My Home Design

Métro, Boulot, Dodo....

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC5UwEW1UFkol1_BEXoRc0jvjV_AZXjjGPjlUqkJjCCRxu5vGH1sL0t3nYv7TmXtreP36UqW_QXj7-YceqZZY7nEiung25gSIIXiPAcL_uQQT8agjWyQKOkDzKHwd1PH3G9T_OQsjOlw/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00230cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534246008628101586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC5UwEW1UFkol1_BEXoRc0jvjV_AZXjjGPjlUqkJjCCRxu5vGH1sL0t3nYv7TmXtreP36UqW_QXj7-YceqZZY7nEiung25gSIIXiPAcL_uQQT8agjWyQKOkDzKHwd1PH3G9T_OQsjOlw/s640/2009+dec+paris+00230cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Métro, boulot, dodo.... C'est lundi encore!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Monday again and it seemed a good day to post the routine... For me, it is the gym, my office (upstairs), lunch with my DH, work, etc.... How about you? </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Don't you wish you were stopping off with your petit chien for a chat and the news to start your day like this Parisien?</div>

Métro, Boulot, Dodo....

Métro, boulot, dodo.... C'est lundi encore! Monday again and it seemed a good day to post the routine... For me, it is the gym, my offic...

10:01 PM

La Chapelle -- Château de Chenonceau

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fr2_GTZ0jDmQHlFac7FfYF-1Ce6WI4fOAfBx2IBx2TgnYa0-f0SHS-_N8teERswiuRP4iVzIsavtsl71i4b6vLhIGbl3x0HS1VSldDECzV4CfpTOEP4XbZfIzpHrKuwUqmdzZYghgOE/s1600/2010+june+17+paris+DSC_0352cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533993299735560802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fr2_GTZ0jDmQHlFac7FfYF-1Ce6WI4fOAfBx2IBx2TgnYa0-f0SHS-_N8teERswiuRP4iVzIsavtsl71i4b6vLhIGbl3x0HS1VSldDECzV4CfpTOEP4XbZfIzpHrKuwUqmdzZYghgOE/s640/2010+june+17+paris+DSC_0352cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This private chapel in the much-loved Château de Chenonceau was saved during the French Revolution by Madame Dupin who camouflaged its religious purpose by turning it into a wood storage area.<br /><br />Chenonceau, originally constructed in the 1500s, bears the influence of a series of powerful noblewomen residents and is often referred to as the Château de Femmes.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Château de Chenonceau</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Cenonceau, France (Loire Valley)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">200 km from Paris</span>

La Chapelle -- Château de Chenonceau

This private chapel in the much-loved Château de Chenonceau was saved during the French Revolution by Madame Dupin who camouflaged its relig...

10:01 PM

Side by side

Side by side

Side by side and perfectly in step is how I found this mature, stylish couple in the 17ième on Rue Brémontier.

10:01 PM

Driving Miss Daisy -- Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRXWJLNXh5-01As2b6guewZJ87MwrbS7SZQbGBml0tasgohs4ltP69cDXsmv57bn6ZAEeVxDjYcvU6Jx5DDXQWW11j15EZ51L-7ilSkhjfSrozjq8dhls4vdZpkv18NRkYlHh4mfmpqU/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00770blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533262470016499794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRXWJLNXh5-01As2b6guewZJ87MwrbS7SZQbGBml0tasgohs4ltP69cDXsmv57bn6ZAEeVxDjYcvU6Jx5DDXQWW11j15EZ51L-7ilSkhjfSrozjq8dhls4vdZpkv18NRkYlHh4mfmpqU/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00770blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I found this handsome couple waiting on their driver in front </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">of </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Place Louis Lépine. With a full assortment of paparazzi </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">gathered around the convertable, it's possible they are movie stars?<br /></span></div></span><p align="center"><br /><br /><em>See other weekend reflections at James' </em><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/nyc-dream-weekend-reflections-58.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>Newtown Area Photo </em></strong></span></a></p>

Driving Miss Daisy -- Reflection

I found this handsome couple waiting on their driver in front of Place Louis Lépine. With a full assortment of paparazzi gathered around the...

10:01 PM

Umphhh!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvAJSVzJJA-ah_AHeeA_J1ikPmx8erYpyc4EmnxkEO10OT566TWcwMLcFKjfwYdmog-vtqcqubOiiYvpyyDNV-jpik_MC5rJnijtBDrN9VAK0awTVIWd_F5QgB1TJvEEbri8MgWRrH9o/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00148blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532927505903687362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvAJSVzJJA-ah_AHeeA_J1ikPmx8erYpyc4EmnxkEO10OT566TWcwMLcFKjfwYdmog-vtqcqubOiiYvpyyDNV-jpik_MC5rJnijtBDrN9VAK0awTVIWd_F5QgB1TJvEEbri8MgWRrH9o/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00148blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I would say that this is a mouthful!<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Whether you are a history buff or not, you would surely enjoy the display of cannons in Cour d'Honneur. </span></div><div></div><div><br />We previously visited the cannons <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/cour-dhonneur-les-invalides.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</div>

Umphhh!

I would say that this is a mouthful! Whether you are a history buff or not, you would surely enjoy the display of cannons in Cour d'Honn...

10:01 PM

Lonesome cherub

Lonesome cherub

How many hundreds of little cherubs are to be found in the cimeteries of Paris?

10:01 PM

Ladurée II

Ladurée II

Just a little temptation from Ladurée... Les macarons, Miel d'Acacia, et Confit de Pétales de Rose de Provins.... miam-miam!

10:01 PM

Rose foncé et orange

Rose foncé et orange

How do you feel about these two colors together? Before you say too much I do have a coat in that color (well, two of them, but who's co...

10:01 PM

Église Saint Paul Saint Louis

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV3ls9HubemmuZBzCT-LcQrCRmkveAsrKMxh-Y7A9uAJqoUkIkZLgrUM9YkAdpoZXbuNvpksCRamngWAJxwyeJ4lu64i01kauaJkIvDIg_yQVaxOL0OkO2GdVO46jSuCZrQ2iMLLK7SI/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00544blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530273359290594338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV3ls9HubemmuZBzCT-LcQrCRmkveAsrKMxh-Y7A9uAJqoUkIkZLgrUM9YkAdpoZXbuNvpksCRamngWAJxwyeJ4lu64i01kauaJkIvDIg_yQVaxOL0OkO2GdVO46jSuCZrQ2iMLLK7SI/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00544blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">A photo taken from Rue des Jardin Saint-Paul shows a different side of </span><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>Église Saint Paul Saint Louis </strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">previously shown </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/eglise-saint-paul-saint-louis.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> and </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/eglise-saint-paul-saint-louis-organ.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bon dimanche</span></div>

Église Saint Paul Saint Louis

A photo taken from Rue des Jardin Saint-Paul shows a different side of Église Saint Paul Saint Louis previously shown here and here . Bon d...

10:01 PM

Les chaussures VII

<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2n1gb5XfTzcgdWeKbY3n-1uUJ5HGLKNNNJEqbhDC2b-EDRLkXVnKbv0L1YjicbNe0n3FquIEdwStUaFUq7_ICyf6oXlUn6GVuAI471OVNR61x-yxWkkCTy4ikEWLzk9HWsJUDorky2Y/s1600/2010+0621+Paris+00088blogb.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530254837709799762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2n1gb5XfTzcgdWeKbY3n-1uUJ5HGLKNNNJEqbhDC2b-EDRLkXVnKbv0L1YjicbNe0n3FquIEdwStUaFUq7_ICyf6oXlUn6GVuAI471OVNR61x-yxWkkCTy4ikEWLzk9HWsJUDorky2Y/s640/2010+0621+Paris+00088blogb.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We saw this sign in the Métro leaving Galeries Lafayette en juin and it just seemed so captivating.</span>  <span style="font-size:130%;"> The shoe department reportedly has over 12,000 pairs in a space of 34,700 square feet!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Do you see that it refers to all the "shoe addicts"? Hummm.... guilty, as accused</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>GALERIES LAFAYETTE<br />40 bd Haussmann</em></div>

Les chaussures VII

We saw this sign in the Métro leaving Galeries Lafayette en juin and it just seemed so captivating. The shoe department reportedly has ov...

10:01 PM

Fountains of Pol Bury -- Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxmAlrKVAIUaYRxLYx-Tv5Bsk8EjfYSeTfzHqesNOYhcUlgP3nk_dx3Cla1xAenZnKuiNu85aTlG5Vgb4cRORm5WRqW66UFGCyT4MW5gVTVLGdbuYLLlwXCjQH8sIW1FB14qYWUt33Tw/s1600/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0532reflection.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530266334812964242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxmAlrKVAIUaYRxLYx-Tv5Bsk8EjfYSeTfzHqesNOYhcUlgP3nk_dx3Cla1xAenZnKuiNu85aTlG5Vgb4cRORm5WRqW66UFGCyT4MW5gVTVLGdbuYLLlwXCjQH8sIW1FB14qYWUt33Tw/s640/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0532reflection.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This fountain and the moving silver balls make for interesting reflections in the Gallery d'Orléans, in the Jardin du Palais Royal shown previously <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/08/fountains-of-pol-bury.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</span></div><p align="center"><br /><br />For more reflections go to James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/newtown-pond-reflexions-week-end-57.html"><strong>Newtown Daily Photo </strong></a></p>

Fountains of Pol Bury -- Reflection

This fountain and the moving silver balls make for interesting reflections in the Gallery d'Orléans, in the Jardin du Palais Royal shown...

10:01 PM

Supporting the city

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR3ULuaOKq0RoFXC1WrMA3CVOI_CBwSWuBsax9HaMFvARig6WTzuqHxCfPhDKsBofm0JPFmUlFqSmvg-JqjPLxjPVnxXV0AtOZzBtyo0Vj51x_0QfjmjVDaDJ1s0i-_7rH0Qoy92VrXM/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00183cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530271361639510882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR3ULuaOKq0RoFXC1WrMA3CVOI_CBwSWuBsax9HaMFvARig6WTzuqHxCfPhDKsBofm0JPFmUlFqSmvg-JqjPLxjPVnxXV0AtOZzBtyo0Vj51x_0QfjmjVDaDJ1s0i-_7rH0Qoy92VrXM/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00183cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I took this photo of a worker in Paris in his distinctive uniform, and thought it would be appropriate to post today as France is in the midst of strikes and protests.  From afar we only know what the news reports tell us, and it is hard to gauge the impact on daily life and neighborhoods.<br /><br />Wishing the best for my friends in all of France. <br /><div></div>

Supporting the city

I took this photo of a worker in Paris in his distinctive uniform, and thought it would be appropriate to post today as France is in the mid...

10:01 PM

Rainy Day in Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJs1LVkZlaHVA0H_B00ANRZMzcBOu_ROP-wF00w3T4nsZeXDdAt7o6ww9tSEdxYgEnYp5LgTUwTX36uTaOZcxHqNPo63n91jX4E7CXpWloejkkAUuq4gAo2u_CkQ82QD-Tvc3V-Uk2oE/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0111forblog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528097544792996722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJs1LVkZlaHVA0H_B00ANRZMzcBOu_ROP-wF00w3T4nsZeXDdAt7o6ww9tSEdxYgEnYp5LgTUwTX36uTaOZcxHqNPo63n91jX4E7CXpWloejkkAUuq4gAo2u_CkQ82QD-Tvc3V-Uk2oE/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0111forblog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div></div><br />From a hotel room window frequented by my daughter and me, the street below bustles with neighborhood activity. The season and the weather do not seem to matter as daily life settles into its routine.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQEU__cAUq1R-IkWxBqyMvGQdSGdAlF9GtA-mjnOSiWELTyFfOkCFieThJ3ReuvaO7yMoZ7jjO1uVLJIQQrtrMWVyYFBjdXOtxjLql6J6gUjl9_4GUMoAwM5u6shkYnc8xMTXVry9xV8/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0109cforblog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528098267596805618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQEU__cAUq1R-IkWxBqyMvGQdSGdAlF9GtA-mjnOSiWELTyFfOkCFieThJ3ReuvaO7yMoZ7jjO1uVLJIQQrtrMWVyYFBjdXOtxjLql6J6gUjl9_4GUMoAwM5u6shkYnc8xMTXVry9xV8/s200/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0109cforblog.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" /></a>I love the French expression "metro, boulot, dodo" to express the weekday cycle of going to work, working, coming home, sleeping and then doing it all over again. Since it is French, I am surprised that there is no mention of divine baquettes, wine, et fromage.

Rainy Day in Paris

From a hotel room window frequented by my daughter and me, the street below bustles with neighborhood activity. The season and the weather d...

10:01 PM

Le Corbeau et le Renard

<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeQvD2BiSee1l4KnbNZyP3todw9SyPLlEByH4JABoBkNMy9BUJ5L0wH0eesgaSf93Uotuaw5cZ4-8BgWqdqRIAbSSVS1odOnNGLoxd0WWnynIPYiwhSTt-5Mo7NX758NU15EtiZzse2A/s1600/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0052lighter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528102084046993586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeQvD2BiSee1l4KnbNZyP3todw9SyPLlEByH4JABoBkNMy9BUJ5L0wH0eesgaSf93Uotuaw5cZ4-8BgWqdqRIAbSSVS1odOnNGLoxd0WWnynIPYiwhSTt-5Mo7NX758NU15EtiZzse2A/s640/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0052lighter.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />The poet Jean de al Fontaine spent 26 years writing his version of fables, numbering 243 in total. This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him <em><a href="http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?jdlf&i2ms&i3m.jpg">regardant a ses pieds le corbeau et le renard</a></em>, one of his revered fables.<br /><br />La Fontaine also had contemporaries who wrote fables, but what distinguishes him is that he wrote his in verse. Thanks to him, the fable became a poetic genre, with rhyme and rhythm, even if La Fontaine's fables retain some of the freedom of prose in their use of metrics. The lines of varying lengths create a rhythm that has less of a monotonous chanting quality and more of the irregularities of natural speech.<br /><br /><em>Square du Ranelagh<br />16ième arr.<br /></em><br /></div>

Le Corbeau et le Renard

The poet Jean de al Fontaine spent 26 years writing his version of fables, numbering 243 in total. This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows h...

10:01 PM

Désolée

Désolée

Père Lachaise -- Overcome with grief

10:01 PM

Eglise Saint Roch

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPyyRckLL0fLdNgtBBBkztrBegxYQkdezzhc3ASo-7aOz-be2VP_ga2EwmgPfldeEQzGC6kDW5bfTaI7M0USK3R3omakVPvhI7JtkMThqo6xD65LJbV0md8ksdD8BPi51VT-Q5d47B0s/s1600/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0047for+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528100506358623394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPyyRckLL0fLdNgtBBBkztrBegxYQkdezzhc3ASo-7aOz-be2VP_ga2EwmgPfldeEQzGC6kDW5bfTaI7M0USK3R3omakVPvhI7JtkMThqo6xD65LJbV0md8ksdD8BPi51VT-Q5d47B0s/s640/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0047for+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Saint Roch is the largest Late Baroque church in Paris, completed in the 18th Century. At the time of the French Revolution, Saint Roch was at the heart of the action and was itself the scene of many shootings, which left their imprint on the facade.   This church is easily identified by the two different styles of columns and the initials "SR" at the top of the church.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Two interesting facts:  Marquis de Sade was married here in 1763 and among the many tombs you will find Denis Diderot.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Saint Roch</em></div><div align="center"><em>298, rue Saint Honore</em></div><br /><br /><div></div>

Eglise Saint Roch

Saint Roch is the largest Late Baroque church in Paris, completed in the 18th Century. At the time of the French Revolution, Saint Roch was...

10:01 PM

Petit Palais

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoYnAyjvkcSj3iGFK9nyaB_4r9NhzAwhWlYv-ArJPWhq3FVMgF3QxRXKM0L9EA0f6l8v4ivqxQw9NZcz7hM2FFTPqDdXr3WIJ-UBnxhemj2EuatzkHFuwAhk4MbJkRCm99caVLs2Z4FI/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0158for+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528088332519296994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoYnAyjvkcSj3iGFK9nyaB_4r9NhzAwhWlYv-ArJPWhq3FVMgF3QxRXKM0L9EA0f6l8v4ivqxQw9NZcz7hM2FFTPqDdXr3WIJ-UBnxhemj2EuatzkHFuwAhk4MbJkRCm99caVLs2Z4FI/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0158for+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The </span><a href="http://petitpalais.paris.fr/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Petit Palais</strong></span> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">was built in 1900 and is the site of the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. Seen here is an octi-circular courtyard and garden and its ionic columns. It has a remarkable collection of paintings and sculptures.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris</em></div><div align="center"><em>Avenue Winston Churchill</em></div></div>

Petit Palais

The Petit Palais was built in 1900 and is the site of the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. Seen here is an octi-circular courtyard and ga...

10:01 PM

Une Vitrine Élégante -- Reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLzE3a1i5li5eleOCtpE-_lnfPl8qxOofI5cOLgIPtLIPwjPipiQo3nfifkp2mECQFPaYec49mie7MV6u7-q-EwvhdWnihHgIxP-nYcUx1MHe7qnZkhfpQTLk2s2XmNqL-jxDPZk_sTw/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0283cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528079388592752738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLzE3a1i5li5eleOCtpE-_lnfPl8qxOofI5cOLgIPtLIPwjPipiQo3nfifkp2mECQFPaYec49mie7MV6u7-q-EwvhdWnihHgIxP-nYcUx1MHe7qnZkhfpQTLk2s2XmNqL-jxDPZk_sTw/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0283cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The boutique of <a href="http://www.maxchaoulcouture.com/index.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Max Chaoul</strong></span> </a>features elegant gowns in the finest setting. This couture vision of organza was but a sample of the treasures inside with its chandeliers, abundant flowers, and a wealth of dresses. </span><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Max Chaoul Couture</em></div><div align="center"><em>55, quai des Grands Augustins</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><br /><em>Be sure to check out other reflections at James' <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/clinton-new-jersey-weekend-reflections.html"><strong>Newtown Area Photo</strong></a></em></div>

Une Vitrine Élégante -- Reflection

The boutique of Max Chaoul features elegant gowns in the finest setting. This couture vision of organza was but a sample of the treasures i...

10:01 PM

Alley of Trees

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvo_uAw5WTYg_YE9RZtSRTcwcA5nIJ83ExHksDeteXfOiMGjAKgdRBydonJeb4VH969cAw_94wGUXYyivc04o6vRY7yT9e6pCNIHINn0tk_GaHD-KPNuUxkdw87XEZducKJbLJj4e2IM/s1600/2008+july+Paris+DSC_0074cropped+b-w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527737081312879922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvo_uAw5WTYg_YE9RZtSRTcwcA5nIJ83ExHksDeteXfOiMGjAKgdRBydonJeb4VH969cAw_94wGUXYyivc04o6vRY7yT9e6pCNIHINn0tk_GaHD-KPNuUxkdw87XEZducKJbLJj4e2IM/s640/2008+july+Paris+DSC_0074cropped+b-w.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">How many times do you imagine that you see a line of shade trees like this in Paris?  They can not be counted with all of the squares, parks, gardens, and tree-lined streets the fair city has to offer.  This alley of trees was found near Hôtel des Invalides along with the familiar green benches and the fine gravel path.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><em>Square d'Ajaccio</em></div><div align="center"><em>Métro Varenne</em></div>

Alley of Trees

How many times do you imagine that you see a line of shade trees like this in Paris? They can not be counted with all of the squares, parks...

10:01 PM

Le Printemps -- en été

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLHV_9zkH9wbx-Ou2bp6cpUaWj_4dJnJudv-IBzPj-yHU0tB8sYl0LuTOnqjifneOEIRFfagoS3qJJLmCOmUtXkQYplRTCNsVmiMGxp78j2nxuIpUJI1ZYK45xuqYUJ5h_rVuYfCAlSE/s1600/2010+0621+Paris+recovered+00084regular.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521050801863586994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLHV_9zkH9wbx-Ou2bp6cpUaWj_4dJnJudv-IBzPj-yHU0tB8sYl0LuTOnqjifneOEIRFfagoS3qJJLmCOmUtXkQYplRTCNsVmiMGxp78j2nxuIpUJI1ZYK45xuqYUJ5h_rVuYfCAlSE/s640/2010+0621+Paris+recovered+00084regular.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">One of the grand magasins of Paris, Printemps is housed in an exceptional building which has recently been renovated. Laurent of </span><a href="http://dailyphotoparis.blogspot.com/2010/10/from-printemps-rooftop.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Daily Photo in Paris</strong></span> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">recently posted the renovations as photographed from the roof-top terrace. Below you can see the "before" photo I took two years ago.</span></div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb5iBnz9xzkY-j5qfxeRqhgNnd-E-TbTWHuVLUFozvS9u9PVAAhsiY_kfAnRIZYycVwdbUmyew4CAkCbZPQIi7O9_HmD2QzKPMxxqZZEh_RxUytCRvAa-7p96L2S9BqQkG3_QUFJg2t4/s1600/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0102before.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527361388284574850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb5iBnz9xzkY-j5qfxeRqhgNnd-E-TbTWHuVLUFozvS9u9PVAAhsiY_kfAnRIZYycVwdbUmyew4CAkCbZPQIi7O9_HmD2QzKPMxxqZZEh_RxUytCRvAa-7p96L2S9BqQkG3_QUFJg2t4/s320/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0102before.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We'll come back here again as I have not yet told "the hat story" and other Printemps adventures.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><em>Le Printemps<br />64, boulevard Haussmann </em></div>

Le Printemps -- en été

One of the grand magasins of Paris, Printemps is housed in an exceptional building which has recently been renovated. Laurent of Daily Photo...

10:01 PM

Coquilles St Jacques

Coquilles St Jacques

Fresh coquilles st. jacques for le diner, fresh from the market! What are you having for dinner?

10:01 PM

Palais de Tokyo -- This is art?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwcSHQMGlhyRC0jVGoIyVteU0dE6mNwWRbbDdCA_yf6-Z3NYZ9mBcTvNFA6PIhA01aqk94FgvpC-U1gel9NFahXWE8wpGFEXs0mqqu0pB0CtdiIzmYR3SJC6vt7p9ShtZiDjbqhnw1dI/s1600/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0074for+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526558941957423266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwcSHQMGlhyRC0jVGoIyVteU0dE6mNwWRbbDdCA_yf6-Z3NYZ9mBcTvNFA6PIhA01aqk94FgvpC-U1gel9NFahXWE8wpGFEXs0mqqu0pB0CtdiIzmYR3SJC6vt7p9ShtZiDjbqhnw1dI/s640/2007+dec+Paris+DSC_0074for+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>I was at first not quite sure, but it was confirmed...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is not a pile of trash but "art" seen at <a href="http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/fo3/low/programme/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Palais de Tokyo</strong></span> </a>a few years ago. What do you think?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In all fairness there are impressive displays of modern and contemporary art at Palais de Tokyo but not all appeal to me. Although I have moved beyond thinking that art must be "pretty," some installations leave me to wonder the artist's intent or message.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The East wing houses Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris which belongs to the City of Paris. The Palais de Tokyo is in the West wing and belongs to the French state. It is the only museum in Paris open every day from <em>noon until midnight</em> (except Mondays). Oh, and it is a great place to see La Tour Eiffel at night.</div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center"><em>Palais de Tokyo</em></div><div align="center"><em>13, ave du Président Wilson</em></div>

Palais de Tokyo -- This is art?

I was at first not quite sure, but it was confirmed... This is not a pile of trash but "art" seen at Palais de Tokyo a few years ...

10:01 PM

Basilique Sainte Clotilde

<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbqC7aH8Ber2upM7-J-5L-v9G5-QioWZX6YKBKRVbDxMi8Lm2NlYf8Xy1B-MehpNNnrpSA9t4om8jCqCDPq9am4T6vUvIRK6N3HXJOouPXmczaeNeXt4DpLtmHfJ_ZqbYP0L-DDXLfHM/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0179for+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526241152617648626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbqC7aH8Ber2upM7-J-5L-v9G5-QioWZX6YKBKRVbDxMi8Lm2NlYf8Xy1B-MehpNNnrpSA9t4om8jCqCDPq9am4T6vUvIRK6N3HXJOouPXmczaeNeXt4DpLtmHfJ_ZqbYP0L-DDXLfHM/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0179for+blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-ste-clotilde.htm"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Basilique Sainte Clotilde</strong></span> </a>was built in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1857. It was reportedly the most fashionable church in 19th Century Paris and well-known for its Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ.<br /><br /><br />For those who love classical music, it is interesting to note that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Franck"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>César Franck</strong></span> </a>inaugurated the organ playing his <em>Final in B flat</em> and J.S. Bach's <em>Prelude and fugue in b minor</em>. It is reported that every time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Franz Liszt</strong></span> </a>was in Paris, he would sit in the organ loft to hear Franck play his most recent compositions.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><em>Basilique Sainte Clotilde<br />23 bis, rue Las Cases</em></div>

Basilique Sainte Clotilde

The Basilique Sainte Clotilde was built in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1857. It was reportedly the most fashionable church in 19t...

10:01 PM

Le Passage du Grand Cerf

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT08U7JXBev105eHvu94Vd5ou0JsPGY4Kar1S-PkmEMFwzwgMcYfLt4c0o2s5FQPB-xWYgu9nFIWShaKe3EPlgbpbz9exsqxWa1roVx3afC_e7Z9rUIJs3MTAIqY813fv-zjrhggxeX8/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+00197.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525878042863299890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT08U7JXBev105eHvu94Vd5ou0JsPGY4Kar1S-PkmEMFwzwgMcYfLt4c0o2s5FQPB-xWYgu9nFIWShaKe3EPlgbpbz9exsqxWa1roVx3afC_e7Z9rUIJs3MTAIqY813fv-zjrhggxeX8/s640/2009+1206+Paris+00197.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Le Passage du Grand Cerf (Big Deer Passage) is found just off Rue St. Denis in the neighborhood of Montorgueil. Designed in the 19th Century to protect pedestrians from mud and horse-drawn carriages, this elegant passage has been restored to its original grandeur. There are at least five of these passages clustered between Rue Etienne Marcel and Rue Réamur and others a short walk away.</div><div><br /></div><div>Grand Cerf is distinctive in the height of the windows at 11.8m (almost 39 feet), the highest in Paris, and the unique offerings along the corridor. You will find handcrafted pearl jewelry, artists' workshops, interesting gifts, and recovered objects that have been restored. If you are left with a rainy, cold day in Paris these "shopping arcades" are a great option. Here is a <a href="http://www.passagesetgaleries.org/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>link</strong></span> </a>(en français) for all the passages, descriptions, and locations in Paris.</div><div><br /></div><div><em>Note: You need to be attentive as many of the entrances are almost hidden from the main streets</em>.</div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Le Passage du Grand Cerf</div><div align="center">145, rue St Denis</div><div align="center">Métro Etienne Marcel</div><div></div><div></div><div></div>

Le Passage du Grand Cerf

Le Passage du Grand Cerf (Big Deer Passage) is found just off Rue St. Denis in the neighborhood of Montorgueil. Designed in the 19th Century...

10:01 PM

Bois Violette -- Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0pjoa6kAyu_P7gdqxl92Q-4ev3Y27WyeoIc9E5WY_aYUHbrkdwR66wv8R1xoi900pfs10Zvr0K-u_YnhOmjtreOE-mfdovX4vl031XkhfkTlqhsJTYPusZxnvcZXbR7v4XspJYUhpOk/s1600/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0608cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525466768119783570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0pjoa6kAyu_P7gdqxl92Q-4ev3Y27WyeoIc9E5WY_aYUHbrkdwR66wv8R1xoi900pfs10Zvr0K-u_YnhOmjtreOE-mfdovX4vl031XkhfkTlqhsJTYPusZxnvcZXbR7v4XspJYUhpOk/s640/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0608cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I am a color girl -- rouge, jaune, orange, vert, rose foncé, turquoise, violet<br /><br />So, when I saw this façade of violet with vivid flowers, it called to me. The name of this belle boutique de fleurs has a name reminiscent of a famous perfume fragrance: <a href="http://www.sergelutens.com/vente/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Serge Lutens'</strong></span> </a>Bois de Violette.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtBT282hNhcOuVUuR6xvuBlbvhL-PclnKI6aOlSasig8nYS6ElewO2OMNJTaRvhrQtZkBVwVIe_nEy7KabJPvkTAjiSHZg0hEgUd00601w37qfMjCvGRcX39E3uab8paeTIcHVuvjK1k/s1600/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0609cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525489698301614354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtBT282hNhcOuVUuR6xvuBlbvhL-PclnKI6aOlSasig8nYS6ElewO2OMNJTaRvhrQtZkBVwVIe_nEy7KabJPvkTAjiSHZg0hEgUd00601w37qfMjCvGRcX39E3uab8paeTIcHVuvjK1k/s200/2010+0618+Paris+DSC_0609cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />We'll visit great perfume houses of Paris another day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Bois Violette</em></div><em>7, rue Pont aux Choux</em> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(See all the weekend reflections at James' </span><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/chrysler-building-weekend-reflections.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Newtown Area Photo</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span></div>

Bois Violette -- Reflection

I am a color girl -- rouge, jaune, orange, vert, rose foncé, turquoise, violet So, when I saw this façade of violet with vivid flowers, it c...

10:01 PM

Les Chaussures pour les hommes

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvRxGu4EfW3jI_YPjEyZ2Fyq1aR5YWwP1KZ3Q-O5_q3azLq5OSyrwihF89orcQp5zt0xzyclgludaG9ojuioX28CHofp8CZYe-XlNFV8kIJxTNVJ_b7H28Hhutxvi4gA2-Oh_1M5WZrk/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+00213cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525136282964179954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvRxGu4EfW3jI_YPjEyZ2Fyq1aR5YWwP1KZ3Q-O5_q3azLq5OSyrwihF89orcQp5zt0xzyclgludaG9ojuioX28CHofp8CZYe-XlNFV8kIJxTNVJ_b7H28Hhutxvi4gA2-Oh_1M5WZrk/s640/2009+1206+Paris+00213cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Window shopping turned up these stylish and trendy men's shoes at <a href="http://www.qype.fr/place/1137750-Kabuki-Hommes-Paris"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Kabuki </strong></span></a>on Rue Etienne Marcel. I snapped a photo as the studs in these chaussures caught my eye, thinking at first that they were rhinestones. Thankfully, they were not.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I left these sitting in that store window knowing that my southern sweetheart would not likely wear them. Traditional shape, comfortable, practical for professional job.... okay. Studs? Uh, no.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Do you know someone who might be interested in these shoes?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Kabuki</em> </div><div align="center"><em>25, rue Etienne Marcel</em></div><div align="center"> </div>

Les Chaussures pour les hommes

Window shopping turned up these stylish and trendy men's shoes at Kabuki on Rue Etienne Marcel. I snapped a photo as the studs in these ...

10:01 PM

Château de Chambord

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfyrZCl6kYKEjcnRsLH7ewWBCxNniLgn3F0p76r5oV3eW-_LtQvxsayHC5ymdVn1fmPLLGr733bj4K8dbrb2f_8DjEkRT5-Pwy7z3DCp1GftDaE5pISic9NSTBUB0r3IzHpThudo_OtI/s1600/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524760771094563666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfyrZCl6kYKEjcnRsLH7ewWBCxNniLgn3F0p76r5oV3eW-_LtQvxsayHC5ymdVn1fmPLLGr733bj4K8dbrb2f_8DjEkRT5-Pwy7z3DCp1GftDaE5pISic9NSTBUB0r3IzHpThudo_OtI/s640/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The castles in the Loire Valley are an easy day-trip out of Paris. To say that Château de Chambord is enormous just does not cover it. Consider that it has 426 rooms, 80 staircases, 282 fireplaces, a double-helix staircase, a moat, a flamboyant roof (originally designed to look like the skyline of Constantinople) all of which is surrounded by a wall 32km long. The estate is the same area as Inner Paris... Well, you get the idea. It is at least ten times larger than enormous.<br /><br />During WWII, Chambord was used to store art from French museums including the Louvre. As many as 5000 crates were protected here, one of which contained the Mona Lisa. You can read much more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and <a href="http://www.37-online.net/gb/castles/chambord_gb.php"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.<br /><br />Built in th 16th Century as a hunting lodge, it was rarely inhabited, drafty, and bitter cold in the winter.

Château de Chambord

The castles in the Loire Valley are an easy day-trip out of Paris. To say that Château de Chambord is enormous just does not cover it. Consi...

10:01 PM

Le Chien I

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXU8rg5SP8vJ6DlywphyphenhyphenDCO0XVzx-lZdCa6Tf_kqT-7aXqSeJgFIyLykNimKAyO_wPHpT4VTYSvctQQHXqISQ5zI0NJMdIgf1p5RfPLCF7kiaE3pTdwtQq5iRhNOyfQtB3gAuKNHJiGM/s1600/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0272cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524312872912177410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXU8rg5SP8vJ6DlywphyphenhyphenDCO0XVzx-lZdCa6Tf_kqT-7aXqSeJgFIyLykNimKAyO_wPHpT4VTYSvctQQHXqISQ5zI0NJMdIgf1p5RfPLCF7kiaE3pTdwtQq5iRhNOyfQtB3gAuKNHJiGM/s640/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0272cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>After lunch in the 17ième arr. we ran into this perky little pooch. His owner was chatting away with a friend on the street while le chien gave me several different poses.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixQbo1nI19MDkxo0UhyphenhyphenZRukDqXDv1joMIOBs7I2xRC31rEJAARyKXMM6vJ0gHw7PjW4Y0k4nhRput5IpEyPC9YhENdxywwt248C_tMPKNvTaA5ks1AJvBN3-efdmBDr0XC5V688-b0oA/s1600/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0270cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524317006581767650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixQbo1nI19MDkxo0UhyphenhyphenZRukDqXDv1joMIOBs7I2xRC31rEJAARyKXMM6vJ0gHw7PjW4Y0k4nhRput5IpEyPC9YhENdxywwt248C_tMPKNvTaA5ks1AJvBN3-efdmBDr0XC5V688-b0oA/s320/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0270cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 310px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>It is no secret that les Parisiens love their dogs and it would be difficult to walk down any <em>trottoir</em> in Paris and not spy at least one "owner on a leash."<br /><br />Some petits chiens get to ride in chic designer bags. All pups can enjoy déjeuner in the cafés and bistrots. </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="right"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>C'est la belle vie!</strong></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauTE_TOcbJxknECHV-kqiZBDNyaYDF9lBm8MpVFD4EwkMPPQgjJ6zaR_e3bnjVYJ_Y6rHx-HrjtCfUo57YkndyxijCOQen7aRBTbL0VuBeS4Nh70Dp0z-K31hUrMr1RFqIN3l3Wi4g0g/s1600/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0254cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524322075389395138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauTE_TOcbJxknECHV-kqiZBDNyaYDF9lBm8MpVFD4EwkMPPQgjJ6zaR_e3bnjVYJ_Y6rHx-HrjtCfUo57YkndyxijCOQen7aRBTbL0VuBeS4Nh70Dp0z-K31hUrMr1RFqIN3l3Wi4g0g/s320/2010+0616+Paris+DSC_0254cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 264px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Le Chien I

After lunch in the 17ième arr. we ran into this perky little pooch. His owner was chatting away with a friend on the street while le chien g...

10:01 PM

In the Métro

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrplIVRNmAioohA5pLQZsQa8kNG0_RxxLA4kGiSSvij6GswTRtYufC4pi873hyCxXqhWF61m9dRPVJ3TwW8-IZwNBWiOaCu6jj-dL4lSBouWqXPOJ2sHIqudm10qM-P6LywXKZFwA4us/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+00187sharp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524006376499960962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrplIVRNmAioohA5pLQZsQa8kNG0_RxxLA4kGiSSvij6GswTRtYufC4pi873hyCxXqhWF61m9dRPVJ3TwW8-IZwNBWiOaCu6jj-dL4lSBouWqXPOJ2sHIqudm10qM-P6LywXKZFwA4us/s640/2009+1206+Paris+00187sharp.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" /></a><br />On a long ride in the Métro, my daughter Holly and I watched a group of mischievous boys.  They were accompanied by their teacher, probably on a field trip, in a group of about ten children.  <br /><br />As riders exited and entered the train at each Métro stop, these three would crowd around the door with a sheet of paper which they had torn into long strips.  They would position the paper to hang out of the closing door which would then flap and tear away in the breeze of the speeding train. As the door opened at the next stop they would burst into laughter to see what was left of the paper.  This scenario was repeated at each stop.  The teacher gave them one stern glance but all the other Métro riders pretended not to notice.  Holly and I conspired with their antics and I asked them to give me a pose as we exited.  <br /><br />Et voilà!  Can you tell which one was the ringleader?

In the Métro

On a long ride in the Métro, my daughter Holly and I watched a group of mischievous boys. They were accompanied by their teacher, probably ...

10:01 PM

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

There are so many interesting aspects of this famous Cathedral. Here is a view of the south façade of Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris .

10:01 PM

La Tour Eiffel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr15VblRZXHFxZiJhR3jSD0rGyevCppWknO_sHFSeqRpBL7HbNFPH6gZpiWliYoOXdw6zSrkDOtRPI6hU26AvqR09W6f51TwR5snl5oJPvw94D8zm9EyAaup14NTdlBuM_MG1CfBTq5I/s1600/2010+0920+Paris+DSC_0086cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522845602061457634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr15VblRZXHFxZiJhR3jSD0rGyevCppWknO_sHFSeqRpBL7HbNFPH6gZpiWliYoOXdw6zSrkDOtRPI6hU26AvqR09W6f51TwR5snl5oJPvw94D8zm9EyAaup14NTdlBuM_MG1CfBTq5I/s640/2010+0920+Paris+DSC_0086cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well, I needed a little lift today at the end of a long week. What better way to achieve that than to gaze at this well-known landmark that always gives my heart a "flutter." </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />Getting the night shots with the paparazzi-gang of Janet, Marie, Mary, Maya, and Virginia made for a special evening in the glow of <a href="http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/index.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>La Tour</strong></span></a>.</div>

La Tour Eiffel

Well, I needed a little lift today at the end of a long week. What better way to achieve that than to gaze at this well-known landmark that ...

10:01 PM

My Home Design

Métro, Boulot, Dodo....

La Chapelle -- Château de Chenonceau

Side by side

Driving Miss Daisy -- Reflection

Umphhh!

Lonesome cherub

Ladurée II

Rose foncé et orange

Église Saint Paul Saint Louis

Les chaussures VII

Fountains of Pol Bury -- Reflection

Supporting the city

Rainy Day in Paris

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Désolée

Eglise Saint Roch

Petit Palais

Une Vitrine Élégante -- Reflection

Alley of Trees

Le Printemps -- en été

Coquilles St Jacques

Palais de Tokyo -- This is art?

Basilique Sainte Clotilde

Le Passage du Grand Cerf

Bois Violette -- Reflection

Les Chaussures pour les hommes

Château de Chambord

Le Chien I

In the Métro

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

La Tour Eiffel

Popular Posts

Blog Archive