Square du Vert-Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s1600/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s640/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Square du Vert-Galant</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;">If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer.  This narrow piece of land on the western tip of Île de la Cité </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">looks much like the bow of a ship in the middle of the Seine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and is a beautiful, quiet retreat on this January 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;">It was named for the dashing 16th century king of France, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Henry IV, known as the lusty gallant!</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 /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Square du Vert-Galant</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square du Vert-Galant

Square du Vert-Galant If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer.  This narrow piece of land...

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