Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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