Deux parapluies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8233094652_967fcf13a5_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8233094652_967fcf13a5_c.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Two umbrellas </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Quai Malaquais</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(near Institut de France)</span></i></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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Looking down from Pont des Arts to the quai below, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it seems that the rain was just nothing more than an annoyance</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for these two tourists.</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;"><u>Travel tip for Paris</u>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Raincoat <i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(imperméable)</span></i> with a hood </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Umbrella <i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(parapluie)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">An extra pair of shoes <i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(chaussures)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh, and a waterproof camera <i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(appareil photo)</span></i></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;"></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;">Quai Malaquais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Seine -  la rive gauche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Deux parapluies

Two umbrellas Quai Malaquais (near Institut de France) Looking down from Pont des Arts to the quai below,  it seems that the rain was just n...

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Quai Malaquais -- des espions?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtIDAhAWl4NZd2UkLMa3CF9yqvc_CpS4rsuPRg_6VrS8J04JeG011Yo1eXK3jm9mBQN67jjVgwbozluWVkl8dawvFEK62YEQAr8Eqdo8wrKWufCwF7Wq_tmVQElPElVSwTtw9wIp4GIM/s1600/DSC_0498blackandwhite.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501592838594055682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtIDAhAWl4NZd2UkLMa3CF9yqvc_CpS4rsuPRg_6VrS8J04JeG011Yo1eXK3jm9mBQN67jjVgwbozluWVkl8dawvFEK62YEQAr8Eqdo8wrKWufCwF7Wq_tmVQElPElVSwTtw9wIp4GIM/s640/DSC_0498blackandwhite.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; DISPLAY: block; ; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>The nearly deserted and wet Quai Malaquais, entre Pont du Carrousel and Pont des Arts, makes you think about December or January. This photo was taken early in the morning en juin while most of Paris is sleeping. At 6:30am, most of the tourists are asleep too!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Do you think that these two are spies and getting ready to exchange briefcases sur le quai? I should hide just in case!)<br /></div></span>

Quai Malaquais -- des espions?

The nearly deserted and wet Quai Malaquais, entre Pont du Carrousel and Pont des Arts, makes you think about December or January. This photo...

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