6g27qsN8h35emXQ4RjW39o8K_oVrgFZ8iTi4/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_103DSC_4217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuosX9fwdzsB-ZPg3oT4Us1Pykq0o84G_57dotHZ3TKO_qpnS3lAEjP1J3N-wOlfkQhiros8iBbyjRaz_9AjUzp2mTuzfEIV8u3aiYmHY6g27qsN8h35emXQ4RjW39o8K_oVrgFZ8iTi4/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_103DSC_4217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the (big) red boat</div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Batofar (<i>bateau-phare</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This big red boat has a story:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Le <i>Batofar</i></b> ignited the "night club on boat" trend in Paris<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" title="Paris"></a>. This lighthouse boat (in French <i>bateau-phare</i>) offers an original setting on the bank of the Seine in the 13ième<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_arrondissement_of_Paris" title="13th arrondissement of Paris"></a>. It is known for its progressive musical programming which champions cutting edge electro bands live, and its renowned DJ-driven afterhours dance parties. During the day, Batofar is also a community gathering that serves as a restaurant, café and a summertime "beach" hang-out (Paris-Beach). (Wikipedia)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish that I could say we partied here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Batofar</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">facing 11, quai François Mauriac</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

le bateau rouge

the (big) red boat Le Batofar ( bateau-phare ) This big red boat has a story: Le Batofar ignited the "night club on boat" trend i...

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le jour de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The angelic, plaintiff expression</div><div style="text-align: center;">seemed perfect for this Day.</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;">joyeuse Pâques</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-Jean de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">19, rue des Abbesses</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le jour de Pâques

Easter Day The angelic, plaintiff expression seemed perfect for this Day. joyeuse Pâques Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 19, rue des Abbesse...

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Des Oeufs de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" width="650" /></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;">Paper maché Easter eggs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had one as a child,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an old one from my grandmother,</div><div style="text-align: center;">filled with candy and straw grass</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;">miam-miam</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;">rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Des Oeufs de Pâques

Paper maché Easter eggs, in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside. I had one as a child, an old one from my grandmother,...

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petits chocolates de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries </div><div style="text-align: center;">have their "designs of the season"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may find chocolate fish</div><div style="text-align: center;">and other creative expressions of Easter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">spring and delicious chocolate.</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;">Jeff de Bruges</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

petits chocolates de Pâques

All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries  have their "designs of the season" In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs  ...

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Le Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">La Maison du Jardinage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In late March one can only see </div><div style="text-align: center;">the slightest promise of a spring and summer.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old vines cling to the house season after season, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the new growth comes to life in verdant green.</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 Maison du Jardinage</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Parc de Bercy</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bercy ou Métro Cour St. Émilion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Parc de Bercy

Le Parc de Bercy La Maison du Jardinage In late March one can only see  the slightest promise of a spring and summer.   The old vines cling ...

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