Galerie Vivienne - Librairie Jousseaume

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

Galerie Vivienne - Librairie Jousseaume

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

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Galerie Vivienne - les artistes étudiants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo5Jwer2KOvq6vVHTChLcVhQ5aJX4jmnIaZhF43YWEfYU4t29NWc1vZYmYuof0vN7XA4UvqLvnJK0CpH4AWDeIiaDqtcL52XDGlpOz-dA74TW0vruYN-Wp9KjevigAGv8j3eZPxUbMSg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_53DSC_9385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo5Jwer2KOvq6vVHTChLcVhQ5aJX4jmnIaZhF43YWEfYU4t29NWc1vZYmYuof0vN7XA4UvqLvnJK0CpH4AWDeIiaDqtcL52XDGlpOz-dA74TW0vruYN-Wp9KjevigAGv8j3eZPxUbMSg/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_53DSC_9385.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;">Galerie Vivienne</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">student artists</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;">If you frequent the side halls in the famous covered passages of Paris, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you will likely see gatherings of students </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sketching the century-old architecture.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The arches, the moldings, the skylights, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and even the floor tiles are worthy of a sketch.</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;">You will see students in the not-so-famous covered passages as well</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Galerie Vivienne</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue des Petits Champs, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue de la Banque, et Rue Vivienne</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides, ou Bus 29</i></span> </div>

Galerie Vivienne - les artistes étudiants

Galerie Vivienne student artists If you frequent the side halls in the famous covered passages of Paris,  you will likely see gatherings of ...

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Galerie Vivienne - Wolff et Descourtis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10031208493/" title="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_48DSC_9380 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_48DSC_9380" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/10031208493_0c6889e122_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Wolff et Descourtis</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 charming boutique in Galerie Vivienne </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">displays an exquisite collection of scarves and shawls </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in silk, challis, wool, and cashmere.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This highly regarded, family-owned textile business dates back to 1875, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and is still managed by the Wolff family.</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 colors and designs are delicious, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and I understand that all the fabrics are limited editions.</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: left;"><i>Wolff et Descourtis</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>18, galerie Vivienne</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75002, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Galerie Vivienne - Wolff et Descourtis

Wolff et Descourtis This charming boutique in Galerie Vivienne  displays an exquisite collection of scarves and shawls  in silk, challis, wo...

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Caves Legrand - Bar à vin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbidVFVDEMDN4Lspy5He9ctORXADfdjcTeghJQakwBzQxIm1jWZPMUCm90-R1927B_iuqihbYL8yDrQxEAaD7X0NS1eSJcGR0LjTQ9CKrh5QDoGYtwnXZhKqfvliEWTF_RxuYpFdXcYQ8/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_46DSC_9378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbidVFVDEMDN4Lspy5He9ctORXADfdjcTeghJQakwBzQxIm1jWZPMUCm90-R1927B_iuqihbYL8yDrQxEAaD7X0NS1eSJcGR0LjTQ9CKrh5QDoGYtwnXZhKqfvliEWTF_RxuYpFdXcYQ8/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_46DSC_9378.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;">Caves Legrand</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;">Accessed through Galeries Vivienne and from Rue de la Banque, this wine shop was operated by several generations of Legrands.  It was bought in 2000 by Gerard Sibourd-Baudry and Christian de Chateauvieux who renovated the place while keeping its quality wines orientation.  An inspired initiative was to add a wine bar section in the middle of the shop in 2001.  </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;">Not only do they have good wines, but the ambiance is charming with an assortment of small plates to enjoy with your wine.  It is not exactly hidden, but is in a quiet corner of Galerie Vivienne.</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;">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;">Caves Legrand</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galerie Vivienne </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Banque</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div>

Caves Legrand - Bar à vin

Caves Legrand Accessed through Galeries Vivienne and from Rue de la Banque, this wine shop was operated by several generations of Legrands. ...

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Galerie Vivienne - IX

<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8317067118/" title="2012 Jan 11 1st_0068 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 11 1st_0068" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8317067118_f12d30f8f5_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Galerie Vivienne</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 stay warm and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">window shop on a cold dreary day in Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Holly and I enjoyed the toy store with their wonderful selection of books.</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;">After shopping you can always stop at A Priori Thé for a bit of tea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, most of my excursions in Paris involve a beverage and a pastry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue des Petits Champs, </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue de la Banque, et Rue Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides, ou Bus 29</em></span>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br />

Galerie Vivienne - IX

Galerie Vivienne This is one of my favorite places to stay warm and  window shop on a cold dreary day in Paris.   Holly and I enjoyed the to...

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Lunettes!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgRBBH-2zSEIf0deJkib_hbkSPt5Z6m6REurJ7iNnvUlAB81T9V3v_LScHiJHtf-53kbs8w6FFZLjS5g7K3iKQRo3Wo04SwCx54myo0t_a22JfiprFhWYwoX7ybrLRgJ6RN5BI0JRLzE/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_128DSC_4060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgRBBH-2zSEIf0deJkib_hbkSPt5Z6m6REurJ7iNnvUlAB81T9V3v_LScHiJHtf-53kbs8w6FFZLjS5g7K3iKQRo3Wo04SwCx54myo0t_a22JfiprFhWYwoX7ybrLRgJ6RN5BI0JRLzE/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_128DSC_4060.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;">A jar of colorful eyeglasses...</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;">How would you <em>ever</em> choose?</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Lunettes!

A jar of colorful eyeglasses... How would you ever choose? Galerie Vivienne 75002, Paris 

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Galerie Vivienne - magasin d'antiquités

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib__DOcXbG_HgzucQ7SZ2dCxLuVf1YhvWuuIMwGZV3U4w5w4nAc3Qbxr312wipV6DbMz8DwN2Dtwd_676Y3rev9A_prIcf8o4X9cInIxssBlKsGGEOeznrNn9D6BfGO5L4Zri4j3XiV1w/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></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;">In my nearly two years of posting, I have featured many of the "galeries" of Paris.  Galerie Vivienne is one of the remaining seventeen or so 19th century covered passages in Paris.  It was built in 1823 of two mansions and covered as we might find in a modern-day shopping mall.  Today, this elegant reflection of times past boasts "fashion, culture, pampering, food."</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;">This shop was closed (Lundi) but the view from the window features both the shop items as well as the magnificent mosaic tiles of G. Facchina.  You can see a direct view of Facchina's artistry in the passage <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/05/priori-galerie-vivienne.html" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>. </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>Galerie Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue des Petits Champs, </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue de la Banque, et Rue Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides, ou Bus 29</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>

Galerie Vivienne - magasin d'antiquités

In my nearly two years of posting, I have featured many of the "galeries" of Paris.  Galerie Vivienne is one of the remaining seve...

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A Priori Thé -- Galerie Vivienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwF1ghQR3R2EvB2maIHch6muXpHKCTQPy0287ZBtQs8own7OA79MJp4qy87MVEKpbu8JTqAXPzSWIjTgptd-THiRC_GiBHsAbxCwGTyR8IZja77zhHq0UlDAHsHShraI9ccFakFaOwPc/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwF1ghQR3R2EvB2maIHch6muXpHKCTQPy0287ZBtQs8own7OA79MJp4qy87MVEKpbu8JTqAXPzSWIjTgptd-THiRC_GiBHsAbxCwGTyR8IZja77zhHq0UlDAHsHShraI9ccFakFaOwPc/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0077.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;">In the center of the passage of Galerie Vivienne is this proper salon de thé </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://apriorithe.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A Priori Thé</span></strong></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;">You can see one of the menus here in chalk, typical French script, on the easel blackboard  </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 love the floor tiles, the ambiance and the fare</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;">You can sit here on the "terrace" in the galerie itself or inside the restaurant.  Both settings are enchanting and you will feel transported back about a hundred years. </span><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: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> A Priori Thé</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>35-37 Galerie Vivienne</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div>

A Priori Thé -- Galerie Vivienne

In the center of the passage of Galerie Vivienne is this proper salon de thé A Priori Thé You can see one of the menus here in chalk, typica...

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Artisan en réflexion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGHWfenzZlxW1rfP1ksL4lBdNvH3gstNovhSLyyyubAAxXsouPdeTl14raYjhYSu5iKIOVy132jb5dYmVHcl3cfXpMq7OwlAmhM5poopGoLk85SMlCK8W8AImoWGGQPuIxj-ZCKv4jFY/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGHWfenzZlxW1rfP1ksL4lBdNvH3gstNovhSLyyyubAAxXsouPdeTl14raYjhYSu5iKIOVy132jb5dYmVHcl3cfXpMq7OwlAmhM5poopGoLk85SMlCK8W8AImoWGGQPuIxj-ZCKv4jFY/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0080.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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;">The covered galleries of Paris provide a window </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">into the ateliers and studios of artists.</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;">Galerie Vivienne</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;"><em>bon weekend!</em></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Vivienne</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span>

Artisan en réflexion

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Nathalie Garçon - Galeries Vivienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfCyA_4KKXrdDMcDQ9hiyY-XK3y9e9If5IC-sTa9_vF8urF-n-Ot1jVukVPtRsGJkh2lNH41tJ_RMVjh_5DbkW9S4BdvseBbom4LEfFULPL22Uo1Xsiu1w_q__-QEi8GRJqY3fBtKo0w/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfCyA_4KKXrdDMcDQ9hiyY-XK3y9e9If5IC-sTa9_vF8urF-n-Ot1jVukVPtRsGJkh2lNH41tJ_RMVjh_5DbkW9S4BdvseBbom4LEfFULPL22Uo1Xsiu1w_q__-QEi8GRJqY3fBtKo0w/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0071.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am sure that you do not have to wonder how I selected this boutique for a photo...</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;">Yes, it was initially the red walls...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and then the amazing hand-blown glass chandelier...</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;">It was not until I got home that I discovered this delightful grand couturier, </span><a href="http://www.nathaliegarcon.com/fr/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nathalie Garçon</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, who created her own line in 1989 after making a name for herself with Cacharel.  Follow the link to see her website, to read more about her collaborations in many areas, and I think that you will love the music on her home page.... "Autrefois"</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Nathalie Garçon</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>15-17 Galerie Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Nathalie Garçon - Galeries Vivienne

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Deux vélos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJRGcA8dj3kLOKtFEJxAakqtHzKRQvJvOp27OS1TCjoZ-UHjmK5PTe2Uw7ywzB0uo4AMfRND35nzcX3KudPBdjTk2wmOGExomil3zBipxUCXOGhbuGj3HRms7I7MCWxuhllNqiPaLeak/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0081-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJRGcA8dj3kLOKtFEJxAakqtHzKRQvJvOp27OS1TCjoZ-UHjmK5PTe2Uw7ywzB0uo4AMfRND35nzcX3KudPBdjTk2wmOGExomil3zBipxUCXOGhbuGj3HRms7I7MCWxuhllNqiPaLeak/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0081-1.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;">In the elegant halls of Galerie Vivienne, this pair of bikes parked just around the corner of the old <em>librarie</em> (bookstore) founded in 1826.  The large flat baskets on the front of each of these bikes appear to be the perfect transport for stacks of books.</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 would love to think that I could sport around Paris on one of these, but the challenge of taking photos and riding would likely be a bad combination.  </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;">Would you ride a bike in Paris?</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;">bon weekend!</span></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>Galerie Vivienne</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue des Petits-Champs</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">  </div>

Deux vélos

In the elegant halls of Galerie Vivienne, this pair of bikes parked just around the corner of the old librarie (bookstore) founded in 1826....

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Galerie Vivienne et le ciel

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmcHHl9px-YLDQsVgpwSvj63ygfURh0xCMgP2A5eVylRk6QMXYA-NwlJxTd98150SjnYAQDuqn8VT8s2CgBU6kB1igYsVSf8sXhjxugyA3b9dzvFB-TQHP3sBwHj28ivc8DBlmGoMbmY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571478162598530034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmcHHl9px-YLDQsVgpwSvj63ygfURh0xCMgP2A5eVylRk6QMXYA-NwlJxTd98150SjnYAQDuqn8VT8s2CgBU6kB1igYsVSf8sXhjxugyA3b9dzvFB-TQHP3sBwHj28ivc8DBlmGoMbmY/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0084.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The gallery is lined with elegant fanlight windows and the rotunda is graced with nymphs and godesses. Looking up from the mosaic-tiled floors this is the rotunda framing a Paris blue sky.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span>La Galerie Vivienne<br />6, rue Vivienne</div>

Galerie Vivienne et le ciel

The gallery is lined with elegant fanlight windows and the rotunda is graced with nymphs and godesses. Looking up from the mosaic-tiled floo...

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Galerie Vivienne... Martine Rama

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zXcspq-o5_e_tcGfDkv7bGSTaTqFa9WlQgKpRe8dxARTTDYGGM7JJGNNGgphetp71PXb1bqcewAFcCPuv3QGNpaAHckm7b3jZejHAeMALvv1CaJmgBkTz3-n2fYg6833ajp8jKgi-wU/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0110+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557799269442854050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zXcspq-o5_e_tcGfDkv7bGSTaTqFa9WlQgKpRe8dxARTTDYGGM7JJGNNGgphetp71PXb1bqcewAFcCPuv3QGNpaAHckm7b3jZejHAeMALvv1CaJmgBkTz3-n2fYg6833ajp8jKgi-wU/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0110+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Galerie Vivienne was originally named Galerie Marchoux when it opened in 1826. It was purchased by M. Marchoux along with Passage de Petits Pères. His intention was to create a covered passageway lined with shops, the future vision of present-day shopping malls. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This little art-framing gallery with its aproned artisan* is typical of the shops along this striking, up-scale passage. I have more photos for another day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">La Galerie Vivienne</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6, rue Vivienne</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Virginia posted a beautiful scene from this passage on the very day Holly, Peter, and I were there. The tree we saw in December was the same as in her </span><a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/2010/12/paris-rouge-xxxvi-if-youve-got-it-flock.html"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">photo</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">, a beautiful vivid red. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">* Please correct, svp</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </p><br /></span>

Galerie Vivienne... Martine Rama

The Galerie Vivienne was originally named Galerie Marchoux when it opened in 1826. It was purchased by M. Marchoux along with Passage de Pet...

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