Marché aux Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s1600/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s640/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Market</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flower market on Ile de la Cité </div><div style="text-align: center;">has attracted both avid gardeners</div><div style="text-align: center;">and curious passersby since 1830.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Located near Notre Dame in </div><div style="text-align: center;">Place Louis Lépine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is worth strolling through.</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 aux Fleurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Louis Lépine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div>

Marché aux Fleurs

Flower Market The flower market on Ile de la Cité  has attracted both avid gardeners and curious passersby since 1830. Located near Notre Da...

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Frédéric Garrigues

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s1600/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVySdPxNHij0-TYRTLyjE6R-6lWyUA4RUaE76FJ3rJuYuNhl90S6pv6xlyrCIxTidGIZ9pUHIMq_U-yFY9IGVCfDu9sRqit6iZRtOKqq0TMqIbiFL_n5TBLuoEE1Nos_ozapLKr_riswg/s640/2013+May+22++Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An artist of design and master of flowers...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse </div><div style="text-align: center;">of his artistry</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue Saint-Gilles</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Chemin Vert</span></span></i></span></div>

Frédéric Garrigues

l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues An artist of design and master of flowers... the Marais boutique provides a brief glimpse  of his artistry ...

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Marché aux Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBoX1S2COABk_1WYk7kq0jBTxqrCpgK7_lAlxuuLm36AJED08M_9x2qSUdpb7SIQRs5JTZVPhPGL0GaDMviJeMxLTVTQpGqcHClh1HJfL3_fVnS1oEMsDQvpsTDyxm9s9FQkQHnA_EQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_108DSC_4463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBoX1S2COABk_1WYk7kq0jBTxqrCpgK7_lAlxuuLm36AJED08M_9x2qSUdpb7SIQRs5JTZVPhPGL0GaDMviJeMxLTVTQpGqcHClh1HJfL3_fVnS1oEMsDQvpsTDyxm9s9FQkQHnA_EQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_108DSC_4463.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 aux Fleurs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flowers or herbs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">gardening tools and baskets,</div><div style="text-align: center;">trees and ornamentals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sundays it becomes a flower <u>and</u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">a bird market (<i>le Marché aux Oiseaux</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">You may also find rabbits and designer chickens!</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;">Place Louis-Lépine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché aux Fleurs

Marché aux Fleurs Flowers or herbs, gardening tools and baskets, trees and ornamentals. On Sundays it becomes a flower and   a bird market (...

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Les fleurs de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRO6JoTKaHTaXMia2_x4r9WqZZ6H-UMHV3ymrx-e7mkI0QjsolvTBXHZcgNNhLsLzfcBmQtXTj8WEzi0lCKahL_FBiH7Iypi75mmdnBXa9sHlpk_lLG3yxCP75SYlH6EXhZx5MZcPwYg/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_105DSC_4788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRO6JoTKaHTaXMia2_x4r9WqZZ6H-UMHV3ymrx-e7mkI0QjsolvTBXHZcgNNhLsLzfcBmQtXTj8WEzi0lCKahL_FBiH7Iypi75mmdnBXa9sHlpk_lLG3yxCP75SYlH6EXhZx5MZcPwYg/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_105DSC_4788.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You may wonder about all of the shrubs and blooming plants in Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The parks and public gardens are filled to the brim, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but one would think that there are not many private gardens </div><div style="text-align: center;">in central Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All you have to do is to look to the balconies </div><div style="text-align: center;">and take a peek inside the almost-closed door courtyards.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now what would you put on your Paris balcony?</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;">rue Cler florist</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;"><br /></span></i></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;"><br /></div>

Les fleurs de Paris

You may wonder about all of the shrubs and blooming plants in Paris.   The parks and public gardens are filled to the brim,  but one would t...

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Printemps et une abeille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring blooms and a bee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parks in Paris will be soon filled with </div><div style="text-align: center;">the chartreuse green of new tendrils</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the vivid pastel blooms</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Courcelles</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>

Printemps et une abeille

Spring blooms and a bee The parks in Paris will be soon filled with  the chartreuse green of new tendrils and the vivid pastel blooms Parc d...

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La porte et les fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa3VNq2OkZVqhww2sT7nOlZjosvk-FRT0PWyM8p9PyJBLhBEeoolGit12WguRFYUl2lk8vEMno-8tKut9cW_vQuUpQU0Sg-fsvqELQ3gfsNpUT2Auj3VIhvb8N2496FMXHnHpl-Jxts/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+105+DSC_7149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa3VNq2OkZVqhww2sT7nOlZjosvk-FRT0PWyM8p9PyJBLhBEeoolGit12WguRFYUl2lk8vEMno-8tKut9cW_vQuUpQU0Sg-fsvqELQ3gfsNpUT2Auj3VIhvb8N2496FMXHnHpl-Jxts/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+105+DSC_7149.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The window boxes in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">bloom most of the year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shadows and reflection add a softness </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the many details of this one doorway, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one among thousands.</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;">38, boulevard Saint Germain</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La porte et les fleurs

The window boxes in Paris bloom most of the year. The shadows and reflection add a softness  to the many details of this one doorway,  one a...

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Mini Jacinthe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNuR3mVcV6Au4NZijaKqo8LHocHvTZIoTHfDHPBu6ORsIUs2cNYPaaX9H-m37ZcQPjYDGAXkwBh1Ov419eRLL_sKGxFOme9yD3pjrac4YmeKgnH1kPDO5lfazaDrjR1j1vnpAbvmpgJE/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+199+DSC_1884.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mini Hyacinth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of winter</div><div style="text-align: center;">a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths</div><div style="text-align: center;">reveal the promise of spring </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sweet smell of these flowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">is as fragrant as the finest Paris <i>parfum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Messages du Grand Cerf (fleuriste)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Mini Jacinthe

Mini Hyacinth In the midst of winter a "forced" bulb such as these hyacinths reveal the promise of spring  The sweet smell of thes...

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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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Un lion en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Lion in <strike>Winter</strike> Autumn</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade </div><div style="text-align: center;">one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do not miss the guardian of it all, </div><div style="text-align: center;">le lion.</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;">Avenue d'Ilena</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div>

Un lion en automne

A Lion in Winter Autumn Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade  one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains....

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Square René-Viviani

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square René-Viviani</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture </div><div style="text-align: center;">known as the Saint Julien fountain.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was constructed by Frenchman Georges Jeanclos in 1995 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and based on a tale of a curse by witches (with many characters), </div><div style="text-align: center;">a tale told and retold since the Middle Ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting square near the Seine and Notre Dame.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I can hear the crunch of the "Paris gravel."</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;">Square René-Viviani</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square René-Viviani

Square René-Viviani In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture  known as the Saint Julien fountain.   It was constructed by Frenchman...

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Une boîte de bruyère

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XdpJX_LQzT4fXBCRbGLY5s8p3XrE4-Q5WH5d9ofjOgXGdlsWDAm_3ilEhgYBzGBqaZR76Jg7sBvY-Ll29TAV4sugwkVZc1uLjDJEJCS138dItxjYwdR-bJenBOhNW_FaCy2I29mFBY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+314+DSC_1013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XdpJX_LQzT4fXBCRbGLY5s8p3XrE4-Q5WH5d9ofjOgXGdlsWDAm_3ilEhgYBzGBqaZR76Jg7sBvY-Ll29TAV4sugwkVZc1uLjDJEJCS138dItxjYwdR-bJenBOhNW_FaCy2I29mFBY/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+314+DSC_1013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A box of heather</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This rustic display of heather in full bloom </div><div style="text-align: center;">was seen at Sylvine fleurs on Rue Beaubourg in the Marais.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is never a shortage of flowers </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the shops of Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sylvine fleurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">98, rue Beaubourg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une boîte de bruyère

A box of heather This rustic display of heather in full bloom  was seen at Sylvine fleurs on Rue Beaubourg in the Marais. There is never a s...

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Une fleuriste - 'happy'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXoTeejSqvUNEig799IiSiUvnrt0_NNaFlg-AXx6fwko1xSMrwdQMGW-XnIPfsT97hyNnIBYJPFDqduD36rYyze64ZCtET9X-QBKLNC-x0WTf6cEy2dbdPXMJn5EVIUMrfpbuYeszP9g/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXoTeejSqvUNEig799IiSiUvnrt0_NNaFlg-AXx6fwko1xSMrwdQMGW-XnIPfsT97hyNnIBYJPFDqduD36rYyze64ZCtET9X-QBKLNC-x0WTf6cEy2dbdPXMJn5EVIUMrfpbuYeszP9g/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0369.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"happy"<br /><br /><br />I would be so very happy<br />to be standing here right now!<br />Would you like the orange and red roses on the right,<br />or perhaps some orchids?<br /><br /><br /><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Happy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Rue Saint Antoine</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75004, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Une fleuriste - 'happy'

"happy" I would be so very happy to be standing here right now! Would you like the orange and red roses on the right, or perhaps s...

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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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Rue Audran

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOy6HmQHOycX0HVH0PIvJU7F9IneNSoIuqSsGZsbLXp9ueq1rNZqNZeiWQmyHchgg4JoYrJ31kjU5aw4lyhRCn3j9fHmj4mshIVylxgraB8ELoun-t2DyiJVSEHfn28FpahUQiBMWVyo/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOy6HmQHOycX0HVH0PIvJU7F9IneNSoIuqSsGZsbLXp9ueq1rNZqNZeiWQmyHchgg4JoYrJ31kjU5aw4lyhRCn3j9fHmj4mshIVylxgraB8ELoun-t2DyiJVSEHfn28FpahUQiBMWVyo/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0410.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Audran</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The casual, slightly askew collection of flowers, plants and pots </div><div style="text-align: center;">is perfect for the little workshop of two potters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I must go back for another visit</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;">l'atelier</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;">Rue Audran</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;">75018, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Rue Audran

Rue Audran The casual, slightly askew collection of flowers, plants and pots  is perfect for the little workshop of two potters. I must go b...

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Les Floralies - Rue Cler

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck3zHhyphenhyphenL3Ji4K8_9nerQz0-5KpcIJ06vgO_JYMMM7NF-WSFSYES3xus8ZkRjzWyZ-4jgKTirRIGojL_3rg03BoUxHIQ7Vltimz5OWwo18q1_z3V-DdLSe7v7Jsxn_jUzX65JT1jJ5XkI/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck3zHhyphenhyphenL3Ji4K8_9nerQz0-5KpcIJ06vgO_JYMMM7NF-WSFSYES3xus8ZkRjzWyZ-4jgKTirRIGojL_3rg03BoUxHIQ7Vltimz5OWwo18q1_z3V-DdLSe7v7Jsxn_jUzX65JT1jJ5XkI/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0151.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 Floralies</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Cler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On this pedestrian street, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the local residents have a wide selection </div><div style="text-align: center;">of fresh produce, flowers, linens, chocolates, and a daily market.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The terrace cafes are a great place to watch pedestrians </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the street's activities. </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 quatre juillet</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;">Rue Cler</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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Floralies - Rue Cler

Les Floralies Rue Cler On this pedestrian street,  the local residents have a wide selection  of fresh produce, flowers, linens, chocolates,...

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Beaucoup de Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QffPLSEifYbkD9LdbRAuyefTkuuvHh54RGBh0f9qyXWuQgqfByCmz_uk7BRhu4owYYjxtK5NSg6EwQEO2kNvmNN7Ic0OrYcTW5cyecdMUgBt8VXDnU3i_tjs3YOIQZSLQ1DZiNSV-LM/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QffPLSEifYbkD9LdbRAuyefTkuuvHh54RGBh0f9qyXWuQgqfByCmz_uk7BRhu4owYYjxtK5NSg6EwQEO2kNvmNN7Ic0OrYcTW5cyecdMUgBt8VXDnU3i_tjs3YOIQZSLQ1DZiNSV-LM/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0161.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaucoup de Fleurs<br /><br /><br />On a quiet street just  <br /> east of the Eiffel Tower you can find some exquisite Paris  architecture. <br />This building boasts flowers in both the design and the window boxes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">75007, Paris</div></div>

Beaucoup de Fleurs

Beaucoup de Fleurs On a quiet street just   east of the Eiffel Tower you can find some exquisite Paris  architecture.  This building boasts ...

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Les fenêtres de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94Qy-UlLF4E26GSDb0JtRxNQOpwJ4cyvv4Q4FWeUK2jzik3An28wCz5vGt-3z9z_bPWoPTfX2_NNuoSMM4Gjnt7euYX-DP80leqdFt6iL54gliZicjb37v6r4O-vrVVHqTvLd0AvIWJg/s1600/2011+April+10+DSC_0142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94Qy-UlLF4E26GSDb0JtRxNQOpwJ4cyvv4Q4FWeUK2jzik3An28wCz5vGt-3z9z_bPWoPTfX2_NNuoSMM4Gjnt7euYX-DP80leqdFt6iL54gliZicjb37v6r4O-vrVVHqTvLd0AvIWJg/s1600/2011+April+10+DSC_0142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Windows of Paris</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">If I lived in Paris I would have the perfect shade of blue shutters </div><div align="center">and window boxes with pink geraniums.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Then, I would have a party and invite each of you.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>As long as I am dreaming, it might as well </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>be the way I want it, n'est-ce pas?</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Windows of Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>

Les fenêtres de Paris

Windows of Paris       If I lived in Paris I would have the perfect shade of blue shutters and window boxes with pink geraniums.     Then, I...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont<br /><br /><br /><br />This lovely park frequented by Parisians<br />is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers. <br />Do not forget to explore.<br /><br /><br />A hand-picked bouquet of flowers today<br />to each of you<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">75019, 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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont This lovely park frequented by Parisians is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers.  Do not f...

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Promo! Des orchidées

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7Vj9ImqKbSwVmHsAY8IPG0wq-dn1fbf8M-luHd5K-UQ3XXq2smk7xA5AvMrDQovvKuikZRxjefb0cb8Kacc97lFnw1Zd9m1a4_32yjjMxPVWj_ZxoIcjFTkVRuNe0PSdPamBi_A2EA/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7Vj9ImqKbSwVmHsAY8IPG0wq-dn1fbf8M-luHd5K-UQ3XXq2smk7xA5AvMrDQovvKuikZRxjefb0cb8Kacc97lFnw1Zd9m1a4_32yjjMxPVWj_ZxoIcjFTkVRuNe0PSdPamBi_A2EA/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0022.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Orchids</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A street-side display of flowers is typical in all parts of Paris.  The orchids so carefully protected <i>sous cellophane </i>are a promise of colorful plants for months to come.  The prices seen here are comparable to what one might expect to pay at home.  If you are going to be in Paris for a week or so, a pot of these orchids would make you feel right at home.</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;">Thinking of my daddy who had </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;">a greenhouse full of these for most of my life.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché Maubert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Maubert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /></div>

Promo! Des orchidées

Orchids A street-side display of flowers is typical in all parts of Paris.  The orchids so carefully protected sous cellophane are a promise...

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Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne - des fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXebi9D6OFcvFHNKQV9YCCe7W_N71AksTKMRpQ-WKZLiHsXBIJicw3pHPQOQuZq2eSMI-d26_AWbDeAfnpO-b7z0WftDzWcJv1mAyCVelPiYrqnQj4csHD61hjMUy_oXYYfqnL7lqKMo/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXebi9D6OFcvFHNKQV9YCCe7W_N71AksTKMRpQ-WKZLiHsXBIJicw3pHPQOQuZq2eSMI-d26_AWbDeAfnpO-b7z0WftDzWcJv1mAyCVelPiYrqnQj4csHD61hjMUy_oXYYfqnL7lqKMo/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne</div><div style="text-align: center;">charcuterie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was simply not enough room on the sidewalk...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The solution?</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a balcony for an abundance of flowers and pots </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the <i>premier étage</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne</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;">111, rue Mouffetard</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne - des fleurs

Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne charcuterie There was simply not enough room on the sidewalk... The solution? Make a balcony for an abundance of ...

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