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Le Perchoir - mes amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Perchoir</div><div style="text-align: center;">(the rooftop bar)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were only three of us that evening, </div><div style="text-align: center;">plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a sunset and drinks, </div><div style="text-align: center;">chatted with these two who were pouring the beverages, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a wonderful evening in this magical place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I returned to Le Perchoir a few months ago,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there were hundreds of people in the space, </div><div style="text-align: center;">most of whom were twenty-somethings.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It had lost a bit of the mystique but still worth it for the view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see what it looked like last November, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2014/01/le-perchoir-rooftop-bar.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.  </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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Perchoir - mes amis

Le Perchoir (the rooftop bar) There were only three of us that evening, plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others. We enjo...

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la Pleine Lune

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV84Cz68JF4XmSNbmQlROE-MizU7rsjqdYrK1F0mhcXOANCzOaUQW0ysix-lHsRGxSJwJ16DovD1QNtUHY7R7FgzrRDKZnwAh8Ba8At5bkklcQhyphenhyphenHvwVu4bmT0AiWhicg5cPqXYGbybU/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV84Cz68JF4XmSNbmQlROE-MizU7rsjqdYrK1F0mhcXOANCzOaUQW0ysix-lHsRGxSJwJ16DovD1QNtUHY7R7FgzrRDKZnwAh8Ba8At5bkklcQhyphenhyphenHvwVu4bmT0AiWhicg5cPqXYGbybU/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0506.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: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Full Moon over Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have seen the rising full moon a few times in Paris,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and it always makes me realize how small the world is.</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: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that you will have clear skies and can enjoy the full moon tonight. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I will be watching it seven hours later than the Paris full moon from my city.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you miss the rising, you can always watch it <u>set</u> in the early pre-dawn hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Just as magnificent setting in the western sky.</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Hôtel de Ville et Église Saint Gervais</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75004, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></div>

la Pleine Lune

The Full Moon over Paris I have seen the rising full moon a few times in Paris, and it always makes me realize how small the world is. I hop...

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Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.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;">This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking northwest,</div><div style="text-align: center;">shows at least two churches on the horizon:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is about four blocks away </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the recognizable Sacré Coeur in the distance.</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;"><br /></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;">a view of churches from Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième, looking northwest, shows at least two churches on the horizon: Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations ...

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L'heure bleu - Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1on4NBY5413_RvifJmDxY47PkbJRYCFBt4mmtcAK1F0-8gGXrINYVDbRB3JUt7aiJueauj3lagHrNsRMk1rwT1kwu487df_M0Utjs5HjMwOi28H9fvzTRiyd6Q08qItGzl11xvKQuXs/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1on4NBY5413_RvifJmDxY47PkbJRYCFBt4mmtcAK1F0-8gGXrINYVDbRB3JUt7aiJueauj3lagHrNsRMk1rwT1kwu487df_M0Utjs5HjMwOi28H9fvzTRiyd6Q08qItGzl11xvKQuXs/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0748.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">on a June evening</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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></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: 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: 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: 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;">Jardin des Tuileries</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>

L'heure bleu - Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris on a June evening bon weekend Jardin des Tuileries 75001, Paris

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Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pyramide du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles."  In Paris there are two obvious and very large architectural structures which would pass the test:  La Tour Eiffel and I M Pei's Pyramide du Louvre, seen here.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken in spring at dusk with the last glow of daylight, it takes on the watercolor hues of <i>l'heure bleue</i>.  The "blue hour" is a magical time of day when the softness of the fading light of day creates the colors only seen in artists' palettes and then dances across the Pyramide.</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: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pyramide du Louvre</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;">Musée du Louvre</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See "triangles" from <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/03/april-2014-gallery-triangles.html" target="_blank">cities around the world here</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>from my friends of CDP</i></div>

Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

Pyramide du Louvre The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles....

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Le Perchoir - a rooftop bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxeZ5VnEvoVgX1hqGb1KENAarFahWxx21Zejl-rwPZ9MGIinysc7vZkrU4oHn5WesOTUveLsCffHIzcgKd6_ZfVtqCW1WxCKUCYeJBIZWiaCId42ihFr-Ryp7_vUamHI5vdZvXUkr7T4/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+242+DSC_9195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxeZ5VnEvoVgX1hqGb1KENAarFahWxx21Zejl-rwPZ9MGIinysc7vZkrU4oHn5WesOTUveLsCffHIzcgKd6_ZfVtqCW1WxCKUCYeJBIZWiaCId42ihFr-Ryp7_vUamHI5vdZvXUkr7T4/s640/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+242+DSC_9195.jpg" width="700" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://leperchoir.fr/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Perchoir</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(the perch)</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 stunning rooftop bar is 7 flights up with a view from each corner.  It is found on an unlikely industrial office street with no sign or indication of what could be found inside.  Feeling certain that I had the correct address, it still made me a bit uneasy that I had led Peter (Peter's Paris) and Virginia (Paris Through My Lens) on a wild goose-chase.  We walked through large (open) industrial doors into an open space and found an open winding staircase.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When we reached the top of the building (by the elevator) we found a delightful 360° view of Paris.  Looking at the bar, it made me think of a Moorish tent in the middle of the desert.  We enjoyed beverages and took many photos before leaving this oasis in the 11ième arrondissement.  </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do not miss this and get there early as the rooftop is limited to 110 persons.  There is a wonderful restaurant on the floor below for which you will need reservations.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Perchoir</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;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</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;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Le Perchoir - a rooftop bar

Le Perchoir (the perch) This stunning rooftop bar is 7 flights up with a view from each corner. It is found on an unlikely industrial offic...

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L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.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;">Fountain of Warsaw</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>fontaine de Varsovie</i></span></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;">Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but still a perfect seat to enjoy the water show </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">during <i>l'heure bleue</i> (the blue hour).</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;">As the sky darkens one simply turns to the southeast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to watch the lights of la Tour Eiffel just across the Seine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a festival!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">every day of the week!</span></span></i></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: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fountain of Warsaw</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;">Jardins du Trocadéro</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;">75016, Paris</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;">Métro Trocadéro</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

Fountain of Warsaw fontaine de Varsovie Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, but still a perfect seat to enjoy the w...

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L'heure bleue - musée du Louvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlmhJo_X-In7Lwke0uzveFnj3Y62P0tVzCndp7fMdttkYMLfsycrKDVa-KrdMXKEHP5UyFrBNSf_s0zOYgr6UJh-r2x6saIO96tJdBbB-vqJkl-CP-_mzTYLAh_EFs8wN7TZa-eC-AuE/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlmhJo_X-In7Lwke0uzveFnj3Y62P0tVzCndp7fMdttkYMLfsycrKDVa-KrdMXKEHP5UyFrBNSf_s0zOYgr6UJh-r2x6saIO96tJdBbB-vqJkl-CP-_mzTYLAh_EFs8wN7TZa-eC-AuE/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.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;">L'heure bleue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(The blue hour)</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;">It is a magical time in Paris when the sun goes down </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the sky becomes a palette of soft watercolors</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in shades of blue and violet and pink.</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;"><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;">Musée du Louvre, I M Pei's Pyramid</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: left;"><br /></div>

L'heure bleue - musée du Louvre

L'heure bleue (The blue hour) It is a magical time in Paris when the sun goes down and the sky becomes a palette of soft watercolors i...

8:01 PM

Le carrousel - XXVI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17DQnxiXSzaU4uAiwJK4l1xhyM-3wrIsLq4MtONu9t7AuQY7ElCKb4ylDlCqF_dd3qlKJtSRGvX5LLohWG0QBhWKGePLyq5z9dlNxDh8OgRxJvmRGjg5mD1ycUV4fl0myLExcGZ1NN64/s1600/2012+Mar+29_5212DSC_5207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17DQnxiXSzaU4uAiwJK4l1xhyM-3wrIsLq4MtONu9t7AuQY7ElCKb4ylDlCqF_dd3qlKJtSRGvX5LLohWG0QBhWKGePLyq5z9dlNxDh8OgRxJvmRGjg5mD1ycUV4fl0myLExcGZ1NN64/s640/2012+Mar+29_5212DSC_5207.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;">As the blue skies of this April evening turned the multi-hued shades known only in Paris, we waited for the first "twinkling" of La Tour Eiffel.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The lights on that iron beauty twinkle for about 5 minutes every hour until 1am.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They start on the first hour after the Paris street lights come on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Little did we know that we would enjoy a show before the main event...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">soft streetlights, sculptures, a reflecting pool, fountains.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It was all set off by a delightful carousel (rotating counter-clockwise) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with its calliope music playing.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The police vans?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Manpower to catch the people selling Eiffel Tower keychains - not so magical</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;"><em><br />Carrousel de Trocadero</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place du Trocadéro</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75016, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le carrousel - XXVI

As the blue skies of this April evening turned the multi-hued shades known only in Paris, we waited for the first "twinkling" of L...

8:01 PM

L'heure bleue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4c2MY4OsCi69zzFOyF2bFHVPWlnA8nl0QlVRXwyVF76wDsLY3guBKK2Mae_oCpyln9uocKKXdCYgVxC0__Kkmi3r99dKojgVeTFqXPplTyDDMzJBciSGOI3g8MHxLG2-4qy46ixu0K8/s1600/2011+nov+7+DSC_0511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4c2MY4OsCi69zzFOyF2bFHVPWlnA8nl0QlVRXwyVF76wDsLY3guBKK2Mae_oCpyln9uocKKXdCYgVxC0__Kkmi3r99dKojgVeTFqXPplTyDDMzJBciSGOI3g8MHxLG2-4qy46ixu0K8/s640/2011+nov+7+DSC_0511.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As I was waiting (somewhat) patiently for the full moon, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I looked over my shoulder to find these shades of pinks, purples and blues.</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: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Paris is always full of surprises and treasures.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I know... she is not <em>just</em> mine, but alone this evening it felt like she was <em>all</em> mine.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Pont d'Arcole</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(looking to Pont Notre Dame </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>and Pont au Change)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">  </div>

L'heure bleue

As I was waiting (somewhat) patiently for the full moon, I looked over my shoulder to find these shades of pinks, purples and blues. My Pari...

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Jardin des Tuilleries -- Sunset

From the plateau of the west end of Jardin des Tuileries, the fading light displays in silhouette some memorable landmarks of Paris.

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