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La patineuse artistique

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VwzjKJSowcIkzyoS9-iKfKftq-pR-zbdvHRTFibX3fliFDSzFlcdY9AtuLSK8wdvKFPLbo4mqZoEiI-ZSg_J45NcZjHcychw1gifCpY9rO7gnhxvdJ67mwsN8ZdVcbbIyeBqUHTiUOk/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VwzjKJSowcIkzyoS9-iKfKftq-pR-zbdvHRTFibX3fliFDSzFlcdY9AtuLSK8wdvKFPLbo4mqZoEiI-ZSg_J45NcZjHcychw1gifCpY9rO7gnhxvdJ67mwsN8ZdVcbbIyeBqUHTiUOk/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0324.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the bright midday sun of a winter day, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">the ice skaters moved around the temporary ice rink </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">in front of Hôtel de Ville.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This young woman was in a world of her own </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">as she gracefully made her turns, jumps and spins.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Hôtel de Ville</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Place de l'Hôtel de Ville</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75004 Paris</i></span>

La patineuse artistique

In the bright midday sun of a winter day, the ice skaters moved around the temporary ice rink in front of Hôtel de Ville. This young woman...

8:01 PM

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 Palais Royal - sous la neige

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8xzD-1_VPdE_QrXSHQWpxQTdvEJ_03Jnx7Zn3UXefY_k-CGsdDaFeqSd6n2NBX3Mdeyzu-P5MQiCGdXzwH7oKY1ukfungi2ZmQDebjkfqk-wSBMNChd4dwkuZRhyWiG8dmxtfgDX2-g/s1600/2010+dec+6+IMG_3519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8xzD-1_VPdE_QrXSHQWpxQTdvEJ_03Jnx7Zn3UXefY_k-CGsdDaFeqSd6n2NBX3Mdeyzu-P5MQiCGdXzwH7oKY1ukfungi2ZmQDebjkfqk-wSBMNChd4dwkuZRhyWiG8dmxtfgDX2-g/s640/2010+dec+6+IMG_3519.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 in the snow</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;">In the first week of December 2010, the snow started to fall gingerly as seen here, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and by the 8th of December, it was a traffic-stopping blanket of soft whiteness.</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 green leaves still on the sculpted trees </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">are a pleasing contrast to the white carpet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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 - sous la neige

Palais Royal in the snow In the first week of December 2010, the snow started to fall gingerly as seen here, and by the 8th of December, it...

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La patineuse artistique

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5lVSEFBLPDoEGWw5OT9qPw-TlL85aSljeVMwLDrXjPQK1LafKpn3hnD-SlC90aJGke5JkFFnF0n8Cv082sH6xRm1logvMKTjsr-s5jOJUIqG5pTlXvgD9-QGXv1kxPv_jgyXnasuLNg/s1600/2012+jan+17++3rd_0322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5lVSEFBLPDoEGWw5OT9qPw-TlL85aSljeVMwLDrXjPQK1LafKpn3hnD-SlC90aJGke5JkFFnF0n8Cv082sH6xRm1logvMKTjsr-s5jOJUIqG5pTlXvgD9-QGXv1kxPv_jgyXnasuLNg/s640/2012+jan+17++3rd_0322.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the bright midday sun of January, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the ice skaters moved around the temporary ice rink in front of Hôtel de Ville.  </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;">This young woman was in a world of her own </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as she gracefully made her turns, jumps and spins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Hôtel de Ville</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place de l'Hôtel de Ville</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004 Paris</em></span>

La patineuse artistique

In the bright midday sun of January, the ice skaters moved around the temporary ice rink in front of Hôtel de Ville. This young woman was i...

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Expédition Polaire!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqNG4jRQKy75LPQLo-SvulP1uruk1QG2lbRu7YveIlvM0VTD46hk2A31UVOs3fsY1oeAmL5f68UopMtRxS8YdZKXScmaiI5aAGNcA26Xyr1rBTkau0ZIX-KJvura4BjcTW6tD6Pf0r5A/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqNG4jRQKy75LPQLo-SvulP1uruk1QG2lbRu7YveIlvM0VTD46hk2A31UVOs3fsY1oeAmL5f68UopMtRxS8YdZKXScmaiI5aAGNcA26Xyr1rBTkau0ZIX-KJvura4BjcTW6tD6Pf0r5A/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0463.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I saw the above billboard in a Métro stop during my November visit and quickly snapped a (poor) shot before the doors closed.  I even knew the station location but the billboard had been replaced before I could return for a better photo.</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;">In January, Holly pointed it out on the side of a bus pulling away from the curb and I hastily "clicked."  If you have ever seen the fountains of Versailles you would understand the amazement of the snow and ice on this scene.  The Apollo fountain depicts Apollo the conqueror on his chariot pulled by four horses representing force and ardour.  He is getting out of the water among sea monsters to enlighten the Earth as he represents the rising Sun.  In Versailles all the statues of Apollo represent Louis XIV, the sun king.</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;">This is the Apollo Fountain on a July day many years ago for contrast</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohbmlvQfcHiP2idFvQY3r4VWHX6u5gATZJw4e2rPcbQcVBJr9SM2QhsG9WJdp69_gED_H30dcbv6fyjd6HHIzXcekJOoaSSY7EgQa8ilAC8CZU_c5uu7Q4fVxFwwtEcKTN8rVTz5iLW4/s1600/2004+Paris++071404+through+072604+121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohbmlvQfcHiP2idFvQY3r4VWHX6u5gATZJw4e2rPcbQcVBJr9SM2QhsG9WJdp69_gED_H30dcbv6fyjd6HHIzXcekJOoaSSY7EgQa8ilAC8CZU_c5uu7Q4fVxFwwtEcKTN8rVTz5iLW4/s320/2004+Paris++071404+through+072604+121.jpg" width="320" /></span></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;">To my Paris friends, take many snow photos to share with me.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wish I was there to see the snow again</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and would just die to see the Apollo Fountain in snow and ice!</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Château de Versailles</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>78000 Versailles, France</em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Expédition Polaire!

I saw the above billboard in a Métro stop during my November visit and quickly snapped a (poor) shot before the doors closed. I even knew t...

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Le Grand Colbert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC9A3E1wUeA2ADbbLCyD086IwCMQNVPo21QCNjWAG-zfNzJrkDECadKEavTEwFfLhxCDTOgX1Wd9iBASk4vusPe3cTWt_3_F5oEwXUxo27nVhzcVmQpfL-I_zlMy4ZNMQTcGkmePZ2DY/s1600/2010+dec+3+DSC_0142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC9A3E1wUeA2ADbbLCyD086IwCMQNVPo21QCNjWAG-zfNzJrkDECadKEavTEwFfLhxCDTOgX1Wd9iBASk4vusPe3cTWt_3_F5oEwXUxo27nVhzcVmQpfL-I_zlMy4ZNMQTcGkmePZ2DY/s640/2010+dec+3+DSC_0142.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I took this photo last December not knowing that Marie, our concierge (J), and I would enjoy a dinner here in April.  We sat adjacent to Alan Alda, his wife, and another couple, but left them to dine in peace.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However, I was humming the theme from Mash off and on.</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;">Don't you think that this would be a great place to ring in the new year?</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;">Allons-y!</span></div><br /><a href="http://legrandcolbert.fr/"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Grand Colbert</em></span></strong></a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>2, rue Vivienne</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span>

Le Grand Colbert

I took this photo last December not knowing that Marie, our concierge (J), and I would enjoy a dinner here in April. We sat adjacent to Ala...

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La Tour Eiffel - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tGQ8Uk6rcFXR1exCwLcfm1rZ4D7GBY7cw8Kf1BgZEpfAaC2tgcq4OEHbJAY-xGYjgj8qBSQP7o-KNXqKxGwCDSd_B82OQMr5PucLagmOT7SgIekfopCq0tMctp8uJxnIO9WwFK74iQY/s1600/2010+Dec+Holly+IMG_3322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tGQ8Uk6rcFXR1exCwLcfm1rZ4D7GBY7cw8Kf1BgZEpfAaC2tgcq4OEHbJAY-xGYjgj8qBSQP7o-KNXqKxGwCDSd_B82OQMr5PucLagmOT7SgIekfopCq0tMctp8uJxnIO9WwFK74iQY/s640/2010+Dec+Holly+IMG_3322.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>It was a dark and snowy night but the twinkling of la Tour lights up the December sky.</strong></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;">(Taken from the </span><a href="http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/su.php"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Suresnes American Cemetery</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">, in the suburbs of Paris, only five miles from city center.  The 7.5 acre cemetery contains the graves of 1,541 Americans who died in World War I and 24 Unknown American War Dead from World War II.  The cemetery is located high on the slopes of Mont Valerien)</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Suresnes American Cemetery</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>123, Boulevard Washington</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>92150 Suresnes</em></span>

La Tour Eiffel - en hiver

It was a dark and snowy night but the twinkling of la Tour lights up the December sky. (Taken from the Suresnes American Cemetery , in the s...

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Jardin des Tuileries -- au printemps, en hiver

<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivISXIo4SPnkxKdjnvlr1WGooTfAecysB4w_cRqVryEFtEaWXRgfIqHh5UC6J5Lj_b1-n7kyQ429CchNqcrlc-IJEz9hfGnRDwU2yqMeGmtHcfLNHybwogVe4GOAYbeEYV0UX0KVMth_U/s1600/2011+april+1+DSC_0166.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612223136859057266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivISXIo4SPnkxKdjnvlr1WGooTfAecysB4w_cRqVryEFtEaWXRgfIqHh5UC6J5Lj_b1-n7kyQ429CchNqcrlc-IJEz9hfGnRDwU2yqMeGmtHcfLNHybwogVe4GOAYbeEYV0UX0KVMth_U/s640/2011+april+1+DSC_0166.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As the temperatures in Paris are rising, it seems a good time to recall a familiar setting in a colder month. This photo was taken in April at Jardin des Tuileries while walking and shooting with Marie and Peter. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I loved the contrast with this winter scene of the same pond when Holly and I were there in early December. You can see the full-sized <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/02/jardin-des-tuileries-en-hiver.html"><strong>original post here</strong></a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmb4fRK6pFaFs_uRpku7b4xtrh8S6u6fN2rl-x1nOhAwq7YoYcgTdEOw7NB056Y5Q4MNzrxfipVpsWYe2cESvBqNr2WSdTjUKVni5TATf9RgO9yT9ooiER5H0p1GhLuVDsLMmZWx95Jo/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612222578321764178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmb4fRK6pFaFs_uRpku7b4xtrh8S6u6fN2rl-x1nOhAwq7YoYcgTdEOw7NB056Y5Q4MNzrxfipVpsWYe2cESvBqNr2WSdTjUKVni5TATf9RgO9yT9ooiER5H0p1GhLuVDsLMmZWx95Jo/s200/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Jardin des Tuileries<br />au printemps, en hiver<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">For more reflections look here at James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/06/navajo-mural-weekend-reflections-90.html"><strong>Newtown Daily Photo</strong></a></span><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/06/navajo-mural-weekend-reflections-90.html"><strong><br /></strong></a></div>

Jardin des Tuileries -- au printemps, en hiver

As the temperatures in Paris are rising, it seems a good time to recall a familiar setting in a colder month. This photo was taken in April ...

10:01 PM

Se Jetter des Boules de Neige

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tw7jjYB5sm8NGtpcJ_gvjXNbqIvUdyQuwLHCubZkKPh-ogPv2FAWDdgy3d0L51QpzFhvDcHDsAhoQ-6sXE4nHpdz1jGPUip9amfvWKjKNMal2VC9DI0WK0hDsI32azWaCiboSpwQTtg/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0053.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576698015924430034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tw7jjYB5sm8NGtpcJ_gvjXNbqIvUdyQuwLHCubZkKPh-ogPv2FAWDdgy3d0L51QpzFhvDcHDsAhoQ-6sXE4nHpdz1jGPUip9amfvWKjKNMal2VC9DI0WK0hDsI32azWaCiboSpwQTtg/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0053.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> So, our story continues... Do you recognize our cute "jeune garçon" from yesterday? He is the one smiling above with the huge snowball, uh hunk of ice...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQXgSHni7HbRAFADQ869RrrkQ_eXKeZbzkQdw4Nrf00Yr21Nkkkp2Hsmwf3doezsbtmQhhFOhojV-iDMO57U06J9tOGZsVi7cTbgXMDG77dNIHpZ3n5O5gbugEFI3c2tIOgCplC9Z_2o/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0055.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576697253396531138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQXgSHni7HbRAFADQ869RrrkQ_eXKeZbzkQdw4Nrf00Yr21Nkkkp2Hsmwf3doezsbtmQhhFOhojV-iDMO57U06J9tOGZsVi7cTbgXMDG77dNIHpZ3n5O5gbugEFI3c2tIOgCplC9Z_2o/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0055.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ...and now he takes one in the back by the kid with the striped hat! Pow!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU3VT0Byl8JShgNzA4EsiMZjR_cbInjcgQPIcynHmkOmuXM023SPCsbq7ZTVNAeU5H41J7UE4aCxJTt-0mgxUTV78C93J3XRT4uUS6Je4Mtr0goWOV3l5M2QVfjXslL4XTZKWauM5yw/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0070.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576696566859308610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU3VT0Byl8JShgNzA4EsiMZjR_cbInjcgQPIcynHmkOmuXM023SPCsbq7ZTVNAeU5H41J7UE4aCxJTt-0mgxUTV78C93J3XRT4uUS6Je4Mtr0goWOV3l5M2QVfjXslL4XTZKWauM5yw/s640/2010+dec+paris+kids+DSC_0070.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> After a rousing battle with snowballs accompanied by the laughter of kids playing, it was time to leave the park.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorOMpNJk8yYxZCTkh90eUMSpYzlnvTXU2WS09NsD6mhBJHoLcEzeBudKZJIyUCBJiZdY8qIgOovmBDIFYm7Xmw-E73fIQKaeEyUjdIlc6zfAMbFVm1kQMtGlWpUDhjLV0OlGxZjwk6Us/s1600/2010+dec+paris+kids+IMG_3183.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576696016391206178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorOMpNJk8yYxZCTkh90eUMSpYzlnvTXU2WS09NsD6mhBJHoLcEzeBudKZJIyUCBJiZdY8qIgOovmBDIFYm7Xmw-E73fIQKaeEyUjdIlc6zfAMbFVm1kQMtGlWpUDhjLV0OlGxZjwk6Us/s320/2010+dec+paris+kids+IMG_3183.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">And this was the "stash" of snowballs!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This kind of kid-fun translates to any language... may it always be so</span></div>

Se Jetter des Boules de Neige

So, our story continues... Do you recognize our cute "jeune garçon" from yesterday? He is the one smiling above with the huge sno...

10:01 PM

Paris Portrait -- Jeune Garçon

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ayKedft3hhtrFF9s-YcnTU0Il31_44UHJhnByUV7d8wvx3xSQ6Y0HxKHhk7fK_goeh1FEspn6thWo_vSCEgsJ9Mm2gInfqTsTOSgN8TRReUn4z_af2q3LRTcsoW0Pm_n4YXbYHK2LM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0068.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576340004884886722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ayKedft3hhtrFF9s-YcnTU0Il31_44UHJhnByUV7d8wvx3xSQ6Y0HxKHhk7fK_goeh1FEspn6thWo_vSCEgsJ9Mm2gInfqTsTOSgN8TRReUn4z_af2q3LRTcsoW0Pm_n4YXbYHK2LM/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0068.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">During the very cold days in early December, I got a shot of this handsome young fellow with hands and cheeks red from the frigid air.  </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">You might be interested to know that there <em>is</em> a story to this one and I will show you tomorrow.  I am such a tease!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Square Trousseau</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(Is there a better title than "jeune garçon"?)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span>

Paris Portrait -- Jeune Garçon

During the very cold days in early December, I got a shot of this handsome young fellow with hands and cheeks red from the frigid air. You ...

10:01 PM

Driving Miss Daisy -- Carrousel Reflections

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm9dXU2Igg3cy-2xdWbJ16AXClrHSm18ylPKXeXDUYO1ElT-t549Pqd8Z1Z4y82VtE84JkyBJU2SvljWuTrDD9jI9lER2aCzNBo66KGFPSTW_LJVYj4VnM72WUhwPY6Ma3_YuNQ__gO0/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0050.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574879733854665602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm9dXU2Igg3cy-2xdWbJ16AXClrHSm18ylPKXeXDUYO1ElT-t549Pqd8Z1Z4y82VtE84JkyBJU2SvljWuTrDD9jI9lER2aCzNBo66KGFPSTW_LJVYj4VnM72WUhwPY6Ma3_YuNQ__gO0/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0050.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />The rainy, very cold December day found these two ladies out on a jaunt, taking a spin on the <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/river-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>carrousel </strong></a>(which, for the record, is rotating counter-clockwise)...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>Un-named carrousel<br />Boulevard de Courcelles and<br />Rue de Miromesnil<br />Place Prosper Goubaux</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">See more reflections at James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/river-reflections-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>Newtown Area Photo</strong></a>.</span></em>

Driving Miss Daisy -- Carrousel Reflections

The rainy, very cold December day found these two ladies out on a jaunt, taking a spin on the carrousel (which, for the record, is rotating ...

10:01 PM

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q30RsqPAd7iTjzc9WCmwRJ9f57EOMjTjrsRp2CqS3p65WONo3cHwPv8XZ9neAB4Np8dYQGT-Y-17ruO84Sllb-DWUhX3X-JqXAI0jLb8dFJ4Po44JXEj_c5bJOIuMvvtFTipQoHcaes/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569315922508187394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q30RsqPAd7iTjzc9WCmwRJ9f57EOMjTjrsRp2CqS3p65WONo3cHwPv8XZ9neAB4Np8dYQGT-Y-17ruO84Sllb-DWUhX3X-JqXAI0jLb8dFJ4Po44JXEj_c5bJOIuMvvtFTipQoHcaes/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I do not know what pleased me more... </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The solitude of Tuileries in winter or the little tracks on the snow-dusted frozen pond...</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">All is quiet in le Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />.</span></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

I do not know what pleased me more... The solitude of Tuileries in winter or the little tracks on the snow-dusted frozen pond... All is quie...

10:01 PM

Carrousel VI -- Place Prosper Goubaux

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PAOwGdLojwI4PXQS6Fa5uUIHygcrvCSrY7Et653eLP_SWNQW5MDuHC_AIg7Sy72f5BJd9Vm2hWuLObAs95wNJcKOXB-ubr4SazRmnAoW7YMepyu3ZUhhDJUmmAPWFb4g4WTGTpg5CUQ/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0036.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566697326513690354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PAOwGdLojwI4PXQS6Fa5uUIHygcrvCSrY7Et653eLP_SWNQW5MDuHC_AIg7Sy72f5BJd9Vm2hWuLObAs95wNJcKOXB-ubr4SazRmnAoW7YMepyu3ZUhhDJUmmAPWFb4g4WTGTpg5CUQ/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0036.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Rain mixed with snow did not dampen the enthusiasm for riding this carrousel, found in the 17ième arrondissement, next to Métro Villiers... The children were with parents and grandparents on this Saturday afternoon.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I do not have a name for this carrousel, but with the help of some friends I have begun to notice the rotation of the merry-go-rounds. This one is counter-clockwise and you can take a look at the others I have featured: <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/dodo-manege-un-carrousel.html"><strong>here</strong></a>, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/lonely-carrousel-square-boucicaut.html"><strong>here</strong></a>, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/carrousel-abbesses.html"><strong>here</strong></a>, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/le-carrousel-de-nogent.html"><strong>here</strong></a>, and <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/01/jardin-des-tuileries-carrousel-iv.html"><strong>here</strong></a>. It is said that the German mechanisms, often found in the Paris carrousels, were patented to run counter-clockwise while those in the United States usually rotate clockwise. The jury is still out on this... more research to come.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>Un-named carrousel</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>Boulevard de Courcelles and</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>Rue de Miromesnil</em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Place Prosper Goubaux</span></em></div><div></div>

Carrousel VI -- Place Prosper Goubaux

Rain mixed with snow did not dampen the enthusiasm for riding this carrousel, found in the 17ième arrondissement, next to Métro Villiers... ...

10:01 PM

Paris en hiver... Jardin des Tuileries

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbweadpJF4BvC8FdfgkcGXIbIJB67TEmLdQsGHk_HIyEKQXkQ1POvKrgmyn0IssMWjrzdxU8LUqOPAv7hr36m-Zvr_6P2nnudy-AOo-OpnmCJiona6PtyxVOIwuSJAwoL0sKlJxEgaDg/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0065.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855848491869890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbweadpJF4BvC8FdfgkcGXIbIJB67TEmLdQsGHk_HIyEKQXkQ1POvKrgmyn0IssMWjrzdxU8LUqOPAv7hr36m-Zvr_6P2nnudy-AOo-OpnmCJiona6PtyxVOIwuSJAwoL0sKlJxEgaDg/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0065.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" /></a><br /><br /><br />In December the Jardin des Tuileries was full of people braving the frigid weather.  This photo was taken on the west end of the garden and you can see the Musée de l'Orangerie in the background.  In posting this photo I could not decide between the color shot above or the black and white below.  It seemed that there was barely any color at all in the top one... Which do you prefer, or neither? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_9C2LeYU3JBQIZOsvTVoeWQ47e8XWX-u-drSUsrnEELkQ5wJQLJkO7oXmVuEi80oNHSDJjU89l-wz4MCvRUuv1XYN5_ADwPFR52XcVQLpFALhhfzW68vpAufIbufCnqeIKgJNwAiCHk/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0065+b-w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564854933508099522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_9C2LeYU3JBQIZOsvTVoeWQ47e8XWX-u-drSUsrnEELkQ5wJQLJkO7oXmVuEi80oNHSDJjU89l-wz4MCvRUuv1XYN5_ADwPFR52XcVQLpFALhhfzW68vpAufIbufCnqeIKgJNwAiCHk/s320/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0065+b-w.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />.

Paris en hiver... Jardin des Tuileries

In December the Jardin des Tuileries was full of people braving the frigid weather. This photo was taken on the west end of the garden and ...

10:01 PM

En hiver...

En hiver...

You do not see many full length fur coats on the streets in Paris... She looked much warmer than I felt snapping this shot

10:01 PM

Bunnies in the Champagne - reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB444K2udYUH0AU7bDlh94EFrcgW4oQUTUlVG_EgmQGhSoBuSKrunf_wDacwaXFJjBj3afz9bLhX9GnDLHJF0SnJ9Pwof2CIoJD-1-HC9A2-GW3u4l-qBQW-poa10QHLhaRWGy74GQkVI/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00050blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551480770504079906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB444K2udYUH0AU7bDlh94EFrcgW4oQUTUlVG_EgmQGhSoBuSKrunf_wDacwaXFJjBj3afz9bLhX9GnDLHJF0SnJ9Pwof2CIoJD-1-HC9A2-GW3u4l-qBQW-poa10QHLhaRWGy74GQkVI/s640/2009+dec+paris+00050blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">These bunnies playing in the champagne fountain (and splashing, drinking, and swimming) were a treat for children and adults alike. The window-viewing of les grands magasins is quite crowded, particularly when there is so much activity in one window!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr52DMYsZKC24ijAWZoxDp2Vwd19mQA_lW3yIYPUdEijYE__L_8LK9tlffpT2zSyCzglRWoZBObPAsOA0RJnLjfTunvpDr9zygDm4l57GZtBgTVOR9GQBv-uxY7z0ePvWJWcl53pO3no/s1600/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0027blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551498381696905170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr52DMYsZKC24ijAWZoxDp2Vwd19mQA_lW3yIYPUdEijYE__L_8LK9tlffpT2zSyCzglRWoZBObPAsOA0RJnLjfTunvpDr9zygDm4l57GZtBgTVOR9GQBv-uxY7z0ePvWJWcl53pO3no/s400/2009+dec+paris+IMG_0027blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Here is a video by Holly<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-20b10f6fc812aada-5689" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcoAKvunzXe7y5EHzwrSAA9ab6sEr1sxpIe0II0SrD-HygjO6_Ap8tHa-WkVkigT3Vwx9GdaJKOs6HFzHMDx2Xzz14Y0qNijhOdz2f-IuuyGoPXfCF7b0WITyz6y3zS7WyTZ4&origin=aprilantoinette.blogspot.com" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe><br /><br /></span><br />For more reflections look at James' Newtown Area Daily Photo <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/12/bunnies-in-champagne-reflection.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.

Bunnies in the Champagne - reflection

These bunnies playing in the champagne fountain (and splashing, drinking, and swimming) were a treat for children and adults alike. The wind...

10:01 PM

Snow in Paris... sur le toit de l'Eglise Saint Roch

Snow in Paris... sur le toit de l'Eglise Saint Roch

This morning when we woke up, this is the view from our apartment window looking out on Saint-Roch. The many surfaces of the roof were coate...

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