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Parc de la Turlure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwB4Cl3gZfJTlk0IGL25bnMoHZ2DpnNHv8_RCq1SkmwgmQybleRA2Qcx1OMpaVVND25a06OLg7CUicFWtFNKpNsj5-coKcrZbV25nADNRMq5DSUJNjM1in_PpQhiMBcJ6-KeD4U-m5_s/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+287+DSC_7799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwB4Cl3gZfJTlk0IGL25bnMoHZ2DpnNHv8_RCq1SkmwgmQybleRA2Qcx1OMpaVVND25a06OLg7CUicFWtFNKpNsj5-coKcrZbV25nADNRMq5DSUJNjM1in_PpQhiMBcJ6-KeD4U-m5_s/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+287+DSC_7799.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Officially known as the square Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but better known as Parc de la Turlure,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> this is a small but charming park in Montmartre, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">located right behind the Sacré-Coeur Basilica. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This site was once occupied by the moulin de Turlure, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">one of more than 30 windmills that once stood on Butte Montmartre. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The park has a beautiful pergola and this cascade fountain</span></span></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;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Parc de la Turlure</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">rue de la Bonne</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75018, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">.</span></div>

Parc de la Turlure

Officially known as the square Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet but better known as Parc de la Turlure, this is a small but charming park in Mont...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

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

Jardin du Palais Royal

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

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Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

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

Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

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

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Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tree of life,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fountain of serpents</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grand Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain </div><div style="text-align: center;">was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larche's </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fontaine Miroir d'eau for the duration of  the Grand Palais exhibit.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting juxtaposition of the marble fountain created in 1910 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the colorful serpent fountain of 1987.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exhibit has been moved now to the Guggenheim Bilbao (Spain), </div><div style="text-align: center;">February 27 - June 11, 2015.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are other examples of her work in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this resemble the Stravinsky Fountain?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Niki de Saint-Phalle<br /> Du 17 septembre 2014 au 2 février 2015<br /> Galeries nationales du Grand Palais</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris </span></i></span></div>

Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

Tree of life, fountain of serpents Grand Palais Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larch...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - la fountaine

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

Jardin du Palais Royal - la fountaine

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

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Palais Royal - ça me manque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV5iBNARFjKnQ4dZY4-5Gdk0l384KFbs9RCrnUshB4QVYZpYqfgE5x9gR2_4p5TcpWMnNY9UfXXg22LqF4YCJ-5rWlR70h4hAblV1iSE5pnQCoC7_kPklrU0xuDbwl6z6kpq3qWaYt9A/s1600/2010+June+16-17+DSC_0533contrast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV5iBNARFjKnQ4dZY4-5Gdk0l384KFbs9RCrnUshB4QVYZpYqfgE5x9gR2_4p5TcpWMnNY9UfXXg22LqF4YCJ-5rWlR70h4hAblV1iSE5pnQCoC7_kPklrU0xuDbwl6z6kpq3qWaYt9A/s1600/2010+June+16-17+DSC_0533contrast.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Fountains of Pol Bury</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This captivating sculpture with motion, water, and reflection </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been missing since at least 2011.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The area has been under renovation, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but will this be reinstalled or will it go the way </div><div style="text-align: center;">of many of the city's modern art installations...</div><div style="text-align: center;">disappearing forever.</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;">Fountains of Pol Bury</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gallery d'Orléans, Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - ça me manque

The Fountains of Pol Bury This captivating sculpture with motion, water, and reflection has been missing since at least 2011. The area has ...

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Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A typical weekend scene at Tuileries:</div><div style="text-align: center;">games from Pétanque to soccer;</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the fountain; </div><div style="text-align: center;">meeting friends for a picnic...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see from the big puddles in the foreground </div><div style="text-align: center;">that the rash of intermittent rain showers</div><div style="text-align: center;">does not keep the Parisians away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries A typical weekend scene at Tuileries: games from Pétanque to soccer; sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the ...

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La femme et une fontaine

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

La femme et une fontaine

Jardin du Palais Royal There is something quite mesmerizing about this fountain, and you can feel the pull Jardin du Palais Royal 75001, Par...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - la fontaine de jouvence?

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

Jardin du Palais Royal - la fontaine de jouvence?

The Fountain of Youth? Was he meeting a friend or just resting before getting back onto the streets of Paris? He certainly selected a beaut...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - XXXII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH4YddNpQTo1T82zGqPU8N62PBxWwcm0DgFIO6wQV8dXSifbzUeNyWvqlPxFTs69papifpIDHY9i5AAF5RrXQPp69ZKidVq_6dR6x5JL8QQWwwDuh1jhYnR7EL7536ILFpAB9sFIfDp0/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH4YddNpQTo1T82zGqPU8N62PBxWwcm0DgFIO6wQV8dXSifbzUeNyWvqlPxFTs69papifpIDHY9i5AAF5RrXQPp69ZKidVq_6dR6x5JL8QQWwwDuh1jhYnR7EL7536ILFpAB9sFIfDp0/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0116.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;">Palais Royal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the fountain</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;">It may be winter, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but as long as the water will flow in this fountain, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you will find a hearty soul or two gathered around the perimeter, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">feet propped.</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;">She was sitting facing the sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">watching the patterns of the fountain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - XXXII

Palais Royal the fountain It may be winter, but as long as the water will flow in this fountain, you will find a hearty soul or two gather...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9846554426/" title="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/9846554426_ddecae4938_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">The Medici Fountain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</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 quiet space is found just east of the Sénat </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Claudel.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The garlands of ivy on the long sides of the pool </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">provide a respite from the otherwise crowded garden.  </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;">Even when all of these chairs are filled, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there is a hush and reverence, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">perhaps a tacit understanding by those who come here.  </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;">It is one of my favorite quiet places in Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Medici Fountain</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;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

The Medici Fountain Jardin du Luxembourg This quiet space is found just east of the Sénat with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Clau...

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L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fountain of Warsaw</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>fontaine de Varsovie</i></span></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;">Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but still a perfect seat to enjoy the water show </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">during <i>l'heure bleue</i> (the blue hour).</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;">As the sky darkens one simply turns to the southeast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to watch the lights of la Tour Eiffel just across the Seine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a festival!</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;">every day of the week!</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;">Fountain of Warsaw</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;">Jardins du Trocadéro</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Trocadéro</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

Fountain of Warsaw fontaine de Varsovie Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, but still a perfect seat to enjoy the w...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - des étirements

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRKhCr5p51qS4yNhSNeyt_TXz6qWzSJn-F77t2d_XfkDLO8RbGxAYRd1No_KG6VRE1aLKFvmDwLov7cZRyDxDYjl_uA67NA2n9GcXw-oJ-J9FkwkWSyaQ9-trVr9M641Um7IuN_UNxC8/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_52DSC_3921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRKhCr5p51qS4yNhSNeyt_TXz6qWzSJn-F77t2d_XfkDLO8RbGxAYRd1No_KG6VRE1aLKFvmDwLov7cZRyDxDYjl_uA67NA2n9GcXw-oJ-J9FkwkWSyaQ9-trVr9M641Um7IuN_UNxC8/s640/2013+0518+Sat_52DSC_3921.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">Some stretches before a run.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How did she ever tear herself away </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">from the mesmerizing view of that incredible fountain?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - des étirements

Jardin du Palais Royal Some stretches before a run. How did she ever tear herself away from the mesmerizing view of that incredible fount...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - un skateboard

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKnjMOKBUISx4IgCSzGTLdAJM10msiJwrpuPoGJT-CmuV0j4HYqtsoWxdqPfopdhNhsrzaS0IrnBp4fy6Y-ca9xKE82gONUOjDMr3ItiiB7GTt0TD1mEKJcYsNANYuXBiorarWsSdbUY/s1600/2013+-+0523+Thurs_8DSC_6222+(2)+-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKnjMOKBUISx4IgCSzGTLdAJM10msiJwrpuPoGJT-CmuV0j4HYqtsoWxdqPfopdhNhsrzaS0IrnBp4fy6Y-ca9xKE82gONUOjDMr3ItiiB7GTt0TD1mEKJcYsNANYuXBiorarWsSdbUY/s640/2013+-+0523+Thurs_8DSC_6222+(2)+-.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Fountain at Palais Royal</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 wide bowl of water with active fountains is not just for the retirees of Paris to prop their feet.  This twenty-something was reading, taking a moment to enjoy the quiet of the early morning.  He had the fountain to himself.</span></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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">zoom-zoom</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - un skateboard

The Fountain at Palais Royal This wide bowl of water with active fountains is not just for the retirees of Paris to prop their feet. This t...

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Les Jardins du Trocadéro

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnau8-jUX_PKaLKlDsKmZgyb0957ucxVS3isFgy1SAQxUoHzWLTcWpC13kCRnH0sQSFnsdp-wHomaaoS2edqG8XUnjr5wcGw4f-uKBUSMQQXT92diIVDRFIgz6nDyi3KH52SzFzdn-BY/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_018DSC_4701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnau8-jUX_PKaLKlDsKmZgyb0957ucxVS3isFgy1SAQxUoHzWLTcWpC13kCRnH0sQSFnsdp-wHomaaoS2edqG8XUnjr5wcGw4f-uKBUSMQQXT92diIVDRFIgz6nDyi3KH52SzFzdn-BY/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_018DSC_4701.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;">Les Fontaines</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Fountain of Warsaw </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;">Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand for the Exposition Universelle (1878).  This array of magnificent fountains was created by Roger-Henri Expert for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in 1937.   </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;">If you come in the evening to see the sparkling Eiffel tower, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can enjoy the lighted display of these cascading fountains.</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;">Jardins du Trocadéro</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Jardins du Trocadéro

Les Fontaines The Fountain of Warsaw Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand ...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Water fountains are magnets for little boys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It does not matter the nationality.</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;">He was only filling his water bottle...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">again and again and again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

Water fountains are magnets for little boys. It does not matter the nationality. He was only filling his water bottle... again and again and...

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Place André Malraux - la fontaine de jouvence?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkPxlBWV5hWYRJuZMuviNb4dXMSacGZx9BhBPOWRgef9CRhPSNwziOplI4v_mPG9wRt55KCwQqCdn0h2G3C1jwDqYhSOOidKqhctoBzncnD4zU_aYqBnPd2r9Jjw7xnAiyv2-Lw-iRc/s1600/2011+April+18+day+7+DSC_0454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkPxlBWV5hWYRJuZMuviNb4dXMSacGZx9BhBPOWRgef9CRhPSNwziOplI4v_mPG9wRt55KCwQqCdn0h2G3C1jwDqYhSOOidKqhctoBzncnD4zU_aYqBnPd2r9Jjw7xnAiyv2-Lw-iRc/s640/2011+April+18+day+7+DSC_0454.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fountain of youth?</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;">There are at least three cherubs in this fountain of changing colors, but alas...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do not believe that the water will make you young.</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;">Surely there is a reason that the French women are so beautiful and youthful.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place André Malraux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">et Rue St-Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place André Malraux - la fontaine de jouvence?

The fountain of youth? There are at least three cherubs in this fountain of changing colors, but alas... I do not believe that the water wil...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2sKiwfTUiGwKUbSQVCAQXLsU6u8oUGhwRJqogpZbIrBBZCpwSgQy8wQk5_hMshgWoHTbQQKbAyzAB5FUYyW419HbbIqaImyQM2XiYlKOektpfjANJoG8wsALmniLNNrh9vHJeZZxEDA/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2sKiwfTUiGwKUbSQVCAQXLsU6u8oUGhwRJqogpZbIrBBZCpwSgQy8wQk5_hMshgWoHTbQQKbAyzAB5FUYyW419HbbIqaImyQM2XiYlKOektpfjANJoG8wsALmniLNNrh9vHJeZZxEDA/s640/2012+Jan+11+1st_0101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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 fountain of the Palais Royal garden is surrounded by people green chairs and sitting on the edge of the fountain in warm weather.  </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;">As you can see, even in the the frigid temperatures of winter </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the fountain still attracts the hardy, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the young, and those in contemplation.</span></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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Jardin du Palais Royal The fountain of the Palais Royal garden is surrounded by people green chairs and sitting on the edge of the fountain ...

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Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s640/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.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;">The large round basin of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</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 frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface of the large round basin.  As you can see from the crowds, not even sub-freezing temperatures will keep people from this park.</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I did not sit in the green chairs this day...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrrrrrr!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, chère Nanette)</span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

The large round basin of Jardin des Tuileries The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - photo shoot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Y8Fp6yd3LopXDNCTrCaHyx7brbvqvCFIC5cazuTmHVKOdzxpwi6Ed0VgysJnsB3pFxFQ5M5e9__STfnDD1CNRHcQs6cA-IHoyAaxJXqhc5QoH3QbKfBLQKf6d4hzQKoE6dRAtEGhyU/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_34DSC_9366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Y8Fp6yd3LopXDNCTrCaHyx7brbvqvCFIC5cazuTmHVKOdzxpwi6Ed0VgysJnsB3pFxFQ5M5e9__STfnDD1CNRHcQs6cA-IHoyAaxJXqhc5QoH3QbKfBLQKf6d4hzQKoE6dRAtEGhyU/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_34DSC_9366.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fountain at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">Cameras, light meter, script</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;">It looks like a perfect spot to shoot a movie scene </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or the glossy cover of a fashion magazine</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - photo shoot

The fountain at Jardin du Palais Royal Cameras, light meter, script It looks like a perfect spot to shoot a movie scene or the glossy cover...

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