Parc de Bercy -un petit bateau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4NxVC5R9HDQcAEiOgphGXEAiguO9CFbW0nu_mi5rgq30I8pP1nWB4GDt0c0fpO71ThW6oOzSZ7gGX0sTT2FY1Yo5CYAz7F_OvSzAkw63RW5pAhNkTQnS0-BrxfzCIGIjItmM2lsGO6Q/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_046DSC_4160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4NxVC5R9HDQcAEiOgphGXEAiguO9CFbW0nu_mi5rgq30I8pP1nWB4GDt0c0fpO71ThW6oOzSZ7gGX0sTT2FY1Yo5CYAz7F_OvSzAkw63RW5pAhNkTQnS0-BrxfzCIGIjItmM2lsGO6Q/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_046DSC_4160.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;"> Parc de Bercy</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;">The small lake in the Japanese gardens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">showcases this hand-constructed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bamboo boat.   Although not quite seaworthy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its charm and reflection are perfect for the setting.</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><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Bercy</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">128, quai de Bercy</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Bercy -un petit bateau

   Parc de Bercy The small lake in the Japanese gardens  showcases this hand-constructed bamboo boat.   Although not quite seaworthy, its ch...

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Passage Jouffroy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt92UNFLNKRNS0sbyVSUzfDydslWLL1U1wIJcrMEFJNN89X8lfEttbsHJuu9HnVHi7bVyADdLzBRmhyphenhyphenpAcCODeCO2ye_yLFXdOeXm8RYTtjE2xzkjK5sts5QaeB2clWKD7WwC1wtbFO4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt92UNFLNKRNS0sbyVSUzfDydslWLL1U1wIJcrMEFJNN89X8lfEttbsHJuu9HnVHi7bVyADdLzBRmhyphenhyphenpAcCODeCO2ye_yLFXdOeXm8RYTtjE2xzkjK5sts5QaeB2clWKD7WwC1wtbFO4/s640/2011+April+18+DSC_0351.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passage Jouffroy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How much would you love to have</div><div style="text-align: center;">a light fixture <i>comme ça</i>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was not for sale and</div><div style="text-align: center;">would not have fit in my carry-on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tant pis pour moi!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Passage Jouffroy</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard Montmartre</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Passage Jouffroy

Passage Jouffroy How much would you love to have a light fixture comme ça ? It was not for sale and would not have fit in my carry-on. Tant ...

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Pont Alexandre III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adorned with gilt, ironwork, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and more details than can be seen in a single photograph, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III is a great spot for photographs.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At night you can enjoy the lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">of La Tour Eiffel with reflections on the Seine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pont Alexandre III</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting 8è and 7è</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III Adorned with gilt, ironwork,  and more details than can be seen in a single photograph,  Pont Alexandre III is a great sp...

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Rue de Lyon - les details

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDkyI7E_Fu3GcUth_dB61Dq0BuXTTrKqZ99gujCMfCEaqJ_hGlVmsVnjsvG-zJfDa0Jr5iMlJIjMJM2bcODOp6E7kHL6GQhtgPxosppYCYbaMJfYZ3gNllKc7fSuvgWyiobCCjZSQM7o/s1600/2011+Nov+10+day+6+DSC_0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDkyI7E_Fu3GcUth_dB61Dq0BuXTTrKqZ99gujCMfCEaqJ_hGlVmsVnjsvG-zJfDa0Jr5iMlJIjMJM2bcODOp6E7kHL6GQhtgPxosppYCYbaMJfYZ3gNllKc7fSuvgWyiobCCjZSQM7o/s1600/2011+Nov+10+day+6+DSC_0012.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the door</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Typical of many Paris doors from the 19th century, the details of the stone architecture are unique in design and frame beautifully the well-preserved heavy doors.  The cart belongs to the postman (<i>le facteur</i>) to transport the mail as s/he walks the neighborhood.  The ornamental wrought iron piece at the foot of a door is called a "chasse-roue" and was a practical implement to protect the door or gate from the carriage wheels.  You will see them all over Paris, some of wrought iron as seen here, and others of stone.  It would be interesting to photograph a collection of the different designs.</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;">Rue de Lyon</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>

Rue de Lyon - les details

the door Typical of many Paris doors from the 19th century, the details of the stone architecture are unique in design and frame beautifully...

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Métro Réaumur-Sébastopol - Entrée d'Hector Guimard

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX6LI7BS_YErGx_LDuLpyFopOcH8wndH0XNpyDXQyHoQqxmejb8h8PK3mbgqA5jSwVUaAVL0VPjAHItCnweOU9_ycNeeuVKnxC7e2WChPEOF_y_dOrRJ0JJ3OID1GqYu89-zPoRYLreQ/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX6LI7BS_YErGx_LDuLpyFopOcH8wndH0XNpyDXQyHoQqxmejb8h8PK3mbgqA5jSwVUaAVL0VPjAHItCnweOU9_ycNeeuVKnxC7e2WChPEOF_y_dOrRJ0JJ3OID1GqYu89-zPoRYLreQ/s640/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Art Nouveau design</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;">These famed entrances designed by Hector Guimard were surrounded in talk and not a little controversy in 1900.  The most elaborate were those with glass canopies, of which three still exist.  </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;">Guimard's design above can be seen all over Paris, and there are 80 of this style with cast-iron balustrades decorated in plant-like motifs still remaining today.  The orange light globes sit atop ornate cast-iron supports in the form of plant stems.  Typical of the Art Nouveau style, the entire design is quite "organic."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Métro Réaumur-Sébastopol - Entrée d'Hector Guimard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lines 3 et 4</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, 75003, Paris  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Métro Réaumur-Sébastopol - Entrée d'Hector Guimard

Art Nouveau design These famed entrances designed by Hector Guimard were surrounded in talk and not a little controversy in 1900.  The most ...

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Yesim Chambrey - élegante et sophistiquée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7FrggenqM9AwfRiiEayeQIi_xm0H4dnj3oK5gN7Hq_TBP8ENdJm8KXKUCYRcwHyBzmlzX68ivWGDQs_SGb0FZHM3j4cA8HoDLVRC0MXxiE17gqcwsJDdiDuYth2JzexboFoV2raL5iY/s1600/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7FrggenqM9AwfRiiEayeQIi_xm0H4dnj3oK5gN7Hq_TBP8ENdJm8KXKUCYRcwHyBzmlzX68ivWGDQs_SGb0FZHM3j4cA8HoDLVRC0MXxiE17gqcwsJDdiDuYth2JzexboFoV2raL5iY/s640/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010433.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Yesim Chambrey</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 chic boutique nestled in the narrow streets of Saint Germain des Prés has remarkable windows.  The awnings are truly three-dimensions but the curtains of black-white stripes are flat and permanent against the inside of the window.  The bright lighting always makes a striking sight on Rue de l'Abbaye.</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 feminine couture of Turkish-born designer Yesim Chambrey are remarkably girly and fashionable.  It is an approachable boutique and worth a look.</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;">Yesim Chambrey - boutique</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de l'Abbaye</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

Yesim Chambrey - élegante et sophistiquée

Yesim Chambrey This chic boutique nestled in the narrow streets of Saint Germain des Prés has remarkable windows.  The awnings are truly thr...

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Perigot - design utilitaire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1sHFWKyH1egUpE0mko64g9Y32yqHBbGkp6pky_Ngpq9UYALZIKqW5DHIytue8kr15OlvVHIhdmUfeYS5DRt6tx8P2TnehmzxMteqOI2PlGJB9bOiz2kP2e6ZKEl5GCYPcOKG6mSPTPs/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4963DSC_4962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1sHFWKyH1egUpE0mko64g9Y32yqHBbGkp6pky_Ngpq9UYALZIKqW5DHIytue8kr15OlvVHIhdmUfeYS5DRt6tx8P2TnehmzxMteqOI2PlGJB9bOiz2kP2e6ZKEl5GCYPcOKG6mSPTPs/s640/2012+Mar+29_4963DSC_4962.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;">In the Galerie le Carrousel du Louvre </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we found this fashion forward store </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">selling household utensils, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">all designed by Frederic Perigot on the concept that "simple" is better.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Every product is based on an aesthetic ideal, both practical and affordable.  </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;">The window design in itself was enough </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to make me want to take home mops and dusters by the armful.  </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;">How about <em>un chariot de marche</em> for the daily market shopping?</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;"><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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Perigot - Carrousel</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>99, rue de Rivoli</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Le Carrousel du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Perigot - design utilitaire

In the Galerie le Carrousel du Louvre we found this fashion forward store selling household utensils, all designed by Frederic Perigot on th...

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