Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3b2XVg2h9YTsjhaN6s89h_Y61HjfgpsMKq2TeV8gYEp4OudYY0ZgJ0mn3RlelCSKWXcQNGMEyGqMn1P-fmidlvfb5UhBQtG3xDGLg9p07VEIEKsg5UfusgSMpG2ItnF0gIrjYtZA6Ks/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_459DSC_6070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Lutétia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great view of the quai, the Seine, and Pont Louis Philippe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the course of an hour or two we watched several stories unfold in the rain:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a drowning in the Seine, a family drama on the terrace, and wedding pictures on the quai below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You do not always have to rush around Paris to see the city.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On some days the city comes to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><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;">Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant</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;">33, quai de Bourbon</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Lutétia Île Saint Louis Restaurant

Le Lutétia The usually busy tables were noticeably vacant on this rainy May afternoon.  However, from inside the large windows give a great ...

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Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</div><div style="text-align: center;">pink hydrangeas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Medieval building has more history than can be imagined.  Serving simple, classic French fare, Madame oversees all the food preparations.  Devotees of this  non-touristy restaurant swear by the French onion soup, Cassoulet Maison,  Boeuf Bourguignon and Crème Brûlée.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Set on the quiet Île Saint Louis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one can step back hundreds of years</div><div style="text-align: center;"> into a building which has not changed by much </div><div style="text-align: center;">and enjoy traditional French comfort food ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which has not changed at all.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</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;">61, rue Saint Louis en l'Île</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*corrected - merci beaucoup Lance, Jane, and Alan!</span></span></i></div>

Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

Aux Anysetiers du Roy pink hydrangeas! Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Me...

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Des bouchons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ucu68FfqVewcR7-wNEoNkTqxRYw70XTDomuJ9P3OnBDFanGk1fOpiyYiFU2KWSPh_0DmdpNYY8gCcNGeEYO47EsQVRyzaheKxGvcMjlwSj9UTkVYkbsKTmMJ5eY-f0ULgV67WGpX3Go/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+092+DSC_8631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ucu68FfqVewcR7-wNEoNkTqxRYw70XTDomuJ9P3OnBDFanGk1fOpiyYiFU2KWSPh_0DmdpNYY8gCcNGeEYO47EsQVRyzaheKxGvcMjlwSj9UTkVYkbsKTmMJ5eY-f0ULgV67WGpX3Go/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+092+DSC_8631.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;">Wine and Champagne corks</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 wine shop on Île Saint Louis had a window </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled with corks.  </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;">The light of the afternoon sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">made me stop in my tracks </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">before we hurried along </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to meet Paris friends for a glass of wine.</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><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Jean du Bellay</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;">Île Saint Louis</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Des bouchons

Wine and Champagne corks A wine shop on Île Saint Louis had a window  filled with corks.   The light of the afternoon sun  made me stop in m...

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Crèche - Église Saint Louis en l'Île

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11263135014/" title="2012 Paris Jan 12 1st_0384 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Paris Jan 12 1st_0384" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/11263135014_38796b4393_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">Église Saint Louis en l'Île</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nativity Scene</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;">As churches in Paris prepare for Christmas, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the congregations express creativity and individuality </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as seen in this Nativity scene at Église Saint Louis en l'Île.</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 dimanche</span></span></i></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;">Joyeux anniversaire, Holly!</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;">Église Saint Louis en l'Île</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, 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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Crèche - Église Saint Louis en l'Île

Église Saint Louis en l'Île Nativity Scene As churches in Paris prepare for Christmas,  the congregations express creativity and indiv...

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Pont Louis-Philippe - Île Saint-Louis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10619314324/" title="2013 0522 Wed_461DSC_6072 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0522 Wed_461DSC_6072" height="488" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/10619314324_236028e308_c.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;">Pont Louis-Philippe</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;">Yes, the rain was relentless, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but Paris keeps moving without regard to the weather.</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 stone arch-bridge connects the Quai de Bourbon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on the Île Saint-Louis with the Saint-Gervais neighborhood on the right bank.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is decorated with stone laurel wreaths </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">surrounding metallic rosettes which are best seen from the Seine.</span></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;">Pont Louis-Philippe</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Île Saint-Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Pont Louis-Philippe - Île Saint-Louis

Pont Louis-Philippe Yes, the rain was relentless,  but Paris keeps moving without regard to the weather. This stone arch-bridge connects the...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9379465633/" title="2012 Mar 31 Paris_286DSC_5522 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 31 Paris_286DSC_5522" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9379465633_fcb2cc4f5c_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;">Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</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;">Almost hidden in the narrow streets of Île Saint Louis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">stands the lacy spire of Église Saint-Louis en l'Île, the only church on the island.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was built from 1652 to 1765 in the Baroque style, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">designed by architect François Le Vau. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> St-Louis' interior was essentially stripped during the Revolution </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as were so many French churches, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the odd outdoor iron clock, dating from 1741, survived. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris </em></span></div>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île Almost hidden in the narrow streets of Île Saint Louis stands the lacy spire of Église Saint-Louis en l'...

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Wedding photos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQeMzRBi8nwbUYUuW10LTnFRfuXqtxg3SRtWym6zSF5yy1Fo5s6fcAh-cSIgOZLUZBvPaD00RFBPl92nPnFOw6-c9TbuE1-q6I49pMW2_hSbc5tnslK1a9iX5MxveIhL6Mhxatpbzvc/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQeMzRBi8nwbUYUuW10LTnFRfuXqtxg3SRtWym6zSF5yy1Fo5s6fcAh-cSIgOZLUZBvPaD00RFBPl92nPnFOw6-c9TbuE1-q6I49pMW2_hSbc5tnslK1a9iX5MxveIhL6Mhxatpbzvc/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0345.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;">This beautiful couple posed for photos on Ile Saint-Louis on the Quai d'Orleans.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The temperature was a brisk, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the photographer moved quickly to get the desired photos.</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;">The American photographer got her share of photos as well from above.</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;">Bride and Groom</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai d'Orleans</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ile Saint-Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div>

Wedding photos

This beautiful couple posed for photos on Ile Saint-Louis on the Quai d'Orleans.   The temperature was a brisk,  but the photographer mo...

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Galette des Rois

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.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;">Galette des Rois</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"King's Cake" </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;">Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff-pastry almond and butter cakes.  It makes my mouth water just to think about it.</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;">Each cake contains a fève, a small porcelain figurine and the lucky person who finds it will wear the crown.  Where I live in the US, we have the cakes but they are nothing close to the French version.  We bake our own.  Our tradition says that the one who finds "the baby" (plastic) is the King and will host the next party.</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;">I will put a real French fève in my Galette des Rois.</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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galette des Rois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie on Ile St Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Galette des Rois

Galette des Rois "King's Cake" Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île - la crèche

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8290466186/" title="2012 Jan 12 1st_0384 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 12 1st_0384" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8356/8290466186_a588251c2d_c.jpg" width="530" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Je vous annonce une grande joie</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> This church with first construction in 1642 is an active parish with many events.  Although much of the church was dark, the nativity scene had been well-attended and flooded in light.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the same church where Peter, David and I saw the donkey on Palm Sunday in April.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">bon dimanche</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris </em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île - la crèche

  Je vous annonce une grande joie Église Saint-Louis en l'Île  This church with first construction in 1642 is an active parish with many...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71x4ZKg33AVC0xqSnokUvlYoTkA2q6-_dZYGkwuJEpNx-O-DN34Cil_lHqs22t0YK7tq60sc9iLv6JOHYN00djstDIBhZnduiqS1HrkRgcas5XsKpK8eE0dOhBKVSeu0bh1V6wHssMdQ/s1600/2012+jan+12++1st_0398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71x4ZKg33AVC0xqSnokUvlYoTkA2q6-_dZYGkwuJEpNx-O-DN34Cil_lHqs22t0YK7tq60sc9iLv6JOHYN00djstDIBhZnduiqS1HrkRgcas5XsKpK8eE0dOhBKVSeu0bh1V6wHssMdQ/s640/2012+jan+12++1st_0398.jpg" width="448" /></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;">This parish church found on the same street as Berthillion on l'Île Saint-Louis, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">on the quiet end of the street with few cars.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is the same church where we saw a donkey on Palm Sunday.</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;">Construction started in 1642 at the direction of Louis XIV using the plans of François Le Vau who was also designing Versailles.  The interior is filled with art and this sculpture seems appropriate for wishing the moms a wonderful Mother's 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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></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>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><em></em></span><br /><strong>   </strong>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

This parish church found on the same street as Berthillion on l'Île Saint-Louis, on the quiet end of the street with few cars.  This is ...

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Monsieur et sa trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_pAzw9l7rr5sVgWm-ytu6O_BLEDsfVLVh2MTyHsvbE11Ghz2XgxwZ_ZR2bkSZ0UzcQiRpiDai5-BqrBlwFZBuBRvXFso0hW6ZQhAouQgPp9QAsgc9yePYNZqo-OB8Z7nm6R0asDMg0k/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_pAzw9l7rr5sVgWm-ytu6O_BLEDsfVLVh2MTyHsvbE11Ghz2XgxwZ_ZR2bkSZ0UzcQiRpiDai5-BqrBlwFZBuBRvXFso0hW6ZQhAouQgPp9QAsgc9yePYNZqo-OB8Z7nm6R0asDMg0k/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0361.jpg" width="418" /></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;">Two minutes before I saw this gentleman zipping by on his <em>trottinette</em>, I captured a </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/01/commute.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">younger man</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> going in the opposite direction.  As you can see from the photo, monsieur is moving at a good pace.</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;">The trottinette is not just a child's sidewalk ride to school!</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;">zoom-zoom</span></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>Rue Saint Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île Saint Louis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Monsieur et sa trottinette

Two minutes before I saw this gentleman zipping by on his trottinette , I captured a younger man going in the opposite direction.  As you c...

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The commute

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZnwmCHYhf3KTDFGgy8n1ER0wSc-OK_ljzIfZAMkzAqb7Minmf9mhc2hMUyKfBY7KvRAEKmWdYN1jiyn3KSMzmKqVa2cnYt-cu0wv8HDg0s0G8B16SD-QlRtM_U0idWJaVYSJ6fhS35E/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0360+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZnwmCHYhf3KTDFGgy8n1ER0wSc-OK_ljzIfZAMkzAqb7Minmf9mhc2hMUyKfBY7KvRAEKmWdYN1jiyn3KSMzmKqVa2cnYt-cu0wv8HDg0s0G8B16SD-QlRtM_U0idWJaVYSJ6fhS35E/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0360+b-w.jpg" width="424px" /></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;">When I saw him coming in my direction, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I knew that I would only get one shot... He was FLYING!</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;">So, would a Parisian say this is a scooter, a trottinette, or something else?</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>Il va travailler <span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null">à trottinette?</span></em></span></div><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint Louis en l'Ile</em></span></span><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ile Saint Louis</em></span></span><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_1ji8ci="637" kc="null"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The commute

When I saw him coming in my direction, I knew that I would only get one shot... He was FLYING! So, would a Parisian say this is a scooter, a...

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Brasserie de l'Ile Saint Louis - les serveurs

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg5qEUp5vvrBOjLKy629spxC-PY4FzEDtlo_EYv8Ujk8z3fLpxOHbW-XXbALLh2yrW3HLhusyeiJhE-k8_vGF32n8q0GwqVl697dSX4GT4L9xsmifQ3bWOdM8YoLbSj8fKxerhcjCNb0/s1600/2010+paris+june+21+rescued+00110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621374083522924802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg5qEUp5vvrBOjLKy629spxC-PY4FzEDtlo_EYv8Ujk8z3fLpxOHbW-XXbALLh2yrW3HLhusyeiJhE-k8_vGF32n8q0GwqVl697dSX4GT4L9xsmifQ3bWOdM8YoLbSj8fKxerhcjCNb0/s640/2010+paris+june+21+rescued+00110.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">At the Brasserie de l'Ile Saint Louis, we see what looks to be a dance between these two busy waiters.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">And... I found a little zoom-zoom too!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Bon weekend</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Brasserie de l'Ile Saint Louis</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">55, quai Bourbon<br /><br /></span>

Brasserie de l'Ile Saint Louis - les serveurs

At the Brasserie de l'Ile Saint Louis, we see what looks to be a dance between these two busy waiters. And... I found a little zoom-zoom...

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Reflections on the Seine

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CrcuJ4a-L5mMPnbs2EzNfzFadsEMAZN-vyKEqq89-H11haDpfnBdqJAKjfMIcnGgTE8foopBXs8Bq3dg8_unvuahk8OCmwYtkRhKUbPTJhcsgJFWSCZ2-IWD8gq8miFa467WzkkEWnE/s1600/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285864618726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CrcuJ4a-L5mMPnbs2EzNfzFadsEMAZN-vyKEqq89-H11haDpfnBdqJAKjfMIcnGgTE8foopBXs8Bq3dg8_unvuahk8OCmwYtkRhKUbPTJhcsgJFWSCZ2-IWD8gq8miFa467WzkkEWnE/s640/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0032.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Walking along Quai de Bourbon with an eye on the Seine, the clear sapphire sky made a nice contrast to the moss on Pont Marie. The water and lights provided a green-tinged reflection in the cold, dark river. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For more reflections look <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/stuck-in-middle-weekend-reflections-68.html"><strong>here</strong></a> at James' Newtown Area Photo</span>.</span></div>

Reflections on the Seine

Walking along Quai de Bourbon with an eye on the Seine, the clear sapphire sky made a nice contrast to the moss on Pont Marie. The water and...

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Boulangerie St Louis -- miam, miam

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCb8gtfWI43byksy6Z1wQboiWuLSp_J-1Vxgg3IP1eB2tG0sXA95OfxvDqK9qvLenmBYU6PtRZ7QwwM0WWwft__TJWmoNvMq22Tcf2ZEdxZbS_3_OPBr4eYx5ozB8Nbubae5q5A0T5to/s1600/00108cropped+colored.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499533626596175218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCb8gtfWI43byksy6Z1wQboiWuLSp_J-1Vxgg3IP1eB2tG0sXA95OfxvDqK9qvLenmBYU6PtRZ7QwwM0WWwft__TJWmoNvMq22Tcf2ZEdxZbS_3_OPBr4eYx5ozB8Nbubae5q5A0T5to/s640/00108cropped+colored.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong>Boulangerie, pâtisserie, fromagerie, charcuterie, </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>épicerie, marchand de vin....</strong> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>How can you <strong>not</strong> love the French language with the beautiful sounds of these words! As a quiz, which of the above does not belong? You say "marchand de vin" as there is no alliteration? Oh, mais non! <em>Je pense que tu te tort</em> because how can you stop at each of these and not also stop in at the wine shop for une bouteille de vin rosé to round out le dîner? (Trick question, n'est-ce pas?)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>J'adore baguettes! At any time of day you will likely find a queue for the warm baguettes, and the aroma of baking bread will lure you off the street. I found this scene at Boulangerie St Louis (on Ile Saint Louis) on my recent June trip to Paris, and identified with the young woman who seems to be having trouble with her decision. The little person in the stroller looks quite interested as well!</div>

Boulangerie St Louis -- miam, miam

Boulangerie, pâtisserie, fromagerie, charcuterie, épicerie, marchand de vin.... How can you not love the French language with the beautifu...

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