Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUYMLagXjF0mODxURyJh0mDddbHVW0VdL_QTELTaABGcfIqpoo6LU9Y_sKebgOtdQ0wEsZWLC8rZKa0f_GmZGnZmqJbKQ2GGn5hAwQR_aI2-SEfptLyhVtEsBB-WRLGBpvtg1V5FomuA/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai de Jemmapes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May you dangle your legs over the edge<br />and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes</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;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Canal Saint Martin - le weekend

Quai de Jemmapes Canal Saint Martin May you dangle your legs over the edge and enjoy wonderful weather in the company of your best friend bo...

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Elle doit être une fille française?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPESpf831pWGpSwWtfppQNMewYENoJ_clQ2lNFP7EaFq4YHHllh61hz7FEFnPoHeMLmuvchbW1kOPd79DU8NMWpaxZNN3-iharVX3rAlkppOmZ_1p4tKR-sErCraX-8zct9-9namHWooQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+433+DSC_1658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPESpf831pWGpSwWtfppQNMewYENoJ_clQ2lNFP7EaFq4YHHllh61hz7FEFnPoHeMLmuvchbW1kOPd79DU8NMWpaxZNN3-iharVX3rAlkppOmZ_1p4tKR-sErCraX-8zct9-9namHWooQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+433+DSC_1658.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the street, in the rain,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">une trottinette rouge,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">red ballerina skirt,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">black and white striped leggings,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">puffy coat,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">rubber boots,</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;">and totally unfazed by the rain?</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;">Yes, she must be a French girl</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">French girl #42 </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;">rainy Paris street</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Elle doit être une fille française?

On the street, in the rain, une trottinette rouge, red ballerina skirt, black and white striped leggings, puffy coat, rubber boots, and tota...

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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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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJcWB6N24nmxrumAMMJj4fOHmAAj6q6PsQtoYoyxowMah4Wo_Cx251raVBeXtk_Z7ArGWt-RXI0dTZ_LNIlv1ypm2-tuY921BTYO7tSqRI29gS4cCEtaeVAZsa3YS5TAYOx5J3tlawO0/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bassin de la Villette</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;">If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  It is a delightful spot for a picnic and for watching people.</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;">Perhaps you will stop in Bar l'Ourcq for some </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>boules</i> and a game of pétanque with friends.</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;"></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>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

Bassin de la Villette If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  ...

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La vie quotidienne - Rue Cler

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX-bao2uH28t_AaxpFWR6z8JOTiqkH1JXdtdJrZ68fWpC2vG3LBi_PtQVxO8jifdTFQTHQjFaj12oq2lbOZ_X-d96SjTLhUB2sDL9OfyWz65Jvea8HYMhArQtPirwhpwwSlz0oHnPHvw/s1600/2008+july+paris+DSC_0148+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX-bao2uH28t_AaxpFWR6z8JOTiqkH1JXdtdJrZ68fWpC2vG3LBi_PtQVxO8jifdTFQTHQjFaj12oq2lbOZ_X-d96SjTLhUB2sDL9OfyWz65Jvea8HYMhArQtPirwhpwwSlz0oHnPHvw/s640/2008+july+paris+DSC_0148+b-w.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;">Les marchés de Paris</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 impossible to read a novel (or non-fiction) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">about life in Paris without observing the daily shopping.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think about the time I spend driving to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the seafood market, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the family-owned vegetable market, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the grocery for the other items.  </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;">How wonderful would it be to walk down this pedestrian street, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">greeting your neighbors, while selecting all the items you need. </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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La vie quotidienne - Rue Cler

Les marchés de Paris It is impossible to read a novel (or non-fiction)  about life in Paris without observing the daily shopping.   I think ...

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Au bord de la Seine - les amis II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsT6UK1eoYgWCKstA9K4YS_8s4f6EnVezUA1EYgB8mGQ4srLIAZujuNBHl_TEX287OgA5Ri7Dfmbwl1coHsLuW6IL7mTvwAAtPJGO3ClY3oHRVpPsAAsv1EsolrxUuzHs_xkbkQhICQk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_224DSC_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsT6UK1eoYgWCKstA9K4YS_8s4f6EnVezUA1EYgB8mGQ4srLIAZujuNBHl_TEX287OgA5Ri7Dfmbwl1coHsLuW6IL7mTvwAAtPJGO3ClY3oHRVpPsAAsv1EsolrxUuzHs_xkbkQhICQk/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_224DSC_4907.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;">la Seine,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the water's edge</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;">When the weather cooperates </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">one can find groups of friends gathering on a Friday evening </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to share stories of the week and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">simply to enjoy <i>la vie quotidienne</i> on the banks of the Seine.</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;">May you "exhale" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and enjoy the company of friends this weekend.</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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Right bank - just off Pont des Arts</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>

Au bord de la Seine - les amis II

la Seine, the water's edge When the weather cooperates  one can find groups of friends gathering on a Friday evening  to share stories o...

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Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s1600/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s640/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pétanque</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;">The game is not just for older men in Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is filled with people of all ages, families, young friends, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">all enjoying an afternoon of this popular game.</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;">Perhaps we will try our skill this week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

Pétanque The game is not just for older men in Paris.   This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette  is filled with people of all ages, f...

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Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5O30K6dHWmlk3otJ25VsIyWXMz3hqwt6IwvyxjiTl0-GNvU5QOfGtXaULhBcmr9ER3V0yqDHsHoxi9W3lXhQNyiKKzpR5C8HYSoVop1QGprfpB8C8RUSYitV3r1x3TESI6IbTGAyEfE/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5O30K6dHWmlk3otJ25VsIyWXMz3hqwt6IwvyxjiTl0-GNvU5QOfGtXaULhBcmr9ER3V0yqDHsHoxi9W3lXhQNyiKKzpR5C8HYSoVop1QGprfpB8C8RUSYitV3r1x3TESI6IbTGAyEfE/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0157.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sitting on the bank of the canal</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;">A sunny spring day will find many Parisians </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sitting along the bank of Canal Saint Martin.  </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;">Working with pen and ink, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">she scarcely noticed the passersby </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or the photographer.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Valmy</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;">Canal Saint Martin</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;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

Sitting on the bank of the canal A sunny spring day will find many Parisians  sitting along the bank of Canal Saint Martin.   Working with p...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaGTvrwcQH_ZTfuDQpGbOOp8ST2zWk2cso0DGXO3HBVrcegncyvgdL5G2KFabMZpcaKRzI7hPPw_Jp2rA3URWNE6By2B08OmZHb9_aJDlfsQKJpsTx6N-R5FCOGnMFJyXAKFSyTAlMfg/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaGTvrwcQH_ZTfuDQpGbOOp8ST2zWk2cso0DGXO3HBVrcegncyvgdL5G2KFabMZpcaKRzI7hPPw_Jp2rA3URWNE6By2B08OmZHb9_aJDlfsQKJpsTx6N-R5FCOGnMFJyXAKFSyTAlMfg/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0423.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">He is reading intently in the splendor of this garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fountain must surely be splashing him a bit.</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 would have my bare feet propped on the edge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(would have, have had, and will have)</span></i></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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Jardin du Palais Royal He is reading intently in the splendor of this garden. The fountain must surely be splashing him a bit. I would have ...

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L'homme et le Vélib

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8443697186/" title="2012 Oct 8 Monday_181DSC_9293-b by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 8 Monday_181DSC_9293-b" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8443697186_ae8aa492c0_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">zoom-zoom</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;">The streets of Paris are full of bicycle commuters, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and one sees many of the rental bikes (Vélibs) utilized.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They come equipped with a lock, an ample basket, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">easily adjustable seat, three gears, hand brakes, and... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a bell.</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;">With a Navigo pass, a simple swipe of the card and you are good to go.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For a tourist, there are a few more steps, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but still easy and inexpensive when you understand how it is charged.</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;">How do I know?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrrring, brrrrring!  </span></i></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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Vélib on Rue de Vaugirard</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>

L'homme et le Vélib

zoom-zoom The streets of Paris are full of bicycle commuters,  and one sees many of the rental bikes (Vélibs) utilized.   They come equippe...

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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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Monceau - Must be a French Girl

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jAmg7nC27DMRchuB9G3cyUVBGPyje-3xXPdjGcniUxOmlj6Ys9DNGFqTdikjMNZyz5shmO1NQ525nJkwaGT2A8ZmCZkxliGYAW5L2ylP2Nd0gt4VqEPqNqz5-7epmt57c8CDsHTTIA/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_69DSC_9025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jAmg7nC27DMRchuB9G3cyUVBGPyje-3xXPdjGcniUxOmlj6Ys9DNGFqTdikjMNZyz5shmO1NQ525nJkwaGT2A8ZmCZkxliGYAW5L2ylP2Nd0gt4VqEPqNqz5-7epmt57c8CDsHTTIA/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_69DSC_9025.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;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Ballet flats</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">chic leggings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">plush coat trimmed in red</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cozy scarf</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;">Must be a French Girl...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, and her lunettes are rouge!</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Monceau - Must be a French Girl

Parc de Monceau Ballet flats chic leggings plush coat trimmed in red cozy scarf Must be a French Girl... Oh, and her lunettes are rouge! Par...

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Aqua et vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s1600/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s640/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" width="424" /></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;">Aqua et vert</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;">Turquoise shuttered windows with a fringe of green</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;">Hope that sunshine and a good breeze </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">will have these windows open for the 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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Aqua et vert

Aqua et vert Turquoise shuttered windows with a fringe of green Hope that sunshine and a good breeze will have these windows open for the we...

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Rue Saint Paul - fenêtre ouverte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMALAVA4zh_FYt6sVohrIZ30pgXParDlllYx8cPYqQm9pWR1NyYvubkqhNQb9Uo-09kiOqI2zaFoSo_yXfm7wGzUxjdA5qsYwaCP9TWx0uumaSl9oM1J-6Y98xwYbCBGcjQMERBNAbFQQ/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_275DSC_5511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMALAVA4zh_FYt6sVohrIZ30pgXParDlllYx8cPYqQm9pWR1NyYvubkqhNQb9Uo-09kiOqI2zaFoSo_yXfm7wGzUxjdA5qsYwaCP9TWx0uumaSl9oM1J-6Y98xwYbCBGcjQMERBNAbFQQ/s640/2012+Mar+31+Paris_275DSC_5511.jpg" width="424" /></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;">Rue Saint-Paul</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;">What does a simple window adorned with the vestiges of daily living </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">reveal about those who live within?</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>Window on Rue St Paul</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro St Paul ou Métro Pont Marie</em></span></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></em></span></div>

Rue Saint Paul - fenêtre ouverte

Rue Saint-Paul What does a simple window adorned with the vestiges of daily living reveal about those who live within? Window on Rue St Paul...

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Perigot - design utilitaire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1sHFWKyH1egUpE0mko64g9Y32yqHBbGkp6pky_Ngpq9UYALZIKqW5DHIytue8kr15OlvVHIhdmUfeYS5DRt6tx8P2TnehmzxMteqOI2PlGJB9bOiz2kP2e6ZKEl5GCYPcOKG6mSPTPs/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4963DSC_4962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1sHFWKyH1egUpE0mko64g9Y32yqHBbGkp6pky_Ngpq9UYALZIKqW5DHIytue8kr15OlvVHIhdmUfeYS5DRt6tx8P2TnehmzxMteqOI2PlGJB9bOiz2kP2e6ZKEl5GCYPcOKG6mSPTPs/s640/2012+Mar+29_4963DSC_4962.jpg" width="424" /></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;">In the Galerie le Carrousel du Louvre </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we found this fashion forward store </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">selling household utensils, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">all designed by Frederic Perigot on the concept that "simple" is better.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Every product is based on an aesthetic ideal, both practical and affordable.  </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;">The window design in itself was enough </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to make me want to take home mops and dusters by the armful.  </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;">How about <em>un chariot de marche</em> for the daily market shopping?</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;"><br /></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>Perigot - Carrousel</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>99, rue de Rivoli</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galerie Le Carrousel du Louvre</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Perigot - design utilitaire

In the Galerie le Carrousel du Louvre we found this fashion forward store selling household utensils, all designed by Frederic Perigot on th...

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Le chat roux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTf7EDyn9vPCWQP0mi8Nxc3jBAy8KyBuWLcvE7RMtQ-QaHm3IQNhfjex1W0yC_WS5sNtPWHFAfh0RMRbrZqH-tRfN5loMSzV5jDvzYnEK6QEsee2VNI6db4wTizOmn6E3jYTR4W97Xd8/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTf7EDyn9vPCWQP0mi8Nxc3jBAy8KyBuWLcvE7RMtQ-QaHm3IQNhfjex1W0yC_WS5sNtPWHFAfh0RMRbrZqH-tRfN5loMSzV5jDvzYnEK6QEsee2VNI6db4wTizOmn6E3jYTR4W97Xd8/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0034.jpg" width="424" /></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;">Would you believe that this is in Paris and not the countryside?</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;">A laid back chat, taking a morning break...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">from napping?</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;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Typical narrow street</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span>

Le chat roux

Would you believe that this is in Paris and not the countryside? A laid back chat, taking a morning break... from napping? Typical narrow st...

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Room with a view...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bojpsFWTYRw8bW3Iy0hhVHmKBQ7NLjbquj1PkmhpT7fb_qY68J3BOlJ_OJNnScWYsdBMW6gX9uJqnbcwsMODpEzfTsiQ44MgBRXboHQqsA6uTJ_st3wqj4aDwzbLMTWrEcCUJxiULJY/s1600/2012+jan+17++3rd_0224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bojpsFWTYRw8bW3Iy0hhVHmKBQ7NLjbquj1PkmhpT7fb_qY68J3BOlJ_OJNnScWYsdBMW6gX9uJqnbcwsMODpEzfTsiQ44MgBRXboHQqsA6uTJ_st3wqj4aDwzbLMTWrEcCUJxiULJY/s640/2012+jan+17++3rd_0224.jpg" width="458" yda="true" /></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;">Our apartment in Paris last month had this lovely view from the tall kitchen window.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The lace curtain filtered the early morning sun on the Haussmanian building </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">across Rue la Feuillades from our apartment.  </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;">Having <em>un café</em> <em>et un croissant</em> while admiring this view, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we almost felt like <em>Parisiennes</em>.</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>Rue la Feuillades</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Room with a view...

Our apartment in Paris last month had this lovely view from the tall kitchen window.  The lace curtain filtered the early morning sun on the...

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Hung out to dry

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xM-QcjdKHY2vKGj9TQ0t5wb169X99Fsm_mHzKEK2W8QuOcUeM4qIh87eR2hlLqPvdO4IsO8IEwcd49umCPEhu9Ciqga2bLa-E6yu7JNi-JnVlEN6Cpa2fz_KI7uOv2IUwb70t0R4wrc/s1600/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496191276968918450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xM-QcjdKHY2vKGj9TQ0t5wb169X99Fsm_mHzKEK2W8QuOcUeM4qIh87eR2hlLqPvdO4IsO8IEwcd49umCPEhu9Ciqga2bLa-E6yu7JNi-JnVlEN6Cpa2fz_KI7uOv2IUwb70t0R4wrc/s640/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>Le cinquième étage, window with a view of Paris rooftops, purring appartement chat, quiet locked courtyard, a gentle breeze....</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I play an imaginary role as I fashion myself a Parisian, shopping in the market, having "un noisette" in the corner café at "sept heures et demie" each day, greeting the young couple from le deuxième étage as we pass in the courtyard....</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>It just does not get any better than this! Yet, when the time comes I am ready to return to my regular life, my everyday existence, le quotidien..... </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>To dream of the next trip to Paris... </div><br /><br /><div></div>

Hung out to dry

Le cinquième étage, window with a view of Paris rooftops, purring appartement chat, quiet locked courtyard, a gentle breeze.... I play an im...

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