le Pain au Naturel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s1600/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s640/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual characters</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the daily routine:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The queue of shoppers at the entrance,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the table of breads on the sidewalk,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a young French girl on her trottinette,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a baker delivering fresh baguettes from the oven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What you miss are the aromas of the bread and the oysters just across the narrow street</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the hawking of  produce in the sing-song of many different languages.</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;">le Pain au Naturel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

le Pain au Naturel

On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre, this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual ch...

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Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs du marché

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqba1VDYHkqQpJs4KvhlpAPRHd74V3x3Hs5lArP9UrpbPCyMpDcNZOFybWrLLJVT1Wunk7IH0a_14GLyueQooYU__E2LWKQhKu8lLp-W35fbA7sVm-hmW2cPemueP1sIAJ84rQ-LnfEo/s1600/2010+Dec+8+DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqba1VDYHkqQpJs4KvhlpAPRHd74V3x3Hs5lArP9UrpbPCyMpDcNZOFybWrLLJVT1Wunk7IH0a_14GLyueQooYU__E2LWKQhKu8lLp-W35fbA7sVm-hmW2cPemueP1sIAJ84rQ-LnfEo/s1600/2010+Dec+8+DSC_0098.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This market serves the neighborhood </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is not usually frequented by tourists.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter the season or the weather, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can be sure to find a broad array of flowers.</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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs du marché

Marché d'Aligre This market serves the neighborhood  and is not usually frequented by tourists.   No matter the season or the weather,  ...

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Le Poissonnier - Theme Day: "Worker"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNK7neTUw0mPsc4q5DeumBHvtLdbZWc8t72dWHpnD-nPstUMONGyLPsdbSQ3r38lqDW6MRS0h3o0CnZVMu4VtrUNAWD6vzVG5RMXbivFiUHnuiPqJO0GtxYLbWeYVpwUgLGvOMmtHAcE/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNK7neTUw0mPsc4q5DeumBHvtLdbZWc8t72dWHpnD-nPstUMONGyLPsdbSQ3r38lqDW6MRS0h3o0CnZVMu4VtrUNAWD6vzVG5RMXbivFiUHnuiPqJO0GtxYLbWeYVpwUgLGvOMmtHAcE/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0137.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Poissonnier</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday mornings he is usually just inside the covered market </div><div style="text-align: center;">as you enter the door from rue Theophile Roussel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">He is knowledgeable about the products, intense, and personable.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see why I come back frequently.</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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>On the first day of each month City Daily Photo Bloggers from around the world</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>produce a photo based on a theme.  This month is "WORKER"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/december-2014-gallery-people-in-their.html" target="_blank"><i>Click here to see all the others</i></a></div>

Le Poissonnier - Theme Day: "Worker"

Le Poissonnier Marché d'Aligre On Sunday mornings he is usually just inside the covered market  as you enter the door from rue Theophile...

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Paris Boutique - Les Mégères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAQwHFkcKA9PQiBqFS4XyWnf2ImNV3EPq45V9ia8aiScZfFg4x720YBbOTFX6eL8xqkekTbf3kRAWyIV4RJllBur4nVjKQZOuzRjDq3UJ_rA4eOL1K5N5VcM1sFD-GSJLf6fTUKRekQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_163DSC_4032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAQwHFkcKA9PQiBqFS4XyWnf2ImNV3EPq45V9ia8aiScZfFg4x720YBbOTFX6eL8xqkekTbf3kRAWyIV4RJllBur4nVjKQZOuzRjDq3UJ_rA4eOL1K5N5VcM1sFD-GSJLf6fTUKRekQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_163DSC_4032.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Mégères<br /><br /><br />A girly boutique on Rue de Cotte<br />with accessories, wearables,and gifts...<br /><br /><br />Hummm, think I will<br />go shopping this weekend.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Mégères </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16, rue de Cotte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Paris Boutique - Les Mégères

Les Mégères A girly boutique on Rue de Cotte with accessories, wearables,and gifts... Hummm, think I will go shopping this weekend. bon week...

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Marché d'Aligre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEhXyfigWQ1mZfK2wgztO4XC-beiQcTw_pvNh7mwDzwkeJ_MbtBWCwtbRlP7EdDUtzqSDgINKBwgEq6vYUSQEu6xA9DetvgAfO3Brx2J5dlqfehMaS_dCQMQ7JHtbEouOteTG8AWt9Qo/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEhXyfigWQ1mZfK2wgztO4XC-beiQcTw_pvNh7mwDzwkeJ_MbtBWCwtbRlP7EdDUtzqSDgINKBwgEq6vYUSQEu6xA9DetvgAfO3Brx2J5dlqfehMaS_dCQMQ7JHtbEouOteTG8AWt9Qo/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The street markets of Paris are many, each with its own flavor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You never know when you will find a <i>porte-bonheur</i> (lucky charm), </div><div style="text-align: center;">a cherished memory that will long remind you of 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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre

Marché d'Aligre The street markets of Paris are many, each with its own flavor. You never know when you will find a porte-bonheur (luck...

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Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia17bwNdLKqJyfcOQZE0gzpnqKkOlSG0etIYlKvRc90gWQKO2kJODZz5y1Ip3Ei2oBcsvn-OUsk28CgB0R8n-zdmKdc2WWo16VaWTYL0fCn0W87gqA8s-fNPmKSGpw28QU1nJ7W5He-cA/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_170DSC_4039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia17bwNdLKqJyfcOQZE0gzpnqKkOlSG0etIYlKvRc90gWQKO2kJODZz5y1Ip3Ei2oBcsvn-OUsk28CgB0R8n-zdmKdc2WWo16VaWTYL0fCn0W87gqA8s-fNPmKSGpw28QU1nJ7W5He-cA/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_170DSC_4039.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strollers, small shopping carts...</div><div style="text-align: center;">families out to do the Saturday shopping:</div><div style="text-align: center;">bread, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish, pastries...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find it all here in the the covered market of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you wish that you were doing your Saturday shopping here?</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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, 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>

Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs

Marché d'Aligre Strollers, small shopping carts... families out to do the Saturday shopping: bread, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish, pa...

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des oeufs chocolate

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats </div><div style="text-align: center;">are featured by the <i>chocolatiers</i> of Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The boutique windows are full of candies </div><div style="text-align: center;">made in the fine traditions of the <i>marchand de bonbons.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have watched the Parisians buy these beautiful creations, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not believe that I have seen them sit with a bag of chocolates on a park bench.<i> </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;">Marché d'Aligre</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;">75012, 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>

des oeufs chocolate

Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats  are featured by the chocolatiers of Paris.   The boutique windows are full of candies...

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Rue d'Aligre - un café

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10527705355/" title="2011 1106 Nov day 3 DSC_0477 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 1106 Nov day 3 DSC_0477" height="575" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/10527705355_89ce2d0684_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><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;">Rue d'Aligre</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;">Taken on a busy market day (Marché d;Aligre), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there is scant room for café table and chairs.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Still, the pastries and a coffee (or thé) can be enjoyed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as the market vendors shout out the quality of their wares.</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;">One thinks that the price of the coffee and pastry is small </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for this front row theatre seat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span></i></div>

Rue d'Aligre - un café

Rue d'Aligre Taken on a busy market day (Marché d;Aligre),  there is scant room for café table and chairs.   Still, the pastries and a c...

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Le Baron Rouge - un bar à vin

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9120954521/" title="2012 April 1_5580DSC_5603 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 April 1_5580DSC_5603" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/9120954521_6a8186306a_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Baron Rouge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This suspended rack of wine glasses gives the illusion of a chandelier.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In addition to oysters, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can bring your own container </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and buy wine right from the barrel.</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;">Put Le Baron Rouge on your list.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;">Le Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Le Baron Rouge - un bar à vin

Le Baron Rouge This suspended rack of wine glasses gives the illusion of a chandelier.   In addition to oysters,  you can bring your own con...

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Marché d'Aligre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhTLVmqD_asz69y2EuvGYeKKKZ7q0jR7lIrAqXRnSeALIg2C-j1HViJHnbvTrc11TDlgdC72pUQ_IJFd_jSksB-bxaGSVYe_A3saRoO0Ulf1RCP1Uqjhz3_FQ4h17LQDsUY63T1SGuLY/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhTLVmqD_asz69y2EuvGYeKKKZ7q0jR7lIrAqXRnSeALIg2C-j1HViJHnbvTrc11TDlgdC72pUQ_IJFd_jSksB-bxaGSVYe_A3saRoO0Ulf1RCP1Uqjhz3_FQ4h17LQDsUY63T1SGuLY/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0051.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is not the expanse of goods </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">that you might find at one of the renown flea markets of Paris, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but I have never come away empty-handed, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">nor left the area hungry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Marché d'Aligre</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;">Square d'Aligre</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;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre

Marché d'Aligre This is not the expanse of goods  that you might find at one of the renown flea markets of Paris,  but I have never come...

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Marché d'Aligre - XVIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBCnyxR5CKYfQXszCF04OhTc87LTDETiHmbQjWRK3QEnE_ppLSyRTvw0ZZ-cy7m7wfc61ztgUeInpiPgS1EijmNkezT847UBrBguvAFmFm5lB-BxL-nisvrNHWxFyYHo4jkErqWFI-J4/s1600/2010+Dec+5+IMG_3230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBCnyxR5CKYfQXszCF04OhTc87LTDETiHmbQjWRK3QEnE_ppLSyRTvw0ZZ-cy7m7wfc61ztgUeInpiPgS1EijmNkezT847UBrBguvAFmFm5lB-BxL-nisvrNHWxFyYHo4jkErqWFI-J4/s640/2010+Dec+5+IMG_3230.jpg" width="520" /></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;">Marché d'Aligre</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 street markets of Paris are many, each with its own flavor.</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;">You never know when you will find a <i>porte-bonheur</i> (lucky charm), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a  cherished memory that will long remind you of Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XVIII

Marché d'Aligre The street markets of Paris are many, each with its own flavor. You never know when you will find a porte-bonheur (luck...

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Il fait froid?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWSml2LuJa9oH5UwO4JsyfhfLnvMK6Fcwl-SmXMWdtslhpUHJeO4dNS44iULr8O8EKam6-Nuxb_GcjBefVFe9PfE11S33-Dls-WXM-p7KKnqE5uY4SRqgkwxvpPAKL-oQOzEqsBIq8Y0/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0166.jpg" width="422" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Leggings, pants, boots?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was a cold day...</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a very cold and frigid day in Paris.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Beccaria</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">près de Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div></div>

Il fait froid?

Leggings, pants, boots? It was a cold day... a very cold and frigid day in Paris. bon weekend Rue Beccaria près de Marché d'Aligre 75012...

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Marché d'Aligre - XVI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s640/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The sounds of the market are lively with the inflections of many languages.  It is a symphony to the ears and the colors are a painting to the eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XVI

Marché d'Aligre This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather. The sounds of the market are lively with...

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Marché d'Aligre - XV

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8312352041/" title="Flickr for 2012 1227 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="Flickr for 2012 1227" height="470" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8312352041_d42f3454a4_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Marché d'Aligre</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 clock tower stands watch over the activities. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have bought fruit, vegetables, cheese, pastries, old keys, linens, books, sheet music, and watercolors of Paris landmarks... all right here within a two block area.  Even if you do not buy a thing the market scene is a delight to observe.  No matter the weather, the markets are always busy.</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;"> Be sure to stop in one of the cafés for a warm beverage and a pastry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru Rolin</span></i>

Marché d'Aligre - XV

Marché d'Aligre The clock tower stands watch over the activities.  I have bought fruit, vegetables, cheese, pastries, old keys, linens, ...

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Marché d'Aligre - XIV

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8215551056_4b73256258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8215551056_4b73256258.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;">Marché d'Aligre</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;">Early Sunday morning at Marché d'Aligre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is my favorite for taking photographs and watching the day come alive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As with all the street markets of Paris, there is a collegial neighborhood atmosphere as shoppers greet their favorite vendors.  You see children playing and families shopping together on the weekend mornings.  Quite often they finish the morning in the nearby Square Trousseau with the children playing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am linking to Paulita's </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2012/11/dreaming-of-france-chocolat.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dreaming of France</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XIV

Marché d'Aligre Early Sunday morning at Marché d'Aligre is my favorite for taking photographs and watching the day come alive. As wi...

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Marché d'Aligre - fromagerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iYKaGvGLexFrcuStuNQmhATJEAB19ngkTkxWj5vS_ahfyYJ51R5UjPORK5liqjHilA4-Ff5CFU9Zm76QfI8G_5JeGSi-p-gVEXiAClwkYouUyF9hmdEx_3bVZbHNN8szJ3-VjsAx8aU/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iYKaGvGLexFrcuStuNQmhATJEAB19ngkTkxWj5vS_ahfyYJ51R5UjPORK5liqjHilA4-Ff5CFU9Zm76QfI8G_5JeGSi-p-gVEXiAClwkYouUyF9hmdEx_3bVZbHNN8szJ3-VjsAx8aU/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0189.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old covered market of Marché d'Aligre</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has many stalls selling cheese, fish, produce, oils, flowers, and more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stopped here for a sample and bought </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>une tranche de fromage</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Marché d'Aligre<br />75012, Paris

Marché d'Aligre - fromagerie

The old covered market of Marché d'Aligre has many stalls selling cheese, fish, produce, oils, flowers, and more I stopped here for a sa...

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L'accordéoniste - Marché d'Aligre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwfrhCurnLPkRlP7F287Oq6CPKAM9UVlMVuRLZ2DIGNeuqslg3OaOjCEBP6MrZrTbzobb0EbzEJEANhbPF5VYeHN83bmMOPSpmUSULRpcW2byuSIZ_2Ar5K0g6nEEmJDKys121x-mnt8/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_075DSC_5622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After stuffing ourselves with oysters on Rue d'Aligre</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we heard the peppy tune of this accordionist in the street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps he was just out for a Sunday meet-up with other musicians.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(for Vreni)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue d'Aligre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Marché d'Aligre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

L'accordéoniste - Marché d'Aligre

After stuffing ourselves with oysters on Rue d'Aligre we heard the peppy tune of this accordionist in the street. Perhaps he was just ou...

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Vous êtes pianiste?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_uS1oauxVCi1kl56ps_foDvOQs32YPj-1MYrnoiv_L97OICLk9olm2zfsJxrVLGQaUWwFdVL2yLpBe9TGrkTGKWDyr20siW1tRBpFcHrgtNUQwin7ZRsvJe1wgSDg_dJXNBJI6WYSV8/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_uS1oauxVCi1kl56ps_foDvOQs32YPj-1MYrnoiv_L97OICLk9olm2zfsJxrVLGQaUWwFdVL2yLpBe9TGrkTGKWDyr20siW1tRBpFcHrgtNUQwin7ZRsvJe1wgSDg_dJXNBJI6WYSV8/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0169.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One never knows what one can find at a Paris street market...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps a book of Beethoven Sonatas or Alkan's Le Chemin de fer?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would have snatched up Chopin's Polonaise in A flat Major, Opus 53</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When I was walking that Sunday on a narrow street, I could hear strains of piano music from an accomplished student.  The long passageway amplified the tones to a dreamlike state, and I felt that I should tiptoe so as not to break the spell. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Marché d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span>

Vous êtes pianiste?

One never knows what one can find at a Paris street market... Perhaps a book of Beethoven Sonatas or Alkan's Le Chemin de fer? I would h...

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La Ruche à Miel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP-V0k_1lMf2Iu6Gtya6MqPNwov-YtDMmaKweiZ3ZFwhyphenhyphenmcX0pk5yDn4srISxNOeS6pcwmVzpQRzAdc1-MMLW-yRiyOQk4VXxoks_Kxvb1_sAE64X_s6bXnBZ5dJnsqDYAIKdQc60Uac/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP-V0k_1lMf2Iu6Gtya6MqPNwov-YtDMmaKweiZ3ZFwhyphenhyphenmcX0pk5yDn4srISxNOeS6pcwmVzpQRzAdc1-MMLW-yRiyOQk4VXxoks_Kxvb1_sAE64X_s6bXnBZ5dJnsqDYAIKdQc60Uac/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0184.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">La Ruche à Miel is a restaurant and salon de thé with a window view of the busy Marché d'Aligre.  It is a regular Sunday morning stop, a quiet moment with un café before stepping back into the cacophony of the marketplace, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">vendors shouting out the virtues of their produce, each trying to outdo the next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would invite you to stop a moment with me to enjoy the honey-laced pastries but it appears that someone has eaten them both... Perhaps it was Oskar!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I did get a photo first...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vCE7RzD0Jxcb9wb0O5jwmyOyPHKkCunMUsHuugln5kQq8ujGkvhrCE1xqkVXcqni05ER66fZJdLDlpNRzdrSNEu01xp9tyFRkPYmmJaqTTts24yNLaDiFMZX9DkvddEBg9MX3MrYtL8/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vCE7RzD0Jxcb9wb0O5jwmyOyPHKkCunMUsHuugln5kQq8ujGkvhrCE1xqkVXcqni05ER66fZJdLDlpNRzdrSNEu01xp9tyFRkPYmmJaqTTts24yNLaDiFMZX9DkvddEBg9MX3MrYtL8/s320/2012+jan+15++2nd_0179.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Ruche à Miel</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>19, Rue d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span>

La Ruche à Miel

La Ruche à Miel is a restaurant and salon de thé with a window view of the busy Marché d'Aligre.  It is a regular Sunday morning stop, a...

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Pâtisserie Algerienne - Amira

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZDX2jjW8MALF9yDOr43WQVtCV7DecmL4ID3OoxxEjKgXLKFokNj0oX2xAampHcKlH5W65EYNyFYx9s2PC_xAW_F4qrM1Nhzhu9mhZ1KocHQiztKiUSfYXuH41mJK6tu81RnlMcmgeF8/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0080+-+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZDX2jjW8MALF9yDOr43WQVtCV7DecmL4ID3OoxxEjKgXLKFokNj0oX2xAampHcKlH5W65EYNyFYx9s2PC_xAW_F4qrM1Nhzhu9mhZ1KocHQiztKiUSfYXuH41mJK6tu81RnlMcmgeF8/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0080+-+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On a busy market Sunday, the open window above the pâtisserie shop gives the observant an opportunity to see the bakers at work.  The perfect little pastries are a delight to the taste buds with flavors of honey, almonds, and pistachios.  It is, as you would imagine, a family operated business, friendly and welcoming.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When you go to Marché d'Aligre, go there hungry as there is much to tempt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Amira</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>17, rue d'Aligre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">(Don't forget to leave a comment for the book giveaway)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Pâtisserie Algerienne - Amira

On a busy market Sunday, the open window above the pâtisserie shop gives the observant an opportunity to see the bakers at work.  The perfec...

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