Canal Saint Martin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This young boy and man captured my attention </div><div style="text-align: center;">as each seemed to be in deep thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scene left me </div><div style="text-align: center;">with more questions than answers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal Saint-Martin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin

Canal Saint Martin This young boy and man captured my attention  as each seemed to be in deep thought. The scene left me  with more question...

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Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai de Jemmapes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May you dangle your legs over the edge<br />and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

Quai de Jemmapes Canal Saint Martin May you dangle your legs over the edge and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend bo...

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Hôtel du Nord - Qui est cet homme?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88Pt99GBdZEuA15A9UI1KPxfBmoH0hyphenhyphen8mckcnyIV5re6X1BKjphCptz2_iPdPdgG58SdqoOQSoBmilXvNvUrDjhRWSR_CmyIl_slJXJaliYpBVdJcLLLEsYx5JqtPbAwAtQ88sj-RYk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88Pt99GBdZEuA15A9UI1KPxfBmoH0hyphenhyphen8mckcnyIV5re6X1BKjphCptz2_iPdPdgG58SdqoOQSoBmilXvNvUrDjhRWSR_CmyIl_slJXJaliYpBVdJcLLLEsYx5JqtPbAwAtQ88sj-RYk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hôtel du Nord</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took this photo three years ago, a photo of a photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was perched on a ledge behind my table at Hôtel du Nord on Canal St. Martin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Often, when I look through my Paris photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">I run across this one and wonder just who this man might be.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Is he a movie star, <i>un chanteur</i>, a friend of the restaurant, who?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I almost posted this in black and white, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but could <u>you</u> do that to those aquamarine eyes?</div><div style="text-align: center;">really!</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;">Qui est ce beau gosse?</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></i></span></div>

Hôtel du Nord - Qui est cet homme?

Hôtel du Nord I took this photo three years ago, a photo of a photo. It was perched on a ledge behind my table at Hôtel du Nord on Canal St....

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Une petite fille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFFto2lCac95ZToHvJM5EzhRzf2iFy5gTP1scShMUAIPMyFLa_1uyhz8uYTnl7k7Vv-1aulzgjqFF7df-1d8abityNYJTZo_AJyXsZ9GeGAG7p7VqW67Uv5M701nDM94sdQ-eEJ5C_RE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFFto2lCac95ZToHvJM5EzhRzf2iFy5gTP1scShMUAIPMyFLa_1uyhz8uYTnl7k7Vv-1aulzgjqFF7df-1d8abityNYJTZo_AJyXsZ9GeGAG7p7VqW67Uv5M701nDM94sdQ-eEJ5C_RE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0177.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite tall enough...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This petite fille is quite prepared to gain entrance to her home</div><div style="text-align: center;">using the chasse-roue as a step to reach the bell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal St. Martin</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une petite fille

Not quite tall enough... This petite fille is quite prepared to gain entrance to her home using the chasse-roue as a step to reach the bell....

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Canal Saint Martin - en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s640/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.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: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Canal Saint Martin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The patches of blue sky were trumped by </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></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;">bon 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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;">Check out <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal Saint Martin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin - en automne

Canal Saint Martin The patches of blue sky were trumped by  the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal. bon weekend Check ...

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Hôtel du Nord VIII

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9542859310/" title="2011 0417 DSC_0193 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 0417 DSC_0193" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/9542859310_af36f929ea_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hôtel du Nord</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ah, the week is over and it is time to unwind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite places to chill in Paris </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with friends and no particular plans.</span></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;">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;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></i></div>

Hôtel du Nord VIII

Hôtel du Nord Ah, the week is over and it is time to unwind This is one of my favorite places to chill in Paris  with friends and no particu...

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Hôpital Saint-Louis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9542938692/" title="2011 0417 DSC_0185 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 0417 DSC_0185" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5348/9542938692_2405c96912_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hôpital Saint-Louis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just a stone's throw from Canal Saint-Martin is this 17th century hospital, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">built when the outbreak of plagues threatened the city, overwhelming the main hospital.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Contained within a square court and enclosed by a wall with four corner pavilions, the brick and stone cloister-like construction was intended to keep personnel in and to thus confine the contagion, isolating illness pavilion by pavilion." (<u>Five Hundred Buildings of Paris</u>, Kathy Borrus)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It functions today as part of the <i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris</i> hospital system.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hôpital Saint-Louis</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">40, rue Bichat between rue de la Grange-aux-Belles, rue Juliette-Dodu,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Alibert, and avenue Claude Vellefaux</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Goncourt</span></i></span></div>

Hôpital Saint-Louis

Hôpital Saint-Louis Just a stone's throw from Canal Saint-Martin is this 17th century hospital,  built when the outbreak of plagues thre...

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Port de l'Arsenal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrBurcSuZUPM8VE_kl9reLZz7J9xOcMzyi0nquNgul4r8uGBqh_rPWei4_rgKUBcqGaOh39GiVTbg346HkqdqI9u8787Lehr0cQ377BitpIR9ek76uuvpbmEK5qFUabhKYIHJqQH7JrY/s1600/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrBurcSuZUPM8VE_kl9reLZz7J9xOcMzyi0nquNgul4r8uGBqh_rPWei4_rgKUBcqGaOh39GiVTbg346HkqdqI9u8787Lehr0cQ377BitpIR9ek76uuvpbmEK5qFUabhKYIHJqQH7JrY/s640/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0363.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the above ground platform on Line 1 of the Bastille station, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you have this view of Port de l'Arsenal.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For many years I imagined this view was a narrow stretch of the Seine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When you look at a map it is simple to identify.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This basin connects Canal St. Martin to the Seine </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and is a  part of France's national Voies navigables de France </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(VNF, Navigable Waterways of France) system.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Did you know that from Line 5 the remains of the Bastille can be seen?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></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;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Bastille station, Line 1</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris (the border between 4ième and 12ième)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bastille (bien sûr!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Port de l'Arsenal

Port de l'Arsenal From the above ground platform on Line 1 of the Bastille station,  you have this view of Port de l'Arsenal.   For ...

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Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5O30K6dHWmlk3otJ25VsIyWXMz3hqwt6IwvyxjiTl0-GNvU5QOfGtXaULhBcmr9ER3V0yqDHsHoxi9W3lXhQNyiKKzpR5C8HYSoVop1QGprfpB8C8RUSYitV3r1x3TESI6IbTGAyEfE/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5O30K6dHWmlk3otJ25VsIyWXMz3hqwt6IwvyxjiTl0-GNvU5QOfGtXaULhBcmr9ER3V0yqDHsHoxi9W3lXhQNyiKKzpR5C8HYSoVop1QGprfpB8C8RUSYitV3r1x3TESI6IbTGAyEfE/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0157.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sitting on the bank of the canal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A sunny spring day will find many Parisians </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sitting along the bank of Canal Saint Martin.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Working with pen and ink, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">she scarcely noticed the passersby </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or the photographer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Valmy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal Saint Martin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

Sitting on the bank of the canal A sunny spring day will find many Parisians  sitting along the bank of Canal Saint Martin.   Working with p...

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Canal Saint-Martin - les passerelles piétonnes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUTPgGwgEeLinjk7lfXtak86deIE6hbqiJtlg6uyudmcqWwHEOLLlOFIl3atBWuxZP-owUnthdutxbQQ-SjXT3umlN7SZniWwDW5zljTQoHmiYUEGbJFJjSCtOW606floGWSn2hJ5aCQ/s1600/2011+April+day+6+DSC_0214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUTPgGwgEeLinjk7lfXtak86deIE6hbqiJtlg6uyudmcqWwHEOLLlOFIl3atBWuxZP-owUnthdutxbQQ-SjXT3umlN7SZniWwDW5zljTQoHmiYUEGbJFJjSCtOW606floGWSn2hJ5aCQ/s640/2011+April+day+6+DSC_0214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Canal Saint-Martin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Along the canal you find many pedestrian walkways, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">arched high over the canal to allow for passing boats.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although I have never taken the trip, </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">many report that a leisurely excursion on Canal St. Martin </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">gives a different view along the quais.  My friend Marie and I watched this boat pass through the locks on a bright Sunday afternoon.  On canal Saint-Martin alone there are seven bridges, the majority of which are passerelles piétonnes (footbridges).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They all have names and I will have to search to put the proper name and location on this one.  It is very close to Hotel du Nord on Quai de Jemmapes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Passerelle piétonne, Canal Saint-Martin</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Near Rue de la Grange</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint-Martin - les passerelles piétonnes

Canal Saint-Martin Along the canal you find many pedestrian walkways, arched high over the canal to allow for passing boats.  Although I hav...

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La lessive

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhnYrl6xGG0An9Zw_SI20o1j74R3WST0njjGey70fhI1EzQGmHvAkOWigmwoP9RoUjs4qWe7c9kK2a0-hoO7HavdP1nmV4wwy8rPUdjfdqu0XRYuoxnR7uBWIRIEkRRKIHDgsNd3JRPk/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhnYrl6xGG0An9Zw_SI20o1j74R3WST0njjGey70fhI1EzQGmHvAkOWigmwoP9RoUjs4qWe7c9kK2a0-hoO7HavdP1nmV4wwy8rPUdjfdqu0XRYuoxnR7uBWIRIEkRRKIHDgsNd3JRPk/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is Monday "laundry day"?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Seen aux deuxième étage in a narrow street near Canal St. Martin, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this haphazard display of laundry was probably not arranged by the woman of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I do love the rooftop chimneys of Paris.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Jacques Bonsergent</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La lessive

Is Monday "laundry day"? Seen aux deuxième étage in a narrow street near Canal St. Martin, this haphazard display of laundry was p...

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Hôtel du Nord - V

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz9-C8kv6-wyiAxVgixfEkYRTlEP0VJ05-Dyc1HQB7xnflvVgZlePMVVe5oXjVp-SqCWt4bhVlhRqve1H9cqs2LKD39VroXOlC_qIYiigFUpUeuB92p11NKCFrsrn4AhQltftX5YGbbo/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz9-C8kv6-wyiAxVgixfEkYRTlEP0VJ05-Dyc1HQB7xnflvVgZlePMVVe5oXjVp-SqCWt4bhVlhRqve1H9cqs2LKD39VroXOlC_qIYiigFUpUeuB92p11NKCFrsrn4AhQltftX5YGbbo/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0196.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hôtel du Nord</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can tell by the atmosphere why I am drawn back time and again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I said a <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/07/hotel-du-nord-le-dimanche.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong>year ago</strong></span></a> that I could be a regular here, and now it appears to be true.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The ambiance and mood speak of Paris in times past </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and absolutely begged for black and white.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>102, quai de Jemmapes</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métros Gare de l'Est, Colonel Fabien, et</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Jacues Bensergent</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></em><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I would invite you to visit a new blog written by <strong>Jacqueline Bernhardt</strong>, a college student who came for the summer and now is hopelessly in love with Paris.  Please stop by Jacqueline's </span></em><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><a href="http://parisneverleavesyou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Parisian Girl Trapped in an American Body</a></em></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and welcome her to the blog world.</span></em><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">.</span></em></div>

Hôtel du Nord - V

Hôtel du Nord You can tell by the atmosphere why I am drawn back time and again. I said a year ago that I could be a regular here, and now ...

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Hôtel du Nord - IV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyBRwPt33PZ4Au0TZ-YjoWSJskOjh4zxs4bQscKqAuskUimbC20-rkSYOXDZO7tRtCHUvulYMLfC3w0QEYLH1bq3sLJxRenQxfc1qDkuRvyJtbkOUJfbgmGcTEfHSmsGxRAJsVKeFqUI/s1600/2012+april+1+5713DSC_5869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyBRwPt33PZ4Au0TZ-YjoWSJskOjh4zxs4bQscKqAuskUimbC20-rkSYOXDZO7tRtCHUvulYMLfC3w0QEYLH1bq3sLJxRenQxfc1qDkuRvyJtbkOUJfbgmGcTEfHSmsGxRAJsVKeFqUI/s640/2012+april+1+5713DSC_5869.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hôtel du Nord is one of my favorite restaurants </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a neighborhood setting along Canal St. Martin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On our last night in Paris this April, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">my husband and I enjoyed the company of dear friend Janeen </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and our Paris friend Isabelle.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Leaving Paris is bittersweet, but always holds the promise of trips to come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hôtel du Nord - IV

Hôtel du Nord is one of my favorite restaurants with a neighborhood setting along Canal St. Martin. On our last night in Paris this April, m...

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Les deux fashionistas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6aNZRdDM5zNSM4fv2OgSvaCYZCFpyTeStOx6GYLBcUKn35faJOrA68Tulqt_GyBM1rpMvW8ENA9rHgJKQp1_Elp2f7cdAESa8TJJ2wmJGDsuVWoyoDaTBr7D_UeWmlcJIAv3CBBLCx8/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6aNZRdDM5zNSM4fv2OgSvaCYZCFpyTeStOx6GYLBcUKn35faJOrA68Tulqt_GyBM1rpMvW8ENA9rHgJKQp1_Elp2f7cdAESa8TJJ2wmJGDsuVWoyoDaTBr7D_UeWmlcJIAv3CBBLCx8/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0183.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Les deux fashionistas...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(not exactly French bien sûr)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">just out for a Sunday afternoon stroll along Canal St. Martin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can certainly understand how a sense of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">style and fashion is passed down from mother to daughter</span></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;"><em>Canal St. Martin</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Les deux fashionistas

Les deux fashionistas... (not exactly French bien sûr) just out for a Sunday afternoon stroll along Canal St. Martin You can certainly under...

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Quai de Jemmapes - la petite fille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvlGQpL8P8YCoX3l8G0MU1O51p_Ls6dw9kgnUfoneNFipw9w90AYhCYC-9gcy3mXSDhq8S1XZ-WSdWz3Zgy0cn5ebywUZh21LsxapqIVttyVPjTSkSs0JAq0B7yv0XE4dH5y2Ukm6-to/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvlGQpL8P8YCoX3l8G0MU1O51p_Ls6dw9kgnUfoneNFipw9w90AYhCYC-9gcy3mXSDhq8S1XZ-WSdWz3Zgy0cn5ebywUZh21LsxapqIVttyVPjTSkSs0JAq0B7yv0XE4dH5y2Ukm6-to/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0176.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I caught her running along Canal Saint-Martin, full of energy and light on her feet...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am running with her spirit into a delightfully long holiday weekend!  Join me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">bon weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de Jemmapes</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Canal Saint-Martin</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span>

Quai de Jemmapes - la petite fille

I caught her running along Canal Saint-Martin, full of energy and light on her feet... I am running with her spirit into a delightfully long...

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Samedi après-midi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnTIuvEuckgo9l3tgey1RyV7b2FtKQlF7B2enhMO_wHgMu4NSqi_nHHg445gT4KjgTyndquvy5TmVk6wS5dnjkj1YzXCI6TiFyk97xKcxE3aJMoqlTZa7rRaejqJL-7BccxKOR55tOmE/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnTIuvEuckgo9l3tgey1RyV7b2FtKQlF7B2enhMO_wHgMu4NSqi_nHHg445gT4KjgTyndquvy5TmVk6wS5dnjkj1YzXCI6TiFyk97xKcxE3aJMoqlTZa7rRaejqJL-7BccxKOR55tOmE/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Saturday afternoon, warm spring day, and great friends... Yes, Chez Prune is a perfect place to unwind at the end of a week.  The casual atmosphere here echoes the low stress seen at this table.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lest you think there are no critics of Chez Prune, the following was found on a ratings site:</span><br /><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Chez Prune, c'est sympa, mais c'est vrai que c'est devenu un peu trop bobo ..."</span></em><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Chez Prune</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">36, rue Beaurepaire</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">75010, Paris</span>

Samedi après-midi

Saturday afternoon, warm spring day, and great friends... Yes, Chez Prune is a perfect place to unwind at the end of a week.  The casual atm...

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Canal Saint Martin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCwu4l5Pajk8fJHCC5cRCQIBasfDCOwyinelWpO3UgBZK7ZONAaOHDoiT0IJOlCUT7rg8rO9Lb0MaAV-Rfan7b1jLrgn4xs6YX2TxH3MFrolZ5yMC1Sbow_aOrJgvadDEGbs5wuip504/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCwu4l5Pajk8fJHCC5cRCQIBasfDCOwyinelWpO3UgBZK7ZONAaOHDoiT0IJOlCUT7rg8rO9Lb0MaAV-Rfan7b1jLrgn4xs6YX2TxH3MFrolZ5yMC1Sbow_aOrJgvadDEGbs5wuip504/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although you may first think of the Seine, the banks of Canal Saint Martin provide a quiet spot to watch the boats and people.  You can watch the locks as boats pass through in this section of the canal, listen to the sounds of a guitar, enjoy a picnic in the shade of the trees, or visit an adjacent café or bistrot.  On Sundays the two streets running parallel to the canal (Quai de Jemmapes and Quai de Valmy) are reserved for pedestrians and cyclists.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are more than 81 miles of canals and underground waterways in Paris which means for me that there is much more to explore and photograph.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bon weekend!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For more reflections, come to </span><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2011/09/french-connection-weekend-reflections.html"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">James' Weekend Reflections</span></strong></a>

Canal Saint Martin

Although you may first think of the Seine, the banks of Canal Saint Martin provide a quiet spot to watch the boats and people.  You can watc...

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Hotel du Nord - III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2epMjp1jcX2TM9d2WtPCG5-Hu24TBv2mSvaCfplanpwNZhrYdOZ1V-BLE337oNHq72j-NmpprIEUhjtTYRwvhmrh10ZIkx6uk0S6GX1r2IsQfffw2ZAFtSGmVTtip-7s2kWXnxvm2g/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2epMjp1jcX2TM9d2WtPCG5-Hu24TBv2mSvaCfplanpwNZhrYdOZ1V-BLE337oNHq72j-NmpprIEUhjtTYRwvhmrh10ZIkx6uk0S6GX1r2IsQfffw2ZAFtSGmVTtip-7s2kWXnxvm2g/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">May you always see your glass as half-full, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and may it always be shared with good friends.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bon weekend</div><br />Hotel du Nord<br />102 Quai de Jemmapes<br />75010 Paris<br /><br />For more reflections come to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2011/09/grand-canal-at-night-weekend.html">James' Weekend Reflections</a>

Hotel du Nord - III

May you always see your glass as half-full, and may it always be shared with good friends. Bon weekend Hotel du Nord 102 Quai de Jemmapes 75...

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Hôtel du Nord - le dimanche

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTINv3GaAxcd5f2R2a9Gx5R6LmlXnEhwOFkWsEARQGv5m0Tu2I4urQS5QsbqQ2hrzQ-pxnuW5njcE8ucr3ehGuM4xZLw88XrP-gKqbP-R9tq2a2JwT2tUzDccQKi4oIiuwW6dcT2bNGOo/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0208.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633111691738142370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTINv3GaAxcd5f2R2a9Gx5R6LmlXnEhwOFkWsEARQGv5m0Tu2I4urQS5QsbqQ2hrzQ-pxnuW5njcE8ucr3ehGuM4xZLw88XrP-gKqbP-R9tq2a2JwT2tUzDccQKi4oIiuwW6dcT2bNGOo/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0208.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What an extraordinary spot for a Sunday afternoon with friends. Marie and I joined Janeen for a leisurely déjeuner in April after a busy morning in the markets. </span><a href="http://www.hoteldunord.org/french.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Hôtel du Nord</strong> </span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is situated on the bank of Canal St. Martin and has a history to match the ambiance with its black and white tiled floors, zinc bar, and rich wood. With its welcoming service and reasonably-priced tasty French cuisine, I could be a regular here. </span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hôtel du Nord<br />102 Quai de Jemmapes </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">(Be sure to click the link above above for the clever website)</span>

Hôtel du Nord - le dimanche

What an extraordinary spot for a Sunday afternoon with friends. Marie and I joined Janeen for a leisurely déjeuner in April after a busy mor...

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