Un chat et deux bicyclettes - Theme Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1ip7SXiHI723i9xBHZRzNBcmNdeB0QB0eNx5JOYYKWcvRAxE60DjZzp_AkqyD1Xy1fKq78BELiXqOtWAWd-msJLd7PkZcsGD96aRBacWKGDM2Rc5KI-JIqCM6rKP9UvMAKizyS8_7k/s1600/2011+Nov+cat+and+2+bicycles+DSC_0548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1ip7SXiHI723i9xBHZRzNBcmNdeB0QB0eNx5JOYYKWcvRAxE60DjZzp_AkqyD1Xy1fKq78BELiXqOtWAWd-msJLd7PkZcsGD96aRBacWKGDM2Rc5KI-JIqCM6rKP9UvMAKizyS8_7k/s640/2011+Nov+cat+and+2+bicycles+DSC_0548.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 cat and two bicycles</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is just waiting for his master to return home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a bad viewpoint from which to watch the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My City Daily Photo friends are showing their take on</div><div style="text-align: center;">this month's theme "bicycles" <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2015/07/august-2015-gallery-bicycle.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</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;">City Daily Photo Theme Day</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Un chat et deux bicyclettes - Theme Day

A cat and two bicycles He is just waiting for his master to return home.  Not a bad viewpoint from which to watch the world. My City Daily P...

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les bateaux de Bastille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSIJzsYouBTdlKK4MBPVdz_gebA2qJ1kEt3FOL82cM2R2GFdqaW-tiiXSiRDG4TCj_Lcs9mLKxxSnB_y4txYPBSssQO24ROHwBeZruz3YrhrRYspHoupIqzPihYh53UC5nhMdUZ0aYlo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+009+DSC_9120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSIJzsYouBTdlKK4MBPVdz_gebA2qJ1kEt3FOL82cM2R2GFdqaW-tiiXSiRDG4TCj_Lcs9mLKxxSnB_y4txYPBSssQO24ROHwBeZruz3YrhrRYspHoupIqzPihYh53UC5nhMdUZ0aYlo/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+009+DSC_9120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen from one of many Bastille metro platforms,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the boats anchored along Port de l'Arsenal</div><div style="text-align: center;">provide insight to life on the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is just a stone's throw from Opera Bastille</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Colonne de Juillet.</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;">Port de l'Arsenal</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>

les bateaux de Bastille

Seen from one of many Bastille metro platforms, the boats anchored along Port de l'Arsenal provide insight to life on the water. It is j...

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des motos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYEkTAtdDzm8mjQDpW1JaZQgk_mLL_7n73c7XmXuLXSgUPoLNOmcnGfJk_V9fn-pCRW1ccJRWVMkmgS05jh-XcDRvzF4JX5gOxzg9J1LMd9NkRGmIihoJmz6fKrfz5IJzcERpz7TA4YI/s1600/2010+0621+recovered+00144sharp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYEkTAtdDzm8mjQDpW1JaZQgk_mLL_7n73c7XmXuLXSgUPoLNOmcnGfJk_V9fn-pCRW1ccJRWVMkmgS05jh-XcDRvzF4JX5gOxzg9J1LMd9NkRGmIihoJmz6fKrfz5IJzcERpz7TA4YI/s640/2010+0621+recovered+00144sharp.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">These motos appeared to be lined up for </div><div style="text-align: center;">a color-coordinated fashion shoot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite siting was of</div><div style="text-align: center;">an orange moto and I even talked a friend </div><div style="text-align: center;">into posing next to it.</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;">Paris transportation</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>

des motos

These motos appeared to be lined up for  a color-coordinated fashion shoot My favorite siting was of an orange moto and I even talked a frie...

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Le Premier Train Pour Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBEAGzO6H-luIcUXaXCHEe_58b8MRLWcr4tHdIxL5MuRIWtIWo1tMzwJTwU0cSySDM4-N6XSKiP6hMV6aCSYO4HwzvRpxviAXB_sYgAyRMgxUeJ7tJynDcU__CgNvruWz6tvCeMIxqFU/s1600/2012+Oct+3+Wednesday_8DSC_7883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBEAGzO6H-luIcUXaXCHEe_58b8MRLWcr4tHdIxL5MuRIWtIWo1tMzwJTwU0cSySDM4-N6XSKiP6hMV6aCSYO4HwzvRpxviAXB_sYgAyRMgxUeJ7tJynDcU__CgNvruWz6tvCeMIxqFU/s1600/2012+Oct+3+Wednesday_8DSC_7883.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The First Train to Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, as you can see by all the passengers and the clock,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is probably not the first train leaving Charles de Gaulle Airport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, it is definitely early!</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;">RER B, Aeroport Charles de Gaulle</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris</span></i></div>

Le Premier Train Pour Paris

The First Train to Paris Well, as you can see by all the passengers and the clock, it is probably not the first train leaving Charles de Gau...

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la Voiture Rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogS0nc8ewaS34uSgtxGt4rx45ubV9R_4t73nzptsmUp1MXC_v_alsdGfAOM6W5fNBcnihFv_zQwu3v03rl6eUKOTJJdqrHNy076roZWIvTGkcC956HjKpdBPADL5kRvy7XnCEwJWx64I/s1600/2015+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+198+DSC_9309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogS0nc8ewaS34uSgtxGt4rx45ubV9R_4t73nzptsmUp1MXC_v_alsdGfAOM6W5fNBcnihFv_zQwu3v03rl6eUKOTJJdqrHNy076roZWIvTGkcC956HjKpdBPADL5kRvy7XnCEwJWx64I/s1600/2015+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+198+DSC_9309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">la voiture rouge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, could you imagine leaving Gare de Lyon</div><div style="text-align: center;">in this set of wheels?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was exquisite.</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;">Gare de Lyon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris </span></i></div>

la Voiture Rouge

la voiture rouge Oh, could you imagine leaving Gare de Lyon in this set of wheels? It was exquisite. Gare de Lyon 75012, Paris

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La Trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy6lvaJLAvI9sNuZVDPpH51IOJZk57H1EZ2IBeRKHlqFKRzt7rwi1rmORIMti47RpIcBZX4__obOZZDqcvvho0RjAPPnagR669kdVsS77PgC5nyTPQSCmDynni-IUnafST4NIZvzuuV4/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_122DSC_3991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy6lvaJLAvI9sNuZVDPpH51IOJZk57H1EZ2IBeRKHlqFKRzt7rwi1rmORIMti47RpIcBZX4__obOZZDqcvvho0RjAPPnagR669kdVsS77PgC5nyTPQSCmDynni-IUnafST4NIZvzuuV4/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_122DSC_3991.jpg" width="422" /></a></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;">Crossing the street with caution </div><div style="text-align: center;">as his maman coached from a few steps away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am amazed at how early the little Paris children learn to ride </div><div style="text-align: center;">and how they can make the scooters fly!</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;">zoom-zoom!</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;">Paris street</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div>

La Trottinette

Crossing the street with caution  as his maman coached from a few steps away. I am amazed at how early the little Paris children learn to ri...

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Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Station Cité</div><div style="text-align: center;">Line 4</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained in two metal caissons.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1911, it took a full year to complete.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This entire platform area is under the Seine! </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;">Paris Métro, Ligne 4, Station Cité</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

Station Cité Line 4 This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground,  and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained i...

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"Movement" - City Daily Photo Theme Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEffiKi5pv3iiXEQlqGNjJNipHmQyHoLYPErHu4AW19_T2EZlr4fXwgfsih7LURdVqjgkeH53XpLYP05tCseanNVEafPHC8ggqbf3BjNb8lYj8xHHn75s4BkLRberG-kPROmtqQPXSno4/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEffiKi5pv3iiXEQlqGNjJNipHmQyHoLYPErHu4AW19_T2EZlr4fXwgfsih7LURdVqjgkeH53XpLYP05tCseanNVEafPHC8ggqbf3BjNb8lYj8xHHn75s4BkLRberG-kPROmtqQPXSno4/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This young boy of three or four was moving at an amazing speed,</div><div style="text-align: center;">dodging the other "wheeled-children."  He was almost a blur as he passed in front of my camera.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The children of Paris learn to ride quickly in the parks and gardens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">zoom-zoom!</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;">Le Square Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru Rolin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the first day of each month I join city daily photo bloggers for Theme Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/october-2014-gallery-movement.html" target="_blank">Click here to see "Movement" photos from around the world</a>.</div>

"Movement" - City Daily Photo Theme Day

Square Trousseau This young boy of three or four was moving at an amazing speed, dodging the other "wheeled-children."  He was alm...

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Oskar m'a dit... allons-y!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLhen6M5q1yzflH0sJ38UXXJv_rXzGcebeazh5JdKkYdtsgRx7wqkHK5Csb21itqArRz-OrhJhiHf4fi-RXTrPVrLZ-9qvCfI7plKCEceB17q2wUxwRa_1w947c9IEat1s6pUKH8Zlxw/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_006DSC_3938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLhen6M5q1yzflH0sJ38UXXJv_rXzGcebeazh5JdKkYdtsgRx7wqkHK5Csb21itqArRz-OrhJhiHf4fi-RXTrPVrLZ-9qvCfI7plKCEceB17q2wUxwRa_1w947c9IEat1s6pUKH8Zlxw/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_006DSC_3938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oskar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oskar, the international traveling cat, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is taking me away to Paris and then beyond to Budapest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will meet up with friend, Alexa (<a href="http://parisonceagain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paris Encore</a>) for a week in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then we three fly to Budapest to visit dear blog friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be looking for hidden Paris places </div><div style="text-align: center;">and thousands of photographs.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oskar is ready...</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;">Destination:  Paris and Beyond</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Merci, brattcat, for mon cher Oskar)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Oskar m'a dit... allons-y!

Oskar Oskar, the international traveling cat,  is taking me away to Paris and then beyond to Budapest. We will meet up with friend, Alexa ( ...

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Place Armand Carrel - un cycliste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzfWGIzqiyIKYTC0hSAgC5bWyXnQcWvXqxZU7NzWwJ17EDXphuYEYkzlg3JShDFon5FJ9zmllpIBiQkxyNtgYBn0LJBxKm-iL0BHWfw4KF_Epfl5UBza46K7ruCVXftphHkepG1o6jsY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_279DSC_4527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzfWGIzqiyIKYTC0hSAgC5bWyXnQcWvXqxZU7NzWwJ17EDXphuYEYkzlg3JShDFon5FJ9zmllpIBiQkxyNtgYBn0LJBxKm-iL0BHWfw4KF_Epfl5UBza46K7ruCVXftphHkepG1o6jsY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_279DSC_4527.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place Armand Carrel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you saw my post yesterday with a reference to Le Tour,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you will likely agree that this cyclist was not a contender either.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken on a Sunday afternoon just outside Parc des Buttes Chaumont, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we saw many cyclists of all ages enjoying the blue-sky weather.</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;">Place Armand Carrel</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;">Métro Laumière</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place Armand Carrel - un cycliste

Place Armand Carrel If you saw my post yesterday with a reference to Le Tour, you will likely agree that this cyclist was not a contender ei...

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Une bicyclette rose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIiMEDIpEOTgM-EDPzq6Ks2yG5JODGYFvYSo86q7WqGa6lM72-dEfuVvgtNuNn_PduvJ8ED3lnn8czJzZApdiJPkjq87kYTwBo0wiMj0kr9za2RtTis0oJ9pKgjwjpIjNcdEOYbAtodo/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_71DSC_6285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIiMEDIpEOTgM-EDPzq6Ks2yG5JODGYFvYSo86q7WqGa6lM72-dEfuVvgtNuNn_PduvJ8ED3lnn8czJzZApdiJPkjq87kYTwBo0wiMj0kr9za2RtTis0oJ9pKgjwjpIjNcdEOYbAtodo/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_71DSC_6285.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pink bicycle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No, this is not one of the bikes from Le Tour de France, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a bright statement of maman and her little one.</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;">Coton Deux</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;">37, rue de Turenne</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;">75003, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une bicyclette rose

A pink bicycle No, this is not one of the bikes from Le Tour de France,  but a bright statement of maman and her little one. Coton Deux 37, ...

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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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Des Vélibs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vélib bikes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lined up and ready for riding...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, you need to have a good knowledge of the streets,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I would not recommend taking photos while riding (bien sûr!)</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;">Vélib station</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;">Place André Malraux</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>

Des Vélibs

Vélib bikes Lined up and ready for riding... It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.   However, you need to have...

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Gare de l'Est

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mi2XpFY0IGqJKXDr6ZY2FBcp8R_Ob_wukbNUXy8JKMzHuqDIi6ZBMo3MLS2ORsiOmCm3DFQDEswRTncgPmpZSgFYXAQsFEuaqLW8GpUw6Rb2GCr3ZVyvHiUkvy7jW57W_-ojFNv1PY/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_30DSC_4654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mi2XpFY0IGqJKXDr6ZY2FBcp8R_Ob_wukbNUXy8JKMzHuqDIi6ZBMo3MLS2ORsiOmCm3DFQDEswRTncgPmpZSgFYXAQsFEuaqLW8GpUw6Rb2GCr3ZVyvHiUkvy7jW57W_-ojFNv1PY/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_30DSC_4654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gare de l'Est</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gare de l'Est resembles the Belle Époque generation of train stations, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the west wing is the original building of 1847.   </div><div style="text-align: center;">An interesting note: On October 4, 1883, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Gare de l'Est saw the first departure </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the Orient Express bound for Istanbul.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On this day I was not venturing nearly that far, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but there is nothing quite so pleasant as traveling by train.</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;">Gare de l'Est</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;">Place du 11 novembre 1918</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;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Gare de l'Est

Gare de l'Est Gare de l'Est resembles the Belle Époque generation of train stations,  and the west wing is the original building of ...

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Palais Royal - un vélo très cher

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ua__i89H2NGXiJgneSI04k2KzCDs67qXwLfxLi1UIq5dAbc1nk39zZI46Fu2Rub4fPDcfy4Yy9RLL9K6QHRF-i5M0cg2H5ieKi-KYVPtFTLnh-GaTlURb-3kBwbpxr_8KKhzt-8NtyY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+113+DSC_1338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ua__i89H2NGXiJgneSI04k2KzCDs67qXwLfxLi1UIq5dAbc1nk39zZI46Fu2Rub4fPDcfy4Yy9RLL9K6QHRF-i5M0cg2H5ieKi-KYVPtFTLnh-GaTlURb-3kBwbpxr_8KKhzt-8NtyY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+113+DSC_1338.jpg" width="650" /></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;"><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;">If you could read the mark on this bicycle </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you would have an idea of its price.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen in the upscale shop at Palais Royal </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it was gleaming in beautiful reflective silver as if to taunt me.</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;">...still pouting because Santa did not leave me a bike this year...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">again!</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>I am joining in <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2014/01/windows-in-windows-weekend-reflections.html" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a> today.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Take a look at other reflections from around the world.</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;">Marc Jacobs</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;">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;">34, rue de Montpensier</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>

Palais Royal - un vélo très cher

Palais Royal If you could read the mark on this bicycle  you would have an idea of its price.   Seen in the upscale shop at Palais Royal  it...

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Une fille française?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-rI42rUBSSzh8mHVE5GNC7duazv95tILxgzJKtknz6_wRiLOFFoXpid8yluoZzKvafoSWizDHmGU80PXZ7bTtBqjMoGgtUh7nxZRFGGaee2LzkTNxsQuovvz1rQqn3pEoxgeTYkBxB8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+008+DSC_8674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-rI42rUBSSzh8mHVE5GNC7duazv95tILxgzJKtknz6_wRiLOFFoXpid8yluoZzKvafoSWizDHmGU80PXZ7bTtBqjMoGgtUh7nxZRFGGaee2LzkTNxsQuovvz1rQqn3pEoxgeTYkBxB8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+008+DSC_8674.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_706189335"></span><span id="goog_706189336"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_706189335"></span><span id="goog_706189336"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">French girl?</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;"><span id="goog_706189335">Retro bicycle..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">pouring rain...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">stylish lace-up boots...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">black swing-coat...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">wicker basket...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span id="goog_706189335">and, of course, a precisely wrapped scarf</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;"><span id="goog_706189335">Yes, she's a French girl...</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="goog_706189335"> </span><span id="goog_706189335">Boulevard Raspail (in front of Hôtel Lutetia)</span></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 id="goog_706189335">75006, Paris</span></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 id="goog_706189335"> </span></span></span></i></div>

Une fille française?

French girl? Retro bicycle.. pouring rain... stylish lace-up boots... black swing-coat... wicker basket... and, of course, a precisely wrapp...

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un vélo bleu - 'forever'

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11245870486/" title="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 214 DSC_0320 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 214 DSC_0320" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/11245870486_7b2bb35d94_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a bike</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;">I have wanted one "forever" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and hope that I will get a red one for Christmas...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a bell, bien sûr. </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;">Are you listening, Santa?</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;">(Why should I have to go to Paris to ride a bike?)</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;">In front of Shakespeare and Company</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;">37, rue de la Bucherie</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joyeux anniversaire, Cherie! </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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

un vélo bleu - 'forever'

a bike I have wanted one "forever"  and hope that I will get a red one for Christmas... with a bell, bien sûr. Are you listening, ...

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Leaving on a jet plane...

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10790859794/" title="2010 dec paris 8 DSC_0054 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 dec paris 8 DSC_0054" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/10790859794_b6744178a8_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;">Guess where I am going...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am sure you know</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">PARIS!</span></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;">I will still have a daily post and will have some on-site</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">updates of friends and places in Paris. À bientôt!</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;"> </span> </div>

Leaving on a jet plane...

Guess where I am going... I am sure you know PARIS! I will still have a daily post and will have some on-site updates of friends and places ...

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Le Marais - un tandem

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10485791945/" title="2013 0518 Sat_288DSC_4157 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0518 Sat_288DSC_4157" height="532" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/10485791945_2ab03c0b1d_c.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;">Bicycle for two!</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 many bicycles on the streets of Paris and in the parks.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even the smallest of children are riding bicycles.</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;">However, I do not think that I have seen a bicycle for two.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hope that you have time</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>for a ride this weekend</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Beaumarchais</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>

Le Marais - un tandem

Bicycle for two! There are many bicycles on the streets of Paris and in the parks.   Even the smallest of children are riding bicycles. Howe...

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Un bateau et la Seine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINDZUwinp-tGUBuOUQBuSLsUQR4SWYChyphenhyphenL-pt95NBc209dV1GzxrsHCm0zL4_PDZ5-rpXKlvQ_CVLYR18DHRSr8htSk4k89NAGHRUhydPm9M8uDlZJg6oFlRUVw8N6_jh8h9MQtELPEA/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_298DSC_9632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINDZUwinp-tGUBuOUQBuSLsUQR4SWYChyphenhyphenL-pt95NBc209dV1GzxrsHCm0zL4_PDZ5-rpXKlvQ_CVLYR18DHRSr8htSk4k89NAGHRUhydPm9M8uDlZJg6oFlRUVw8N6_jh8h9MQtELPEA/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_298DSC_9632.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;">A boat and the Seine</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;">We see here the captain at the bow of the boat </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(driving while talking on the phone) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and perhaps two lovers at the stern.  </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;">Since this photo was taken from the quai, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there was not an opportunity to ask questions or to discover the story</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;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">C'est un mystère!</span></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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">La Seine</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">Quai de la Mégisserie</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">75001, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Un bateau et la Seine

A boat and the Seine We see here the captain at the bow of the boat  (driving while talking on the phone)  and perhaps two lovers at the ste...

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