Note de cendrier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4kheoCOpzzU7r8vBvfKopwxKJZ1K8mqe3K59ZptCPioDVZvhWMoLSCs6JcCmZMBa4ndqGwEsSe0nHk0bxGdZ-dYmVo6VEOvGkRhkOHEWCX4aBcUOWqYY-Kvtc72vaVjHwBoHKosHkQ/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_135DSC_8730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4kheoCOpzzU7r8vBvfKopwxKJZ1K8mqe3K59ZptCPioDVZvhWMoLSCs6JcCmZMBa4ndqGwEsSe0nHk0bxGdZ-dYmVo6VEOvGkRhkOHEWCX4aBcUOWqYY-Kvtc72vaVjHwBoHKosHkQ/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_135DSC_8730.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashtray note</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">When I think of the French film there was always a sultry type with a cigarette.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The restaurants do not allow smoking except on their terraces </div><div style="text-align: center;">which makes it difficult to enjoy the open-air cafes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was amused by this little note written on the paneled courtyard wall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">imploring so politely that the smoker use the ashtray provided </div><div style="text-align: center;">and not throw the butts on the ground.</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;">joyeux anniversaire, Nanette</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;">Courtyard, Rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Note de cendrier

Ashtray note It is difficult to believe that the French have limited smoking to outdoors.   When I think of the French film there was always...

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Gwen Choc - boulangerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.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;">Gwen Choc</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 nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal following.  The aroma of fresh bread wafts down the street and the lines form at the appointed 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;">Gwen Choc is a favorite in this area of the Marais.  My favorite neighborhood is Place Maubert and its Eric Kayser boulangerie...  be sure to ask for the Baguette Monge.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gwen Choc</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue du Temple</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;"><br /></div>

Gwen Choc - boulangerie

Gwen Choc It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal followi...

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La fenêtre ouverte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaJuLg0A016-wXrKD59bV8vA7FG5aaotebktYT73KQQGeOs-Cde5-iRlk0k4tYDcclhiwtPMt3LxSUqd7S7zypSm4MXsr5fXdOKSGtuE1nvzDM1y2CyxFHIKnAhDw1FyUu5AYWue9skA/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaJuLg0A016-wXrKD59bV8vA7FG5aaotebktYT73KQQGeOs-Cde5-iRlk0k4tYDcclhiwtPMt3LxSUqd7S7zypSm4MXsr5fXdOKSGtuE1nvzDM1y2CyxFHIKnAhDw1FyUu5AYWue9skA/s640/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La fenêtre ouverte</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 pots of flowers on this window ledge give a hint </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of what may be in the courtyard beyond.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A residence in Paris</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></i>

La fenêtre ouverte

La fenêtre ouverte The pots of flowers on this window ledge give a hint  of what may be in the courtyard beyond. A residence in Paris 75019,...

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Les toits de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W5-xZKniKNgRIdNgW4lL9216ZMCNiuFYeMF8fcFuhqUFuKQzmITZe547Rjo0LmekrbAzbu9PM26m0k8VtnvQoFQiCrrDEWBCbCeg3KJl2_l_GxO8LNse_rkLsCI2T5u2f-sRPkJH5vQ/s1600/2012+jan+14+1st_0958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W5-xZKniKNgRIdNgW4lL9216ZMCNiuFYeMF8fcFuhqUFuKQzmITZe547Rjo0LmekrbAzbu9PM26m0k8VtnvQoFQiCrrDEWBCbCeg3KJl2_l_GxO8LNse_rkLsCI2T5u2f-sRPkJH5vQ/s640/2012+jan+14+1st_0958.jpg" width="424px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The roofs, the shutters, the chimneys...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">transformed by the magical afternoon light of winter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue de l'Annonciation</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75016 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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The roofs, the shutters, the chimneys... transformed by the magical afternoon light of winter Rue de l'Annonciation 75016 Paris 

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