Des bouchons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ucu68FfqVewcR7-wNEoNkTqxRYw70XTDomuJ9P3OnBDFanGk1fOpiyYiFU2KWSPh_0DmdpNYY8gCcNGeEYO47EsQVRyzaheKxGvcMjlwSj9UTkVYkbsKTmMJ5eY-f0ULgV67WGpX3Go/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+092+DSC_8631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ucu68FfqVewcR7-wNEoNkTqxRYw70XTDomuJ9P3OnBDFanGk1fOpiyYiFU2KWSPh_0DmdpNYY8gCcNGeEYO47EsQVRyzaheKxGvcMjlwSj9UTkVYkbsKTmMJ5eY-f0ULgV67WGpX3Go/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+092+DSC_8631.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;">Wine and Champagne corks</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;">A wine shop on Île Saint Louis had a window </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled with corks.  </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;">The light of the afternoon sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">made me stop in my tracks </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">before we hurried along </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to meet Paris friends for a glass of wine.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Jean du Bellay</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;">Île Saint Louis</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Des bouchons

Wine and Champagne corks A wine shop on Île Saint Louis had a window  filled with corks.   The light of the afternoon sun  made me stop in m...

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vin, baguettes, fromages, saucisson sec....

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11143701315/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 452 DSC_0101 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 452 DSC_0101" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/11143701315_6b1c537943_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 light dinner </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;"></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 I had easy access to this simple fare at home, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it would be a regular evening meal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When it was cold and drizzling and we had already walked many miles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this scene around our apartment table was a favorite of mine...</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;">-food, wine, and great friends-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the laughter was abundant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(Thank you Alexa and Virginia)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Cherche Midi</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;"><br /></div>

vin, baguettes, fromages, saucisson sec....

A light dinner   If I had easy access to this simple fare at home,  it would be a regular evening meal. When it was cold and drizzling and w...

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Hôtel du Nord VIII

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9542859310/" title="2011 0417 DSC_0193 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 0417 DSC_0193" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/9542859310_af36f929ea_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;">Hôtel du Nord</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;">Ah, the week is over and it is time to unwind</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 is one of my favorite places to chill in Paris </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with friends and no particular plans.</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: 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;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></i></div>

Hôtel du Nord VIII

Hôtel du Nord Ah, the week is over and it is time to unwind This is one of my favorite places to chill in Paris  with friends and no particu...

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Caves Legrand - Bar à vin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbidVFVDEMDN4Lspy5He9ctORXADfdjcTeghJQakwBzQxIm1jWZPMUCm90-R1927B_iuqihbYL8yDrQxEAaD7X0NS1eSJcGR0LjTQ9CKrh5QDoGYtwnXZhKqfvliEWTF_RxuYpFdXcYQ8/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_46DSC_9378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbidVFVDEMDN4Lspy5He9ctORXADfdjcTeghJQakwBzQxIm1jWZPMUCm90-R1927B_iuqihbYL8yDrQxEAaD7X0NS1eSJcGR0LjTQ9CKrh5QDoGYtwnXZhKqfvliEWTF_RxuYpFdXcYQ8/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_46DSC_9378.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;">Caves Legrand</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;">Accessed through Galeries Vivienne and from Rue de la Banque, this wine shop was operated by several generations of Legrands.  It was bought in 2000 by Gerard Sibourd-Baudry and Christian de Chateauvieux who renovated the place while keeping its quality wines orientation.  An inspired initiative was to add a wine bar section in the middle of the shop in 2001.  </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;">Not only do they have good wines, but the ambiance is charming with an assortment of small plates to enjoy with your wine.  It is not exactly hidden, but is in a quiet corner of Galerie Vivienne.</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;">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;">Caves Legrand</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galerie Vivienne </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Banque</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div>

Caves Legrand - Bar à vin

Caves Legrand Accessed through Galeries Vivienne and from Rue de la Banque, this wine shop was operated by several generations of Legrands. ...

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Bercy Village - Cour St. Émilion

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9020319383/" title="2012 Mar 27 Paris_035DSC_4149 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 27 Paris_035DSC_4149" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9020319383_3f9c9362b6_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;">Cour Saint-Émilion</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;">Bercy Village consists largely of small wine warehouses from the late 19th century.  The tracks seen in the paved courtyard above were originally used to transport barrels of wine in and out of the warehouses.  For more than a century and up until 1960, the Bercy neighborhood was a vast wine market.</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;">Although some may complain that this has become a tourist attraction with its shops, bars, and restaurants, the architecture has been preserved (along with the rail tracks), and it has the feel of a historic village.  It is at the southeast end of Le Parc de Bercy and is easily accessed by Line 14, Métro Cour St. Émilion.</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: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour Saint-Émilion</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;">Bercy Village</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;">75012, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bercy Village - Cour St. Émilion

Cour Saint-Émilion Bercy Village consists largely of small wine warehouses from the late 19th century.  The tracks seen in the paved courtya...

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L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSjB4fU0Qy-H45YIhdYTmvxR8EJ0onUabkmfHaeOXgyj-ucS5AnR7H5kMRLSRx-RcsR3_k91Jt0q77GCL8eqUc-6AqEvj0A2PKn59EslNON_D5gpqkeXpidJPxLxiUUN8PwNwTBvls1A/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_79DSC_8170.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;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</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;">Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp), homard (lobster), and many types of fish won my heart.  It is decorated with large wooden boats, maps and painted murals of shellfish.  The blackboard menus feature the daily catch and have a large selection of named oysters. </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;"> I learned from my experiences at Le Baron Rouge that you order oysters by the number which indicates the size of the oyster and by the beach, such as Omaha Beach.  There are too many choices so you order some of all of them and savor the individuality of each.  Just as the French cherish their baguettes, the oysters are serious business and not to be rushed.  They have a nice selection of wines, and a glass of Sancerre is a perfect accompaniment.</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;">Living most of the year on the Gulf Coast of the US and traveling to other coastal oyster regions (Seattle, Vancouver), my tastes are discerning.  The oysters that I enjoyed at L'Ecailler du Bistrot were perhaps the best ever tasted.  One could close the eyes and be transported to Brittany.</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;">miam-miam   </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;">L'Ecailler du Bistrot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Paul Bert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Ecailler du Bistrot - poissons et fruits de mer

L'Ecailler du Bistrot Situated next door to Bistrot Paul Bert, this restaurant of huîtres (oysters), gambas (prawns), crevette (shrimp),...

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Des bonbons et du vin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJf0HWq3A-Ro-I6mPrjdE_ue41lVn4ZDT90PplzzxUmuE376y5d8MPy123ehioOUcG_pQJZG4Vfcgs6WWmfFJIbhbgd5PGHelX0axpLxosUQgw_XmZQG6Vii0ZqmF1C60_sfBqJb5EOc/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJf0HWq3A-Ro-I6mPrjdE_ue41lVn4ZDT90PplzzxUmuE376y5d8MPy123ehioOUcG_pQJZG4Vfcgs6WWmfFJIbhbgd5PGHelX0axpLxosUQgw_XmZQG6Vii0ZqmF1C60_sfBqJb5EOc/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0063.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;">Candy and wine</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;">Even simple candy looks better in Paris.  There are so many delicious edibles in Paris that I am almost never tempted by candy of this sort.  However, at home I would never be able to keep my hands out of jars that looked like this.</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;">Do you have a sweet tooth?</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;">(Joyeux Mardi Gras!!)</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;">Epicerie-confiserie P. Legrand Filles et Fils</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Banque</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des bonbons et du vin

Candy and wine Even simple candy looks better in Paris.  There are so many delicious edibles in Paris that I am almost never tempted by cand...

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Au bord de la Seine - les amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOofGKOzOjMYKFPX3YctpeYQX7r38oWH73t8K0CdEpDZylQiboW0nPl_-bzsxCvSUEGMETkMDuk_T9jHUR0PJYmjG7wZhsBV3uvhJ4eh1EOCOhGzFd_R8rOH7iPtrp1dbP7mbR9Lz5yU/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_223DSC_4906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" kea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOofGKOzOjMYKFPX3YctpeYQX7r38oWH73t8K0CdEpDZylQiboW0nPl_-bzsxCvSUEGMETkMDuk_T9jHUR0PJYmjG7wZhsBV3uvhJ4eh1EOCOhGzFd_R8rOH7iPtrp1dbP7mbR9Lz5yU/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_223DSC_4906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Friends gathering after work </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">for a casual rendez-vous</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;">baguettes, fromage, saucisson-sec...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">et beaucoup de vin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon weekend</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Seine</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai du Louvre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Louvre-Rivoli ou Pont Neuf</em></span><br />

Au bord de la Seine - les amis

Friends gathering after work for a casual rendez-vous baguettes, fromage, saucisson-sec... et beaucoup de vin bon weekend La Seine Quai du L...

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Le Tire Bouchon - Montmartre Piano Bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAQIgCvUPY7B5lPjx4Mnsm8RK9dMdnzCD_66Y0hTrNvqb9dJdwb4cGAw6gOyW6LV8NR5scmZN525prjn0RfKWhVSsFp2B7hZE2ERFBzC-sNN3V0Rm576Yb0ZgrQUTgac2grkh17dadBw/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAQIgCvUPY7B5lPjx4Mnsm8RK9dMdnzCD_66Y0hTrNvqb9dJdwb4cGAw6gOyW6LV8NR5scmZN525prjn0RfKWhVSsFp2B7hZE2ERFBzC-sNN3V0Rm576Yb0ZgrQUTgac2grkh17dadBw/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0241.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How do you get a shot without a tourist in Montmartre?  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You walk around the corner... not very scenic but for me it was all about the color rouge and the name of this piano bar in Montmartre.  I remember the first time I heard about a "tire bouchon" and have loved the name for a "wine opener" ever since.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember if you buy one in Paris for your picnics in the parks, you will probably have to check it in your luggage if you are flying to the United States.  I have discovered that I can fly "to" Paris with one in my carry-on bag, but not back home.  Odd?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May there be "un tire bouchon" in your weekend!  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Le Tire Bouchon</div><div style="text-align: left;">9, rue Norvins</div><div style="text-align: left;">75018 Paris<br /></div>

Le Tire Bouchon - Montmartre Piano Bar

How do you get a shot without a tourist in Montmartre?   You walk around the corner... not very scenic but for me it was all about the color...

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Hotel du Nord - III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2epMjp1jcX2TM9d2WtPCG5-Hu24TBv2mSvaCfplanpwNZhrYdOZ1V-BLE337oNHq72j-NmpprIEUhjtTYRwvhmrh10ZIkx6uk0S6GX1r2IsQfffw2ZAFtSGmVTtip-7s2kWXnxvm2g/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2epMjp1jcX2TM9d2WtPCG5-Hu24TBv2mSvaCfplanpwNZhrYdOZ1V-BLE337oNHq72j-NmpprIEUhjtTYRwvhmrh10ZIkx6uk0S6GX1r2IsQfffw2ZAFtSGmVTtip-7s2kWXnxvm2g/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">May you always see your glass as half-full, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and may it always be shared with good friends.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bon weekend</div><br />Hotel du Nord<br />102 Quai de Jemmapes<br />75010 Paris<br /><br />For more reflections come to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2011/09/grand-canal-at-night-weekend.html">James' Weekend Reflections</a>

Hotel du Nord - III

May you always see your glass as half-full, and may it always be shared with good friends. Bon weekend Hotel du Nord 102 Quai de Jemmapes 75...

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