Chez Gladines - cuisine Basque à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1CArRDFzOsQAJ2NXarIF8l1GjZficly9ik5Cnj_aVEperaVkf5T07NPn-ybT2UQkLOkS9SrJ9sncG01CSGa_BFC_N85dT0WFmmPebhiyuMHY40GlVrAjUEHQDUqZYGjPsdyAgaA2XJo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+509+DSC_9622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1CArRDFzOsQAJ2NXarIF8l1GjZficly9ik5Cnj_aVEperaVkf5T07NPn-ybT2UQkLOkS9SrJ9sncG01CSGa_BFC_N85dT0WFmmPebhiyuMHY40GlVrAjUEHQDUqZYGjPsdyAgaA2XJo/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+509+DSC_9622.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chez Gladines</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This charming bistrot serves reasonably-priced Basque cuisine. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I first "discovered" Chez Gladines, the original restaurant, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on rue des Cinq Diamants in the 13ème.  The food is simple, but delicious. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to select a dessert while I whisper in your ear....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>(crème caramel -or- mi-cuit au chocolat et Piment d'Espelette )</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This lively scene is on Boulevard Saint Germain and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the warm September evening filled all the tables,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> inside and on the terrace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Chez Gladines</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>44, boulevard Saint Germain</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div>

Chez Gladines - cuisine Basque à Paris

Chez Gladines This charming bistrot serves reasonably-priced Basque cuisine.  I first "discovered" Chez Gladines, the original res...

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rue des Carmes - une cour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1jkSnvtLD_sSYFCGDqmI5b5w-nb4e65qLh0zZkp4WLoFlcUFA7ijBJlBvUt3KFydcoyVNdeg78bhDZFtjV56luct-clnspRIHu4O71YYCP9HJUmB1Hmr7Ud6WNYuLtTuAinleEvSKQ/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+125+DSC_0231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1jkSnvtLD_sSYFCGDqmI5b5w-nb4e65qLh0zZkp4WLoFlcUFA7ijBJlBvUt3KFydcoyVNdeg78bhDZFtjV56luct-clnspRIHu4O71YYCP9HJUmB1Hmr7Ud6WNYuLtTuAinleEvSKQ/s640/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+125+DSC_0231.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small courtyard several steps </div><div style="text-align: center;">below the street level</div><div style="text-align: center;">still boasts an assortment of</div><div style="text-align: center;">dried hydrangea blooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Originally a church or cloister,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not sure of its function today.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>14, rue des Carmes</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

rue des Carmes - une cour

A small courtyard several steps  below the street level still boasts an assortment of dried hydrangea blooms. Originally a church or cloiste...

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La Seine et des Bateaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNGfF1_iQp5N5UTIDgBYWSGDjbdwcKi9jJVUaOERaWHBBIYq1EiBS9unW51nnbw8MchszQ5kPFtwTuAHmg5Y1uf4epmsCUU1hTGg-DpqB4fbGlDVRhx2GQV06iU-JyuBp-jHsGgtMTz0/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+128+DSC_7172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNGfF1_iQp5N5UTIDgBYWSGDjbdwcKi9jJVUaOERaWHBBIYq1EiBS9unW51nnbw8MchszQ5kPFtwTuAHmg5Y1uf4epmsCUU1hTGg-DpqB4fbGlDVRhx2GQV06iU-JyuBp-jHsGgtMTz0/s640/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+128+DSC_7172.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Seine and Boats</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In warm, sunny weather living on a boat</div><div style="text-align: center;"> moored on the Seine seems like paradise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will have to remember to check out</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this scene in winter as well</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;">La Seine et Pont de Sully</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Seine et des Bateaux

The Seine and Boats In warm, sunny weather living on a boat  moored on the Seine seems like paradise. I will have to remember to check out  ...

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Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2kvSg-ptM7ofWiK97YEyR8RN82JsLuZxArz2q-Xxb9uy2w_5Jn34UYWvs2xm4g6lU78KcHiiKbqHueWs3ojlpqVQUHE2W9ZAEdcgM9wj6zy-IcaNT6GEJOxCZ3lbtwlUWPa7W8U-UTU/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+125+DSC_7169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2kvSg-ptM7ofWiK97YEyR8RN82JsLuZxArz2q-Xxb9uy2w_5Jn34UYWvs2xm4g6lU78KcHiiKbqHueWs3ojlpqVQUHE2W9ZAEdcgM9wj6zy-IcaNT6GEJOxCZ3lbtwlUWPa7W8U-UTU/s640/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+125+DSC_7169.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Museum of the Table</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...of the Table?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why, a most famous table, that of La Tour d'Argent.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The little museum has a display of cutlery, original menus,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and memorabilia from times gone by.<br /><br />Probably the most impressive display, is that of a table,<br />which is laid out exactly as it would have been for a royal assembly<br />and pretigious event that took place in Paris in 1867.<br /><br />Before you write down the address and put it on your to-do list<br />please note that it is only available in the reception area of the restaurant,<br />for which you have made dinner reservations.  Tant pis pour moi. <br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">15, quai de la Tournelle</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span></i></div>

Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent

Little Museum of the Table ...of the Table?   Why, a most famous table, that of La Tour d'Argent.   The little museum has a display of c...

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La tentation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi859uXepylJy3Fs9CUDHlan9145zJuo8gSISvTTTAYctstnJ6luO_pd44r_gDoTO9XdvLCKq6jgDMZ0p6LKc0n25OznW_kDz9QVrSihh4azEOhjtNVD5LRNyzYKkm4zd8-thaleiz5pUY/s1600/2010+0620+Paris+DSC_0934cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi859uXepylJy3Fs9CUDHlan9145zJuo8gSISvTTTAYctstnJ6luO_pd44r_gDoTO9XdvLCKq6jgDMZ0p6LKc0n25OznW_kDz9QVrSihh4azEOhjtNVD5LRNyzYKkm4zd8-thaleiz5pUY/s640/2010+0620+Paris+DSC_0934cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Temptation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you get so close to your </div><div style="text-align: center;">screen that you can almost taste these?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At least there is fruit</div><div style="text-align: center;">so it must be healthy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miam-miam</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 Mouffetard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La tentation

Temptation Can you get so close to your  screen that you can almost taste these? At least there is fruit so it must be healthy! Miam-miam Ru...

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Le petit garçon et son billet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj330Xu5WGgfbZE8wlfr6znHy4XUlnygEzVjyJskJqReQ-rZ9X1kokxkJKgSKwO_gqw7TB372pb7ketLCHlRpMyOvi2sSufATXqjZ0EZK7hhiXibe8zOJVygTZyBZtBwpW_pjIneMrQ4rY/s1600/DSC_0992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj330Xu5WGgfbZE8wlfr6znHy4XUlnygEzVjyJskJqReQ-rZ9X1kokxkJKgSKwO_gqw7TB372pb7ketLCHlRpMyOvi2sSufATXqjZ0EZK7hhiXibe8zOJVygTZyBZtBwpW_pjIneMrQ4rY/s1600/DSC_0992.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the little boy and his ticket</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strapped in to ride on an imaginary creature </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the fanciful carrousel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dodo Manège</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Plantes has something for any age,</div><div style="text-align: center;">including photographers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Plantes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le petit garçon et son billet

the little boy and his ticket Strapped in to ride on an imaginary creature  in the fanciful carrousel Dodo Manège Jardin des Plantes has som...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early winter years of visiting this church</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it dark and uninteresting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bright warm day showed its interior </div><div style="text-align: center;">to better advantage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

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

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Eric Kayser

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many amazing pastries in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but this boulangerie/pâtisserie is a favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For many years my daughter and I stayed just around the corner </div><div style="text-align: center;">and could smell the baguette ovens </div><div style="text-align: center;">from our beds in the early morning hours.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser's orignal store is here on rue Monge, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you are nearby you should definitely </div><div style="text-align: center;">have a "baguette Monge."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The lemon tarts are pretty tasty, too</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eric Kayser</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Eric Kayser

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

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petits chocolates de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries </div><div style="text-align: center;">have their "designs of the season"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may find chocolate fish</div><div style="text-align: center;">and other creative expressions of Easter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">spring and delicious chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jeff de Bruges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

petits chocolates de Pâques

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Marché Maubert - des légumes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5ZRtlY2PmM3NXsh7k4qMFTD3kUidCqdVUHIz3USqVj7hKs9r4HDasiidFKH0DO_UxTCwj_MVRG0fKguCwj1hdoGeqSSTGtjCENYvd0TFS1vTMZ7EKKFuXzH-EwEDxMuDY6W-qGS3AMI/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5ZRtlY2PmM3NXsh7k4qMFTD3kUidCqdVUHIz3USqVj7hKs9r4HDasiidFKH0DO_UxTCwj_MVRG0fKguCwj1hdoGeqSSTGtjCENYvd0TFS1vTMZ7EKKFuXzH-EwEDxMuDY6W-qGS3AMI/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché Maubert</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris is not just about the baguettes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the pain de mie, the croissants, the tarts, the gâteaux...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just stroll through one of the weekday street markets </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see some beautiful, fresh vegetables (and fruits)</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;">Marché Maubert</div><div style="text-align: left;">Place Maubert (Tues, Thurs, Sat)</div><div style="text-align: left;">75005, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Choir Organ"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know that most of the churches in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">have at least two organs?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was easy to spot, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sometimes you will have to search.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you find the choir organ, keep looking, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and you may even find a third organ.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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La porte et les fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa3VNq2OkZVqhww2sT7nOlZjosvk-FRT0PWyM8p9PyJBLhBEeoolGit12WguRFYUl2lk8vEMno-8tKut9cW_vQuUpQU0Sg-fsvqELQ3gfsNpUT2Auj3VIhvb8N2496FMXHnHpl-Jxts/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+105+DSC_7149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa3VNq2OkZVqhww2sT7nOlZjosvk-FRT0PWyM8p9PyJBLhBEeoolGit12WguRFYUl2lk8vEMno-8tKut9cW_vQuUpQU0Sg-fsvqELQ3gfsNpUT2Auj3VIhvb8N2496FMXHnHpl-Jxts/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+105+DSC_7149.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The window boxes in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">bloom most of the year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shadows and reflection add a softness </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the many details of this one doorway, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one among thousands.</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;">38, boulevard Saint Germain</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you turn a corner in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">you never know what you will discover...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a pedestrian street,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the oldest churches in Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a mixture of centuries of architecture,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a quiet place for un c<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">afé</span></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;">4, rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Moulins Burgeois - un camion de livraison

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ3k64hY1tcLA-P4-2U4ZX3ZnaexfBcyS5_KBcK76iEfUcYqV6bbM-uyK4GrwTxTSGsUkT1HRWjZqGqnJNAGsxVM-rXx1QYEesqGz2eMjmda3Hvv25p1WDgjNEraOehsetOPxjFDAO_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+014+DSC_7058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ3k64hY1tcLA-P4-2U4ZX3ZnaexfBcyS5_KBcK76iEfUcYqV6bbM-uyK4GrwTxTSGsUkT1HRWjZqGqnJNAGsxVM-rXx1QYEesqGz2eMjmda3Hvv25p1WDgjNEraOehsetOPxjFDAO_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+014+DSC_7058.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moulins-bourgeois.com/key-facts/" target="_blank">Moulins Bourgeois</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"A miller, and much more"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming out of Eric Kayser one morning we found these friendly delivery men bringing in the heavy sacks of flour from Moulins Bourgeois.  We asked permission for their photos and I was fascinated by the source of the flour which is transformed into the indescribable pastries and breads of Eric Kayser and other pâtisseries/boulangeries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The company was established in 1895 in Verdelot and today continues to produce "classic bread-making flour, traditional French flour, gruel and flour from the USA, stone ground and organic flour."  With a staff of 80 people they serve a customer base of artisan bakeries, both within 200 km of the mill and Internationally to Europe and Asia.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At home, would I notice a flour delivery to a bakery I frequented?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Probably not, unless it was Eric Kayser, John-Paul Hévin, Julien, Pierre Hermé, Dalloyau, Ladurée, La Petite Rose, Pâtisserie des Rêves, Stohrer, Coqueliqot.... just too many to name</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;">Eric Kayser</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Les choristes de Noël

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Carolers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each December 8th the churches of the Left Bank </div><div style="text-align: center;">gather in the 5ième to sing the French Christmas carols </div><div style="text-align: center;">carrying candles through the streets.</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;">We have joined them on several occasions </div><div style="text-align: center;">after evening services at Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet.</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;"><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;">Celebration of the Immaculate Conception</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div>

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Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe), </div><div style="text-align: center;">this early 18th century church has a marble plaque </div><div style="text-align: center;">listing those of the church who "Morts pour la France, 1914 - 1918" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is but one church among hundreds in the city </div><div style="text-align: center;">who lost a generation of young people to World War 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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, Cherie)</span></i></div>

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ZTpAXsJ0cxJYNIMwbhzYaIRnTnDMtuKywZQuJDPk1ZSTsjGexrGglXi3TBcngZMZPs1faHiNVrdwM9JmLDoVlcsCvXyDPZHg2kIZ_DYoDzwZT_doiWqLI3wds-st4WuXUWxykFS_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+034+DSC_7078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ZTpAXsJ0cxJYNIMwbhzYaIRnTnDMtuKywZQuJDPk1ZSTsjGexrGglXi3TBcngZMZPs1faHiNVrdwM9JmLDoVlcsCvXyDPZHg2kIZ_DYoDzwZT_doiWqLI3wds-st4WuXUWxykFS_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+034+DSC_7078.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a quiet Monday morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">the church was vacant with rows and row of chairs, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and an abundance of shadows</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Barnardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

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Shakespeare and Company

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx9utm5murvwbPVdgDEFjMFvBiSmhMu-SsVxDaIX4D_rZQlaRzGYF_UlqHLUM9zIeUqEJDlQNwOLIO_ON17idPcGn5AYJX-8w4VcC5Sjyznp1VjQz0sH-64Jdf2dKLRiiGFQvgvjPCBU/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+215+DSC_0321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx9utm5murvwbPVdgDEFjMFvBiSmhMu-SsVxDaIX4D_rZQlaRzGYF_UlqHLUM9zIeUqEJDlQNwOLIO_ON17idPcGn5AYJX-8w4VcC5Sjyznp1VjQz0sH-64Jdf2dKLRiiGFQvgvjPCBU/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+215+DSC_0321.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shakespeare and Company</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This charming, storied bookstore serves as a regular bookstore, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as second-hand bookstore, and as a reading library. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so much more than a tourist destination </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the interior looks much like it must have 60 years ago </div><div style="text-align: center;">when it was opened by George Whitman.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, his daughter runs it as her father did, </div><div style="text-align: center;">opening the space for young writers to work and live.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the full color of autumn, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the leaves provide a coordinated color-match with the storefront.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Shakespeare and Company</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>37, rue de la Boûcherie</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company This charming, storied bookstore serves as a regular bookstore,  as second-hand bookstore, and as a reading library....

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Square René-Viviani

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square René-Viviani</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture </div><div style="text-align: center;">known as the Saint Julien fountain.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was constructed by Frenchman Georges Jeanclos in 1995 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and based on a tale of a curse by witches (with many characters), </div><div style="text-align: center;">a tale told and retold since the Middle Ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting square near the Seine and Notre Dame.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I can hear the crunch of the "Paris gravel."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square René-Viviani</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square René-Viviani

Square René-Viviani In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture  known as the Saint Julien fountain.   It was constructed by Frenchman...

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This side entrance of Saint-Étienne </div><div style="text-align: center;">are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Many will recognize it from the movie "Midnight in Paris"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1492 and 1626, the light interior is filled with cherubs and angels.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would put it high on your list.</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, place Ste-Geniviève</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont This side entrance of Saint-Étienne  are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.   Many will recognize it fr...

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