la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10602398935/" title="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/10602398935_1a29824fdd_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Height"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Theme for November 2013</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">City Daily Photo Blogs</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;">Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of la Grande Arche de la Defense dwarfs the surrounding rooftops.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The height restrictions for buildings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have limited the number of towering structures and their locations.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>See the other contributions to theme day <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/10/november-gallery-heights.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Avenue de la Grande-Armée</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div>

la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

"Height" Theme for November 2013 City Daily Photo Blogs Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height  of la Grande Arche de la ...

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Bistrot avec deux fantômes?

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10548012165/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_129DSC_8724 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_129DSC_8724" height="478" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/10548012165_4ddb34de62_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;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the soft light of a classic Paris bistro, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I imagined seeing two ghosts (or three).</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;">Perhaps it is just a reflection, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or my overactive imagination, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or....</span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(boo!)</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><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint-André des Arts</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></span></i></div></div>

Bistrot avec deux fantômes?

In the soft light of a classic Paris bistro,  I imagined seeing two ghosts (or three). Perhaps it is just a reflection,  or my overactive im...

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Restaurant du Palais Royal

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10567063015/" title="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_41DSC_9373 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 9 Tuesday_41DSC_9373" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/10567063015_018ca21a4a_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;">Restaurant 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;">As many times as I have been to Palais Royal </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(spring, summer, fall, winter, rain, snow, rain) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have never been to this restaurant, not even for a glass of wine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(will be going soon!)</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;">Restaurant du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">110, Galerie de Valois</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>

Restaurant du Palais Royal

Restaurant du Palais Royal As many times as I have been to Palais Royal  (spring, summer, fall, winter, rain, snow, rain)  I have never been...

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