Le Poissonnier - Theme Day: "Worker"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNK7neTUw0mPsc4q5DeumBHvtLdbZWc8t72dWHpnD-nPstUMONGyLPsdbSQ3r38lqDW6MRS0h3o0CnZVMu4VtrUNAWD6vzVG5RMXbivFiUHnuiPqJO0GtxYLbWeYVpwUgLGvOMmtHAcE/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNK7neTUw0mPsc4q5DeumBHvtLdbZWc8t72dWHpnD-nPstUMONGyLPsdbSQ3r38lqDW6MRS0h3o0CnZVMu4VtrUNAWD6vzVG5RMXbivFiUHnuiPqJO0GtxYLbWeYVpwUgLGvOMmtHAcE/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0137.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Poissonnier</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday mornings he is usually just inside the covered market </div><div style="text-align: center;">as you enter the door from rue Theophile Roussel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">He is knowledgeable about the products, intense, and personable.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see why I come back frequently.</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;">Marché d'Aligre</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>On the first day of each month City Daily Photo Bloggers from around the world</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>produce a photo based on a theme.  This month is "WORKER"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/december-2014-gallery-people-in-their.html" target="_blank"><i>Click here to see all the others</i></a></div>

Le Poissonnier - Theme Day: "Worker"

Le Poissonnier Marché d'Aligre On Sunday mornings he is usually just inside the covered market  as you enter the door from rue Theophile...

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Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia17bwNdLKqJyfcOQZE0gzpnqKkOlSG0etIYlKvRc90gWQKO2kJODZz5y1Ip3Ei2oBcsvn-OUsk28CgB0R8n-zdmKdc2WWo16VaWTYL0fCn0W87gqA8s-fNPmKSGpw28QU1nJ7W5He-cA/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_170DSC_4039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia17bwNdLKqJyfcOQZE0gzpnqKkOlSG0etIYlKvRc90gWQKO2kJODZz5y1Ip3Ei2oBcsvn-OUsk28CgB0R8n-zdmKdc2WWo16VaWTYL0fCn0W87gqA8s-fNPmKSGpw28QU1nJ7W5He-cA/s1600/2013+May+18+0518+Sat_170DSC_4039.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strollers, small shopping carts...</div><div style="text-align: center;">families out to do the Saturday shopping:</div><div style="text-align: center;">bread, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish, pastries...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find it all here in the the covered market of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you wish that you were doing your Saturday shopping here?</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;">Marché d'Aligre</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs

Marché d'Aligre Strollers, small shopping carts... families out to do the Saturday shopping: bread, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish, pa...

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Marché d'Aligre - XVI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s640/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.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;">Marché d'Aligre</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 street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather.</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 sounds of the market are lively with the inflections of many languages.  It is a symphony to the ears and the colors are a painting to the eyes.</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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</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;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XVI

Marché d'Aligre This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather. The sounds of the market are lively with...

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Marché d'Aligre - XV

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8312352041/" title="Flickr for 2012 1227 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="Flickr for 2012 1227" height="470" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8312352041_d42f3454a4_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Marché d'Aligre</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 clock tower stands watch over the activities. </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 have bought fruit, vegetables, cheese, pastries, old keys, linens, books, sheet music, and watercolors of Paris landmarks... all right here within a two block area.  Even if you do not buy a thing the market scene is a delight to observe.  No matter the weather, the markets are always busy.</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;"> Be sure to stop in one of the cafés for a warm beverage and a pastry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru Rolin</span></i>

Marché d'Aligre - XV

Marché d'Aligre The clock tower stands watch over the activities.  I have bought fruit, vegetables, cheese, pastries, old keys, linens, ...

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Marché d'Aligre - XIV

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8215551056_4b73256258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8215551056_4b73256258.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;">Marché d'Aligre</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;">Early Sunday morning at Marché d'Aligre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is my favorite for taking photographs and watching the day come alive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As with all the street markets of Paris, there is a collegial neighborhood atmosphere as shoppers greet their favorite vendors.  You see children playing and families shopping together on the weekend mornings.  Quite often they finish the morning in the nearby Square Trousseau with the children playing.</span></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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</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;">  </span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am linking to Paulita's </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2012/11/dreaming-of-france-chocolat.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dreaming of France</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XIV

Marché d'Aligre Early Sunday morning at Marché d'Aligre is my favorite for taking photographs and watching the day come alive. As wi...

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Souvenirs?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfA2D_PThkFpk2bLbMuXggZ2krSCRkaL4Q-jBnhGKN_cawcAgRS6Qqb8TSfwQeMyM_wiRumA0trEZA3ifTSMDC_pK5SLAJwTDvt-PFW6cpKYsOaQte2bd0HJQ38MDfitVnUTNGG-ow44/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfA2D_PThkFpk2bLbMuXggZ2krSCRkaL4Q-jBnhGKN_cawcAgRS6Qqb8TSfwQeMyM_wiRumA0trEZA3ifTSMDC_pK5SLAJwTDvt-PFW6cpKYsOaQte2bd0HJQ38MDfitVnUTNGG-ow44/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0167.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;">One of my favorite markets is at Place d'Aligre, a daily market about which I have posted many times.  On a recent Sunday I spied two large boxes with an assortment of plastic toys and trinkets. In looking at the photos I took, it seems that I might have wanted a single souvenir to perch at home among my little collection of Pez dispensers.  I would not have wanted a dozen but just one, the right one, of course.</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;">Certainly, I have bought my share of Paris souvenirs and have towels, hats, aprons from many cities around the world, but in recent years have been most happy with small little remembrances:  an old key bought from a Paris friend in the Marais, an antique handkerchief with a hand-embroidered initial for my husband, fêves (bien sûr), old post cards and photographs, a Champagne glass, a grocery tote from the Monoprix, second-hand children's books, etc.</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;">What about you?  </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;">Not counting edible items (macarons, fromage, baguettes), what do you buy as a reminder of your trip to Paris or any other place in the world, near or far?</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Marché d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Ledru-Rollin </em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span>

Souvenirs?

One of my favorite markets is at Place d'Aligre, a daily market about which I have posted many times.  On a recent Sunday I spied two la...

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Le Verger d'Aligre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlvPBSIbsKE6kRzIcwnxRDkRC5rbvGJgrvVSzCFuLJNY9N_J-bf7aIpYdC5Nth-gFoQIcvsehesnQBUS5cb6_hpwnWX_i7dAPlFdTHuGOTg-ggrkCK53dfHhhNRLdiIdzdn7Hhc3JQys/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlvPBSIbsKE6kRzIcwnxRDkRC5rbvGJgrvVSzCFuLJNY9N_J-bf7aIpYdC5Nth-gFoQIcvsehesnQBUS5cb6_hpwnWX_i7dAPlFdTHuGOTg-ggrkCK53dfHhhNRLdiIdzdn7Hhc3JQys/s640/2011+nov+3+DSC_0464.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;">Le Verger d'Aligre is a little shop within the covered market of Marché d'Aligre.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My camera loved the bright colors of nature found here.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The constant line of people attest to its popularity and good produce.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Verger d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Marché d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span>

Le Verger d'Aligre

Le Verger d'Aligre is a little shop within the covered market of Marché d'Aligre. My camera loved the bright colors of nature found ...

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Le Pain au Naturel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjd6iQ8xURhiwEFm3cmz1ywnahpS9ZBRpBZBIi5Q7jIKC0xEl0U8-LBg1cMcdQ_DMmeCORAgjAKew5kIjT0QQOefPH6ntVT8OrwdPftYUmlkY1RanwniV78VFPCljojAwAUf2wHhPoUs/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjd6iQ8xURhiwEFm3cmz1ywnahpS9ZBRpBZBIi5Q7jIKC0xEl0U8-LBg1cMcdQ_DMmeCORAgjAKew5kIjT0QQOefPH6ntVT8OrwdPftYUmlkY1RanwniV78VFPCljojAwAUf2wHhPoUs/s640/2011+nov+3+DSC_0473.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;">On a Sunday morning, the lines for the most popular bread items are set on a table in front of Le Pain au Naturel.  Just ten minutes later the storefront was obscured with people in two lines, one leading into the store and one on the sidewalk for these delicious loaves and baguettes.  </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;">If you ever find yourself alone in Paris, a street market is a great place to sit in a café and watch the Parisians enjoying <em>la vie quotidienne</em>.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Pain au Naturel</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>5, place d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span>

Le Pain au Naturel

On a Sunday morning, the lines for the most popular bread items are set on a table in front of Le Pain au Naturel.  Just ten minutes later t...

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Marché d'Aligre - le dimanche

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_sJ9rIXO8wHH8OyBXblSHS8rHnm58FBPydW52bf09xAkUDgiyRxaI1UCZ3qHAGxol4k0Rcu4N1nULROa6Jyk6KxDGJ5AlF4oRYKc8IapQMICe1N32mlQO6moZj-KyaVEGnS4aIu7fCU/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0044.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639431742793237218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_sJ9rIXO8wHH8OyBXblSHS8rHnm58FBPydW52bf09xAkUDgiyRxaI1UCZ3qHAGxol4k0Rcu4N1nULROa6Jyk6KxDGJ5AlF4oRYKc8IapQMICe1N32mlQO6moZj-KyaVEGnS4aIu7fCU/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0044.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />In a busy, crowded market shoppers were buying everything from fish and seafood to fruits, nuts, and cheeses. Vegetables of bright colors were hawked competitively across the stalls.<br /><br /><br /><br />One solitary man is buying flowers. I have more questions than answers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Marché d'Aligre<br /><br />Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria<br /><br /><br /><br />

Marché d'Aligre - le dimanche

In a busy, crowded market shoppers were buying everything from fish and seafood to fruits, nuts, and cheeses. Vegetables of bright colors we...

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Un mélange de vélos

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAasA-T6dhspc6G9CfAsC5z66kB4jjnCNTlG6Cau1gZYnTwLyZLPO93oyx-neFePGxgz52ItNRXIpQ3xp0kU2Y4DlGJxRXu_s2-6MB7TeKQuzObFVn9cWXPAjlLlLo3byxcv101qTAUo/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0087.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630415576134098114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAasA-T6dhspc6G9CfAsC5z66kB4jjnCNTlG6Cau1gZYnTwLyZLPO93oyx-neFePGxgz52ItNRXIpQ3xp0kU2Y4DlGJxRXu_s2-6MB7TeKQuzObFVn9cWXPAjlLlLo3byxcv101qTAUo/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0087.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">These bikes near Place d'Aligre remind me that today is a "rest day" on Le Tour de France. I do not think that any of these will be found in the race when it resumes on Tuesday.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Rue Théophile Roussel</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">près de Place d'Aligre</span>

Un mélange de vélos

These bikes near Place d'Aligre remind me that today is a "rest day" on Le Tour de France. I do not think that any of these wi...

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