Place des Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cp8vh3QJ3swrAiH0P79ez702REAPd6LMcfS_U9QowFaZ04hhzdLrDaf1AntKuX3xfbAH2-R7h5jgCrT58jUkUYiUvo9pSwT0y4_k4cYMjLlCozmYgMqu6gds0-8KWxGJT05vh4Mvbhg/s1600/2012+Jan+11+1st_0156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cp8vh3QJ3swrAiH0P79ez702REAPd6LMcfS_U9QowFaZ04hhzdLrDaf1AntKuX3xfbAH2-R7h5jgCrT58jUkUYiUvo9pSwT0y4_k4cYMjLlCozmYgMqu6gds0-8KWxGJT05vh4Mvbhg/s640/2012+Jan+11+1st_0156.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;">Place des Victoires</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;">Inspecting the equestrian monument of Louis XIV dressed as a Roman emperor, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I almost missed the woman high on the balcony.</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-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;"> and do not go out on a ledge</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;">Place des Victoires</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Place des Victoires

Place des Victoires Inspecting the equestrian monument of Louis XIV dressed as a Roman emperor,  I almost missed the woman high on the balco...

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Une girafe de ruban

<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8455253844/" title="2012 Jan 12 1st_0136 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 12 1st_0136" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8455253844_8b0c8b67d9_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How much is that giraffe in the window?</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;">Made of ribbons, he stands proudly in the showroom window (<a href="http://www.shindo.com/en/showrooms.php#PARIS" target="_blank">SHINDO</a>).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No photos allowed, but I am standing on the street.</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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>SHINDO</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Paris Showroom</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>2, rue d'Aboukir</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span><br />

Une girafe de ruban

How much is that giraffe in the window? Made of ribbons, he stands proudly in the showroom window ( SHINDO ). No photos allowed, but I am st...

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Une girafe de ruban

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmVtDLXBdTwW-V81HtD_zvP_r_Oi1UrBa-5NLchS79u-J0n7VuIak7wmKuQYeXXqovme_MJ6ro9M1Eh4JtRR84lAzcajYSVxQ-Tsf2lWSxrZ2fVEFVzxUv6_vmbbK0cQiH-z6OfQhFMs/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmVtDLXBdTwW-V81HtD_zvP_r_Oi1UrBa-5NLchS79u-J0n7VuIak7wmKuQYeXXqovme_MJ6ro9M1Eh4JtRR84lAzcajYSVxQ-Tsf2lWSxrZ2fVEFVzxUv6_vmbbK0cQiH-z6OfQhFMs/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0132.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Parisians certainly know how to dress up a window.  This ribbon shop (<a href="http://www.shindo.com/en/showrooms.php#PARIS" target="_blank"><strong>SHINDO</strong></a>) has an exquisite display of lifesized animals made of silk ribbons.  </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;">Giraffe's are a favorite of mine and this fellow did not disappoint.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">bon weekend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>SHINDO</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Paris Showroom</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>2, rue d'Aboukir</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(Don't forget to comment for the book giveaway)</em></span></div>

Une girafe de ruban

The Parisians certainly know how to dress up a window.  This ribbon shop ( SHINDO ) has an exquisite display of lifesized animals made of si...

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