Rue Saint Roch - ma rue à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8198/8234229876_b940f2fed2_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8198/8234229876_b940f2fed2_c.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;">Rue Saint Roch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">my street in Paris</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;">This is undoubtedly one of<i> </i>the smallest of café terraces with seating for six.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue Saint Roch runs between Rue de Rivoli </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Avenue de l'Opéra, a single-lane, one-way street.</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;">From my residence of choice in Paris, I can look (hang) out of the large windows </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and watch the school children marching their way to Jardin des Tuileries, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">gaze on the large stained glass windows of Église Saint-Roch, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or, in warm weather, observe the wonderful food selections on the terrace below.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Often we can hear the music from one or more of the church's three organs.</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;">Just thinking about my street in Paris lightens my mood </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and brings a smile to my face.</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;">Restaurant de la Cordonnerie </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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">20, rue Saint Roch</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;"><i>City Daily Photo Theme Day: My Street</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2012/11/december-my-street.html" target="_blank"><i>See all the contributions here</i></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div>

Rue Saint Roch - ma rue à Paris

Rue Saint Roch my street in Paris This is undoubtedly one of the smallest of café terraces with seating for six. Rue Saint Roch runs betwee...

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Passage Saint-Roch - Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-ofutzdF7jL1rxbLyfxqXqIBE2f6rU4zeO4ILTWq00gfuNhF9F0QojUwi0E4-UhD5R8c8hqt76TuVkGMhDj5DkMTI6WQXfM_nEFW5s2yoaPRuu-Bc9D3P3HfO0QOu2Ht30r-ZmMfUV0/s1600/2010+dec+paris+orange+2+P1010014.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580073656826225874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-ofutzdF7jL1rxbLyfxqXqIBE2f6rU4zeO4ILTWq00gfuNhF9F0QojUwi0E4-UhD5R8c8hqt76TuVkGMhDj5DkMTI6WQXfM_nEFW5s2yoaPRuu-Bc9D3P3HfO0QOu2Ht30r-ZmMfUV0/s640/2010+dec+paris+orange+2+P1010014.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A rainy day in Paris beats a sunny day at home<br /></div></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To see more reflections look here at <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/near-end-of-bulls-island-weekend.html"><strong>James' Newtown Daily Photo</strong></a></span></div>

Passage Saint-Roch - Reflection

A rainy day in Paris beats a sunny day at home To see more reflections look here at James' Newtown Daily Photo

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Janeen Koconis -- portrait of an artist and friend

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGtzsGzwi9sxPCKPIiSOCCyZMgvgnpuJdxQ_Keuwbi5S_BroHtScYEqGRjT_wxmXWHKtXeyNMS65EhAoPqvCsSkTsI3LiqhjUsmeAe5bPvQpxFB88nYTkmVief2fou545qa90-SNx-os/s1600/2010+dec+2+DSC_0140.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638553445384601522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGtzsGzwi9sxPCKPIiSOCCyZMgvgnpuJdxQ_Keuwbi5S_BroHtScYEqGRjT_wxmXWHKtXeyNMS65EhAoPqvCsSkTsI3LiqhjUsmeAe5bPvQpxFB88nYTkmVief2fou545qa90-SNx-os/s640/2010+dec+2+DSC_0140.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Janeen is the propriétaire of the lovely apartment </span><span style="font-family:arial;">you saw on my recent post. She is a delightful former New Yorker who sold everything and moved to Paris three years ago with a few black t-shirts and jeans (and 200 books!) She created a thriving business called <em>koco new york</em> in 1989 the idea of which was "to bring meaning to the common greeting card and art into everyday life." She is both artist and author and her story sounds like a dream. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The apartment is exquisite and filled with her original art, much of which can be seen in the gallery exhibits on her </span><a href="http://www.koconewyork.com/#/pageType=home"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">website</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. She lives in the adjoining apartment and maintains two rooms of working studios. Holly and I enjoyed getting to know this talented artist who has adopted Paris as her own. There were many baguettes and glasses of wine (bottles?) during our time with Janeen... lots of screaming laughter, giggling until our sides hurt. Needless to say, we will be back. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Mary and Virginia should be there right now for the week!</span><br /><br />

Janeen Koconis -- portrait of an artist and friend

Janeen is the propriétaire of the lovely apartment you saw on my recent post. She is a delightful former New Yorker who sold everything and ...

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Paris apartment, wine, friends....

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6UK9UTF2s0Qb7D9JpglQXvWc9OS3JqskU976IHH23cdt17Mce3tF65Wx9IGw52Ctx2Sba1czfyK-XqCSxKhxZ1MqdNaTcvhmhO_tMEdIl5F2205PgMiHYAwhO_726ui40dgmsl83t-0/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0283+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558175927944167874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6UK9UTF2s0Qb7D9JpglQXvWc9OS3JqskU976IHH23cdt17Mce3tF65Wx9IGw52Ctx2Sba1czfyK-XqCSxKhxZ1MqdNaTcvhmhO_tMEdIl5F2205PgMiHYAwhO_726ui40dgmsl83t-0/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0283+cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As you can see from the photo, all of the baguettes and cheese had been consumed and most of the wine. In December Holly and I invited Peter (of <a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/"><strong>Peter's Paris</strong></a>) for un goûter before the paparazzi team hit the streets of Paris. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It just does not get any better than this! (unless we could have stayed until spring!)</span>

Paris apartment, wine, friends....

As you can see from the photo, all of the baguettes and cheese had been consumed and most of the wine. In December Holly and I invited Peter...

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