Le fumeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCt1sBOEtGitV1sRXoGOijwqt_U8TWbQ1vj6NFC5ewN5JdQsPV83yAO8zwk5ndkuFQHzrjyJBeiThmCmzpb86MFeO5bALzwb_BWvlAzK7g5R-Q7ZAIv-cPP58C8hdQlwwrSNxnBO3ZQY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+cropped+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCt1sBOEtGitV1sRXoGOijwqt_U8TWbQ1vj6NFC5ewN5JdQsPV83yAO8zwk5ndkuFQHzrjyJBeiThmCmzpb86MFeO5bALzwb_BWvlAzK7g5R-Q7ZAIv-cPP58C8hdQlwwrSNxnBO3ZQY/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0183+cropped+b-w.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The smoker</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: center;">Standing outside the restaurant on a night of drizzling rain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the waiter took his short break with a cigarette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">Rue Saint Honore</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>

Le fumeur

The smoker Standing outside the restaurant on a night of drizzling rain, the waiter took his short break with a cigarette Rue Saint Honore 7...

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Église Saint-Roch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEgBsOqlKHUkihbXunO25x3IvawaULigVjcrsi7y7pHSjVXRYxD-0NP9VL-EHS2z-5wOcGgdvHp3wIArCs95nh6QVYjDj1JaueQdE8O7DrAyLsu8lrQafsi0c1BiEeeo90Vs1-rN8HE/s1600/2010+Dec+07+DSC_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEgBsOqlKHUkihbXunO25x3IvawaULigVjcrsi7y7pHSjVXRYxD-0NP9VL-EHS2z-5wOcGgdvHp3wIArCs95nh6QVYjDj1JaueQdE8O7DrAyLsu8lrQafsi0c1BiEeeo90Vs1-rN8HE/s1600/2010+Dec+07+DSC_0003.jpg" width="660" /></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;">Église Saint-Roch</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;">Rows of chairs and the long carpeted aisle </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">give an indication of the size of this church on Rue Saint Honoré.</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;">Saint-Roch is filled with art, stunning architecture, a storied past...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and three magnificent organs.</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 dimanche</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;">Église Saint-Roch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">296, rue Saint Honoré</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Roch

Église Saint-Roch Rows of chairs and the long carpeted aisle  give an indication of the size of this church on Rue Saint Honoré. Saint-Roch ...

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Photo of the Year 2013 - Theme Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFYkqwXrgpUwOXDo3VU0JTshwCJzgaBwsHD5pQCXSGmXBp8Po7o6FTyV0sy7DMuIMaKi7RJ1tSggOMpTUhoAemIqFaS6Of0MwNGpF7JTL7IQyCmIRLl0M8ghu5MdIczr6VTXmBNW59sk/s1600/2013+-+favorite+of+the+year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFYkqwXrgpUwOXDo3VU0JTshwCJzgaBwsHD5pQCXSGmXBp8Po7o6FTyV0sy7DMuIMaKi7RJ1tSggOMpTUhoAemIqFaS6Of0MwNGpF7JTL7IQyCmIRLl0M8ghu5MdIczr6VTXmBNW59sk/s640/2013+-+favorite+of+the+year.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Favorite photo of the year</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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This black and white is my favorite for the action, interest, and detail.  A breezy but sunny day on Rue Saint-Honoré was enjoyed by this woman sitting alone and enjoying her cafe.  The waiter is in watchful attendance while the lovers in the background enjoy a bottle of wine.</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;"></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;">For me, this photo exemplifies life in Paris, <em>la vie quotidienne.</em></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;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I am joining the City Daily Photo blog</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>theme day: Best Photo of the Year.  </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the other entries here</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">La Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /></div>

Photo of the Year 2013 - Theme Day

        Favorite photo of the year     This black and white is my favorite for the action, interest, and detail.  A breezy but sunny day on ...

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A child is born...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s1600/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s640/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" width="640" /></a></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: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joyeux Noël</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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint Roch</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>284, rue Saint Honoré</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div>

A child is born...

Joyeux Noël Église Saint Roch 284, rue Saint Honoré 75001 Paris

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Chantal Thomass - un parapluie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf6ubv3XvSSlOmB9V3yLRwjOcJJaDdzxuEl4KPTeS0sYlKi-SHlTakMDZirRiMB-mtOVXcf6-f7V8PwALnfDNbtG7aJiaQ-mV9hDqBVK_2dAmBiN4zesSqdM_MXZesY4JVLk74JRhNJ0/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_137DSC_9101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf6ubv3XvSSlOmB9V3yLRwjOcJJaDdzxuEl4KPTeS0sYlKi-SHlTakMDZirRiMB-mtOVXcf6-f7V8PwALnfDNbtG7aJiaQ-mV9hDqBVK_2dAmBiN4zesSqdM_MXZesY4JVLk74JRhNJ0/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_137DSC_9101.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;"><a href="http://www.chantalthomass.fr/?lang=en#/homepage/fall-winter-2013-collection-catalogue" target="_blank">Chantal Thomass</a></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 fashion house led by the the stylish Chantal first made the lingerie scene during the 1960s and 1970s.  All the world was shunning the frilly lingerie and burning bras.</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 flaunted the feminist movement, fabricating lingerie from menswear fabrics and at the other end of the spectrum sensuous fluffs of lace, silk, organza.  While visiting Paris, I regularly walk past this window on Rue Saint Honoré, always anticipating a visual treat.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chantal Thomass</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">211, rue Saint Honoré</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Chantal Thomass - un parapluie

Chantal Thomass This fashion house led by the the stylish Chantal first made the lingerie scene during the 1960s and 1970s.  All the world w...

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La Coupe d'Or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Coupe d'Or</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;">Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would be a nice spot for people-watching.  </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 reviews indicate that this may not be the best place for a meal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but a quick café and a moment to rest one's feet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">might be reason enough to stop.</span></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><div style="text-align: center;"></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;">La Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting to <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2013/07/dreaming-of-france.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of France</a> and Paris in July with <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2013/06/henri-orwell-and-me-paris-in-july.html" target="_blank">Thyme for Tea</a> and  <a href="http://bookbath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookbath</a></span></i></div></div>

La Coupe d'Or

La Coupe d'Or Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré  at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré  would be a nice spot for people-watching.   The ...

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Place André Malraux - la fontaine de jouvence?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkPxlBWV5hWYRJuZMuviNb4dXMSacGZx9BhBPOWRgef9CRhPSNwziOplI4v_mPG9wRt55KCwQqCdn0h2G3C1jwDqYhSOOidKqhctoBzncnD4zU_aYqBnPd2r9Jjw7xnAiyv2-Lw-iRc/s1600/2011+April+18+day+7+DSC_0454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkPxlBWV5hWYRJuZMuviNb4dXMSacGZx9BhBPOWRgef9CRhPSNwziOplI4v_mPG9wRt55KCwQqCdn0h2G3C1jwDqYhSOOidKqhctoBzncnD4zU_aYqBnPd2r9Jjw7xnAiyv2-Lw-iRc/s640/2011+April+18+day+7+DSC_0454.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;">The fountain of youth?</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;">There are at least three cherubs in this fountain of changing colors, but alas...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do not believe that the water will make you young.</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;">Surely there is a reason that the French women are so beautiful and youthful.</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: 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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place André Malraux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">et Rue St-Honoré</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>

Place André Malraux - la fontaine de jouvence?

The fountain of youth? There are at least three cherubs in this fountain of changing colors, but alas... I do not believe that the water wil...

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Le Parisien - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8259288477_61e9aeb56a_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8259288477_61e9aeb56a_c.jpg" width="488" /></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;">The Parisian</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">la vie quotidienne</span></i></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 moment is frozen in my memory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A quick glimpse across the rooftops on Rue Saint-Honoré,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Monsieur on the telephone, cigarette in hand,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">framed in a window, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> the architecture of centuries past,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">oblivious of my delight in capturing this scene.</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;">What stories we could write   </span></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;">205 Rue St-Honoré</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Parisien - la vie quotidienne

The Parisian la vie quotidienne The moment is frozen in my memory. A quick glimpse across the rooftops on Rue Saint-Honoré, Monsieur on the ...

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Henri Sabatier - architecte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8b-58xgUp1N0lsRGRPLWCTGiRbkeuGjQrg7U8uT6TLMhI5AtLdBYsOLnu3ZWl2j4Bh-s6tpyUVeN3OgW-vc-_4ebRHtZUnVaCgkePNQFwGtQe5bxwD4v6RrEXKM6dkCkS9RSsXjawBk/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_4DSC_9336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8b-58xgUp1N0lsRGRPLWCTGiRbkeuGjQrg7U8uT6TLMhI5AtLdBYsOLnu3ZWl2j4Bh-s6tpyUVeN3OgW-vc-_4ebRHtZUnVaCgkePNQFwGtQe5bxwD4v6RrEXKM6dkCkS9RSsXjawBk/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_4DSC_9336.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;">280 Rue Saint-Honoré</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;">I walk past this building many times daily when I am in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What caused me to look up and see the sweet face of a cherub this time?</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;">There was not a date on the building that I could see, and on the other end of this transom was another cherub with his back turned to the street and the notation of the engineering company, "Canal et Schuhl"</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>(l'anniversaire d'Auguste Rodin)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">280 Rue Saint-Honoré</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre ou</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Pyramides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today I join Pauita's <u>Dreaming of France</u> meme right <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2012/11/dreaming-of-france-mont-st-michel.html" target="_blank">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Henri Sabatier - architecte

280 Rue Saint-Honoré I walk past this building many times daily when I am in Paris. What caused me to look up and see the sweet face of a ch...

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Le lémur et les bijoux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHXcgRmi-veo8zBBmXE3xnthOgcHREdxIEFcwfk4n78lCVvcn_I4wmoeN5pA17FVEg1roGCPfOphyNujeycaVLnQNGmZl_RyrumkuRb4ATeol8clD5RKEsdYjipntM_bFiIYVrxt4G50/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_172DSC_4104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHXcgRmi-veo8zBBmXE3xnthOgcHREdxIEFcwfk4n78lCVvcn_I4wmoeN5pA17FVEg1roGCPfOphyNujeycaVLnQNGmZl_RyrumkuRb4ATeol8clD5RKEsdYjipntM_bFiIYVrxt4G50/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_172DSC_4104.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 lemur and the jewels...</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;">Windows like this in Paris leave me speechless, almost...</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;">When I reviewed the photos, I thought it was an image of a monkey or a baboon, but the reflection plays tricks on the eyes.  I was originally captivated by the cloisonné, but now wonder why these jewels are being touted by an animal</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 /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint Honoré</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 Tuileries ou Pyramides</em></span><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">To see more reflections, go to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2012/08/arizona-neon-lights-weekend-reflections.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">James' Weekend Reflections</span></strong></a></span></em>

Le lémur et les bijoux

The lemur and the jewels... Windows like this in Paris leave me speechless, almost... When I reviewed the photos, I thought it was an image ...

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