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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Passage du Caire

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfCDC7tVYRLrkJ7fHUkxHAb5epc7RP93-ucIEZNAIbb3Ux1kKVZWKhZmZWCum9b9r40ngJroMJZSJSy-u1RlpwbcJOv6W2Xz0ecEzNLs8aSygPx9kThCvKbkfha17pz3Gr5kin07S_-U/s1600/2011+april+1+DSC_0113.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612214400322677186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfCDC7tVYRLrkJ7fHUkxHAb5epc7RP93-ucIEZNAIbb3Ux1kKVZWKhZmZWCum9b9r40ngJroMJZSJSy-u1RlpwbcJOv6W2Xz0ecEzNLs8aSygPx9kThCvKbkfha17pz3Gr5kin07S_-U/s640/2011+april+1+DSC_0113.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As Marie and I wandered the streets of the 2ième arrondissement we saw a small green space, un petit jardin, on a triangle of ground called Place du Caire. As we glanced up we saw this façade, an entrance to Passage du Caire, adorned with three heads of the goddess Hathor. The Egyptian theme is further carried out with the band of pseudo-hieroglyphs above the sculptures.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now, for the rest of the story... I have been trying to find the name, the exact location, the street address off and on for several weeks. Marie had joined in the hunt as well. So, what expert would you turn to in the same situation? Why, <a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/"><strong>Peter</strong></a>, of course! He responded in an instant and so I am </span><a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/2010/09/passage-du-caire.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">linking to his post </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">which is much more comprehensive than mine. Many thanks, dear friend!<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passage_du_Caire"><strong>Passage du Caire</strong></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Place du Caire</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">at Rue d'Aboukir</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>

Passage du Caire

As Marie and I wandered the streets of the 2ième arrondissement we saw a small green space, un petit jardin, on a triangle of ground called ...

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