Pétanque et un parapluie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZZ3kJS4w3eTao7w1mMTSWa-HeWyzBxdFSzU7vZo3Rc8hjcm4AqZnDbcySr-zkciJpbtDockRhWAVija_JkzC0LTjQiFjodBjNUonQL8XUFXGC2uhp1uveNkG5-W9ry7BlbN2hw2_xmU/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_227DSC_8822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZZ3kJS4w3eTao7w1mMTSWa-HeWyzBxdFSzU7vZo3Rc8hjcm4AqZnDbcySr-zkciJpbtDockRhWAVija_JkzC0LTjQiFjodBjNUonQL8XUFXGC2uhp1uveNkG5-W9ry7BlbN2hw2_xmU/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_227DSC_8822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Never daunted by a few drops of rain, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">these gentlemen gather daily to play their games of pétanque.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A well-worn <i>parapluie*</i> provides scant protection from the deluge this day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">Joining the City Daily Photo Blogs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">for February's Theme Day </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-theme-day-umbrellas.html" target="_blank">"umbrellas"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*parapluie = umbrella</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pétanque et un parapluie

Jardin des Tuileries Never daunted by a few drops of rain,  these gentlemen gather daily to play their games of pétanque.   A well-worn para...

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Bistrot Victoires - la couronne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiebw5SaWmdAseW7mODIZ6r-DRH7rp-l3lSt_cEGrjtIv7NDwrn4E-C7xnBaiv3EmZ02lNOGQJj-W0BZ_oac9syb4dWDZUD2MuOpqJJ7Gk5dW6GrPHHVRiYTIenrolt5RxE2YY_5ac6vc/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiebw5SaWmdAseW7mODIZ6r-DRH7rp-l3lSt_cEGrjtIv7NDwrn4E-C7xnBaiv3EmZ02lNOGQJj-W0BZ_oac9syb4dWDZUD2MuOpqJJ7Gk5dW6GrPHHVRiYTIenrolt5RxE2YY_5ac6vc/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0037.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bistrot Victoires</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The tall tiered pedestal on the bar of Bistrot Victoires displayed a gold paper crown, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the regal spoils for the "king" who found the fève in a galette des rois.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wonder what they did with the fève?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, I am an obsessed collector</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bistrot Victoires</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6, rue la Vrillière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bistrot Victoires - la couronne

Bistrot Victoires The tall tiered pedestal on the bar of Bistrot Victoires displayed a gold paper crown,  the regal spoils for the "kin...

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Le Reminet - dans l'ombre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEy5gE_zEGCyiZoiowBuR9RY1sHMl4-xdnk1H1nDBvatSv7px3G9xVYeCCdLBQhDg0vJD5DhGtC2TnwNGZsOZ-Q_d0vXFcjmNq8jnU9fsdT78vuI2FpfWYXNxkZ5ayZw3aTMhwezqlMc/s1600/2012+Paris+Jan+12+1st_0262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEy5gE_zEGCyiZoiowBuR9RY1sHMl4-xdnk1H1nDBvatSv7px3G9xVYeCCdLBQhDg0vJD5DhGtC2TnwNGZsOZ-Q_d0vXFcjmNq8jnU9fsdT78vuI2FpfWYXNxkZ5ayZw3aTMhwezqlMc/s640/2012+Paris+Jan+12+1st_0262.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Reminet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with candles, a fresh flower, soft lighting,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">subtle shadows...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and a lot of laughter with dear friends)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Reminet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue des Grands Degrés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Reminet - dans l'ombre

Le Reminet with candles, a fresh flower, soft lighting, subtle shadows... (and a lot of laughter with dear friends) Le Reminet 3, rue des Gr...

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Rue Jean Ferrandi - un lion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g2A95MuS5siio4FnHZ2tWz1F4NvZdbkkZQx0d7Iazo2XoXX3XIaotSc978R3gcSgEMJoivrSfU0itmWKOeqicW58GnCnXD4F6fYU4mvMti3UbkkFc6r-uNf29wQNjR3FrXyYfLHbl-M/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_68DSC_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g2A95MuS5siio4FnHZ2tWz1F4NvZdbkkZQx0d7Iazo2XoXX3XIaotSc978R3gcSgEMJoivrSfU0itmWKOeqicW58GnCnXD4F6fYU4mvMti3UbkkFc6r-uNf29wQNjR3FrXyYfLHbl-M/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_68DSC_9179.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v38vao6DHdT8SK30jAyz0OagS93gI28LYxMYDd6jk4nG0ZjeqE_QGFiZFMh5er0IEwlu-2iqBTUTXs_gpxslfgT64ZU-8XNIrg6dGoJBh7T89o7-dHTO5kCC8IzjVS5JFFuGbmQgqLk/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_68DSC_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The details of the architecture are a delight,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">particularly when you can see the sharp fangs of a lion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He looks hungry...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue Jean Ferrandi</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Jean Ferrandi - un lion

The details of the architecture are a delight, particularly when you can see the sharp fangs of a lion. He looks hungry... 3, rue Jean Ferra...

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Bottes rouges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2y1ZSFWpg8vvBLbBZqu1uCAYN2ae_HSfwgKLNZTltwL2ZqXwyQoObpN6cpJtC9mmn18XtUfMr5g9QnJJltKbD8-kNj3U3bMEYLTUksR-dKD314oMxzldIlMfWR53_9bVCwrTWf0Mypo/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_87DSC_9419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2y1ZSFWpg8vvBLbBZqu1uCAYN2ae_HSfwgKLNZTltwL2ZqXwyQoObpN6cpJtC9mmn18XtUfMr5g9QnJJltKbD8-kNj3U3bMEYLTUksR-dKD314oMxzldIlMfWR53_9bVCwrTWf0Mypo/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_87DSC_9419.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Red boots</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They were running, jumping, splashing,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and dancing in front of yesterday's church.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May you have that kind of week</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue la Fayette </em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div>

Bottes rouges

    Red boots     They were running, jumping, splashing, and dancing in front of yesterday's church.     May you have that kind of week ...

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris - IV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6CY9ph3kHlGE59_aJRvwqHi9B9RsGM36jlbTutJX-Vp_8ftqGuZrxYwSBQqgaIwLjDSPnBS0uCORejH_rA5r5Ok5PwTzRGC0FIHDn-Q3ggWU84k-KPXqDARRJo4G57-FUj7mwMcWNDM/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_86DSC_9418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6CY9ph3kHlGE59_aJRvwqHi9B9RsGM36jlbTutJX-Vp_8ftqGuZrxYwSBQqgaIwLjDSPnBS0uCORejH_rA5r5Ok5PwTzRGC0FIHDn-Q3ggWU84k-KPXqDARRJo4G57-FUj7mwMcWNDM/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_86DSC_9418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lest you think that the exterior of any church in Paris tells the whole story,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">remember well this magnificent church beyond the doors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those who love architecture, there is much to behold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Franz-Liszt</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Poissonnière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris - IV

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris Lest you think that the exterior of any church in Paris tells the whole story, remember well this magn...

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Marché d'Aligre - XVI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyzY_vM_LX5uVxK4iX7-7BKtMSteFgyJXBjth9nJT_6Shb5xY-4RKjLIAqIgEdKewrOnVYyMtHnY_IRPXmLIzu7rpK7VVvMl9xfVP5nOzkiV8fDAT3_PtKiUJCDrXwehA3F6iboMbmW0/s640/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0098.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The sounds of the market are lively with the inflections of many languages.  It is a symphony to the ears and the colors are a painting to the eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - XVI

Marché d'Aligre This street market in the 12ème is always full of people no matter the weather. The sounds of the market are lively with...

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La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRgzrk-HT9TqETjSVULy94MZbw1iQA4T7NgtXXqNHDx5kPM7rLoQt8ygAOYxNkxahCPqbMGD648ZEJ3G2bCtYOpb1HCTIzhxd8Gq8PsHshi1m56_ML9NaY8ilXGHxafvv6_BZPhrLew/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRgzrk-HT9TqETjSVULy94MZbw1iQA4T7NgtXXqNHDx5kPM7rLoQt8ygAOYxNkxahCPqbMGD648ZEJ3G2bCtYOpb1HCTIzhxd8Gq8PsHshi1m56_ML9NaY8ilXGHxafvv6_BZPhrLew/s640/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From this one position, without even turning your head, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the 200-ft tall ferris wheel, the Obélisque de Louxor (75 ft high) in Place de la Concorde, and you can see the flag atop the dome of the Grand Palais.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Photo taken at the northwest end of Jardin des Tuileries)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue

La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue From this one position, without even turning your head, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the 200-ft tall ferri...

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Bibliothèque Nationale - Richelieu Library

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVT74gA4JMfEex1qLIHsH716ofQBt5BJVY97FSmAV56YyT1tMm9RVs6DhgDiVCUxA-OUajhMCT7rm-YtRECS6I6AXve8NX8vPbjoriaE4hn99_IMTwzM6AWcMQ4EQMTJUkRAAHd9cwe8/s1600/2010+Dec+2+IMG_3077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVT74gA4JMfEex1qLIHsH716ofQBt5BJVY97FSmAV56YyT1tMm9RVs6DhgDiVCUxA-OUajhMCT7rm-YtRECS6I6AXve8NX8vPbjoriaE4hn99_IMTwzM6AWcMQ4EQMTJUkRAAHd9cwe8/s640/2010+Dec+2+IMG_3077.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Richelieu Library</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the reading room at the Richelieu Library in Paris, a part of BnF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France).  The Richelieu site is dedicated to coins, stamps, maps, manuscripts, music, objects and prints, holding the rarest objects including first examples of human writing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This oval reading room is quiet as it should be for reading.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No photos allowed!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(shhhhhhhh....)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Richelieu</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue Vivienne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bibliothèque Nationale - Richelieu Library

Richelieu Library This is the reading room at the Richelieu Library in Paris, a part of BnF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France).  The Richeli...

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Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYdO7xG5lr7xkcLvSF7G0jnTJJhv_YXMcxftt6fCFFU6hIe8YAL5c70jALZU_ZFuqt1ocQ7QJBtKenORTRtCZMOVUvchjkSJrSLNtBCTrfB7AG1DmYcD92ED0IfKExWunSRIFdWE_xQI/s640/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The large round basin of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface of the large round basin.  As you can see from the crowds, not even sub-freezing temperatures will keep people from this park.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I did not sit in the green chairs this day...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrrrrrr!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, chère Nanette)</span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - en hiver

The large round basin of Jardin des Tuileries The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles on the surface...

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La Tour Eiffel sous la neige

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmtjfxCn_6iAI8sojN4rymBZdreWBYtAHVX_F5HLHAfdERF4FlcndrZmqFgNYqUpP6O6gYDuUqdcgJYwGP6ZlTj-38s5TctpsJg79CQTSuqSddPDyz188i5S4arHq1NlR28JBwPY6i_Y/s1600/2010+Dec+7+IMG_3596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmtjfxCn_6iAI8sojN4rymBZdreWBYtAHVX_F5HLHAfdERF4FlcndrZmqFgNYqUpP6O6gYDuUqdcgJYwGP6ZlTj-38s5TctpsJg79CQTSuqSddPDyz188i5S4arHq1NlR28JBwPY6i_Y/s640/2010+Dec+7+IMG_3596.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The heavy snow (December 2010) removed all the color from this shot.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Still, the wrought iron lattice of the tower with its layer of white </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is lovely and a distinct contrast to this <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/05/la-tour-eiffel-en-printemps.html" target="_blank">same view in the spring</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div>

La Tour Eiffel sous la neige

La Tour Eiffel The heavy snow (December 2010) removed all the color from this shot.   Still, the wrought iron lattice of the tower with its ...

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Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s1600/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s640/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In previous posts, I have talked of galette des rois with <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/galette-des-rois.html" target="_blank">photos of the beautiful cakes</a> found in the Paris pâtisseries and I promised to give you an authentic French recipe.  <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2003/09/about_chocolate_zucchini.php" target="_blank">Clotilde Dusoulier</a> is a talented Parisian with a passion for food, an author who started as a blogger (<a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/" target="_blank">Chocolate & Zucchini</a>).  She is now a full-time food writer with recipes that are authentic and easy to follow, all with detailed instructions.  Here is the link to her <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2010/01/homemade_galette_des_rois.php" target="_blank">Homemade Galette des Rois</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, what you see above is not the <i>feuilletage inversé</i> (inverted puff pastry) but an 'acceptable' purchased puff pastry.  If you live in Paris you can buy a slab of puff pastry from <a href="http://gdetou.com/" target="_blank">G Detou</a> made with the perfect French butter.  Many recipes call for a <i>frangipane </i>filling, but I prefer the <i>crème d'amande</i> which we made using Clotilde's recipe and a scale (carefully weighing the ingredients).  It is divine, and the fève was not forgotten.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you do not have the luxury of a French bakery just around the corner, you can satisfy your taste buds with a galettes des rois from your own kitchen.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(You do not even want to know what is called a "King's Cake" in my area of the USA)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon appetit</span></i></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

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Église Saint-Augustin III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(seen last Sunday <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/eglise-saint-augustin.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></span>) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of rooftops and chimneys, the majestic Saint-Augustin stands high above most every other building.  The church is 100 meters long and the dome height is 80 meters (262 feet).  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This Byzantine structure, completed in 1871, was one of the first large buildings in Paris built around a metal frame.  It pleases me greatly that the dome is rouge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div>

Église Saint-Augustin III

Église Saint-Augustin (seen last Sunday here ) This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of ...

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Vaucresson - la gare

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi5uT_bjiJL_LfBvVH7hkd3xlfpTPiSxYYgBQOzJ39EUkPfuFxIqeK9tI-rKD6582Rcu3A5QHf6q28_1UrVz7TpcYThWhyLEcdVv1Tx8oATqm0w6VFa-h-oh4z-7V5VQbFjcAk-iaFSQ/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_88DSC_8570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi5uT_bjiJL_LfBvVH7hkd3xlfpTPiSxYYgBQOzJ39EUkPfuFxIqeK9tI-rKD6582Rcu3A5QHf6q28_1UrVz7TpcYThWhyLEcdVv1Tx8oATqm0w6VFa-h-oh4z-7V5VQbFjcAk-iaFSQ/s640/2012+Oct+5+Friday_88DSC_8570.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">-Train station-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is good to get out of the city from time to time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh, the places you will see...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">la gare à Vaucresson </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris suburbs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Vaucresson - la gare

-Train station- It is good to get out of the city from time to time. Oh, the places you will see... la gare à Vaucresson Paris suburbs

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Sylvie Guillon - Boutique Mode Créateurs

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8390467651/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_297DSC_8389 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_297DSC_8389" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8390467651_d2fbf36602_c.jpg" width="565" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sylvie Guillon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sylvie Guillon, stylist and designer by profession, placed her charming boutique in the heart of the Marais long before it was fashionable.  She has carefully assembled an array of European designers from France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy, all in a relaxed and intimate atmosphere.  The jewelry designs are eclectic and unique, and she has a great collection of scarves and accessories.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Scarves?  I need to return.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Sylvie Guillon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>16, rue de Birague, two steps from Place des Vosges</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75004, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Saint Paul</i></span></div>

Sylvie Guillon - Boutique Mode Créateurs

Sylvie Guillon Sylvie Guillon, stylist and designer by profession, placed her charming boutique in the heart of the Marais long before it wa...

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La Palette - tarte aux fraises

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB8UhI8eo7Lg8x70gls1yAYhTqmXhjhii4P2NARQG65lJlwqOjXoPd_7aB0sGTlYtTSyR57P4WtbC8op3i6fNasKQf1s1ErgkHH4DuzM9FLiz8ubqjqrfwALOdPcIGX2igXjx5hZC4No/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_151DSC_8746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB8UhI8eo7Lg8x70gls1yAYhTqmXhjhii4P2NARQG65lJlwqOjXoPd_7aB0sGTlYtTSyR57P4WtbC8op3i6fNasKQf1s1ErgkHH4DuzM9FLiz8ubqjqrfwALOdPcIGX2igXjx5hZC4No/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_151DSC_8746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Strawberry Tart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When it pours rain in Paris, perhaps it is a good idea to find a bistro or a café.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How nice that we had a superb table for taking photos from a dark corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, if I can just reach that tart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Palette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">43, rue de Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mabillon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Palette - tarte aux fraises

Strawberry Tart When it pours rain in Paris, perhaps it is a good idea to find a bistro or a café.   How nice that we had a superb table for...

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Wedding photos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQeMzRBi8nwbUYUuW10LTnFRfuXqtxg3SRtWym6zSF5yy1Fo5s6fcAh-cSIgOZLUZBvPaD00RFBPl92nPnFOw6-c9TbuE1-q6I49pMW2_hSbc5tnslK1a9iX5MxveIhL6Mhxatpbzvc/s1600/2012+jan+11+1st_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQeMzRBi8nwbUYUuW10LTnFRfuXqtxg3SRtWym6zSF5yy1Fo5s6fcAh-cSIgOZLUZBvPaD00RFBPl92nPnFOw6-c9TbuE1-q6I49pMW2_hSbc5tnslK1a9iX5MxveIhL6Mhxatpbzvc/s640/2012+jan+11+1st_0345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This beautiful couple posed for photos on Ile Saint-Louis on the Quai d'Orleans.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The temperature was a brisk, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the photographer moved quickly to get the desired photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The American photographer got her share of photos as well from above.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bride and Groom</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai d'Orleans</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ile Saint-Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div>

Wedding photos

This beautiful couple posed for photos on Ile Saint-Louis on the Quai d'Orleans.   The temperature was a brisk,  but the photographer mo...

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Printemps - les jambes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM_6sWT6pGSsSjY74sW19SDfK6PScqkTQuAfoOdeRWhoq75muzKOvrWi72lQMdHclj8jpiCMqW7kG4bkW_HKC6PLD_h4Yu5PQ7UmrjhCpDJTJ_HDGFNKzukBI5d9GcDN9HOr4Ml-RSmQ/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_86DSC_8680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM_6sWT6pGSsSjY74sW19SDfK6PScqkTQuAfoOdeRWhoq75muzKOvrWi72lQMdHclj8jpiCMqW7kG4bkW_HKC6PLD_h4Yu5PQ7UmrjhCpDJTJ_HDGFNKzukBI5d9GcDN9HOr4Ml-RSmQ/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_86DSC_8680.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This eclectic and brightly displayed window at Printemps is a collaboration </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">between Louis Vuitton and Chinese artist Yayoi Kusama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The repetition of red dots with the assistance of mirrored surfaces is a favorite of mine.  The simplicity of the design has a great impact with this creative display.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps - les jambes

Printemps This eclectic and brightly displayed window at Printemps is a collaboration  between Louis Vuitton and Chinese artist Yayoi Kusama...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - l'escargot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bIA3k6E3IfsmB5tbuKscu1pJbZbNmybMkCCm_4tuTCIxpYUHUiN11slfK0-_YT8q7F8M1TPaOCsu04o03NluMqHC6WsvaX7bKBxVZ-Y8cQD9DgIaeQmaOhnuS3vcr8gUk2eZBaIAfh8/s1600/2013+Oct+3+Wednesday_152DSC_8028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bIA3k6E3IfsmB5tbuKscu1pJbZbNmybMkCCm_4tuTCIxpYUHUiN11slfK0-_YT8q7F8M1TPaOCsu04o03NluMqHC6WsvaX7bKBxVZ-Y8cQD9DgIaeQmaOhnuS3vcr8gUk2eZBaIAfh8/s640/2013+Oct+3+Wednesday_152DSC_8028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Snail"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the top of a shrub in the garden of Palais Royal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">we found this little fellow enjoying the gentle rain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No, I did not order escargot that day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Run, little snail!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Joyeux anniversaire, M and D)</span></i></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - l'escargot

"Snail" Jardin du Palais Royal On the top of a shrub in the garden of Palais Royal,  we found this little fellow enjoying the gent...

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Église Saint-Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFKW4iCJ6_xWzPxUrYMH2hs2at-xC0QtnQu7et5Ns27QOWZdADsBDWZeaNFPIm7Yn5X28easonGLClAGcztEvLhQwCSiyA0W-F4mvkQqU8Nz_H6hB55dQGiEGUObMHF1Pq9TsdffaUno/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_32DSC_8514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8363684576/" title="2012 Oct 5 Friday_32DSC_8514 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 5 Friday_32DSC_8514" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8363684576_099cc7d29f_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Architect Louis Baltard's design of 1860 sits majectically at the crossroads of major boulevards in the 8eme Arrondissement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Its prominence and size makes it easy to locate on a Paris map, and the red cupola is instantly recognized above the city buildings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Augustin

Église Saint-Augustin Architect Louis Baltard's design of 1860 sits majectically at the crossroads of major boulevards in the 8eme Arron...

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Le Marais - Rue des Rosiers

<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8366844994/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_332DSC_8424 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_332DSC_8424" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8366844994_90660a2b38_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rue des Rosiers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is not much change on this street from one visit to the next.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would dare say that except for the Lee store, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">there has not been significant change in the past century.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue des Rosiers</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75004, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Metro St. Paul</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Marais - Rue des Rosiers

Rue des Rosiers There is not much change on this street from one visit to the next.  I would dare say that except for the Lee store, there h...

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Insignes de la royauté

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRHez_GvJ90Y8yALn8mzxSY-YovB1bPCfZ6FZnKQmpyzthl7nPmhddmgG8xHSd8gjnlXxKcSyBPBilHM8GPW2CkGmTImh7Tm0r32PoZBcOQrKu1ds4i5nGodKfiyzDWMTPe5WJNy0v5g/s1600/2012+Jan+15++IMG_6689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRHez_GvJ90Y8yALn8mzxSY-YovB1bPCfZ6FZnKQmpyzthl7nPmhddmgG8xHSd8gjnlXxKcSyBPBilHM8GPW2CkGmTImh7Tm0r32PoZBcOQrKu1ds4i5nGodKfiyzDWMTPe5WJNy0v5g/s640/2012+Jan+15++IMG_6689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Saint Denis</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Regalia commissioned by King<span id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Louis</span> <span class="hps">XVIII</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="en"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="en"></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en">Basilique Saint Denis</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en">Saint-Denis, France</span></div><span lang="en"></span>

Insignes de la royauté

  Basilique Saint Denis     Regalia commissioned by King Louis XVIII     Basilique Saint Denis Saint-Denis, France

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Le Petit Bofinger - Brasserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy17R5D-2LkwHPcCpHOtbSBS3_pWke29kWN1KddUsTrMw1Y3xKPLDw_lNAEfnwA1dt3pmD1ytuHJaGu27aDSzkCYYpWwy4NsohX6yxMS3pcGUJfARpD5aYLMw_Aqioxl97AZZolQzTfm4/s1600/2013+Oct+4+Thursday_285DSC_8377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy17R5D-2LkwHPcCpHOtbSBS3_pWke29kWN1KddUsTrMw1Y3xKPLDw_lNAEfnwA1dt3pmD1ytuHJaGu27aDSzkCYYpWwy4NsohX6yxMS3pcGUJfARpD5aYLMw_Aqioxl97AZZolQzTfm4/s640/2013+Oct+4+Thursday_285DSC_8377.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Petit Bofinger</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This charming brasserie is just across the street from the famed Bofinger.  The reviews look good, and the ambiance is more intimate than its big sister.  The website states that it is perfect for a family meal or a quick business lunch (in Paris!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The menu provides a better value but if you are looking for the Bofinger Belle Epoque decor and the history of nearly 150 years, you best make a reservation across the street with its café curtain windows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Petit Bofinger has an echo of the windows, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">not with curtains, but with gently frosted glass as seen in the photo above.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Petit Bofinger</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6, rue de la Bastille</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bastille </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Petit Bofinger - Brasserie

Le Petit Bofinger This charming brasserie is just across the street from the famed Bofinger.  The reviews look good, and the ambiance is mor...

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Le café - Place de la Bastille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjymF5RJn4NZWHu7UWKQS8ryXl0mDH0kfufPqaSXcwf9WMVRJxT2l5bBQTuAF9T5bqRNAv3zRdD7xFC-hWS-jANOg9uH2R9-k0MdsK-hEqSf_vUl-S4KjtFV5oCqfb9OKIWwgrX92h4/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_279DSC_8371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjymF5RJn4NZWHu7UWKQS8ryXl0mDH0kfufPqaSXcwf9WMVRJxT2l5bBQTuAF9T5bqRNAv3zRdD7xFC-hWS-jANOg9uH2R9-k0MdsK-hEqSf_vUl-S4KjtFV5oCqfb9OKIWwgrX92h4/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_279DSC_8371.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Café chairs on the many terraces of Paris sidewalks have long been a subject of photos.  This one caught my eye for the vivid purple webbing, perhaps to distinguish this particular café from the other ten or so around Place de la Bastille.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was so taken with the color that I failed to note the name of the café.  <i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now, that is unusual.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do you think that she selected this spot for the warmth of the sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or because she was color-coordinated with the chairs?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and the menu!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">unnamed café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de la Bastille</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le café - Place de la Bastille

Café chairs on the many terraces of Paris sidewalks have long been a subject of photos.  This one caught my eye for the vivid purple webbing...

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Fransi Shop - magasin de tissus

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa2qcKALl8ZqKMAtuIRIdMroLNsbDiooQzIzZR7KadOKlpeisGEFz2MeU5r9-Pd25eloO_yVdlmiJNeHzqlbx2crBw6S2mSpMMhbM7xiopqjYUOCpPSfRkDvBBKLAhIgIn3xZz_5k7ao/s1600/2012+Nov+-+Day+5+2nd+DSC_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa2qcKALl8ZqKMAtuIRIdMroLNsbDiooQzIzZR7KadOKlpeisGEFz2MeU5r9-Pd25eloO_yVdlmiJNeHzqlbx2crBw6S2mSpMMhbM7xiopqjYUOCpPSfRkDvBBKLAhIgIn3xZz_5k7ao/s640/2012+Nov+-+Day+5+2nd+DSC_0018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fransi Shop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is but one of the many fabric and textile shops found in Montmartre.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Quilters and sewers find their way to this section of Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is not glamorous but I have heard tales of great bargains.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although the bolts of fabric seen here are covered at the pavement level, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would be concerned about the splashes of cars and delivery vehicles as well as the intermittent rain seen in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fransi Shop</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, rue d'Orsel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Fransi Shop - magasin de tissus

Fransi Shop This is but one of the many fabric and textile shops found in Montmartre.   Quilters and sewers find their way to this section o...

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MORA - des fèves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRQYlhRLI-2zlO2qYl_0vTRI0lHZeXM9sdzbGkmVnl6qR3OZA7TAydMnDiu8PslwwBhOlTqoYyj9gORCKNUv8KnAASe6na8-jIQ9Z112uu0hva4Hk7wV7DvwRn1g0impGRxraMQ6wfY4/s1600/2012+Jan+11+IMG_6511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRQYlhRLI-2zlO2qYl_0vTRI0lHZeXM9sdzbGkmVnl6qR3OZA7TAydMnDiu8PslwwBhOlTqoYyj9gORCKNUv8KnAASe6na8-jIQ9Z112uu0hva4Hk7wV7DvwRn1g0impGRxraMQ6wfY4/s640/2012+Jan+11+IMG_6511.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Window of MORA </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Le Spécialiste des Ustensiles de Cuisine)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">MORA is one of my regular stops in Paris, to buy a French cookbook, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">powdered colors for making macarons, moule cannelé (for making Canelés de Bordeaux), and <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/01/feves-pour-la-galette-des-rois.html" target="_blank">fèves</a></b></span>.  There are many themes for a collection of fèves and we really wanted the row with the bees (including the Queen bee on the left).  They did not have any left for sale but there were other charming selections as you can see.  Perhaps you would be interested in the row of purses?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I promised a recipe for the galette des rois and have included a link <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Puff-Pastry-Tart-Filled-with-Almond-Cream-107614?mbid=ipapp" target="_blank">here</a></b></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for a very easy galette.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, I will be back later with a photo of my galette des rois,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a French recipe which I prefer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>(Joyeux anniversaire, Marie!)</i><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>MORA, au service de la Gastronomie depuis 1814</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>13, rue Montmartre</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75001, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Métro Étienne Marcel </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

MORA - des fèves

The Window of MORA (Le Spécialiste des Ustensiles de Cuisine) MORA is one of my regular stops in Paris, to buy a French cookbook,  powdered ...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8352443994/" title="2012 Mar 29 Paris_160DSC_4843 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 29 Paris_160DSC_4843" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8352443994_ffe56f9cdb_c.jpg" width="530" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today is Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marking the end of the Christmas season.  It is also commonly known as Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Night, or the Feast of Epiphany.  It is one of the oldest Christian feasts and has been celebrated since the end of the second century.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today I will be making a <i>galette des rois</i> for my family </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and will share the recipe with you tomorrow.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><br /></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides Today is Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marking the end of the Christma...

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Galette des Rois

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQ6WH5bjeLMQQxsyaIaVjiXHg-UxIEZYsb6NXs0p3tyFMDQYl2Ql2bZa1R3Sa00shljwaUsG53T-JcBajM0kw3v5nShvZU6PAQwuUFepov3qUMi4SPJbP-P6G1buGWKpWth5Ff-X1QOg/s640/2012+Jan+12+1st_0368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Galette des Rois</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"King's Cake" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff-pastry almond and butter cakes.  It makes my mouth water just to think about it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Each cake contains a fève, a small porcelain figurine and the lucky person who finds it will wear the crown.  Where I live in the US, we have the cakes but they are nothing close to the French version.  We bake our own.  Our tradition says that the one who finds "the baby" (plastic) is the King and will host the next party.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will put a real French fève in my Galette des Rois.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Galette des Rois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie on Ile St Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Galette des Rois

Galette des Rois "King's Cake" Tomorrow is Epiphany, January 6th, and every pâtisserie in Paris will have these delicious puff...

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La Tour Eiffel et le carrousel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqd-H7FdhOm-wAqR76OrkSX8yeFzF6bfgR3S9fGLVu-ha64Yhhl5YqWZlZxzAwjbEm6Wd0n6le8dpAy1Y4TQI7DgPFAFis1nqzgEZqRw4SIlYCXXZuQAnbgm5D4-tjei6vtacplrRbgA/s1600/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqd-H7FdhOm-wAqR76OrkSX8yeFzF6bfgR3S9fGLVu-ha64Yhhl5YqWZlZxzAwjbEm6Wd0n6le8dpAy1Y4TQI7DgPFAFis1nqzgEZqRw4SIlYCXXZuQAnbgm5D4-tjei6vtacplrRbgA/s640/2012+Jan+14+2nd_0100.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Tour Eiffel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Carrousel avec <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">énergies renouvelables*</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">*(probably not a good translation of "Carousel with renewable energy")</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">Even though I have seen the Eiffel Tower many times </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">in all seasons, all weather, different times of day, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">I never cease to be amazed at how huge it is.  </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">The <b><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/03/le-carrousel-de-la-tour-eiffel.html" target="_blank">carousel with renewable energy</a></span></b> sits </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">about 100 feet from the base of the tower and it is totally dwarfed.  </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">La Tour Eiffel et Le Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"> </span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel et le carrousel

La Tour Eiffel Le Carrousel avec énergies renouvelables* *(probably not a good translation of "Carousel with renewable energy") Ev...

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Le Moulin de la Vierge - III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35GKSeLsD3mnkXRmVt2c1rfjbpiHwNJRmFUgfNwhshQJDBSsfT_EzEzeDCKPW4aFfDA5ot9LjmHV2r7YaJRHtUa7A4xHYXxwKi3qRHteEJS84QW_kUd39NZUo0CDW8_7BeevJjK-ebss/s1600/2009+Dec+00695+color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35GKSeLsD3mnkXRmVt2c1rfjbpiHwNJRmFUgfNwhshQJDBSsfT_EzEzeDCKPW4aFfDA5ot9LjmHV2r7YaJRHtUa7A4xHYXxwKi3qRHteEJS84QW_kUd39NZUo0CDW8_7BeevJjK-ebss/s640/2009+Dec+00695+color.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">About a year ago I posted about <b><span style="color: #f1c232;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/le-moulin-de-la-vierge-boulangerie.html" target="_blank">Le Mouline de la Vierge</a></span></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the great history of the boulangerie on Rue Vercingétorix in the 14ème.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This second of four shops also has the historic building classification </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and is found on Rue Saint-Dominique.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of the four photos I took from this vantage point, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there were seven other people seen coming/going through the doors, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">all with baguettes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I should have made a purchase </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">64, rue Saint-Dominique</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro La Tour Maubourg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Moulin de la Vierge - III

Le Moulin de la Vierge About a year ago I posted about Le Mouline de la Vierge   and the great history of the boulangerie on Rue Vercingétor...

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Dancing at Mouffetard

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8326091621/" title="2012 Jan 15 2nd_0272 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 15 2nd_0272" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8326091621_b423fe9caa_c.jpg" /> </a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Dancing at Mouffetard </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">This little Parisian dancing with her father </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">could give the <b style="color: yellow;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/03/dancing-in-street.html" target="_blank">French-girl-wanna-be</a></b> a run for her money. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Take a moment to dance a step or two today.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Mouffetard</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Next to Église Saint-Médard</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Censier-Daubenton</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>

Dancing at Mouffetard

  Dancing at Mouffetard    This little Parisian dancing with her father  could give the French-girl-wanna-be a run for her money. Take a mo...

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