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Basilique Saint Denis - les colonnes et les arcs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekup5I-Grlbt0FMEhJmfl237KPFRl80MCoXQsAwxIIcP0pXZeajMM-QCuLpQBD8kTb6YrnsTkdO_v35cFM5If3U2qhtJ-Bgpx-a5kDGSPZkMH_HRhOsSAd0EKcVBTHb4_XUu3u3yTg-k/s1600/2012+jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekup5I-Grlbt0FMEhJmfl237KPFRl80MCoXQsAwxIIcP0pXZeajMM-QCuLpQBD8kTb6YrnsTkdO_v35cFM5If3U2qhtJ-Bgpx-a5kDGSPZkMH_HRhOsSAd0EKcVBTHb4_XUu3u3yTg-k/s640/2012+jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" vca="true" 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;">Basilique Saint Denis</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;">a delicate balance of columns and arches</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a visual puzzle of architecture, stained glass, and sculptures...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">astonishing</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></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>Basilique Saint Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>93200 Saint-Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Line 13, Métro Basilique de Saint Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Basilique Saint Denis - les colonnes et les arcs

Basilique Saint Denis a delicate balance of columns and arches a visual puzzle of architecture, stained glass, and sculptures... astonishing...

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Parc de Monceau - les enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVyj_tqbRM_-hiG8kqPv4Ytqv-Sk1ZOmxi_JXl7xzcmSVtvDm0SJBLIPcJS-QqNi52JoAbMcTW6X8RchYKbyI_NsGQijEcsuV6iracd2mKN9mp5YS6tJIPFg4R5PI3eTEweh2z8OPVTg/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVyj_tqbRM_-hiG8kqPv4Ytqv-Sk1ZOmxi_JXl7xzcmSVtvDm0SJBLIPcJS-QqNi52JoAbMcTW6X8RchYKbyI_NsGQijEcsuV6iracd2mKN9mp5YS6tJIPFg4R5PI3eTEweh2z8OPVTg/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0208.jpg" vca="true" width="628" /></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;">Parc de Monceau offers something for everyone...</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 carrousel (Jules Verne), honey bees, benches, a circular path for walking or running, sculptures, lawns for lounging (yes!), a pond with ducks, many shade trees, and a large play area for chidren.</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;">I make a visit here almost every trip to Paris</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>Parc de Monceau</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Boulevard des Courcelles</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(five entrances around the park)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Monceau</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - les enfants

Parc de Monceau offers something for everyone... a carrousel (Jules Verne), honey bees, benches, a circular path for walking or running, scu...

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La vie dans un café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJt7j0uB4TtMwYZIP0f7m9BKKhknZ-nROVG9ghbMUTMQ978pCpT53hKPirE32KQVbTzBkzlJT49uMG28i72sQvllxztwS4ZDxgrg9E0WL3fXmo7_fAAekENx5ppClDPwubxrdxWDoloY/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4954DSC_4953.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/AVvXsEidJt7j0uB4TtMwYZIP0f7m9BKKhknZ-nROVG9ghbMUTMQ978pCpT53hKPirE32KQVbTzBkzlJT49uMG28i72sQvllxztwS4ZDxgrg9E0WL3fXmo7_fAAekENx5ppClDPwubxrdxWDoloY/s640/2012+Mar+29_4954DSC_4953.jpg" width="446" /></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;">A midmorning breakfast at the <br />romantique and historic Brasserie du Louvre...</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 wonderful menu</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...Champagne with your eggs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...beautifully appointed </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...charming rod and curtains painted for privacy</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;">Can you spot the American tourist?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">tsk-tsk-tsk</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Brasserie du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place du Palais Royal</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

La vie dans un café

A midmorning breakfast at the romantique and historic Brasserie du Louvre... ...a wonderful menu ...Champagne with your eggs ...beautifully ...

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Bistrot Victoires - avec mes amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF1lSu1jBiyWHTmcTnKByCP2y3fpXwOagD5SvIE66pjNJXkBcGiwUKIM3nfZzLMupFmTkeHK3K1V-AozBCRtuAb-eW6AeiOW73svNkvMpwU5lHj0fgNDTw8qLz5bPkutfnlGU9rT5KZY/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF1lSu1jBiyWHTmcTnKByCP2y3fpXwOagD5SvIE66pjNJXkBcGiwUKIM3nfZzLMupFmTkeHK3K1V-AozBCRtuAb-eW6AeiOW73svNkvMpwU5lHj0fgNDTw8qLz5bPkutfnlGU9rT5KZY/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0032.jpg" vca="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is there anything better than Champagne with friends in Paris?</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;">Of course not!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Café, Bar, Brasserie, Bistrot Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue la Vrillière</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides</em></span>

Bistrot Victoires - avec mes amis

Is there anything better than Champagne with friends in Paris? Of course not! Café, Bar, Brasserie, Bistrot Victoires 6, rue la Vrillière 75...

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Square Boucicaut - en l'été

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqVmPJS9JgebnJIJmMXJx-6_yFHTGt4n1Q6USwyKM4pGuTLVaI1JVENpjrNYIZGWQw9Gr2D5t7lkz42ygBscFkUyHVOEJXoejvpkReUyB_7jKNUpIL7blBpmfM1Wlqdkm_vKGXphvoYQ/s1600/2010+june+17-18+DSC_0562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqVmPJS9JgebnJIJmMXJx-6_yFHTGt4n1Q6USwyKM4pGuTLVaI1JVENpjrNYIZGWQw9Gr2D5t7lkz42ygBscFkUyHVOEJXoejvpkReUyB_7jKNUpIL7blBpmfM1Wlqdkm_vKGXphvoYQ/s640/2010+june+17-18+DSC_0562.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Square Boucicaut</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;">Early in the morning, this little pocket of a park was empty </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">except for the gardener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paris is often late to rise,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and you can have her almost to yourself </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">if you are an early bird.</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>Square Boucicaut</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>entre Rue de Babylone et Rue de Sèvres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Sèvres-Babylone</em></span>

Square Boucicaut - en l'été

Square Boucicaut Early in the morning, this little pocket of a park was empty except for the gardener. Paris is often late to rise, and y...

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Le Nemours - être obligé d'attendre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW19NgrnOTkgEAijPYrnKm-5Qa5v-qatBqw1OLFsSJce1GjGRhAuQUtBPV_2fVPpIN8InLxjG3MTdndSl5RklqceLDlYYUnk-EivUBd2seZRZfSzf6PYtfaHM4lHGzxx9UyMZgGRqokWY/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4952DSC_4951.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/AVvXsEiW19NgrnOTkgEAijPYrnKm-5Qa5v-qatBqw1OLFsSJce1GjGRhAuQUtBPV_2fVPpIN8InLxjG3MTdndSl5RklqceLDlYYUnk-EivUBd2seZRZfSzf6PYtfaHM4lHGzxx9UyMZgGRqokWY/s640/2012+Mar+29_4952DSC_4951.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kept waiting at le Nemours....</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;">At least there is much to catch one's interest near Palais Royal, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Comédie Française, Place Colette...</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 a glass of bubbly?</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><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Café le Nemours</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>2, galerie de Nemours</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Colette at Palais Royal</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</em></span>

Le Nemours - être obligé d'attendre

Kept waiting at le Nemours.... At least there is much to catch one's interest near Palais Royal, Comédie Française, Place Colette... How...

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Le Carrousel de Nogent - Carrousel XXIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjlWfTzIrG283NrDFR1FfSSq53TMb5j30ibbo8DoG22yIRLBzZjDCdUZg6Cu1iNra4pg6BTBdbgE8SCTIIzdMRUSLLP56ZqRnLlq0OnlVUXgiX_gK8sjUoHliAinsZc3ZZG67FCBMOY/s1600/2010+june+19+DSC_0818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjlWfTzIrG283NrDFR1FfSSq53TMb5j30ibbo8DoG22yIRLBzZjDCdUZg6Cu1iNra4pg6BTBdbgE8SCTIIzdMRUSLLP56ZqRnLlq0OnlVUXgiX_gK8sjUoHliAinsZc3ZZG67FCBMOY/s640/2010+june+19+DSC_0818.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just outside of Paris in Nogent-sur-Marne is this enclosed carousel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">which I featured almost two years ago </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/le-carrousel-de-nogent.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The enclosure allows this merry-go-round confection </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to be enjoyed in all seasons with seating both inside and out. </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;">I will have to return to get a closer photo of the spaceship </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the old cars in their counter clockwise rotation.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My blog friend and artist </span><a href="http://www.shellsherree.com/2012/06/francophile-friday-cirque-du-carrousel.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shell Sheree</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> has a lovely interpretation of this carousel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and I encourage you to visit and see her ink and watercolor selections.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb5cK5mz2CF5zMs7Fuaw55YmddmoTOEdfkdBxYGocv8KxV5w0ARKbtpeA3_6rZ1GaYy1qgrrjjsYXziEHZBNAP2LHfYX4fUJoJVE8KxTKnwY-Y7REFj1uH_Ma07e2SVAxs_XF5AT_-hc/s1600/shellsherree-carrouselNogen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb5cK5mz2CF5zMs7Fuaw55YmddmoTOEdfkdBxYGocv8KxV5w0ARKbtpeA3_6rZ1GaYy1qgrrjjsYXziEHZBNAP2LHfYX4fUJoJVE8KxTKnwY-Y7REFj1uH_Ma07e2SVAxs_XF5AT_-hc/s320/shellsherree-carrouselNogen.jpg" width="320" /></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: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">l'Esplanade de l'Hôtel de Ville</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nogent-sur-Marne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(just east of Bois de Vincennes)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Carrousel de Nogent - Carrousel XXIII

Just outside of Paris in Nogent-sur-Marne is this enclosed carousel which I featured almost two years ago here . The enclosure allows this ...

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Église Saint-Sulpice

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bhpF4fiDlnGomKyNKUBGg9zr38OB3T3TTrTNgUlOOqZ9ymc4HSqm1ynwudMOLa57iyvI44BTi0c_YrDfQVIlWx9CisNN019R_qmlfnY20Awi1POPQ_zYKrDJU0XHkgAziPfEKoyukgQ/s1600/2012+April+1_5695DSC_5819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bhpF4fiDlnGomKyNKUBGg9zr38OB3T3TTrTNgUlOOqZ9ymc4HSqm1ynwudMOLa57iyvI44BTi0c_YrDfQVIlWx9CisNN019R_qmlfnY20Awi1POPQ_zYKrDJU0XHkgAziPfEKoyukgQ/s640/2012+April+1_5695DSC_5819.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Saint-Sulpice, at 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame making it the second largest church in Paris.  Peter (Peter's Paris), my husband and I made a visit on the afternoon of Palm Sunday this year and found what seemed to be thousands of chairs for the congregation.  There were several women selling palm fronds on the front steps, and the church seemed alive with the activities of the day.</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;">This church has been the center of events in history and in recent years became a tourist destination due to  Dan Brown's <em>The Da Vinci Code</em>.  There is much of interest here and I will bring you back again.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</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>Église Saint-Sulpice</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Saint-Sulpice</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75006, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Sulpice

Saint-Sulpice, at 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame making it the second larg...

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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 dîner et du vin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7DBPrfU7z5zKL0W3cg78k_eaZINIm_MORRQRF7y0HFBQD5Iga_ENuYabtH6flZgTns87qwoU3ppAcVA5jG8npwaT_0cj-6s1EeK8xc9tc_RSjAQGSFABK1XqgwZSKM21qo3QeqaaXPs/s1600/2011+april+day+5+DSC_0004.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/AVvXsEhG7DBPrfU7z5zKL0W3cg78k_eaZINIm_MORRQRF7y0HFBQD5Iga_ENuYabtH6flZgTns87qwoU3ppAcVA5jG8npwaT_0cj-6s1EeK8xc9tc_RSjAQGSFABK1XqgwZSKM21qo3QeqaaXPs/s640/2011+april+day+5+DSC_0004.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;">The hazy look of the reflection in this window </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">adds just the right atmosphere for a quiet dinner with wine.</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;">Enjoy some quiet time this weekend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Passage Saint Roch</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>15, rue des Pyramides</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métros Pyramides, Tuileries</em></span></div>

Le dîner et du vin

The hazy look of the reflection in this window adds just the right atmosphere for a quiet dinner with wine. Enjoy some quiet time this weeke...

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La Fête de la Musique

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe6OlUxzXTO0xmNhJz5KzvWusaJHZxawKBvZPErdh1dIW-DVRVNYZtC3qRmK3S6aIG_ScqunqPBM8Mx5gFrtkP3fuNhc-XPLnIgqp7Swlz8hr0wYwBqjQIEk5vaaYE_EVCJ_2g5JR2-U/s1600/2010+june+21+00282cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe6OlUxzXTO0xmNhJz5KzvWusaJHZxawKBvZPErdh1dIW-DVRVNYZtC3qRmK3S6aIG_ScqunqPBM8Mx5gFrtkP3fuNhc-XPLnIgqp7Swlz8hr0wYwBqjQIEk5vaaYE_EVCJ_2g5JR2-U/s640/2010+june+21+00282cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fête de la Musique</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">21 juin</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;">I have been thinking about this wonderful day of music in Paris and all of France this week, knowing that today is "the day."  Two years ago I was in Paris with friends Marie, Virginia, and Mary and have special memories about the fun we all had that week, meeting new friends and on this day enjoying music all over the city.</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;">Marie and I finished the day at Le Pré aux Clercs sitting on the terrace in front of the open windows enjoying the soft sounds of a jazz quartet.  L'heure bleue turned to a clear night filled with the sounds of music.</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;">I will not be there this year but will try to enact a bit of that atmosphere at home.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What a great celebration to welcome summer!</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>Le Pré aux Clercs</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>30, rue Bonaparte</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75006, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

La Fête de la Musique

Fête de la Musique 21 juin I have been thinking about this wonderful day of music in Paris and all of France this week, knowing that today i...

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Dragon in the Louvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3l2fPqym3NrhQZFiVA_bI51h3pTRJHlh6wIlGDtF7UnDl7uN7ZV3bAUl0voXui3MXmrySpvEbqAL_D4JBs2qegaSG9d99kTOuR27QJvapZyB35mwhsbsYXP10udfMDIt9oIb7JzcxjI/s1600/2012+Louvre+-+March+ipad+photo.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/AVvXsEhk3l2fPqym3NrhQZFiVA_bI51h3pTRJHlh6wIlGDtF7UnDl7uN7ZV3bAUl0voXui3MXmrySpvEbqAL_D4JBs2qegaSG9d99kTOuR27QJvapZyB35mwhsbsYXP10udfMDIt9oIb7JzcxjI/s640/2012+Louvre+-+March+ipad+photo.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;">I almost missed this cranky dragon, but after shooting the elegant staircase, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I turned and saw him just this close.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would say that he got up on the wrong side of the bed!</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;">I am going to add him to my Louvre scavenger hunt list.  Do you want to play?</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Louvre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span>

Dragon in the Louvre

I almost missed this cranky dragon, but after shooting the elegant staircase, I turned and saw him just this close. I would say that he got...

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Scarlet on Rue de Courcelles

Scarlet on Rue de Courcelles

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Reading in Square Rene-Viviani

Reading in Square Rene-Viviani

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdX_kUL0j84CRhogvdd_SG3rlk5cFbnoRBV0h6eu6apwGsBIFuE2ILgEq75BPDpf_hk7wnD2Kb4QaYppLFsUEIQqjt4V-DcFx2TrKvsyfUPmc852ND-nU0u4IDaFXFkGGpx6Kbgk9121w/s1600/2010+june+00183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdX_kUL0j84CRhogvdd_SG3rlk5cFbnoRBV0h6eu6apwGsBIFuE2ILgEq75BPDpf_hk7wnD2Kb4QaYppLFsUEIQqjt4V-DcFx2TrKvsyfUPmc852ND-nU0u4IDaFXFkGGpx6Kbgk9121w/s640/2010+june+00183.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;">Red roses, some past the full bloom, add color to the stone face of Notre Dame</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(taken from Square René-Viviani)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">6, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame</span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Red roses, some past the full bloom, add color to the stone face of Notre Dame (taken from Square René-Viviani) bon dimanche Cathédrale Notr...

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Dodo Manège - Carrousel XXII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA01-KZoyA_n9C8yDKG8ZHfbOXDoc8qyM2eEN68t-iewHrQfhyphenhyphennJocn4R7YFRO6l6hZ-8E8WBU8G5_v0C-jGN3AXeak8DdK8jeaW0aaSuXztO9IFiX_XYdguI3yK0NYjv9a6H679LZ_Y/s1600/2010+jun+20+DSC_1002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA01-KZoyA_n9C8yDKG8ZHfbOXDoc8qyM2eEN68t-iewHrQfhyphenhyphennJocn4R7YFRO6l6hZ-8E8WBU8G5_v0C-jGN3AXeak8DdK8jeaW0aaSuXztO9IFiX_XYdguI3yK0NYjv9a6H679LZ_Y/s640/2010+jun+20+DSC_1002.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;">Dodo Manège </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;">This is a unique little carrousel tucked away in Jardin des Plantes, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">well-known by the children of Paris. </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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>You can see an overview photo I posted </em></span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/dodo-manege-un-carrousel.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>here</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Dodo Manège</em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Jardin des Plantes (southeast entrance)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Gare D'Austerlitz</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Dodo Manège - Carrousel XXII

Dodo Manège This is a unique little carrousel tucked away in Jardin des Plantes, well-known by the children of Paris. You can see an overvi...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - bateau à voile

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPElMWcX0_kCqrEchHkQRq-Er05SL9Inom2jK1UkB0zGWCCkBm8QeolaK5UQ75zcgimXWJBrL_PLNsZkkxaS21jvCVSVETOSUgucG8E-4g695buHGedSpVxt0AGGw3MOtUUrJ0r9v-j1s/s1600/2012+april+1++5667DSC_5751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPElMWcX0_kCqrEchHkQRq-Er05SL9Inom2jK1UkB0zGWCCkBm8QeolaK5UQ75zcgimXWJBrL_PLNsZkkxaS21jvCVSVETOSUgucG8E-4g695buHGedSpVxt0AGGw3MOtUUrJ0r9v-j1s/s640/2012+april+1++5667DSC_5751.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;">Please disregard my earlier comments on "Paris colors" as apparently <em>rose foncé</em>, or bright pink as I would call it <strong><u>is</u></strong> quite popular in the city as seen here on this little boat in the center of the hexagon basin of Jardin du Luxembourg.</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;">May your sails be full as you head into the weekend </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a nice reflection on the previous week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></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>Hexagon basin</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Jardin du Luxembourg</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75006, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(For more reflections come to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-at-beach-weekend-reflections-142.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong>James' Weekend Reflections</strong></span></a>!)</em></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - bateau à voile

Please disregard my earlier comments on "Paris colors" as apparently rose foncé , or bright pink as I would call it is quite popu...

8:01 PM

Louvre - Hippomenes et Atalanta

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV85ocni7pizeNbrl-a99aYfWDR8I3h95Ge4Eq8Q3rhMiOHy7oMUedfc5gfYG1zTKl8TTMa5yNVdMIF46FhfyR-GQiE3w-d6xs048CzaMmsTxuhYmhNIhZsxsMWVTwkkJlWzncr1z00E/s1600/2012++Mar+29_5165DSC_5160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV85ocni7pizeNbrl-a99aYfWDR8I3h95Ge4Eq8Q3rhMiOHy7oMUedfc5gfYG1zTKl8TTMa5yNVdMIF46FhfyR-GQiE3w-d6xs048CzaMmsTxuhYmhNIhZsxsMWVTwkkJlWzncr1z00E/s640/2012++Mar+29_5165DSC_5160.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Photographing these sculptures in Cour Marly at the Louvre on my last visit, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I recalled having seen them in a different setting.  </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;"><u>First, the story</u>:</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;">From Greek mythology, Atalanta was a huntress who agreed to marry any man that could outrun her in a race.  Hippomenes fell in love with her and prayed to Aphrodite to help him.  In response she gave him three irresistible gold apples to help him in the race.  As they ran, Hippomenes tossed the apples at intervals to distract Atalanta therefore winning the race and her hand in marriage.</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;"><u>Now, the other sighting</u>:</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;">In the frozen cold of December, these Greek heroes were racing on a frozen pond of Jardin des Tuileries as I noted in a </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/02/jardin-des-tuileries-en-hiver.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>post of February 3, 2011</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfxHNpJn3zC1HNs0lD3ylqXmk4TrEqS4TwfK51hlESWzSlePlOPpLnGMPxoeTtK3NAcUVRls230CEB3o3oqRUQ659NrhMSPOWFJ0Kabl38QXLndbB5CrtKbnz9SRpPbavA0Lc7LUpjnM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="451" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfxHNpJn3zC1HNs0lD3ylqXmk4TrEqS4TwfK51hlESWzSlePlOPpLnGMPxoeTtK3NAcUVRls230CEB3o3oqRUQ659NrhMSPOWFJ0Kabl38QXLndbB5CrtKbnz9SRpPbavA0Lc7LUpjnM/s640/2010+dec+paris+4+DSC_0114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cour Marly, Louvre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span>

Louvre - Hippomenes et Atalanta

Photographing these sculptures in Cour Marly at the Louvre on my last visit, I recalled having seen them in a different setting. First, the...

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Bar de l'Echelle - café en rose foncé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup1tFEjfekBCwNc7CNPx0_W_ixpJ-Zyu-AAvBRdfqOuENdjiB93_ufmq7a59BUN8RsBEQNsOxecy7K0DIoib3-0d274nmQNRmd-xcV89uZ_aKLdf23Br5CdJ7DFFoaEvEGjWR70XgF5Y/s1600/2011+Mar+29_5191+DSC_5186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup1tFEjfekBCwNc7CNPx0_W_ixpJ-Zyu-AAvBRdfqOuENdjiB93_ufmq7a59BUN8RsBEQNsOxecy7K0DIoib3-0d274nmQNRmd-xcV89uZ_aKLdf23Br5CdJ7DFFoaEvEGjWR70XgF5Y/s640/2011+Mar+29_5191+DSC_5186.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;">Although this café terrace is not in a traditional color scheme, I was tempted to have a seat with my bright orange coat and multi-colored scarf just to make a fashion statement.  </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;">Often in Paris it is necessary to stand out from the other twenty cafés that line the street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would say that De l'Echelle has found one way.</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>Bar de l'Echelle</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>2, rue de l'Echelle</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Bar de l'Echelle - café en rose foncé

Although this café terrace is not in a traditional color scheme, I was tempted to have a seat with my bright orange coat and multi-colored s...

8:01 PM

Pont des Arts - l'amour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s640/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" width="428" /></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;">Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ...</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;">Paris in love</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;">It is just not the same anywhere else</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>Pont des Arts</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;"><br /> </div>

Pont des Arts - l'amour

Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ... Paris in love It is just not the same anywhere else Pont des Arts 75001, Par...

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Vernissage - Natasha Lythgoe "Opening"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoYDSJAKwS0_sPT0OFw9VVpjjIlsgkxeHXceTRDij55b0NOj8A1vkduRhZYuo6z2f6UYjfVVeLW4l8Lt21LzPBKFynx5GIwayIRmjPOoYlxScGAl_WBv6YIE2BQsDtROwcDjz5l8nMSU/s1600/birdcage-49-fd67f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoYDSJAKwS0_sPT0OFw9VVpjjIlsgkxeHXceTRDij55b0NOj8A1vkduRhZYuo6z2f6UYjfVVeLW4l8Lt21LzPBKFynx5GIwayIRmjPOoYlxScGAl_WBv6YIE2BQsDtROwcDjz5l8nMSU/s640/birdcage-49-fd67f.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Image copyright © Natasha Lythgoe - All rights reserved</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: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Natasha Lythgoe "Opening"</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;"><a href="http://www.natashalythgoe.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>Natasha Lythgoe</strong></span></a> is a young British photographer who has worked as a professional for the past 15 years and will have her first solo exhibition in Paris at <a href="http://www.centre-iris.fr/spip.php?article231" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>Centre Iris</strong></span></a> beginning June 13 through September 15, 2012.   Over the past 8 years she has had nearly 1000 students in her photography courses from those who are new to photography to more advanced students.  She has a degree in fine art and is currently completing her MA in Photography.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, if you are in Paris this week, you have an opportunity to meet this artist at the vernissage as she welcomes you at Centre Iris on rue Saint-Martin.  Natasha and I have not met face-to-face but I am looking forward to the opportunity on my next visit to Paris.  How I wish that I was in Paris to join Natasha and many of you for this opening event.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Tant pis pour moi.</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdlGKiNDkOu111QaUcRHFdo2bKHPF96qGFbejP63rKQjEWBklU41I8LaPXDUs6bIXl4LNooNO7-BesP5RWGOm2W2ziP_d-rxJVgKzAFDWjSZjcjMlRorbFIiPkQO0ovlVRR-2nzbtqS0/s1600/centre+iris+-+Natasha+Lythgoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdlGKiNDkOu111QaUcRHFdo2bKHPF96qGFbejP63rKQjEWBklU41I8LaPXDUs6bIXl4LNooNO7-BesP5RWGOm2W2ziP_d-rxJVgKzAFDWjSZjcjMlRorbFIiPkQO0ovlVRR-2nzbtqS0/s640/centre+iris+-+Natasha+Lythgoe.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KfQqqEuFjfXquwxfNx5jeBHafZ2av27-a33goRq9rS2BGSSGtBYZ-9jS8H3zP4a4kLV0NAUKN2VUEUGOW3CBA6VrnFfNyVDaOwZ93UHPeFXOarfMUnNHkLAq1_hLVjZTxdpkEkjdghk/s1600/natasha-+aaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KfQqqEuFjfXquwxfNx5jeBHafZ2av27-a33goRq9rS2BGSSGtBYZ-9jS8H3zP4a4kLV0NAUKN2VUEUGOW3CBA6VrnFfNyVDaOwZ93UHPeFXOarfMUnNHkLAq1_hLVjZTxdpkEkjdghk/s400/natasha-+aaa.jpg" width="400" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5KT_V-ZMOwvYWSPvBYuetmgnMQwbNdZsK4BJPJ_4v0vSPgxZDxjTcGlmVYCFpcR-KC43gQVPG0D3aDnhB12-AZaeSUSO1lQtKlIhgHalh_94ZyshwrGpeMyixk_qwXvKkcGKNeNCh0k/s1600/natasha+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5KT_V-ZMOwvYWSPvBYuetmgnMQwbNdZsK4BJPJ_4v0vSPgxZDxjTcGlmVYCFpcR-KC43gQVPG0D3aDnhB12-AZaeSUSO1lQtKlIhgHalh_94ZyshwrGpeMyixk_qwXvKkcGKNeNCh0k/s400/natasha+-+1.jpg" width="400" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IMKzXCzs5OTU1WfXK0Da3wakBzcmTI6LKw8JmKuXZS3N-2LrAf88SnfKzTyP04uaeeckSiboqQxM4tQnuycpLYeIgueRYzzbp0d6WDpwTHFEFHpoxfoRlQXexjhbpMenAQSOfADAaXE/s1600/natasha+-+111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IMKzXCzs5OTU1WfXK0Da3wakBzcmTI6LKw8JmKuXZS3N-2LrAf88SnfKzTyP04uaeeckSiboqQxM4tQnuycpLYeIgueRYzzbp0d6WDpwTHFEFHpoxfoRlQXexjhbpMenAQSOfADAaXE/s400/natasha+-+111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it possible for a photograph to have an existence that generates a response, emotion or reflection of its own accord, rather than simply being a representation of elsewhere?</div><br /><br />Imbued with Buddhist philosophies and practices, Natasha Lythgoe’s path has led her through spheres of dance and meditation. Through these practices, she explores re-embodiment, re-connection and the present moment. <br /><br />Sensitive and sensual, viscerally grounded and at the same time transcendent, Natasha Lythgoe invites us to look beyond the trail of photography, so that we not only contemplate that which we are shown, but also experience physiological and psychological responses, and therefore our own personal, intimate relationship to the world at this point in time. The photographs thereby provoke a return to self and to self-awareness. They speak to our eyes of course, but we can also appreciate the images with our ears, feel them in our stomach and through our skin. This visceral yet transcendent quality impels us to reject the notion of photography as merely a process of depiction, and search for meaning behind and between the photographs themselves.<br /><br />Traditional ways of exhibiting images with ideas of completion and sequential order simply don’t fit in this context. To understand the work fully one needs to view each image as part of a whole: the constellation of images within which it is being presented. Each series of images is neither definitive nor frozen in a permanent sequence, and this freedom of movement, this fluidity, creates a sense of free association, of interchangeable patterns.<br /><br />As a result, this body of images which at first glance appears disparate, in fact forms together images which present the possibility of a subject, above and beyond that which is represented, and even beyond that which is being photographed. Bearing in mind this move away from photography’s indexical relationship to the world, a particular object within each image is not the main focus of attention.<br /><br />This distance from what appears to be the ‘subject of’ a particular image, forms part of a theory of non-representation. <br /><br />Natasha Lythgoe’s photography also employs an intellectual approach which is related to Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s concept of ‘deterritorialization’. This concept when applied to art, at the very least, becomes an exploration of not reducing work to the categories which make it make sense.<br /><br />In Natasha Lythgoe’s proposal, nothing is defined - unless it is our perception of life, of nature, of the infinitesimal vibrations that run through our world.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Centre Iris... pour la photographie</em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>238, rue Saint-Martin</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75003, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Vernissage - Natasha Lythgoe "Opening"

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Notre Dame de Chartres - la tour nord

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkV6CJbPR6rAfEvfzEL6se5B3HAHf0AiQtJpp0i3rw1_jEny_GFm_91R7YqMWOzLg4pwxcWHma4Y3DcwpK0qRVpWFnUR5dK9MogTdRH3DvwVIi6QU9Sk-wHvifMQQmOvp0Mr-pNfU-vw/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0136+-+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkV6CJbPR6rAfEvfzEL6se5B3HAHf0AiQtJpp0i3rw1_jEny_GFm_91R7YqMWOzLg4pwxcWHma4Y3DcwpK0qRVpWFnUR5dK9MogTdRH3DvwVIi6QU9Sk-wHvifMQQmOvp0Mr-pNfU-vw/s640/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0136+-+b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Notre Dame de Chartres, commonly known as Chartres Cathedral, is an architectural treasure as well as a destination for pilgrims for over a thousand years.  I have posted previously <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/07/labyrinth-of-chartres-cathedral.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/10/cathedral-of-our-lady-of-chartres.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and <strong><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/malcolm-miller-chartres-cathedral.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">here</span></a></strong>.</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;">This photo was taken as friend Marie and I ascended the narrow, worn steps in the Jehan de Beauce tower.  We walked round and round seeing few others in the tight spiral leading to the very top, a rather small perch from which to view all of Chartres.  This shot is a portion of the buttresses and the 19th century iron roof.  Each rotation on our way to the top provided a vignette beyond the stone windows including gargoyles and other carvings.</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;">If you are in Paris this easy day trip is worth the visit.  Currently the interior is undergoing a major restoration and there may be portions inaccessible to visitors.  The labyrinth has been restored and is open.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Notre Dame de Chartres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chartres, France</em></span>

Notre Dame de Chartres - la tour nord

Notre Dame de Chartres, commonly known as Chartres Cathedral, is an architectural treasure as well as a destination for pilgrims for over a ...

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Hôtel du Nord - IV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyBRwPt33PZ4Au0TZ-YjoWSJskOjh4zxs4bQscKqAuskUimbC20-rkSYOXDZO7tRtCHUvulYMLfC3w0QEYLH1bq3sLJxRenQxfc1qDkuRvyJtbkOUJfbgmGcTEfHSmsGxRAJsVKeFqUI/s1600/2012+april+1+5713DSC_5869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyBRwPt33PZ4Au0TZ-YjoWSJskOjh4zxs4bQscKqAuskUimbC20-rkSYOXDZO7tRtCHUvulYMLfC3w0QEYLH1bq3sLJxRenQxfc1qDkuRvyJtbkOUJfbgmGcTEfHSmsGxRAJsVKeFqUI/s640/2012+april+1+5713DSC_5869.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hôtel du Nord is one of my favorite restaurants </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a neighborhood setting along Canal St. Martin.</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;">On our last night in Paris this April, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">my husband and I enjoyed the company of dear friend Janeen </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and our Paris friend Isabelle.  </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;">Leaving Paris is bittersweet, but always holds the promise of trips to come.</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;"><br /></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hôtel du Nord - IV

Hôtel du Nord is one of my favorite restaurants with a neighborhood setting along Canal St. Martin. On our last night in Paris this April, m...

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Repetto - IX

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBTFtyZ1__WHD5V_kolkn2GKOdL8shPitOao4ABVJvEyExcZz5oanYKRhgLOw60ZeO5qKv9RKtG7FA2VLrcq_EcOrcuQMRdkLLvv6SePqiXhty-Ro4mhy7mnBlVoSusqhlDFCXsAQJQ0/s1600/2012+mar+31+repetto+photo+(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBTFtyZ1__WHD5V_kolkn2GKOdL8shPitOao4ABVJvEyExcZz5oanYKRhgLOw60ZeO5qKv9RKtG7FA2VLrcq_EcOrcuQMRdkLLvv6SePqiXhty-Ro4mhy7mnBlVoSusqhlDFCXsAQJQ0/s640/2012+mar+31+repetto+photo+(16).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dansez!</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 Repetto window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list...</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;">This display in white gives the illusion of petals being blown from a delicate flower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Repetto</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>22, rue de la Paix</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Opéra</em></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">(For more reflections, see <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a>)</span></em></div>

Repetto - IX

Dansez! The Repetto window on Rue de la Paix is always on my list... This display in white gives the illusion of petals being blown from a d...

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Montmartre - des tissus

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKfJuPoZg5srUllZ9rsssZaab7IEMTtD7F21dp42cyJ86mwMkAKQs3hyphenhyphen9igD7YIhg6EKH-n9Fl5RKOxbjP_djfVlAhC812D5JE04wufUgVm72Nv5YlTtZLX-alRnBKG-9ZEjPSPg2R3o/s1600/2011+nov+day+5+2nd+DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKfJuPoZg5srUllZ9rsssZaab7IEMTtD7F21dp42cyJ86mwMkAKQs3hyphenhyphen9igD7YIhg6EKH-n9Fl5RKOxbjP_djfVlAhC812D5JE04wufUgVm72Nv5YlTtZLX-alRnBKG-9ZEjPSPg2R3o/s640/2011+nov+day+5+2nd+DSC_0017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the streets just below Sacré Coeur are many fabric merchants.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some, like this one, have plentiful displays on the sidewalk, tempting buyers.</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;">I wondered how the fabrics were kept clean from the grime of the street, but do you think that the inventory changes so often that the "freshness" of the fabrics is not an issue?</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ronsard Decors</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>7, place Saint Pierre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Montmartre - des tissus

In the streets just below Sacré Coeur are many fabric merchants. Some, like this one, have plentiful displays on the sidewalk, tempting buye...

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Hector Guimard - art nouveau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdIv7qQHAcVemYSS9n-pAOGF17pTwWuz311g3VplP7wiMqI4UazEXE6mMmVqadZ1a5h2MzYoKR4oMox5kqjeTXlq67TXV_2onE0G-FahjVXo7-s2QD82RAUCpw0FWu3AeB3luazgrkjg/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdIv7qQHAcVemYSS9n-pAOGF17pTwWuz311g3VplP7wiMqI4UazEXE6mMmVqadZ1a5h2MzYoKR4oMox5kqjeTXlq67TXV_2onE0G-FahjVXo7-s2QD82RAUCpw0FWu3AeB3luazgrkjg/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0184.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The graceful curves of this wrought iron and glass awning are typical of art nouveau detail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The pattern on the stones resembling coral are called "vermiculation" as it mimics the trail of worms in soft soil.  This is one form of an architectural technique known as "rustication" which has been in use at least since the rennaissance period.  You may have noticed this same pattern on the Louvre palace and Haussmannian buildings around Paris.</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;">This elegant home which sits inside the gates of Parc de Monceau has a stunning main entrance in the courtyard.  This is just the "back door."</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>5, ave Van Dyck</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hector Guimard - art nouveau

The graceful curves of this wrought iron and glass awning are typical of art nouveau detail. The pattern on the stones resembling coral are ...

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Le chat roux - III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEJErixkLWYznZP1MjEzgJw-NMjFpU8qM_x40QR4-GJT5cNUjYqXxsTPNUTU9Zqvvl2l-LcdJXTFzt7JfoZ_1p61uNW3BdcMc6CGxzn0ifIONnr5nDmS8-FZj8DYkqBYeq5Qff5Gv5UM/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEJErixkLWYznZP1MjEzgJw-NMjFpU8qM_x40QR4-GJT5cNUjYqXxsTPNUTU9Zqvvl2l-LcdJXTFzt7JfoZ_1p61uNW3BdcMc6CGxzn0ifIONnr5nDmS8-FZj8DYkqBYeq5Qff5Gv5UM/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0017.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5cuqFCusjgEwqqZeKmAKkDueYhyphenhyphenxDvtZMUyhJ3jIaVYRCEy3coNEg3gRSdbe9Oa6MtXF6ndDaQpwuNgkCJ4OCwb1kqMqfRkPqxKuEgB6P8PZj2xvllJX4A9mol4DiIRPez61k5iCa5Q/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5cuqFCusjgEwqqZeKmAKkDueYhyphenhyphenxDvtZMUyhJ3jIaVYRCEy3coNEg3gRSdbe9Oa6MtXF6ndDaQpwuNgkCJ4OCwb1kqMqfRkPqxKuEgB6P8PZj2xvllJX4A9mol4DiIRPez61k5iCa5Q/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0PUYcP_aGM7C6kOO3AnGFvQSzM-p3CIHkql0US2GKjhwfrEpoqKW_ksiesqCjPSmy9KF3Q7kpfI-GqfgIFLEbU0AaAgr-ED5hqdvmCgO-hVR8L0CRr3zG8lQgibUutKQaFJv1lkUvuM/s1600/2011+nove+day+6+DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0PUYcP_aGM7C6kOO3AnGFvQSzM-p3CIHkql0US2GKjhwfrEpoqKW_ksiesqCjPSmy9KF3Q7kpfI-GqfgIFLEbU0AaAgr-ED5hqdvmCgO-hVR8L0CRr3zG8lQgibUutKQaFJv1lkUvuM/s640/2011+nove+day+6+DSC_0017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, the mystery is solved...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In a very life-like pounce <em>le chat roux</em> is going after the birds on the next window ledge.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I feel certain that they all escape, leaving the adventure for another day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rue Crémieux is a short walking street of two-story houses facing each other.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The colors and <em>tromp l'oeil</em> such as seen here are abundant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/05/le-chat-rouge.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Le chat roux</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> which I showed you last week lives on this storybook street also.  Do you think he was the model for c<em>e chat roux qui se jette sur les oiseaux*?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">(*this red cat who pounces on birds)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKkeZ7kJ5aDR2-d-l5uB7FWE-W2dVaRmqQ2KswtBaE6FjkcmpeHSJJpt8YBO3uKj0qDvOB2sfJ6E1m2POmkruAmco4ur2Qu7NUznV3bPSzH98BFPVBIxKJtR01OQZDZ_2hlJTfYvLjis/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKkeZ7kJ5aDR2-d-l5uB7FWE-W2dVaRmqQ2KswtBaE6FjkcmpeHSJJpt8YBO3uKj0qDvOB2sfJ6E1m2POmkruAmco4ur2Qu7NUznV3bPSzH98BFPVBIxKJtR01OQZDZ_2hlJTfYvLjis/s200/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0034.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>28, rue Crémieux</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span>

Le chat roux - III

So, the mystery is solved... In a very life-like pounce le chat roux is going after the birds on the next window ledge. I feel certain tha...

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Le chat roux - II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb5QTtYn9RNqxYM-zDetpIQDN-LMOPML761KlAxTGWCLXxlzI6UukdRdcZ2mR3iYe6vj06eRBpHoILBbEL3NloHVfyQBbXM4t2WvXkqAcV9zjVS7yjj5XDKssRZK72AhKxJt5Qqpteuk/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb5QTtYn9RNqxYM-zDetpIQDN-LMOPML761KlAxTGWCLXxlzI6UukdRdcZ2mR3iYe6vj06eRBpHoILBbEL3NloHVfyQBbXM4t2WvXkqAcV9zjVS7yjj5XDKssRZK72AhKxJt5Qqpteuk/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Walking alone, I caught movement out of the corner of my eye,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or so I thought...</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Above my head was this leaping cat, about to pounce...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pourquoi?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Come back tomorrow,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> for the rest of the story...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Typical narrow street</em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le chat roux - II

Walking alone, I caught movement out of the corner of my eye, or so I thought... Above my head was this leaping cat, about to pounce... Po...

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Basilique Saint-Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc8H2EUrGYEAhDYymfgaJQFpuojM2rg_QfUIqCC_CTTlYKkz59BGHd9p5ujDK7mWu_GqpBM6NuRljm64LI2HFsCplmMgTYJ5AcE7GuJrmUyM0NjeqUVJ896yKbmAJQnYT0p_t03Jc94s/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_1083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc8H2EUrGYEAhDYymfgaJQFpuojM2rg_QfUIqCC_CTTlYKkz59BGHd9p5ujDK7mWu_GqpBM6NuRljm64LI2HFsCplmMgTYJ5AcE7GuJrmUyM0NjeqUVJ896yKbmAJQnYT0p_t03Jc94s/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_1083.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Amidst the many tombs and sculptures of <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-st-denis" target="_blank"><strong>Basilique Saint-Denis</strong></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we found this gilt funerary art.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As the subject looks up for an eternity, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the magnificent stained glass of the Apse windows are reflected on the glass case.</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;">Many thanks to Owen of </span><a href="http://magiclanternshowen.blogspot.com/2012/01/reflections-from-saint-denis.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Magic Lantern Show</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> who led our group that day.  How wonderful to meet bloggers face to face.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</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: center;">For other reflections, see <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2012/06/addicted-to-route-66-weekend.html" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Saint-Denis</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Denis</em></span>

Basilique Saint-Denis

Amidst the many tombs and sculptures of Basilique Saint-Denis we found this gilt funerary art. As the subject looks up for an eternity, the...

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A hidden garden

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWUo8JoAVCTWgR5TDgDIxIJNnCk0RoKA8IaGhJ1OvrYzVP8mcLxyT9CYLkN3yQJCfdnBVVCmmWh9jWhHwNtSIDxM6X_VAIjQfxGLmcnOMTBdT0-UklEvki6b8ytJsI80qDv946mS8dGo/s1600/2011+april+day+5+DSC_0306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWUo8JoAVCTWgR5TDgDIxIJNnCk0RoKA8IaGhJ1OvrYzVP8mcLxyT9CYLkN3yQJCfdnBVVCmmWh9jWhHwNtSIDxM6X_VAIjQfxGLmcnOMTBdT0-UklEvki6b8ytJsI80qDv946mS8dGo/s640/2011+april+day+5+DSC_0306.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;">This shot was taken through the iron gate  </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;">The glimpse of red caught my attention matched with the bright yellow pansies.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I thought that I saw a bench and some garden sculptures.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Too bad it was locked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon weekend</em></span></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>Avenue Junot</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Montmartre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

A hidden garden

This shot was taken through the iron gate The glimpse of red caught my attention matched with the bright yellow pansies. I thought that I ...

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My Home Design

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Parc de Monceau - les enfants

La vie dans un café

Bistrot Victoires - avec mes amis

Square Boucicaut - en l'été

Le Nemours - être obligé d'attendre

Le Carrousel de Nogent - Carrousel XXIII

Église Saint-Sulpice

Perigot - design utilitaire

Le dîner et du vin

La Fête de la Musique

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Scarlet on Rue de Courcelles

Reading in Square Rene-Viviani

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Dodo Manège - Carrousel XXII

Jardin du Luxembourg - bateau à voile

Louvre - Hippomenes et Atalanta

Bar de l'Echelle - café en rose foncé

Pont des Arts - l'amour

Vernissage - Natasha Lythgoe "Opening"

Notre Dame de Chartres - la tour nord

Hôtel du Nord - IV

Repetto - IX

Montmartre - des tissus

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