Paris de la nuit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S3ASpq4MjAv3MAGo6nnL6suKqJof2PAN4cl52zU_k26iamY5Lw3B-p1ErroUzfvYVbdx1iI35zo8j46d7lCgzgw3dP0Z1qctBkq_vBUbp4okwthWqwC0Ndr3wPwJ_CUpjAmqcbzFtYA/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+589+DSC_8103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S3ASpq4MjAv3MAGo6nnL6suKqJof2PAN4cl52zU_k26iamY5Lw3B-p1ErroUzfvYVbdx1iI35zo8j46d7lCgzgw3dP0Z1qctBkq_vBUbp4okwthWqwC0Ndr3wPwJ_CUpjAmqcbzFtYA/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+589+DSC_8103.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;">Paris by night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Looking west from Pont Neuf</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the Seine sparkles with the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reflection of lights...</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;">both the famous </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the ordinary</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joining James' Weekend Reflections </span></i></a><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i>right here</i></a> </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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">from Pont Neuf, the Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Paris de la nuit

Paris by night Looking west from Pont Neuf the Seine sparkles with the  reflection of lights... both the famous  and the ordinary Joining Ja...

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Quatre Églises, la Tour Eiffel, et le Grand Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOGfV2vdPMXz2wxVGQ2hsRFpMJ5ctvGb1pJs1Qt1gMpy66_LMKBHjNrb0fQylihRNKuRbwg_HWpxuqK8RuzC-B-2oGOwKQZSEIApb9UtpYgillL2w4uO34p550rNUnY-1w8sRWqw2dV8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_34DSC_8628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOGfV2vdPMXz2wxVGQ2hsRFpMJ5ctvGb1pJs1Qt1gMpy66_LMKBHjNrb0fQylihRNKuRbwg_HWpxuqK8RuzC-B-2oGOwKQZSEIApb9UtpYgillL2w4uO34p550rNUnY-1w8sRWqw2dV8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_34DSC_8628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Four churches plus the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking at the skyline from left to right from the Printemps rooftop: </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;"><u>Notre Dame de l'Assomption </u>built in 1676, </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The double spires of <u>Basilique Sainte Clothilde</u>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">built in the neo-Gothic style mid nineteenth century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</u>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">commissioned by King Louis XIV in 1670</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Église Saint Madeleine,</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">with its 52 Corinthian columns,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <u>Grand Palais</u>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">built for the Universal Exposition of 1900</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The<u> Eiffel Tower</u> (1889)</div><div style="text-align: center;">which at 324m. (1,063ft), was the tallest</div><div style="text-align: center;">man-made structure in the world, a title it held</div><div style="text-align: center;">for 41 years!</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</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;">Paris Skyline from Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Quatre Églises, la Tour Eiffel, et le Grand Palais

Four churches plus the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower Looking at the skyline from left to right from the Printemps rooftop: Notre Dame de l...

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13 juillet - les bals des pompiers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqd-H7FdhOm-wAqR76OrkSX8yeFzF6bfgR3S9fGLVu-ha64Yhhl5YqWZlZxzAwjbEm6Wd0n6le8dpAy1Y4TQI7DgPFAFis1nqzgEZqRw4SIlYCXXZuQAnbgm5D4-tjei6vtacplrRbgA/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqd-H7FdhOm-wAqR76OrkSX8yeFzF6bfgR3S9fGLVu-ha64Yhhl5YqWZlZxzAwjbEm6Wd0n6le8dpAy1Y4TQI7DgPFAFis1nqzgEZqRw4SIlYCXXZuQAnbgm5D4-tjei6vtacplrRbgA/s640/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0100.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les bals des pompiers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pompiers around Paris (and all of France) have celebrations</div><div style="text-align: center;">tonight and tomorrow in honor of Quatorze juillet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a <a href="http://www.evous.fr/Pas-de-14-juillet-sans-bal-des,1134335.html" target="_blank">look here for schedules and locations</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the party!</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;">Les bals des pompiers</div><div style="text-align: left;">13, 14 juillet</div>

13 juillet - les bals des pompiers

Les bals des pompiers The pompiers around Paris (and all of France) have celebrations tonight and tomorrow in honor of Quatorze juillet. Tak...

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Parc du Champ de Mars

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2fdLq-nVop0zRB6CbRGzHs4SUcyNmqTeCzmnwk9vDOISlg-L-VPWX1KF_9Jb9_NggKpf9QQyy_KPaQKx_QF61gjPoK3bIv0SDIklkaqh0XE3SN5IXMhkw3N2_36ZUDt6xjHgU7uxfXY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_063DSC_4746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2fdLq-nVop0zRB6CbRGzHs4SUcyNmqTeCzmnwk9vDOISlg-L-VPWX1KF_9Jb9_NggKpf9QQyy_KPaQKx_QF61gjPoK3bIv0SDIklkaqh0XE3SN5IXMhkw3N2_36ZUDt6xjHgU7uxfXY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_063DSC_4746.jpg" width="640" /></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;">On the great lawn in front of La Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">one can walk, play, picnic, and lounge</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the grass, at least in the spring and summer.</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;">Parc du Champ de Mars</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc du Champ de Mars

On the great lawn in front of La Tour Eiffel  one can walk, play, picnic, and lounge on the grass, at least in the spring and summer. bon we...

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un printemps à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO54WXl9dO8heruG3dj8pyNocpJp5BRtl7hE_Q6PDIcdOSyxOZOR6rGDR_UPKqXf12RcmwvD_-sSZgsbxi3x7nfQXEw7wW4rl78wCGspE9PtW-LBE-KrlAhB_gwEdxDro6ih_B08kugM/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_067DSC_4750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO54WXl9dO8heruG3dj8pyNocpJp5BRtl7hE_Q6PDIcdOSyxOZOR6rGDR_UPKqXf12RcmwvD_-sSZgsbxi3x7nfQXEw7wW4rl78wCGspE9PtW-LBE-KrlAhB_gwEdxDro6ih_B08kugM/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_067DSC_4750.jpg" width="482" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, la Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her crinolines of pink,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fully dressed for spring</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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;">La Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

un printemps à Paris

Oh, la Tour Eiffel  with her crinolines of pink, fully dressed for spring La Tour Eiffel 75007, Paris

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La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris at Night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky.</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;">I have stood on this same spot in all kinds of weather,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I can close my eyes to be transported there in my imagination.</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;"><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;">Pont Alexandre III</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Click here to see reflections around the world<br /><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-evening-at-lopera-weekend.html" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></div>

La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

Paris at Night The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky. I h...

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Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX373UKKFFzu_XYcaG7fDtBwh2i_8KXmrx5NfDIdjJOU9K6tV29hr3tM-frTVV-ANXVMWg8hSoHVP75uCRbghhaKq-kwpLfcU4q4ElzOncN0hc7c7sr3o5Yh_zx6ndIcGcDB4t38aX7Cc/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Enfants de Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return?</div><div style="text-align: center;">How can one even think in those terms?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...the people of Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the children, the parks and gardens, the green chairs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the music, the churches, the architecture, the history, the Seine, the bridges,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Métro, the secret little spots discovered over 20+ trips, the food,</div><div style="text-align: center;">ex-pat friends, Parisian friends, the grand views from Paris landmarks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting on green grass when it is permitted, dancing on Rue Mouffetard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and so much more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what the future holds, I will always have a bit of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and all that it is, in my heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and tens of thousands of photos, if I forget)</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;">What Would I miss most?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75000, all of it, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Theme Day - What Would I Miss Most...

Les Enfants de Paris What would I miss most about Paris if I were never to return? How can one even think in those terms? ...the people of P...

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La Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkHp_IYgfdVJA-rrSKIh6hUEoVCY95kjyIag6GHu9k4vJmxfzbyVIZ1JmAK6KXOdMRMTak6gKNBOY3Mb8nBZl6flbbVu2N0lh7O2qLqvbLsj6wHVvky_it0NglhoLIzS0ZtS-KzYaKk/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkHp_IYgfdVJA-rrSKIh6hUEoVCY95kjyIag6GHu9k4vJmxfzbyVIZ1JmAK6KXOdMRMTak6gKNBOY3Mb8nBZl6flbbVu2N0lh7O2qLqvbLsj6wHVvky_it0NglhoLIzS0ZtS-KzYaKk/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0079.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Tour Eiffel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I cannot count the number of photos I have taken of the Eiffel Tower, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it still takes my breath away like I am seeing it for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been to places where the hype exceeded the excitement of actually being there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the Eiffel Tower marks the landscape with golden light </div><div style="text-align: center;">as I gasp yet again and hold my breath to take the shot. </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;">La Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Palais de Chaillot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007 and 75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel I cannot count the number of photos I have taken of the Eiffel Tower,  but it still takes my breath away like I am seeing it ...

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City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Landmark"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oleUVFQ4OTpzZqs6w_-bYb_DLo7jNQGgSwZiNnOL_TNxIRSI3EdXzw0BDIIc8bGo-vfQAqq2bHK6A4v4uxFC-PoRE7cXWdIMYTJ7qtpbqxwqDF0-iKmTTjUNtppiUttavT08lU5aYTk/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+372+DSC_1071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oleUVFQ4OTpzZqs6w_-bYb_DLo7jNQGgSwZiNnOL_TNxIRSI3EdXzw0BDIIc8bGo-vfQAqq2bHK6A4v4uxFC-PoRE7cXWdIMYTJ7qtpbqxwqDF0-iKmTTjUNtppiUttavT08lU5aYTk/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+372+DSC_1071.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">City Daily Photo Theme Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Landmark"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although Paris has many "landmarks" and it was difficult to choose just one, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this photo has my favorite plus a bonus:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">la Tour Eiffel and Grand Palais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the setting sun of autumn the structures of both are seen in silhouette, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Eiffel Tower with its familiar pattern of steel, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Grand Palais with its glass vault.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you believe that there are 6,000 tonnes of steel </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the Nave of the Grand Palais </div><div style="text-align: center;">which is more than in the whole Eiffel Tower?</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;">la Tour Eiffel, 7ième</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grand Palais, 8ième</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">taken from the rooftop of Printemps, 9ième</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/november-2014-gallery-landmark.html" target="_blank">Click here to see city "landmarks"</a> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from around the world</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

City Daily Photo Theme Day - "Landmark"

City Daily Photo Theme Day "Landmark" Although Paris has many "landmarks" and it was difficult to choose just one,  this...

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La Tour Eiffel en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPv6lHmfJjGfEZ40qfqilGUt_2F9be6Xg-Nfqnvaw8mdr5w9bLd8I22QGFSAVS2ZlcU1MtY6sPLqCmMvX-9nPI_-OqJlKKyUVuhHGhJW0FEGTBgXD0z76osVPSw-ckgUsw6vTsiTKZFs/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+008+DSC_8961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPv6lHmfJjGfEZ40qfqilGUt_2F9be6Xg-Nfqnvaw8mdr5w9bLd8I22QGFSAVS2ZlcU1MtY6sPLqCmMvX-9nPI_-OqJlKKyUVuhHGhJW0FEGTBgXD0z76osVPSw-ckgUsw6vTsiTKZFs/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+008+DSC_8961.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">La Tour Eiffel</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">In the winter, </div><div align="center">in the spring,</div><div align="center">in the summer,</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Can it be that the best season is autumn?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Poor M. Eiffel.  He did not live long enough to know</div><div align="center">just how beloved his 'temporary structure' has become.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Tour Eiffel</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div>

La Tour Eiffel en automne

      La Tour Eiffel       In the winter, in the spring, in the summer,   Can it be that the best season is autumn?     Poor M. Eiffel.  He ...

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Mona Bismarck American Center - l'escalier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFJMFkF8AzYvOL-rs0GZY-uenWYmk_ZzQofc7qD35J98h-UurdAR1JoqoPPdbOaLiwSM1444ifipP6iTqult0dblhyphenhyphenOorDOkDl3C7goUVcE73EHM1Rt7eKNWoVfW9C-tX9fT2oiikjFk/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+030+DSC_8983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFJMFkF8AzYvOL-rs0GZY-uenWYmk_ZzQofc7qD35J98h-UurdAR1JoqoPPdbOaLiwSM1444ifipP6iTqult0dblhyphenhyphenOorDOkDl3C7goUVcE73EHM1Rt7eKNWoVfW9C-tX9fT2oiikjFk/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+030+DSC_8983.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mona Bismarck American Center</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This hôtel particulier was built at the end of the 19th century and remodeled by Stéphane Boudin in the 1950s for Mona Bismarck.  The windows, woodwork, and structural details retain the elegance of its origins.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mona Bismarck was a philanthropist, a beautiful, wealthy woman who divided her time among residences in New York, Paris, Palm Beach, and Capri.  Her legacy lives on in this museum just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower with its art exhibitions.  You can even have a party in the ornate premier étage salons with an unobstructed view of the Tower.</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;">Mona Bismarck American Center</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">34, avenue de New York</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris  </span></i></div>

Mona Bismarck American Center - l'escalier

Mona Bismarck American Center This hôtel particulier was built at the end of the 19th century and remodeled by Stéphane Boudin in the 1950s ...

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Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

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Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel A trip to Paris would be so much easier  on a plane like this... No crowding, no security,  and no Air France pi...

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La Tour Eiffel en reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw-tX1BdmKQPN344nzGXLTbpXugdoxyh57Bakt6Maq1D-iD7NRq467P745mIMPoD2z10zUhaqCRdDAnOlLhjnYTA89rsNynKQsIUCOGgkH656BQHBkTrRF_LJjb5OZ1nES6rVSoENp-k/s1600/2013+May+21+16th+arr_25DSC_5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw-tX1BdmKQPN344nzGXLTbpXugdoxyh57Bakt6Maq1D-iD7NRq467P745mIMPoD2z10zUhaqCRdDAnOlLhjnYTA89rsNynKQsIUCOGgkH656BQHBkTrRF_LJjb5OZ1nES6rVSoENp-k/s1600/2013+May+21+16th+arr_25DSC_5147.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Tour Eiffel</div><div style="text-align: center;">in reflection</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was early enough that there was not much of a crowd,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and the tower's reflections in the wet stones </div><div style="text-align: center;">were not hampered by either tourists or hawkers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rainy days and Mondays -- still nice in Paris!</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;">La Tour Eiffel </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(from Trocadero)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75017 </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel en reflet

La Tour Eiffel in reflection It was early enough that there was not much of a crowd,  and the tower's reflections in the wet stones  wer...

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La Seine, le Pont au Change, Dôme des Invalides...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66GkiHGLUCgJ6mhdmSFYGVKvY269qvev_XqL4d56f0x1aGOQ1-QIMrkKTrulx9T7N7DuAx4mNkDr0VqCphpP_TozfMdoOTUdFPMFoPuXYYtaOuEYGAGupUarHhrlLJxA0Z0QGMygSx4w/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_009DSC_4364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66GkiHGLUCgJ6mhdmSFYGVKvY269qvev_XqL4d56f0x1aGOQ1-QIMrkKTrulx9T7N7DuAx4mNkDr0VqCphpP_TozfMdoOTUdFPMFoPuXYYtaOuEYGAGupUarHhrlLJxA0Z0QGMygSx4w/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_009DSC_4364.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Seine, Pont au Change, the dome of Invalides...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and faintly seen in the background is la Tour Eiffel, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little surprise I had not noticed in my photo</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;">de Quai de Gesvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div>

La Seine, le Pont au Change, Dôme des Invalides...

The Seine, Pont au Change, the dome of Invalides... ...and faintly seen in the background is la Tour Eiffel,  a little surprise I had not no...

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Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière de Passy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">which can be seen at every turn as you walk among the tombs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you can find a view unobstructed by cranes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not easy.</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;">Cimetière de Passy</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;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

Cimetière de Passy This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower which can be seen at every turn as you walk among th...

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Cimetière Passy - un message privé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRT1nmpi0v45hqqHao5eWV7yWVCUptIOtwNBXr3UPlE75xV5lSOBw5bINO3iyop_LPk1mHIgQN7-CY1o0tNGvwdLaKKkp7Eo2cVcVE2nBTDVR0pBVulmQdDUVzQoUA5EcSqhPxloj0IY/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_32DSC_5642c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRT1nmpi0v45hqqHao5eWV7yWVCUptIOtwNBXr3UPlE75xV5lSOBw5bINO3iyop_LPk1mHIgQN7-CY1o0tNGvwdLaKKkp7Eo2cVcVE2nBTDVR0pBVulmQdDUVzQoUA5EcSqhPxloj0IY/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_32DSC_5642c.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passy Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passy Cemetery sits in the shadow of la Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is the final resting place of the painter Édouard Manet, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a key figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the left corner of his grave I found a weathered</div><div style="text-align: center;">message anchored by small rocks.<br />Always watch for the details </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;">Passy Cemetery</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv _gA">2, rue du Commandant Schloesing</span></span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv _gA">75016, Paris</span></span></span></i><br /><span class="kno-fv _gA"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Cimetière Passy - un message privé

Passy Cemetery Passy Cemetery sits in the shadow of la Tour Eiffel  and is the final resting place of the painter Édouard Manet,  a key figu...

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La Tour Eiffel - en printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEd8KwtA65mEfltpcxcp4KcyMcGCmdUqbhS8N1yBt48EAETJZkYODIXhAERgrJWBs7_guFw3_nEbk4AB9RH-n7dCj8V2Gnc6y4RQLRXARB3c0HIgmyl8FM0mc10WazoH5WrcXTi-CBTw/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEd8KwtA65mEfltpcxcp4KcyMcGCmdUqbhS8N1yBt48EAETJZkYODIXhAERgrJWBs7_guFw3_nEbk4AB9RH-n7dCj8V2Gnc6y4RQLRXARB3c0HIgmyl8FM0mc10WazoH5WrcXTi-CBTw/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0538.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Tour Eiffel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the most recognizable structures in the world....</div><div style="text-align: center;">and one of my favorite viewpoints.</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;">La Tour Eiffel</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;">75007, 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;"> </span></span></i></div>

La Tour Eiffel - en printemps

La Tour Eiffel One of the most recognizable structures in the world.... and one of my favorite viewpoints. La Tour Eiffel 75007, Paris  

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Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljCfjWibreBMPYieowfMxuXRanMC2aDKxyKFiKQFlabb_vynxMs0Py5z29SBhtU-dKA3UFDo3alDVgm4JQzUA43b0rbiKGnpLgk4vhnrID5g2dqK5NC-GrkKjVFGs-sMK4RL33NGW5Xs/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljCfjWibreBMPYieowfMxuXRanMC2aDKxyKFiKQFlabb_vynxMs0Py5z29SBhtU-dKA3UFDo3alDVgm4JQzUA43b0rbiKGnpLgk4vhnrID5g2dqK5NC-GrkKjVFGs-sMK4RL33NGW5Xs/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eiffel Tower Carousel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />There are many Belle Epoque carrousels around Paris.  Each carrousel has unique details setting it apart from the others.  As you can tell from the ceiling of this one, the theme is<i> le cirque.</i><br /><br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful weekend and hope that if you are in Paris<br />you will find a carrousel and take a ride.  You are forever young on a carrousel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel

Eiffel Tower Carousel There are many Belle Epoque carrousels around Paris.  Each carrousel has unique details setting it apart from the othe...

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La Tour Eiffel - la réflexion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNTE08i5_kZuLYTRgJwh8KHHw6WCDc7R27up3RvbPEznG-bgaGl55SFO2WDKbaWrJb8UAzaPGyXduZVZ7pQWzivufiU-BmaniB-ZGqYDgtxU-fjQwWi48-aR_qJC5Bq11hIsiUebVZCQ/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+095+DSC_0201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNTE08i5_kZuLYTRgJwh8KHHw6WCDc7R27up3RvbPEznG-bgaGl55SFO2WDKbaWrJb8UAzaPGyXduZVZ7pQWzivufiU-BmaniB-ZGqYDgtxU-fjQwWi48-aR_qJC5Bq11hIsiUebVZCQ/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+095+DSC_0201.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel</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 boutique window on Rue de Sèvres is not the address </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for la Tour Eiffel but it looks quite settled among the paper houses.  </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 trees and Haussmann buildings seen in the window reflection </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">add to the setting.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">IKKS, clothing store and boutique</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;">12, rue de Sevrès</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;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel - la réflexion

La Tour Eiffel The boutique window on Rue de Sèvres is not the address  for la Tour Eiffel but it looks quite settled among the paper houses...

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Un sapin violet - Rue de Sèvres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBpXywCwYt-kkTQPxPTV_zXq-m0UAHv_5c_k41aSIqang_ujCk6fTGYbkdGSpKVKLdipZ-_0SYZfpXq7Mx_x6iYeMianVWqoQXQoD1BXLPd9ua3FV5Sx-PgBjhz4FcMVH90_wTrEM-tE/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+084+DSC_0190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBpXywCwYt-kkTQPxPTV_zXq-m0UAHv_5c_k41aSIqang_ujCk6fTGYbkdGSpKVKLdipZ-_0SYZfpXq7Mx_x6iYeMianVWqoQXQoD1BXLPd9ua3FV5Sx-PgBjhz4FcMVH90_wTrEM-tE/s640/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+084+DSC_0190.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">un sapin violet</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;">With an emphasis on color, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the new shades of Pantone coffee mugs caught my eye.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The crocheted tea cozy is an updated version </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of an old-fashioned favorite.</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 windows just dazzle!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue de Sèvres</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;">75006, 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;"> </span></span></i></div>

Un sapin violet - Rue de Sèvres

un sapin violet With an emphasis on color,  the new shades of Pantone coffee mugs caught my eye.   The crocheted tea cozy is an updated vers...

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