Le Café des Chats

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT4EO180rD6Svc-6BTIbnnfG8t-APc8Oyw1gCRtdSUsK0kXhgKlH693ebpJ0198QLlEES1XiJpRAMmQdSGYbaMsJlESP6NUTMXYYE4Kki7ZoVSwFfzWwIS5GfSaNK5syYiryZpYEz6YI/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+284+DSC_0983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT4EO180rD6Svc-6BTIbnnfG8t-APc8Oyw1gCRtdSUsK0kXhgKlH693ebpJ0198QLlEES1XiJpRAMmQdSGYbaMsJlESP6NUTMXYYE4Kki7ZoVSwFfzWwIS5GfSaNK5syYiryZpYEz6YI/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+284+DSC_0983.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you enjoy your coffee or tea</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the presence of cats?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You just might achieve the level of  'aloofness'</div><div style="text-align: center;">to find that a cat, or two, would enjoy your company</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting close by or jumping onto your empty lap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow: a cat!</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;"><span class="st">Le <em>Café</em> des Chats</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="st">16, rue Michel le Comte</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="st">75003, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div>

Le Café des Chats

Would you enjoy your coffee or tea in the presence of cats? You just might achieve the level of  'aloofness' to find that a cat, or ...

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Un café?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK8Ai-kuIdgC94kfn4hxb6JJQr_KW_blkqdRMYl6kDJoVvji1feOAKXddmrsgvwKslP0VDEEGo3xuMK_4GurBx-JpDZbfDBGe_m5sqgtvnazWSbCu3l3xq5T5jc9wHZ5CT4mScbQOaUQ/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+086+DSC_0785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK8Ai-kuIdgC94kfn4hxb6JJQr_KW_blkqdRMYl6kDJoVvji1feOAKXddmrsgvwKslP0VDEEGo3xuMK_4GurBx-JpDZbfDBGe_m5sqgtvnazWSbCu3l3xq5T5jc9wHZ5CT4mScbQOaUQ/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+086+DSC_0785.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small coffee shop</div><div style="text-align: center;">was a bit tattered with its fading blue exterior,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the single barista supplied the customers with hot coffee.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shop had no name and roughly painted white lettering</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the service hours.</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;">Coffee shop in the Marais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue St. Gilles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un café?

This small coffee shop was a bit tattered with its fading blue exterior, but the single barista supplied the customers with hot coffee. The ...

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Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s1600/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s640/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as the architect of this church in the Marais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The style is reflective of the time but the paintings of the Restoration Period </div><div style="text-align: center;">are of particular interest.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The most prestigious is the "Deposition of the Cross" </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Eugene Delacroix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you enjoy the work of Delacroix, you could go on a hunt </div><div style="text-align: center;">around Paris to see how many you could find in the Paris churches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, rue de Turenne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823  as the architect of this church in the Marais.   The style is r...

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Frédéric Garrigues

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s1600/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s640/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An artist of design and master of flowers...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse </div><div style="text-align: center;">of his artistry</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Saint-Gilles</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Chemin Vert</span></span></i></span></div>

Frédéric Garrigues

l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues An artist of design and master of flowers... the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse  of his artistry ...

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Jardinières avec des fleurs rouges

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

Jardinières avec des fleurs rouges

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

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Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81CRqfDEZaOy0f5Sh-EEhWtenKDgOpMBtlk9WBwdAKQ96BoETyE2v36gqWfHgB3_W-Nh8n-aoK9dorLSLX4G25eRBPFBWczVWaHJ76lmeXmUQBoyNaLGttGHTa-sqFdg0ayTdBd5gfF4/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81CRqfDEZaOy0f5Sh-EEhWtenKDgOpMBtlk9WBwdAKQ96BoETyE2v36gqWfHgB3_W-Nh8n-aoK9dorLSLX4G25eRBPFBWczVWaHJ76lmeXmUQBoyNaLGttGHTa-sqFdg0ayTdBd5gfF4/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0635.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How fortunate we were to meet Fabien Breuvart  (with the glasses)</div><div style="text-align: center;">who I featured<a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/le-photographe-fabien-breuvart.html" target="_blank"> previously here</a>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have visited him twice since, audaciously delivering a photo of him</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I took (see previous post).  Beyond the talent is his passion</div><div style="text-align: center;">for his art and for social issues and an incredible sense of humor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37, rue Charlot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché des Enfants Rouges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Fabien Breuvart - Images et Portraits

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

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Une porte de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patches, paint, patina...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">the old door has seen many pass</div><div style="text-align: center;">through its portals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the stories it could tell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Une porte de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue de Bretagne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une porte de Paris

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

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Merci - la cantine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0wEX9ZuKllzJMWJo3F5gnd2FfZXd411vFdWYFVVMwSp50K-QCDvt4Mon0SfTquRYch0xx_gEnS4-trCxx6sWfrxhwMb939khWJ7xNCfu2iAixha-J3YDaijIYkv4Nnzgs3dAbpZmQS8/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_275DSC_4144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0wEX9ZuKllzJMWJo3F5gnd2FfZXd411vFdWYFVVMwSp50K-QCDvt4Mon0SfTquRYch0xx_gEnS4-trCxx6sWfrxhwMb939khWJ7xNCfu2iAixha-J3YDaijIYkv4Nnzgs3dAbpZmQS8/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_275DSC_4144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lower floor of Merci in the Marais</div><div style="text-align: center;">has a charming restaurant called La Cantine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of three at Merci</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You feel as if you are in a country courtyard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">far from the busy boulevard Beaumarchais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Cantine at Merci</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">111, boulevard Beaumarchais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Merci - la cantine

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

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Un petit passage

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU77SboYJ8-g6Qt0Zjj4uq2l20eknyYv4Chsa3OIRL2I_eHBMymIIQfnN4vCrkikPITF5WmuiLwuW5A6pgKr3mWeKMKqziqo1Q7Gd9R04PXZ3anp3YWwP69YoS02kkS_QKIS6tUhLkV0/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+426+DSC_1651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU77SboYJ8-g6Qt0Zjj4uq2l20eknyYv4Chsa3OIRL2I_eHBMymIIQfnN4vCrkikPITF5WmuiLwuW5A6pgKr3mWeKMKqziqo1Q7Gd9R04PXZ3anp3YWwP69YoS02kkS_QKIS6tUhLkV0/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+426+DSC_1651.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BILLTORNADE<br /><br /><br />Through open passageways one can walk into courtyards<br />and "visual opportunities" otherwise missed. <br />In this instance, there was not even a cracked door to be pushed,<br />but the dark green doors beckoned us through.<br /><br /><br />The graceful curved steps at the end are the business offices of Bill Tornade. <br />We only photographed and did not knock.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bill Tornade - "cutting edge men's fashion"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">134, rue du Temple</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Un petit passage

BILLTORNADE Through open passageways one can walk into courtyards and "visual opportunities" otherwise missed.  In this instance, ...

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La femme et sa chien

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

La femme et sa chien

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

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Robert Combas - Rue des Haudriettes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEIWgTmKVW8IcaHjdSfazQDJH5pXbtoC-uGs6WwvLdDE6fFQoPCvL4VIRKMRAIuUl3Hwf1kjTxu-OttS8_GP2a5rP1kSDtVDRwj9aBpnBotqsga99dGh9Ac9sXc7quH6tHk5eytalC8U/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+213+DSC_0912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEIWgTmKVW8IcaHjdSfazQDJH5pXbtoC-uGs6WwvLdDE6fFQoPCvL4VIRKMRAIuUl3Hwf1kjTxu-OttS8_GP2a5rP1kSDtVDRwj9aBpnBotqsga99dGh9Ac9sXc7quH6tHk5eytalC8U/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+213+DSC_0912.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Robert Combas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A French artist born in Lyon in 1957, he has exhibited in France and New York City.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This painting was created in 2000 and is titled,  <em> </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>La femme lumière de l’homme</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a statement on <a href="http://www.combas.com/" target="_blank">his website</a>, his art is meant to... </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;"> “provoke, that is, to trigger a reaction in the spectator </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">only to ‘invite’ him, beckoning him in </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and whispering in his ear ‘come over and talk to me, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to tell you about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity" title="Stupidity">stupidity</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence" title="Violence">violence</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty" title="Beauty">beauty</a>,  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love" title="Love">love</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred" title="Hatred">hatred</a>, seriousness and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun" title="Fun">fun</a>, the logic </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and senselessness that pervade our day-to-day lives’ ”</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;">Robert Combas mural</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue des Haudriettes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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>

Robert Combas - Rue des Haudriettes

Robert Combas A French artist born in Lyon in 1957, he has exhibited in France and New York City. This painting was created in 2000 and is t...

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Leurs chemins se sont croisés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2GV9HuXeR4O45pQ9Zf45TK3d6oR2JK-VfOle3YQONf1Mrv8djthVzWkPDB5kvbT4tIyS2SZEPvU4gSgUvVj9rb0a4VDcFuySNnk2OKlKqZORjsrAvRuNmG01ErbUqb53nP1ahh-g8eI/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+547+DSC_3221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2GV9HuXeR4O45pQ9Zf45TK3d6oR2JK-VfOle3YQONf1Mrv8djthVzWkPDB5kvbT4tIyS2SZEPvU4gSgUvVj9rb0a4VDcFuySNnk2OKlKqZORjsrAvRuNmG01ErbUqb53nP1ahh-g8eI/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+547+DSC_3221.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crossing Paths</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were actually three photos of this mother/daughter pair </div><div style="text-align: center;">walking down Rue Saint-Paul in the Marais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blurred figure moving in the opposite direction </div><div style="text-align: center;">gave this shot a touch of mystery...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with a sinister mood.</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 Petit Saint-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">40, rue Saint-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">le Marais</span></i></div>

Leurs chemins se sont croisés

Crossing Paths There were actually three photos of this mother/daughter pair  walking down Rue Saint-Paul in the Marais.   The blurred figur...

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Des Chaises Vertes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNj5ZfZVtVsSBYAKxVHNgmzl-43LzVYnMIQjcKMnqbTO74HcvgnkYNomcJrRGkt7qCHc09mbvP8wnC3xBHpBLIjiHLf9xWhT7kBjWTxUlFdij5LbLrrpDcCYAPa5r9oLxI1chgm39PHY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+184+DSC_0883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNj5ZfZVtVsSBYAKxVHNgmzl-43LzVYnMIQjcKMnqbTO74HcvgnkYNomcJrRGkt7qCHc09mbvP8wnC3xBHpBLIjiHLf9xWhT7kBjWTxUlFdij5LbLrrpDcCYAPa5r9oLxI1chgm39PHY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+184+DSC_0883.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Green Café Chairs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One can take thousands of photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">of café chairs in Paris without duplicating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This red and green combination </div><div style="text-align: center;">made me want to stop to enjoy the setting.</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: 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;">Paris café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Turenne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des Chaises Vertes

Green Café Chairs One can take thousands of photos  of café chairs in Paris without duplicating. This red and green combination  made me wan...

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Merci! - une petite fille avec un manteau jaune

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbPbMvl8WRy2LQe7-W2-IBMWIsL12vs09_NQES9a8R5MjLsdSDt4mb-dFhYo7jTp6BAVgK6ExvQc8I2y_yToS30dOgHMN5aQDz50yYMX9jb6M5G0S2mrgQwLiUuLDYVWh4kZTcKBqCxg/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+336+DSC_9542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbPbMvl8WRy2LQe7-W2-IBMWIsL12vs09_NQES9a8R5MjLsdSDt4mb-dFhYo7jTp6BAVgK6ExvQc8I2y_yToS30dOgHMN5aQDz50yYMX9jb6M5G0S2mrgQwLiUuLDYVWh4kZTcKBqCxg/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+336+DSC_9542.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Merci</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For concept shopping in the Marais, this is the place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clothing, designs for the home, a used book café, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and more features all artfully displayed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the courtyard of Merci, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this little girl with the yellow coat</div><div style="text-align: center;">has been shopping...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Must be a French girl</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;">Merci</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">111, boulevard Beaumarchais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Merci! - une petite fille avec un manteau jaune

Merci For concept shopping in the Marais, this is the place. Clothing, designs for the home, a used book café,  and more features all artful...

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Une boîte de bruyère

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XdpJX_LQzT4fXBCRbGLY5s8p3XrE4-Q5WH5d9ofjOgXGdlsWDAm_3ilEhgYBzGBqaZR76Jg7sBvY-Ll29TAV4sugwkVZc1uLjDJEJCS138dItxjYwdR-bJenBOhNW_FaCy2I29mFBY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+314+DSC_1013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XdpJX_LQzT4fXBCRbGLY5s8p3XrE4-Q5WH5d9ofjOgXGdlsWDAm_3ilEhgYBzGBqaZR76Jg7sBvY-Ll29TAV4sugwkVZc1uLjDJEJCS138dItxjYwdR-bJenBOhNW_FaCy2I29mFBY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+314+DSC_1013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A box of heather</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This rustic display of heather in full bloom </div><div style="text-align: center;">was seen at Sylvine fleurs on Rue Beaubourg in the Marais.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is never a shortage of flowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the shops of Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sylvine fleurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">98, rue Beaubourg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une boîte de bruyère

A box of heather This rustic display of heather in full bloom  was seen at Sylvine fleurs on Rue Beaubourg in the Marais. There is never a s...

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l'actrice en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNeFfFIieGQiTeroyQSA0Dc4JjG5y72iF2w-muxmAeTaKlLfVFwgTHYK4VME4K0Sm4WZ_S-zbNFZYdC3m4Cez-qFgVu1W0o4FpNxgpO9-VxFwCiyaGz65gnszVLV_-68tE_9H5rFrwOk/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNeFfFIieGQiTeroyQSA0Dc4JjG5y72iF2w-muxmAeTaKlLfVFwgTHYK4VME4K0Sm4WZ_S-zbNFZYdC3m4Cez-qFgVu1W0o4FpNxgpO9-VxFwCiyaGz65gnszVLV_-68tE_9H5rFrwOk/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0376.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An actor in red...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just outside Marché des Enfants Rouge, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we walked upon a film scene as they were finishing for the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was not posing or acting,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but just being herself.</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;">Must be a French girl...</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;">Rue de Bretagne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

l'actrice en rouge

An actor in red... Just outside Marché des Enfants Rouge,  we walked upon a film scene as they were finishing for the day. She was not posin...

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Rue du Trésor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkywcphHf7yBYIoDR26_Tir1NPEl-EC3tZxG4weMLOHnHvQiAEcoedrqvncpEUe4KwYRAD0bmFrTOzUR9fuO1eviLebAm7z1rvzJVAQyxkM1uDICXKyUD2eNGoZNrCzHY7dMbahz1YaA/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_494DSC_6105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkywcphHf7yBYIoDR26_Tir1NPEl-EC3tZxG4weMLOHnHvQiAEcoedrqvncpEUe4KwYRAD0bmFrTOzUR9fuO1eviLebAm7z1rvzJVAQyxkM1uDICXKyUD2eNGoZNrCzHY7dMbahz1YaA/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_494DSC_6105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue du Trésor</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 filled with small shops and restaurants.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You almost miss it as you walk down Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe,</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;">Rue du Tresor</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue du Trésor

Rue du Trésor This short pedestrian street is filled with small shops and restaurants.   You almost miss it as you walk down Rue du Pont Lou...

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Métro République

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpMKHQVLGCEId39VO3x5smj5BEGMlys1MopeilPYqoKeSWqqlt6hQW7rZQhURiWLr1tJXdR87SpZp1-6MUG1GMBzMYtWk2bAnhjT6xZghUC222K59n5nRGfixvRNUbTqD5nCt3bvEI50/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpMKHQVLGCEId39VO3x5smj5BEGMlys1MopeilPYqoKeSWqqlt6hQW7rZQhURiWLr1tJXdR87SpZp1-6MUG1GMBzMYtWk2bAnhjT6xZghUC222K59n5nRGfixvRNUbTqD5nCt3bvEI50/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0128.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Métro Station République</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So many of the platforms are changing with  "improvements" so it is said.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This station opened on October 19, 1904 as part of the first section of line 3. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The glass walls that are being added certainly contribute to the safety of the passengers, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I prefer to see the seats, the signs, and even the "framed" posters as they are,</div><div style="text-align: center;">unobstructed by the barriers to the tracks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Where are you headed this weekend?</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am flying away to a petite birthday party!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro République</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i><br /><br />

Métro République

Métro Station République So many of the platforms are changing with  "improvements" so it is said. This station opened on October ...

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Rust and Ruin?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXhqUtEebk9-t7Mty64LlC8KzoNa0u0kwiZCVdeTTSR_wc5e3QxyE3mbKFkmwc4Y1u5ZOCiuA_FzUjEgafeehPug8ogSHLaiiao1Plkv8m-wF3rlbRsUatdgzciyz45KOjNosUq3wOTQ/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+183+DSC_0882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXhqUtEebk9-t7Mty64LlC8KzoNa0u0kwiZCVdeTTSR_wc5e3QxyE3mbKFkmwc4Y1u5ZOCiuA_FzUjEgafeehPug8ogSHLaiiao1Plkv8m-wF3rlbRsUatdgzciyz45KOjNosUq3wOTQ/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+183+DSC_0882.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">City Daily Photo </div><div style="text-align: center;">September Theme Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Rust and Ruin" should have been an easy assignment...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen in a window in the Marais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Paris"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marais window</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/08/september-2014-gallery-rust-and-ruins.html" target="_blank">Click here to see what City Daily Photo Bloggers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from around the world have found...</div>

Rust and Ruin?

City Daily Photo  September Theme Day "Rust and Ruin" should have been an easy assignment... Seen in a window in the Marais "...

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Superette de la Bastille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN3sNjnAhS86HQRoWDw422SzGHCxj0UlS7-j_BBOs8ALgvTkz0sKoJ8_BpTHhKjq_LoQFQ4gnti860hQgJPNAg2B3yLxBIsHRAsLMD52B1uITpQaM-RmH3ynp44cU7BXbzIktuy3qrwM/s1600/2011+Apr+14+DSC_0247+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN3sNjnAhS86HQRoWDw422SzGHCxj0UlS7-j_BBOs8ALgvTkz0sKoJ8_BpTHhKjq_LoQFQ4gnti860hQgJPNAg2B3yLxBIsHRAsLMD52B1uITpQaM-RmH3ynp44cU7BXbzIktuy3qrwM/s1600/2011+Apr+14+DSC_0247+(2).jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Superette de la Bastille</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The green and white stripes are a catchy backdrop </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the bananas, oranges and apples of this epicerie. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> It sits in the midst of a busy boulevard (Beaumarchais) </div><div style="text-align: center;">and might otherwise be missed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although not a place for "big" shopping, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is the perfect answer to grab a quick bite </div><div style="text-align: center;">or to pick up an essential item.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish this was just around my corner...</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;">Superette de la Bastille</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, boulevard Beaumarchais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div>

Superette de la Bastille

Superette de la Bastille The green and white stripes are a catchy backdrop  for the bananas, oranges and apples of this epicerie.   It sits ...

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