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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Galerie Vivienne - Librairie Jousseaume

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlVVkg8qUadOnuAW7UDtbwCH6fS5luPx9DM_STu-KYEEfs5vYb55Og28JFtKv6hjO5KzMVDGpf5d7g86pn6rrbCdauVEyWNP33KNNyMUsARhWO3jFTmhMYxmHrp9W3779sEajZASsxZQ/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+127+DSC_8802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlVVkg8qUadOnuAW7UDtbwCH6fS5luPx9DM_STu-KYEEfs5vYb55Og28JFtKv6hjO5KzMVDGpf5d7g86pn6rrbCdauVEyWNP33KNNyMUsARhWO3jFTmhMYxmHrp9W3779sEajZASsxZQ/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+127+DSC_8802.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Librairie Jousseaume</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Galerie Vivienne is home to this bookstore </div><div style="text-align: center;">which was founded in 1826 as  Librairie Petit-Siroux.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you love books old and new, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is a charming spot to look at the titles and perhaps find a treasure.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can peruse the glassed display seen here or wander inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(Joyeux anniversaire, Alexa) </i></span></span></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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>Librairie Jousseaume</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>45-46-47, Galerie Vivienne</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>75002, Paris </em> </div>

Galerie Vivienne - Librairie Jousseaume

Librairie Jousseaume Galerie Vivienne is home to this bookstore  which was founded in 1826 as  Librairie Petit-Siroux.   If you love books o...

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Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children,<br />playing chase or ball games.<br /><br /><br />The church is located at the intersection of Place des Petits-Pères<br />and Rue de la Banque. Notre Dame des Victoires<br />is the former chapel of the Augustinian fathers (Petits-Pères),<br />built in the years 1629-1740<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div>

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children, playing chase or ball games. The chur...

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Un landau?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwcGpYQKYTJIxcvul9hd1AR-mD3xJOOqV3PcVYFsT2sxSikyqWbgH4gi0j8zlk4U_AQ03U2DPvfLgRSDGHB3w5g-YrrSa1kIkjAu-cA1Z-f6ETEnMH6e_W4P19v6EWGv6ong3CnoC5u4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+214+DSC_1899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwcGpYQKYTJIxcvul9hd1AR-mD3xJOOqV3PcVYFsT2sxSikyqWbgH4gi0j8zlk4U_AQ03U2DPvfLgRSDGHB3w5g-YrrSa1kIkjAu-cA1Z-f6ETEnMH6e_W4P19v6EWGv6ong3CnoC5u4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+214+DSC_1899.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A baby carriage?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little antique was sitting outside a notions boutique </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the passage du Grand Cerf.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The short handles and small wheels </div><div style="text-align: center;">made me think that it was a rather elegant doll carriage.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The convertible shade was made of leather </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I should have examined it more closely </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the name of the manufacturer.</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;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un landau?

A baby carriage? This little antique was sitting outside a notions boutique  in the passage du Grand Cerf.   The short handles and small whe...

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Métro Réamur-Sébastapol

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4v8kVGP1eVfBCT_o_BVotHml7KZ-D5Jllpo-kUUFHBRyzZyFV6v4Sl2QZEr6sLYvR4WJmQ4zgE2oaHA1nYeyKyKjk1TqshAZ5DHBmIGYZCC7vuKR5GQyg7AhyMBfomPjcJDiu8kcfg/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4v8kVGP1eVfBCT_o_BVotHml7KZ-D5Jllpo-kUUFHBRyzZyFV6v4Sl2QZEr6sLYvR4WJmQ4zgE2oaHA1nYeyKyKjk1TqshAZ5DHBmIGYZCC7vuKR5GQyg7AhyMBfomPjcJDiu8kcfg/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With an entrance designed by</div><div style="text-align: center;">the renown Hector Guimard, French architect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is now the best known representative of  the</div><div style="text-align: center;">Art Nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This metro station entrance is but one of the styles</div><div style="text-align: center;">designed for the Métro.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you are in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">make a list, a sketch, a photo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of all the ones you can find.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Métro Réamur-Sébastapol station entrance</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Palestro</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Métro Réamur-Sébastapol

With an entrance designed by the renown Hector Guimard, French architect. He is now the best known representative of  the Art Nouveau style ...

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Mini Jacinthe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mini Hyacinth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of winter</div><div style="text-align: center;">a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths</div><div style="text-align: center;">reveal the promise of spring </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sweet smell of these flowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">is as fragrant as the finest Paris <i>parfum</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;">Messages du Grand Cerf (fleuriste)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Mini Jacinthe

Mini Hyacinth In the midst of winter a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths reveal the promise of spring  The sweet smell of thes...

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Repetto - Coppélia

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvywLV3on9T4XMiQ4uHPLtPHYcGHezlSxZOUkWqKSl3CGvIeXBBq5ikZ1hrDTQFS5ZMjp7DPoG8yclRC431okZeZQpqydkA-ahkGSwwNcfppGOJswMh0gEz6-mkiGKzR77zE0HS0XO0kA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+465+DSC_8600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvywLV3on9T4XMiQ4uHPLtPHYcGHezlSxZOUkWqKSl3CGvIeXBBq5ikZ1hrDTQFS5ZMjp7DPoG8yclRC431okZeZQpqydkA-ahkGSwwNcfppGOJswMh0gEz6-mkiGKzR77zE0HS0XO0kA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+465+DSC_8600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Repetto's Window</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ballet Coppélia is featured in the windows of Repetto on rue de la Paix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ballet was originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the music of Léo Delibes and its premier performance </div><div style="text-align: center;">was in 1870 at Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am always drawn to this window on each visit to Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and can hardly wait to see what the imaginative designers have created.</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;">Repetto</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue de la Paix</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Repetto - Coppélia

Repetto's Window The ballet Coppélia is featured in the windows of Repetto on rue de la Paix. The ballet was originally choreographed by...

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Sajou - articles de mercerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSETIlHwp9XFfbqpPinbJ6o3WX7qwRRuoc3pJoBRdk0m69n5dtBe3DeAQwbOsYViXOF7bVh9k-gnOxFvFvd5B-rBdt6YOdG5o-IBIpCMxgQoLi-MJhS7iHf3oFM2jKFPSUeDix1aUFJwU/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+068+DSC_1753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSETIlHwp9XFfbqpPinbJ6o3WX7qwRRuoc3pJoBRdk0m69n5dtBe3DeAQwbOsYViXOF7bVh9k-gnOxFvFvd5B-rBdt6YOdG5o-IBIpCMxgQoLi-MJhS7iHf3oFM2jKFPSUeDix1aUFJwU/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+068+DSC_1753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sajou</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This haberdashery or notions store, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is filled with ribbons, buttons, needlework patterns and materials, </div><div style="text-align: center;">threads, and all manner of things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a drawer filled with colorful cards.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was remiss in not knowing for sure how they are used, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I guessed that they were for wrapping embroidery threads </div><div style="text-align: center;">of several colors for a single project.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What I really wonder is </div><div style="text-align: center;">WHY did I not buy a few to bring home?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-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;">Sajou</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">47, rue du Caire</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Sajou - articles de mercerie

Sajou This haberdashery or notions store,  is filled with ribbons, buttons, needlework patterns and materials,  threads, and all manner of t...

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Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

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

Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

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

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Rue des Petits Pères

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

Rue des Petits Pères

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

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Rue la Feuillade

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

Rue la Feuillade

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

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Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

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

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

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

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Le weekend - shopping

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

Le weekend - shopping

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

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Rue Montorgueil - Dépêchez-vous!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IgG7CTtBG-Tgv0FChl_dvGc80RgF-6mb3IDw8e4REH_OjI4Lo8zVEHnBaY0BtCGBP8mHfr0EGFe2i508pMS9jHyaC1-ebyxvGWsmFn1DygZ8oRjWq-789y-3vIak3l0HrMGkY4Z1tWo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+290+DSC_1515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IgG7CTtBG-Tgv0FChl_dvGc80RgF-6mb3IDw8e4REH_OjI4Lo8zVEHnBaY0BtCGBP8mHfr0EGFe2i508pMS9jHyaC1-ebyxvGWsmFn1DygZ8oRjWq-789y-3vIak3l0HrMGkY4Z1tWo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+290+DSC_1515.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed for work in one of the restaurants of this "foodie street" </div><div style="text-align: center;">he hurried along with the empty "boîtes."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So where was he going in the opposite direction </div><div style="text-align: center;">of his restaurant with the empties?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Montorgueil - Dépêchez-vous!

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La Bocca - Il fait froid

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXoVR_mRGaI5oH58uoEvEGd1QSpEojYgMoiw9Nm5N7ZCyFYK1cfhYvkdJEATmzm7ZqvDeww-iEQHr3yoef_Vi4t4lss29tP3fZhALeysqT_GKrhEXEiHeq_fsQqf8Dy6ypf5dCGRXWqE/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+293+DSC_1518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXoVR_mRGaI5oH58uoEvEGd1QSpEojYgMoiw9Nm5N7ZCyFYK1cfhYvkdJEATmzm7ZqvDeww-iEQHr3yoef_Vi4t4lss29tP3fZhALeysqT_GKrhEXEiHeq_fsQqf8Dy6ypf5dCGRXWqE/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+293+DSC_1518.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Bocca</div><div style="text-align: center;">brrrrr....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see in the background, </div><div style="text-align: center;">many of the Paris cafés have heaters </div><div style="text-align: center;">and plastic framed terraces for the winter.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This gentleman was writing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">perhaps waiting for someone.</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;">La Bocca</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">59, rue Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

La Bocca - Il fait froid

La Bocca brrrrr.... As you can see in the background,  many of the Paris cafés have heaters  and plastic framed terraces for the winter.   T...

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Des sapins de Noël

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gWym4RR6YQoX2AbPQ_WrCFzcQdw9g5mo6k931ekyLp1Kab9wwboZDP1tX1WkwrD3LVjCOuTiEuzHbDLbDBWYV6vpKdsJudDVM3qyXmRGF5Ahwv45ZU8GcsjA8HbHs1EOYxLEtEszD4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+145+DSC_1830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gWym4RR6YQoX2AbPQ_WrCFzcQdw9g5mo6k931ekyLp1Kab9wwboZDP1tX1WkwrD3LVjCOuTiEuzHbDLbDBWYV6vpKdsJudDVM3qyXmRGF5Ahwv45ZU8GcsjA8HbHs1EOYxLEtEszD4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+145+DSC_1830.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas trees</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first time I saw trees bundled like this on the streets of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I first thought of mummies.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">These are quite tall and grand </div><div style="text-align: center;">when you consider the size of many Paris apartments.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine toting one of these </div><div style="text-align: center;">over your shoulder through the Paris Métro?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des sapins de Noël

Christmas trees The first time I saw trees bundled like this on the streets of Paris,  I first thought of mummies.   These are quite tall an...

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Le Tir Bouchon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.le-tirbouchon.com/" target="_blank">Le Tir Bouchon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cascading ivy, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bucket of stargazer lillies, </div><div style="text-align: center;">color theme of <i>rouge</i> and <i>rose foncé, </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">handwritten blackboard menu...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">all should have been sufficient to entice my entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I checked out this restaurant on line for my post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I added it to the "definitely try" on my next visit.</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 Tir Bouchon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Tiquetonne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Tir Bouchon

Le Tir Bouchon Cascading ivy,  bucket of stargazer lillies,  color theme of rouge and rose foncé,   handwritten blackboard menu...   all sh...

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Dear 4-eyes, gee!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2GE_dK4toVgSiab16mlxiHvoKFICaFkTERAx1H56Abd7Z98fDwN1LQifgVJ7EuSIHJHWYeR44xunu37OMk9aNzkoHiHGRG4dWaKkVb45DT-1r_IsuLhxXFV-SGiGsUIeDhJ3xvaq8u4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+243+DSC_1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2GE_dK4toVgSiab16mlxiHvoKFICaFkTERAx1H56Abd7Z98fDwN1LQifgVJ7EuSIHJHWYeR44xunu37OMk9aNzkoHiHGRG4dWaKkVb45DT-1r_IsuLhxXFV-SGiGsUIeDhJ3xvaq8u4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+243+DSC_1928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Passage du Grand Cerf</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Dear 4-Eyes, Gee" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opened in 1825 in the 2nd arrondissement,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is now restored and charming with many artists and several ateliers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please forgive the silliness, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it just called out to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Dear 4-eyes, gee!

Passage du Grand Cerf "Dear 4-Eyes, Gee" Opened in 1825 in the 2nd arrondissement,  it is now restored and charming with many arti...

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C'est sureal!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedeglLg4dEgwAgb8JSImBBB5e-BYQSIKLXmDF8tB2y0Ku7hp1OFCGvyijoApfNqR_vRBGPKwETDjnsGWOSgGZnFHhMY-CKwXV0UegGFDh2Vy3dYV8_eVkm5Qv9f2IZyn8MbQhJf2qoYo/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+301+DSC_1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedeglLg4dEgwAgb8JSImBBB5e-BYQSIKLXmDF8tB2y0Ku7hp1OFCGvyijoApfNqR_vRBGPKwETDjnsGWOSgGZnFHhMY-CKwXV0UegGFDh2Vy3dYV8_eVkm5Qv9f2IZyn8MbQhJf2qoYo/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+301+DSC_1986.jpg" width="422" /></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;">A chicken, table and chairs, a family, and a photographer...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is more a collage than a photo, and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the little one with the hat has discovered the photographer.</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;">Rue Montorgueil</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i><br /><br /></div>

C'est sureal!

A chicken, table and chairs, a family, and a photographer... This is more a collage than a photo, and the little one with the hat has discov...

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Stohrer - Pâtissier-Traiteur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qjatMkIIH46a_GBh5sYQ2fgskKLDOQemIjzJsPnDwcb3prT-Zi0es-JfShtx_XD2xFwYYYTZjfEk1RMrwMIpowoaMcvrt0auCWy1frudGaJJ0xC07qqWmuPIbDNCV6VKqyuCtfkbPM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+316+DSC_2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qjatMkIIH46a_GBh5sYQ2fgskKLDOQemIjzJsPnDwcb3prT-Zi0es-JfShtx_XD2xFwYYYTZjfEk1RMrwMIpowoaMcvrt0auCWy1frudGaJJ0xC07qqWmuPIbDNCV6VKqyuCtfkbPM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+316+DSC_2001.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stohrer - Pâtissier-Trateur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Louis XV married the Polish royal Marie Leszczynska in 1725, </div><div style="text-align: center;">her pastry chef followed to Versailles.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Five years later this chef, Nicolas Stohrer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">opened his bakery at 51, rue Montorgueil where it stands today.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Open seven days a week (!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it still satisfies the tastes of Parisians and the visitors.</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;">Stohrer - Pâtissier - Trateur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">51, rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Traiteur

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Trateur When Louis XV married the Polish royal Marie Leszczynska in 1725,  her pastry chef followed to Versailles.   Fiv...

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