Artiste à l'oeuvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXgStCCNp0Pgv8ymArcsWMsOyjDLdytP9qDnHhynjN900l_eJdjB9MwO6dwe2Z62PMEp-W0t9Zrdv0Vw1etTODwepSgMjIkGpjcBukwbQhGUYINGutBb_Qj_FDaQmyAfOqAltxZJRYYo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+348+DSC_9459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXgStCCNp0Pgv8ymArcsWMsOyjDLdytP9qDnHhynjN900l_eJdjB9MwO6dwe2Z62PMEp-W0t9Zrdv0Vw1etTODwepSgMjIkGpjcBukwbQhGUYINGutBb_Qj_FDaQmyAfOqAltxZJRYYo/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+348+DSC_9459.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">an artist at work?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Viaduc des Arts houses many </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">artists ranging from design artists, textiles,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">furniture-making, printmaking,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>parapluies</i> (umbrellas), musical instruments,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">jewelry, porcelain, and more.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The studios have full glass fronts which </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">allow the <i>flâneur</i> a clear view of the studios within.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Viaduc des Arts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1-129, avenue Daumesnil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Artiste à l'oeuvre

an artist at work? The Viaduc des Arts houses many  artists ranging from design artists, textiles, furniture-making, printmaking, parapluies...

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Terrasse de Café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3aXy3zYiqD_WTUY6Hfiyip3RZ5gTVdYeBb11y1oQCD8MLqCYuvgePBDFImFSW61OFghL64hPRj2n9vBeu7US3G377vhTW7KtqA4AK4TeTTMBjgHjzJM9LzCb94LCD0xY-2wjFPhyphenhyphenxqA/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+336+DSC_9447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3aXy3zYiqD_WTUY6Hfiyip3RZ5gTVdYeBb11y1oQCD8MLqCYuvgePBDFImFSW61OFghL64hPRj2n9vBeu7US3G377vhTW7KtqA4AK4TeTTMBjgHjzJM9LzCb94LCD0xY-2wjFPhyphenhyphenxqA/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+336+DSC_9447.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paris in autumn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Café scene on the broad sidewalk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of Avenue Daumesnil...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even the late afternoon sun has the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">warm glow of autumn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">l'Arrosoir </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75, avenue Daumesnil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Terrasse de Café

Paris in autumn Café scene on the broad sidewalk of Avenue Daumesnil... Even the late afternoon sun has the warm glow of autumn l'Arroso...

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Le Train Bleu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAexNMvHmAa4mmdH2tWxjkoKPk7hBNu6T4pID60Sua_2B8s0VmsJjZK-YOZkc-pz_mX8ofoOTbgWfSQKGUCtIp2AbJiNePWVKWlooHVnT49cciJCT4gA1MOUQ2r7a4B7gn6sw3mTiXYs/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+265+DSC_9376b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAexNMvHmAa4mmdH2tWxjkoKPk7hBNu6T4pID60Sua_2B8s0VmsJjZK-YOZkc-pz_mX8ofoOTbgWfSQKGUCtIp2AbJiNePWVKWlooHVnT49cciJCT4gA1MOUQ2r7a4B7gn6sw3mTiXYs/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+265+DSC_9376b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Le Train Bleu</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High above the platforms of Gare de Lyon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sits this elegant restaurant, Le Train Bleu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although the menu is rather expensive,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">one can enjoy the ambiance with a glass</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of wine or Champagne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Le Train Bleu</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gare de Lyon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place Louis Armand</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Train Bleu

Le Train Bleu High above the platforms of Gare de Lyon  sits this elegant restaurant, Le Train Bleu.   Although the menu is rather expensive...

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Rue Crémieux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgru0Kjw7gST_9e5x2aI7EQrp4yIOg-muG2ahe86M_6lnCRQMwg3ItzJNZ2W-x_EMtuSCXauZwoFXuNEuJ3HbGDxS2wTLcOx5G_bPfu-Dd5VS75MILblx76otSkhH7Dn25t7pOJgpe3Z8U/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+126+DSC_9237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgru0Kjw7gST_9e5x2aI7EQrp4yIOg-muG2ahe86M_6lnCRQMwg3ItzJNZ2W-x_EMtuSCXauZwoFXuNEuJ3HbGDxS2wTLcOx5G_bPfu-Dd5VS75MILblx76otSkhH7Dn25t7pOJgpe3Z8U/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+126+DSC_9237.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rue Crémieux</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bicycles, red geraniums in window boxes,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wrought iron, a resident cat (or two)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love this quiet <i>rue</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rue Crémieux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Crémieux

Rue Crémieux Bicycles, red geraniums in window boxes, wrought iron, a resident cat (or two)... Love this quiet rue Rue Crémieux 75012, Paris

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Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqw5Vs0SlA_CwwrXpgS9jwQnVPgZLHftnlRyVAN8z9PB6v6EDzv6OPqbnG2jPhiW_WY5uNOLYdZL2hcpJadDm0P14ebmUbUNV9gvDJU2i0aPvDt1aorOiWNysZNGrC3aD-qK4yC_W0Y/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+081+DSC_9192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqw5Vs0SlA_CwwrXpgS9jwQnVPgZLHftnlRyVAN8z9PB6v6EDzv6OPqbnG2jPhiW_WY5uNOLYdZL2hcpJadDm0P14ebmUbUNV9gvDJU2i0aPvDt1aorOiWNysZNGrC3aD-qK4yC_W0Y/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+081+DSC_9192.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the primary organ</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This great organ comes from the instrument built </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">by the renown Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1894 for the mansion of Baron Espée.  </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was moved from the Baron's residence on </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Avenue Bois de Boulogne to Saint-Antoine in 1909. </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsaint-antoine-des-quinze-vingts%2Bin%2Bparis%2Borgue%26biw%3D1287%26bih%3D915&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DUZ34tvwLcQM&usg=ALkJrhhALjcPfkiPZFo34hSxpcz6QitFIg" target="_blank">click here to listen to a short piece</a> on this organ.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like many churches, there is a second organ, </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a practice organ for the choir, which I will show you another time.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>bon dimanche</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>57, rue Traversière</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>75012, Paris</i></span></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts the primary organ This great organ comes from the instrument built  by the renown Aristide Cavaille-C...

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Le Théâtre du Merveilleux - CDP THEME DAY (Curiosities)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VTwpzUwVnDpXeVSc2JeIK3YIYMdhyphenhyphen_M0gmBgOidm6Hkc6dLcnjxuIVI1ZF2bAMFYWe8IiWo0YKhONLQt8VXrceAN5LWayLD1uSvwuUVKDyahPWGQ7I48VZBMZaR6JB9tyoQCKgGZDEE/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_027DSC_4141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VTwpzUwVnDpXeVSc2JeIK3YIYMdhyphenhyphen_M0gmBgOidm6Hkc6dLcnjxuIVI1ZF2bAMFYWe8IiWo0YKhONLQt8VXrceAN5LWayLD1uSvwuUVKDyahPWGQ7I48VZBMZaR6JB9tyoQCKgGZDEE/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_027DSC_4141.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Théâtre du Merveilleux</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">In the heart of the Bercy neighborhood,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">wine warehouses built by Gustave Eiffel's apprentice </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">host thousands of objects, among them ancient artifacts, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">fairground, theater and music hall items and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate"> "curiosities"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">Today I join City Daily Photo bloggers from around the world</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="notranslate">for Theme Day.  Click <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">here to see other interpretations of CURIOSITIES</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="notranslate">Le Théâtre du Merveilleux - Musée des Arts Forains</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="notranslate">Pavillons de Bercy</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="notranslate"><i>75012, Paris  </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="notranslate">  </span></div>

Le Théâtre du Merveilleux - CDP THEME DAY (Curiosities)

Le Théâtre du Merveilleux In the heart of the Bercy neighborhood, wine warehouses built by Gustave Eiffel's apprentice  host thousands...

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le Pain au Naturel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s1600/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s640/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual characters</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the daily routine:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The queue of shoppers at the entrance,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the table of breads on the sidewalk,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a young French girl on her trottinette,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a baker delivering fresh baguettes from the oven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What you miss are the aromas of the bread and the oysters just across the narrow street</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the hawking of  produce in the sing-song of many different languages.</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;">le Pain au Naturel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

le Pain au Naturel

On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre, this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual ch...

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Parc de Bercy -un petit bateau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4NxVC5R9HDQcAEiOgphGXEAiguO9CFbW0nu_mi5rgq30I8pP1nWB4GDt0c0fpO71ThW6oOzSZ7gGX0sTT2FY1Yo5CYAz7F_OvSzAkw63RW5pAhNkTQnS0-BrxfzCIGIjItmM2lsGO6Q/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_046DSC_4160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4NxVC5R9HDQcAEiOgphGXEAiguO9CFbW0nu_mi5rgq30I8pP1nWB4GDt0c0fpO71ThW6oOzSZ7gGX0sTT2FY1Yo5CYAz7F_OvSzAkw63RW5pAhNkTQnS0-BrxfzCIGIjItmM2lsGO6Q/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_046DSC_4160.jpg" width="424" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Parc de Bercy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The small lake in the Japanese gardens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">showcases this hand-constructed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bamboo boat.   Although not quite seaworthy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its charm and reflection are perfect for the setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Bercy</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">128, quai de Bercy</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Bercy -un petit bateau

   Parc de Bercy The small lake in the Japanese gardens  showcases this hand-constructed bamboo boat.   Although not quite seaworthy, its ch...

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Une Poupée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoPWBkU1iogclaGRWDmag2QmNJDIZ4fToU1oB22046LpoBgZoXe1SCORy-aPUa0VsowmnAJc2ma9JT0uaXXI-MhplRR3c6wTpjx_cBII1EV0HruI6cv2cdp0IhLZL1R63fIejYBSokc/s1600/2011+nov+6+DSC_0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoPWBkU1iogclaGRWDmag2QmNJDIZ4fToU1oB22046LpoBgZoXe1SCORy-aPUa0VsowmnAJc2ma9JT0uaXXI-MhplRR3c6wTpjx_cBII1EV0HruI6cv2cdp0IhLZL1R63fIejYBSokc/s640/2011+nov+6+DSC_0064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shop window was filled with dolls </div><div style="text-align: center;">and other toys for children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll with carefree red hair</div><div style="text-align: center;">looks particularly lovable</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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>l'ourson en bois</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>83, rue Charenton</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span></div>

Une Poupée

This shop window was filled with dolls  and other toys for children. This doll with carefree red hair looks particularly lovable l'ourso...

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La Trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtBvwrJeVhn54M6r-535nQCepU_VTFR9rpj7fhKzpmVawhwVjvcJjG4uIKrjSEGhRoP_jvv5AKy6UaPE1yKzMHYXdmM-oI7JemvJGwrVSuv9jkQWCkUkMXGLURVByxdsFVX0MJQv8cKM/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtBvwrJeVhn54M6r-535nQCepU_VTFR9rpj7fhKzpmVawhwVjvcJjG4uIKrjSEGhRoP_jvv5AKy6UaPE1yKzMHYXdmM-oI7JemvJGwrVSuv9jkQWCkUkMXGLURVByxdsFVX0MJQv8cKM/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small park has a playground,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> tables for ping-pong, a small bandstand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and plenty of green benches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you go, be careful as you might be run over</div><div style="text-align: center;">by the speeding trottinettes.</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;">Le Square Trousseau</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: left;"></div>

La Trottinette

This small park has a playground,  tables for ping-pong, a small bandstand, and plenty of green benches. If you go, be careful as you might ...

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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 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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Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+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/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0177.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the USA it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can<a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></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;">Marché d'Aligre et le Baron Rouge</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>

Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

Do you know what tomorrow is? In the USA it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like,  "Look out!  There's a spider on your shou...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNvSBbaBS7LuklPi4fuGZ7IPc3k6GpJN08c9hS_EEch59lrX3hMps0uXEQNrLrS6gr7U4kbgDf-1ysXu2FCABAC_1rH-vhDsnXSyHmVTf9yM2zoa5kWi3Uy_BQMF3IBqQiWGvwAH83HY/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+070+DSC_9181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNvSBbaBS7LuklPi4fuGZ7IPc3k6GpJN08c9hS_EEch59lrX3hMps0uXEQNrLrS6gr7U4kbgDf-1ysXu2FCABAC_1rH-vhDsnXSyHmVTf9yM2zoa5kWi3Uy_BQMF3IBqQiWGvwAH83HY/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+070+DSC_9181.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although it is not as majestic </div><div style="text-align: center;">as many of the well-known churches in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is an active parish in the 12é </div><div style="text-align: center;">with some lovely details and a great organ </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Aristide Cavaille-Coll.</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;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">57, rue Traversière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts

Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts Although it is not as majestic  as many of the well-known churches in Paris,  this is an active paris...

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Une bataille de boules de neige

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9moNjLp5nYlH2o5i8VQxTCJZIweXqmBZppzNtoWlZoHZaHBNX6rhs3uDSIBEEA8d7INX2QHwULflXrJS2L9fMUqWjWgCtr3WalzBGIa95DpzeGs_4t0OGWcsp-WRq3FxRCUKpeb9Dj4/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9moNjLp5nYlH2o5i8VQxTCJZIweXqmBZppzNtoWlZoHZaHBNX6rhs3uDSIBEEA8d7INX2QHwULflXrJS2L9fMUqWjWgCtr3WalzBGIa95DpzeGs_4t0OGWcsp-WRq3FxRCUKpeb9Dj4/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snowball Fight!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it was very good natured fun </div><div style="text-align: center;">with lots of laughter and the squeals of children</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They seemed totally oblivious to the photographer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and she was glad not to have been pelted with a block of ice.</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;">Square Armand-Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Une bataille de boules de neige

Snowball Fight! Well, it was very good natured fun  with lots of laughter and the squeals of children They seemed totally oblivious to the p...

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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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La vie est bonne n'est-ce pas?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYRXJ3DxA7tOeaZ0ngR3q6PD2DHiSWN04H9t3Koee8JB0xYiMXmdr5cuseFyK7Rta7IF2UHtdWX7y0ORa8bzVYnJqYgIbtt0_OolPhH07h5KQNfY4r3yz3kezWeXevZ51ocuHFCQ43vU/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+329+DSC_9440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYRXJ3DxA7tOeaZ0ngR3q6PD2DHiSWN04H9t3Koee8JB0xYiMXmdr5cuseFyK7Rta7IF2UHtdWX7y0ORa8bzVYnJqYgIbtt0_OolPhH07h5KQNfY4r3yz3kezWeXevZ51ocuHFCQ43vU/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+329+DSC_9440.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Life is good, isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not know if this is my best photo of the year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it does exemplify the relaxed approach to life seen in Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Draw in deep breaths </div><div style="text-align: center;">and love life as it unfolds.</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;">Paris terrace</div><div style="text-align: left;">75012, Paris</div>

La vie est bonne n'est-ce pas?

Life is good, isn't it? I do not know if this is my best photo of the year,  but it does exemplify the relaxed approach to life seen in ...

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Le Square Trousseau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Square Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This corner spot is a favorite year-round,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> filled with locals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some are celebrating a special event, </div><div style="text-align: center;">others just enjoying the company of 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;"> (Joyeux anniversaire, Daddy - Tu me manques)</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 Square Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Anton Vollon</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>

Le Square Trousseau

Le Square Trousseau This corner spot is a favorite year-round,  filled with locals.  Some are celebrating a special event,  others just enjo...

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Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just before anyone considers a New Year's resolution </div><div style="text-align: center;">regarding the consumption of delicious desserts, </div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze one last time at these beauties.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, there are no calories when feasting with the eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>miam-miam</i></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;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</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 Ledru-Rolin </span></i></div>

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois Just before anyone considers a New Year's resolution  regarding the consumption of delicious desserts,  ...

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