Une table pour deux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5GmmIiYa-2tYW3DWB1hulzqUSxB8aI3bnZqr5yEzdEnFfGcCmQXRgkPBAPRbXBz68t7-Zis9F08ajFIZqSb8YAgr7y55blVQbYk-5e0BM6yDCJ43TwOaWDPKjZh-SjkvkbP9u05TGC8/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+091+DSC_8766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5GmmIiYa-2tYW3DWB1hulzqUSxB8aI3bnZqr5yEzdEnFfGcCmQXRgkPBAPRbXBz68t7-Zis9F08ajFIZqSb8YAgr7y55blVQbYk-5e0BM6yDCJ43TwOaWDPKjZh-SjkvkbP9u05TGC8/s740/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+091+DSC_8766.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Table for Two</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes a window washer </div><div style="text-align: center;">can provide a little assistance</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a photograph...  merci beaucoup!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une table pour deux

Table for Two Sometimes a window washer  can provide a little assistance with a photograph...  merci beaucoup! bon weekend Jardin du Palais ...

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Une femme et un homme

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBVJrm49kNJwDO1UUXyRuk7INamZ91ouQ67VHtv9ZbWn0zPmBgaw0Fvd0nZMdtc3uxOeDtc6PFvmgY-hJXqhO_UQMkDYOgIVNEQ0APkMm4y5juDj-gUALshf7mShBMIcQh-IZ-l-ABa8/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+060+DSC_8734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBVJrm49kNJwDO1UUXyRuk7INamZ91ouQ67VHtv9ZbWn0zPmBgaw0Fvd0nZMdtc3uxOeDtc6PFvmgY-hJXqhO_UQMkDYOgIVNEQ0APkMm4y5juDj-gUALshf7mShBMIcQh-IZ-l-ABa8/s640/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+060+DSC_8734.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching and photographing</div><div style="text-align: center;">the stylish people of Paris....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une femme et un homme

Palais Royal Watching and photographing the stylish people of Paris.... Palais Royal 75001, Paris

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQHkIKefR9IvF0u8tLI_ViFvHP_AwrH_TwAUH1EyabDb37CWu5I7tVEMf2wiEX1qdClLKMIfAXv-uZYhJ45M5sZbEyiV0Fvk00gevkoD5sTsvmgtKBVoEHikD7J6g0KDIt9qU5CmGTus/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_110DSC_4042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQHkIKefR9IvF0u8tLI_ViFvHP_AwrH_TwAUH1EyabDb37CWu5I7tVEMf2wiEX1qdClLKMIfAXv-uZYhJ45M5sZbEyiV0Fvk00gevkoD5sTsvmgtKBVoEHikD7J6g0KDIt9qU5CmGTus/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_110DSC_4042.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps the water is just a bit too cool yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A sweater and a light jacket kept her warm </div><div style="text-align: center;">while her toes were tempted to take the plunge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Perhaps the water is just a bit too cool yet. A sweater and a light jacket kept her warm  while her toes were tempted to take the plunge. bo...

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Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgMQcZ4WomH1VzEI3JueGi2OWac64FKoX5XmyMoLg0fkEEMIfI2GkC29a1yXREFGkUF7L8_vBWwLP7o9I0AFuMxGY56Ivav1GvK7W_4tw8L0EuWcgqh5ri4ZtU1DUlG9NFEEcO7tszro/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_45DSC_3914.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first rays of sun each spring...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">a dry windless day, morning sunshine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the green chair of the garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the warmth soaking to the skin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do I detect a smile of contentment?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Les premiers rayons de soleil printaniers

The first rays of sun each spring... a dry windless day, morning sunshine,  the green chair of the garden, and the warmth soaking to the ski...

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Trop de pigeons!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvncnPdC2D1gYCQ9qg1KeAgY5Om09Tf_A74-lEx_GVT_R6A2JzxFHuQI4u0oUk1HjD6Kqe63Q3owHZtI0zFTtXoUTFpWK0d4kQWCGc0ohgEwEJvjVH4S6ZOnT-ZjDIsAkKoNwTzh-kcjM/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_34DSC_3903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too Many Pigeons!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper </div><div style="text-align: center;">rather than playing with her phone</div><div style="text-align: center;">if she would have noticed the green shrubs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the purple iris, the roses, and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the overabundance of pigeons!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Trop de pigeons!

Too Many Pigeons! I wonder if she had been reading a book or a newspaper  rather than playing with her phone if she would have noticed the g...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a suggestion lost on these young boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that Paris did not get that cold this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but regardless, we will all be glad to see winter go.</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

Jardin du Palais Royal The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010 The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain...

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Les portes de Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacy6MS8kueBpx4ThgLPdEj3eX75kjgE_qwUats5uRcnpq9Uw3BC56yJj_4TKR89dXW38GOVsBc1hfVlzw-P2-4wI3cyD_HTztq8f9m9L25Y4aQGC6uKVSywnzF3DiHP8j39GJcN_l7Gk/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacy6MS8kueBpx4ThgLPdEj3eX75kjgE_qwUats5uRcnpq9Uw3BC56yJj_4TKR89dXW38GOVsBc1hfVlzw-P2-4wI3cyD_HTztq8f9m9L25Y4aQGC6uKVSywnzF3DiHP8j39GJcN_l7Gk/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0098.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Gates of Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These gold spears on the gates </div><div style="text-align: center;">must receive a coat of paint each year</div><div style="text-align: center;">as they always look as if they are solid gold </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, they do close and lock the gates each</div><div style="text-align: center;">evening so do not fall asleep on one of the benches or</div><div style="text-align: center;">you may be forced to spend the night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les portes de Palais Royal

The Gates of Palais Royal These gold spears on the gates  must receive a coat of paint each year as they always look as if they are solid go...

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Palais Royal - les ombres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe5XuQy3SXAnMyTQLyIcWxQlTubhnV5n_ZrD1_bZljHJo0t1E2xdhqYhIHQ02lciodArb49dHB702R2OX3-yq1hGBS0W1JbzcLgBu2wGfxJqzM6gULL3RLD75xiQQ1RXzwtSm0SjZZmM/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+018+DSC_8692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe5XuQy3SXAnMyTQLyIcWxQlTubhnV5n_ZrD1_bZljHJo0t1E2xdhqYhIHQ02lciodArb49dHB702R2OX3-yq1hGBS0W1JbzcLgBu2wGfxJqzM6gULL3RLD75xiQQ1RXzwtSm0SjZZmM/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+018+DSC_8692.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Galerie de Montpensier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gold of the wrought iron fencing and the lamps </div><div style="text-align: center;">are easy clues to the location of this photo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite spots for photographing...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the architecture, the seasons, the light and shadows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the fountains, the allée of trees, the flaneurs, the people.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is also a great spot to find a quiet place to read </div><div style="text-align: center;">or to watch people.</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galerie de Montpensier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - les ombres

Galerie de Montpensier The gold of the wrought iron fencing and the lamps  are easy clues to the location of this photo One of my favorite s...

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Le petit dans le jardin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ7IuONK9RrsHAEFn3r4VS0LLyf_dykSzMi-ELbP2WEgcPVLl9JAwa4mw8WjC41PovxU6NNnrPcPwfvMzgJxDIv5fBUe315UH9773jz9iLfrPreJ0B4mXer2aFz0ROLYjG6Og-hquWuo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+062+DSC_1287.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The small boy in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris children seem to play outside no matter the weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is difficult to call le Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">just a "garden."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le petit dans le jardin

The small boy in the garden He was bundled against the elements and ready for the day.   Paris children seem to play outside no matter the w...

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Les Médailles Militaires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7ZhAyydWUQxPd9ZHAdWsa7_Xlb2j9ptppkpGXnwII8IU3Pgn3qZob8RBIRU7BESwsaoId_shVhxn-diRqg1hUF64-muUXh9I39F9nrX30QAPwKv35jL6L5ca3dt6ENSd77wXqRR_QA8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+078+DSC_1303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7ZhAyydWUQxPd9ZHAdWsa7_Xlb2j9ptppkpGXnwII8IU3Pgn3qZob8RBIRU7BESwsaoId_shVhxn-diRqg1hUF64-muUXh9I39F9nrX30QAPwKv35jL6L5ca3dt6ENSd77wXqRR_QA8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+078+DSC_1303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Medals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The many shops in the arcades </div><div style="text-align: center;">around the courtyard of Palais Royal are filled with treasures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Médailles Militaires

Military Medals The many shops in the arcades  around the courtyard of Palais Royal are filled with treasures. bon weekend Palais Royal 7500...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les filles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbHFydiTIrMh9SDAKDq0WpqTjgBKiL7dWJGSTF0j6eLGfHgAwXX9m-kryN7WZ3lIz89BiW7_JQDkLnwVpf9Ycs6cjPupLRlB5M7vc6NY0Uybw382CuN0zy7EWBXcgwNqx7vIeBuuTfcY/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st+0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbHFydiTIrMh9SDAKDq0WpqTjgBKiL7dWJGSTF0j6eLGfHgAwXX9m-kryN7WZ3lIz89BiW7_JQDkLnwVpf9Ycs6cjPupLRlB5M7vc6NY0Uybw382CuN0zy7EWBXcgwNqx7vIeBuuTfcY/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st+0105.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">French girls on their way home after school...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is always activity in this hidden, lovely garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">even in the winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les filles

Jardin du Palais Royal French girls on their way home after school... There is always activity in this hidden, lovely garden, even in the wi...

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Les Ombres d'Automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiMrtnsYLlxDSypEc6voZAUpJo3iIweI1izeURWcRT6IXCvZGE_HyEcQDALYW3h78qBRncs1RMFRb74A9XmQFIPV1Jnhrk2AhYaKb_bZ2nONUo2h80VjdnyId9ycD2RiWOTx19RN30aQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+073+DSC_1298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiMrtnsYLlxDSypEc6voZAUpJo3iIweI1izeURWcRT6IXCvZGE_HyEcQDALYW3h78qBRncs1RMFRb74A9XmQFIPV1Jnhrk2AhYaKb_bZ2nONUo2h80VjdnyId9ycD2RiWOTx19RN30aQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+073+DSC_1298.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The alleys of trees are a delight no matter the season.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The green park chairs of Paris are covered in autumn leaves </div><div style="text-align: center;">which may lead to snow as winter closes in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, not too soon, svp</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Ombres d'Automne

Jardin du Palais Royal The alleys of trees are a delight no matter the season.   The green park chairs of Paris are covered in autumn leaves...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - la fountaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwluUAq3p2vUsgl6zHEz4KNLFzW3P-Kh2RvBu2QBsEcgMxIzJXggVCiBtJ9fo5UlF2D5iMan7PQawtVT-B6JbCephf3x9qs7eNA616nRTh7ZHxHolwTwMRt3t02cQZ3UwzBFfOAl7Ifs/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_55DSC_3924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwluUAq3p2vUsgl6zHEz4KNLFzW3P-Kh2RvBu2QBsEcgMxIzJXggVCiBtJ9fo5UlF2D5iMan7PQawtVT-B6JbCephf3x9qs7eNA616nRTh7ZHxHolwTwMRt3t02cQZ3UwzBFfOAl7Ifs/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_55DSC_3924.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">the fountain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This cloistered garden with its mesmerizing fountain</div><div style="text-align: center;">provides a place of solitude and quiet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...one of my favorite quiet places in Paris</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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">joyeux anniversaire, Maman</span></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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - la fountaine

Jardin du Palais Royal the fountain This cloistered garden with its mesmerizing fountain provides a place of solitude and quiet ...one of my...

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L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the next few months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the weather was sunny and warm during our time in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the leaves are dropping as seen in this photo of Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were a bit disappointed that the fountain was turned off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

Autumn in Paris The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves  over the next few months. Although the weather was sunny and warm durin...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - il pleut

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOeRUuwhLAmbqQp6M3J4BKcYSGOmaWmeC6OMhG4Y66eho_xovwmrMNoQ6Yu-r8Mo6jdwUedURJOrSR8VWuLfHSfazyRAF3oA67IW8uruHLtTmzOsJOAqklZ0Oy4OF1lgZEHFxS7LsM_s/s1600/2013+May+21+16th+arr_7DSC_5129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOeRUuwhLAmbqQp6M3J4BKcYSGOmaWmeC6OMhG4Y66eho_xovwmrMNoQ6Yu-r8Mo6jdwUedURJOrSR8VWuLfHSfazyRAF3oA67IW8uruHLtTmzOsJOAqklZ0Oy4OF1lgZEHFxS7LsM_s/s1600/2013+May+21+16th+arr_7DSC_5129.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, if one must be caught in the Paris rain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one must be just this chic!</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;">Must be a French Girl!</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - il pleut

Jardin du Palais Royal Well, if one must be caught in the Paris rain, one must be just this chic! Must be a French Girl! Jardin du Palais Ro...

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La femme et une fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YuO46dux_kt_4YabLV_ywUdFqoLJTgIEqcrpKLjlTMOo5Bk083_d0R9GWHbGJTmcWf_p1rifD9PFlQpERYAAbuA4cfkJJmh77_rVESpqdvDuIb1PPwjWqlbkL1RLSO17sQVSquoT4WI/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_28DSC_9360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YuO46dux_kt_4YabLV_ywUdFqoLJTgIEqcrpKLjlTMOo5Bk083_d0R9GWHbGJTmcWf_p1rifD9PFlQpERYAAbuA4cfkJJmh77_rVESpqdvDuIb1PPwjWqlbkL1RLSO17sQVSquoT4WI/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_28DSC_9360.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is something quite mesmerizing about this fountain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you can feel the pull</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La femme et une fontaine

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Jardin du Palais Royal - la fontaine de jouvence?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY4R9yr0MjS3TB5w6y4nm9SDQ8FQAqYpGezgEJJv-pTG2LKaGviwAh1Df2HjlPwuLCcWBonGg81s_y1koZejYB1iCNoOOdzFGYiefvIpUquePgm3Z10RbUz9fkFxgJeKH1lnTpQrFt8A/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_12DSC_6226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY4R9yr0MjS3TB5w6y4nm9SDQ8FQAqYpGezgEJJv-pTG2LKaGviwAh1Df2HjlPwuLCcWBonGg81s_y1koZejYB1iCNoOOdzFGYiefvIpUquePgm3Z10RbUz9fkFxgJeKH1lnTpQrFt8A/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_12DSC_6226.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Fountain of Youth?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Was he meeting a friend or just resting </div><div style="text-align: center;">before getting back onto the streets of Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He certainly selected a beautiful spot for propping his feet</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">75001, Paris</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;">Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les amoureux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03UQ951ECx1CZd4_vKgDV9ns4AdeTvLNjMu0SfbaHYN3O9uabwE1OLWWItEKm5lB1nVcf8G1y9u4zNi6PIRLwwoqtiapBa-9zNGekTOIbmc9-zgejn-J19kcPC7vt-JDr8utgV6xIGrc/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_68DSC_3937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03UQ951ECx1CZd4_vKgDV9ns4AdeTvLNjMu0SfbaHYN3O9uabwE1OLWWItEKm5lB1nVcf8G1y9u4zNi6PIRLwwoqtiapBa-9zNGekTOIbmc9-zgejn-J19kcPC7vt-JDr8utgV6xIGrc/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_68DSC_3937.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There are a few places in Paris where, in good weather, </div><div align="center">one can just about count on seeing young couples in love...  </div><div align="center">nothing that would embarrass your grandmother, </div><div align="center">but a scene from a love story, perhaps.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This garden is at the top </div><div align="center">of the list</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin du Palais Royal</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les amoureux

Jardin du Palais Royal     There are a few places in Paris where, in good weather, one can just about count on seeing young couples in love....

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le blanc et le noir

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvn2Yzfobbelzf8ULDaT2689H_-VfYjw61kBtfXwXjwLcUR3fVHlaUDba8ZU3xntqJVTs-hrr3wFe1Qt9Vyn5Ls_d7htZPWgxKlnVuoVLSWHFkw2RPg76yLm5n0zML_8Ha13t7amf78A/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_15DSC_6229.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two <i>chiens</i> were an interesting pair </div><div style="text-align: center;">as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">One, sleek, petite and dark...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the other, fluffy, medium-sized, and white.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They did keep in close step, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each with the other, </div><div style="text-align: center;">evidence of much practice on early morning walks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">75001, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

le blanc et le noir

Jardin du Palais Royal These two chiens were an interesting pair  as they strolled on the "Paris dirt" at Jardin du Palais Royal....

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les trois amies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0isAEVGIujOzL7ixy9XQwftLiKFLW_NTJr6yb2HhpSKBylapPqxNRlhSbSHYP96IMJ6LtmhirSI08Hsimpe1PTefbWvUXM_wTZDq5yG_dr2lub-BDYM3lBKWtXrgaBoP9yl7RQCeAKCc/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_2DSC_5612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0isAEVGIujOzL7ixy9XQwftLiKFLW_NTJr6yb2HhpSKBylapPqxNRlhSbSHYP96IMJ6LtmhirSI08Hsimpe1PTefbWvUXM_wTZDq5yG_dr2lub-BDYM3lBKWtXrgaBoP9yl7RQCeAKCc/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_2DSC_5612.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">three friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The three little friends were playing in the garden at Palais Royal, </div><div style="text-align: center;">dressed for a cooler spring day and the rains that will surely follow.</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;">Must be French girls</span></span></i></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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les trois amies

Jardin du Palais Royal three friends The three little friends were playing in the garden at Palais Royal,  dressed for a cooler spring day a...

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