Rue des Thermopyles - un rue qui se délabre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUb5A3FgYF-0AvUCNmMQ9X16mkZ8LlNAYmm_nE2NOCztCEeYCzzcg5tmPLlf1F7xM3P_S1A19z6LZc05jlRciGrkecT0vFIy2Tw19LxRnQEzFQ_ijZNpiXCZK1e6GG8iazX1y8glzC7c/s1600/2011+Nov+Day+3+DSC_0542+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUb5A3FgYF-0AvUCNmMQ9X16mkZ8LlNAYmm_nE2NOCztCEeYCzzcg5tmPLlf1F7xM3P_S1A19z6LZc05jlRciGrkecT0vFIy2Tw19LxRnQEzFQ_ijZNpiXCZK1e6GG8iazX1y8glzC7c/s640/2011+Nov+Day+3+DSC_0542+b-w.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a decaying street</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 small street outside the normal haunts of tourists </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">has fallen into ruin but the quiet beauty captured me still</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><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;">Rue des Thermopyles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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;">The City Daily Photo members are featuring "the beauty of decay" </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">for theme day this month.  See the other entries<a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/05/june-theme-day-beauty-of-decay_30.html" target="_blank"> here.</a></span></i></div>

Rue des Thermopyles - un rue qui se délabre

a decaying street This small street outside the normal haunts of tourists  has fallen into ruin but the quiet beauty captured me still Rue d...

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Rue de Roi du Sicile - un éléphant bleu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOKEpvhLWULnu3fRt6OfozddSDlOAl2zc1U0ooswkSE8xDZrhRCpp6k9niJRBBEIqYbEJgYY-cSXCtlYntSXl7aE9jrMI3a_rKXViQ9PX54gPzcVFUJeRMCptDybNGZ3FjOYa6f3RfmM/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_88DSC_6302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOKEpvhLWULnu3fRt6OfozddSDlOAl2zc1U0ooswkSE8xDZrhRCpp6k9niJRBBEIqYbEJgYY-cSXCtlYntSXl7aE9jrMI3a_rKXViQ9PX54gPzcVFUJeRMCptDybNGZ3FjOYa6f3RfmM/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_88DSC_6302.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;">A blue elephant?</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 seems that a photographer cannot pass this thai restaurant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in the Marais without taking aim.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It does not matter how many times you have snapped before.</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;">Last week, the green plants and splash of pink orchid </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">called out for another shot.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The blue skies created a nice reflection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Au Petit Thai</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">10, rue de Roi du Sicile</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see more reflections,<br />click over to <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a><br /><br /><br /></div>

Rue de Roi du Sicile - un éléphant bleu

A blue elephant? It seems that a photographer cannot pass this thai restaurant in the Marais without taking aim.   It does not matter how ma...

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Cimetière de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tuIBr6IfnBR5lJYYUiLw_u0-98j7wKOQAlzX_2BPcce4-o69YptMGm1xD53apSUUqZ81kLMCWLdqUHMQ5obI35eA8Ff2THmLLh2ZjObpSozqYpKgEbYsIXaBqTI0bIXjCutS_8n6cdI/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_36DSC_5646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tuIBr6IfnBR5lJYYUiLw_u0-98j7wKOQAlzX_2BPcce4-o69YptMGm1xD53apSUUqZ81kLMCWLdqUHMQ5obI35eA8Ff2THmLLh2ZjObpSozqYpKgEbYsIXaBqTI0bIXjCutS_8n6cdI/s640/2013+0522+Wed_36DSC_5646.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;">Cimetière de Passy</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 porcelain wreaths and flowers are usually broken, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">either through carelessness or vandalism.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one caught my eye for the delicate colors.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then one notices the long life enjoyed by this couple </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">who saw many changes in Paris over their lifetimes.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How rare was it to live to almost 100?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cimetière de Passy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA">2, rue du Commandant Schloesing</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA"><i>Métro Trocadéro </i></span></span></div>

Cimetière de Passy

Cimetière de Passy The porcelain wreaths and flowers are usually broken,  either through carelessness or vandalism.   This one caught my eye...

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Jardin des Plantes

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8873619515/" title="2013 0523 Thurs_146DSC_6362 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0523 Thurs_146DSC_6362" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/8873619515_0cc76c911e_c.jpg" width="530" /></a><br /><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;">Jardin des Plantes</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;">Walking alone in the garden, an alley of trees appeared, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">presenting a carpet dappled by the sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a pattern of lace.</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 sun was elusive,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and one must be quick to capture its appearance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Plantes</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75005, Paris</em></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Gare d'Austerlitz</em></span></span></i></div>

Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des Plantes Walking alone in the garden, an alley of trees appeared,  presenting a carpet dappled by the sun  with a pattern of lace....

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Place des Vosges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_6IzZRPtUaGPlTf6E7lq1akEtsNHFFfVbaRkyAfH4pvUFux4W4FPiLB1_7argRQS2UXiRzM3EZi8YIaoflg5zn1uaIu6Wmc3F_m4_0Npam7K5v9M7LUWgS-lnLBucN-O6jtu_rWpjDw/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_104DSC_6318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_6IzZRPtUaGPlTf6E7lq1akEtsNHFFfVbaRkyAfH4pvUFux4W4FPiLB1_7argRQS2UXiRzM3EZi8YIaoflg5zn1uaIu6Wmc3F_m4_0Npam7K5v9M7LUWgS-lnLBucN-O6jtu_rWpjDw/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_104DSC_6318.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Place des Vosges</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 angles and patterns seen in this 400 year old square reflect the old and the new.  The lines of green superimposed on the curves of the lampposts and the never-ending archways are pleasing to the eye.</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 four rows of houses forming the square were all built to the same design.  On a sunless day it is possible to enter the park and then lose your sense of direction.  Well, perhaps with dark clouds rolling in from the west, you will get your bearings again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place des Vosges</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges The angles and patterns seen in this 400 year old square reflect the old and the new.  The lines of green superimposed on t...

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Arc de Triomphe - au soldat inconnu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCrWg3SJhK4NXQ2BR0t-ugn9IIoMjmaVV9C4kAzPF2UoINuFlcP8O62yR3V7iZoI5IBzXW0HxZvepxzDVJNdMtCdEewBWYVnUva_JJt-VQIhlU8KYiAd8Htq5T8hpPBV5kJir0PEHlu8/s1600/2013+0521+Tues_150DSC_5569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCrWg3SJhK4NXQ2BR0t-ugn9IIoMjmaVV9C4kAzPF2UoINuFlcP8O62yR3V7iZoI5IBzXW0HxZvepxzDVJNdMtCdEewBWYVnUva_JJt-VQIhlU8KYiAd8Htq5T8hpPBV5kJir0PEHlu8/s640/2013+0521+Tues_150DSC_5569.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;">Arc de Triomphe</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;">Originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, he died before its completion.  It sits magnificently at the hub of twelve intersecting roads and has witnessed history.  After World War I, the returning soldiers marched triumphantly through the arch, and it became the site of the tomb of the unknown soldier.  </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 Arc de Triomphe is remembered as a memorial to all those who died in World War I.  I recently accompanied two World War II Veterans the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington Cemetery in Washington, DC.  Today we remember all those lost in wars defending our freedom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arc de Triomphe</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Charles de Gaulle</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Arc de Triomphe - au soldat inconnu

Arc de Triomphe Originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, he died before its completion.  It sits magnificently at the hub of twelve inte...

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Église Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_stfYeLReakAGl3RWVvC6MAVs5fDZGCRWoSQyW5jeyVOBkV5edjpmsYRoN3ftdXN-2OU91Dnxm8URMursTEpWC6zfpBAJ4oi0YwpGdtVYOT_khuuiW42oyvAj2Zrc-eJ7rLSQE7xp4S0/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_017DSC_4372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_stfYeLReakAGl3RWVvC6MAVs5fDZGCRWoSQyW5jeyVOBkV5edjpmsYRoN3ftdXN-2OU91Dnxm8URMursTEpWC6zfpBAJ4oi0YwpGdtVYOT_khuuiW42oyvAj2Zrc-eJ7rLSQE7xp4S0/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_017DSC_4372.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;">Église Sainte-Chapelle</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 devout King Louis IX founded the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as a chapel for the royal palace and to house sacred relics.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is reported that he spent three times </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the cost of the chapel's construction </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for the "Crown of Thorns."</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;">Built in 1246, it also provided easy underground access </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the royal palace.  Almost all of the precious relics </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">were lost or destroyed during the French Revolution.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Sainte-Chapelle</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>4, boulevard du Palais</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75001, Paris</i></span></div>

Église Sainte-Chapelle

Église Sainte-Chapelle The devout King Louis IX founded the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle  as a chapel for the royal palace and to house sacred rel...

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Musée du Louvre - Mercure et son ombre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTLtnGU_mNyrEf3pBfPdZI_7o6s8BlZ1qapQAjwPZDSwdfr6mnHLikYlplIgGXwf8NSsEWs-ewex5W9q9BGUZbOZp5twPbVe4W2e8trkq_oj6Eetd-pF9GhwzIrCGI4fBU1taQsL7uj0/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_142DSC_5090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTLtnGU_mNyrEf3pBfPdZI_7o6s8BlZ1qapQAjwPZDSwdfr6mnHLikYlplIgGXwf8NSsEWs-ewex5W9q9BGUZbOZp5twPbVe4W2e8trkq_oj6Eetd-pF9GhwzIrCGI4fBU1taQsL7uj0/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_142DSC_5090.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;">Mercury </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 bronze of Mercury is seen in an arabesque pose, balanced it would appear, on the head of Zephyr.  He is poised on a gust of air coming from the mouth of this god of the east wind.</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;">My search of the internet has not told me for certain the name of the sculptor... any help?  There is one by Giambologna, a Flemish artist, but that bronze is in Florence at the National Museum of the Bargello.</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;">Mercury in this pose of flight is recognized often as the emblem of FTD Florist.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Musée du Louvre - Mercure et son ombre

Mercury  This bronze of Mercury is seen in an arabesque pose, balanced it would appear, on the head of Zephyr.  He is poised on a gust of ai...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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 took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill.  There are waterfalls and a limestone quarry, a suspension bridge, and more.  You will find more Parisians and fewer tourists here on a Sunday afternoon than in many of Paris' more famous parks.</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 not as large as Tuileries, but the terrain makes it seem more so.</span></div><div style="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; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Rue Botzaris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>75019, Paris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Metro Botzaris, Metro Buttes Chaumont </span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

Parc des Buttes Chaumont It took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill....

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Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

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

Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

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

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Rue Cler - les cafés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambwTeLhAwY9uTqgPMHVpkH3PEflrM5sF6LLsLnBEoDgBdiBfCMeoiAVomDm6HNPu5ezID4GUprxdWPSWQQvFhH5HP52q6kw42vprgDXlQkHf8TmH71-0jY3AxoPtzhZ6SYChZ4v_37Y/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_116DSC_4799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiambwTeLhAwY9uTqgPMHVpkH3PEflrM5sF6LLsLnBEoDgBdiBfCMeoiAVomDm6HNPu5ezID4GUprxdWPSWQQvFhH5HP52q6kw42vprgDXlQkHf8TmH71-0jY3AxoPtzhZ6SYChZ4v_37Y/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_116DSC_4799.jpg" width="422" /></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;">le serveur</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;">Paris is a large city. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, when you frequent a place like Rue Cler, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it seems smaller when you "run into" the same waiter on several trips. </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;">Do not miss Rue Cler, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">particularly for people watching from the terrace of its many cafés.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Cler - les cafés

le serveur Paris is a large city.  However, when you frequent a place like Rue Cler,  it seems smaller when you "run into" the sam...

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Métro Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.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;">The seats were too far apart for these lovers</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;">Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas?</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Laumière</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Métro Laumière

The seats were too far apart for these lovers Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas? Métro Laumière 75019, Paris

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Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

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

Canal Saint Martin - l'artiste

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

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - un grand lustre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrEyeIlkImUuZCx8ji4aje48QK3WVtZWhvUhJuB_oFdrrI2iKiOHl0ZCOcJz3ZesKTwvyrFMYkJiEgjzhCI3fu13Fwsx_MZou9NWyzFzFIJY-3s_cYkwoUieK6HjYJi577_48ZOOF7Ow/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_155DSC_4510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrEyeIlkImUuZCx8ji4aje48QK3WVtZWhvUhJuB_oFdrrI2iKiOHl0ZCOcJz3ZesKTwvyrFMYkJiEgjzhCI3fu13Fwsx_MZou9NWyzFzFIJY-3s_cYkwoUieK6HjYJi577_48ZOOF7Ow/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_155DSC_4510.jpg" width="422" /></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;">Notre Dame</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 only one of the grand chandeliers of Notre Dame </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">seen up close and in detail as it was lowered last year for cleaning.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The 850th birthday celebration of this renown cathedral </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">called for some major housekeeping and renovations (the bells).  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would say that this <i>grand dame</i> has held her age well.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">6 Parvis Notre Dame</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Place Jean-Paul II</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - un grand lustre

Notre Dame This is only one of the grand chandeliers of Notre Dame  seen up close and in detail as it was lowered last year for cleaning.   ...

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Marché d'Aligre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhTLVmqD_asz69y2EuvGYeKKKZ7q0jR7lIrAqXRnSeALIg2C-j1HViJHnbvTrc11TDlgdC72pUQ_IJFd_jSksB-bxaGSVYe_A3saRoO0Ulf1RCP1Uqjhz3_FQ4h17LQDsUY63T1SGuLY/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhTLVmqD_asz69y2EuvGYeKKKZ7q0jR7lIrAqXRnSeALIg2C-j1HViJHnbvTrc11TDlgdC72pUQ_IJFd_jSksB-bxaGSVYe_A3saRoO0Ulf1RCP1Uqjhz3_FQ4h17LQDsUY63T1SGuLY/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0051.jpg" width="640" /></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;">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 is not the expanse of goods </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">that you might find at one of the renown flea markets of Paris, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but I have never come away empty-handed, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">nor left the area hungry!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square d'Aligre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre

Marché d'Aligre This is not the expanse of goods  that you might find at one of the renown flea markets of Paris,  but I have never come...

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Square Trousseau - un kiosque à musique

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKqL2uWGibF9eFJbai-GTGcCya2kongqHuAuqSvNxnsLbsYZA4FWSgHa-eZn8SVQbSrg3lPI237YFdBJCYZOe1qx1svheyfYhH2APYPQSC0Y1-94sBaIZmQjUmvdCiQrbMRQmMgRPpw/s1600/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKqL2uWGibF9eFJbai-GTGcCya2kongqHuAuqSvNxnsLbsYZA4FWSgHa-eZn8SVQbSrg3lPI237YFdBJCYZOe1qx1svheyfYhH2APYPQSC0Y1-94sBaIZmQjUmvdCiQrbMRQmMgRPpw/s640/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0019.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;">Bandstand</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Square Armand-Trousseau</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 square is just a little park off the side of Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, but in many visits, we have seen Tai Chi excercises, an old men's club, ferocious snowball fights, very fast bikes and scooters (trottinettes), mamas and nanas, children of all ages, boules, and ping-pong games.</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 you go, do not miss Le Square Trousseau, a café on the corner, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Blé Sucré, pâtisserie (Madeleine, financier, pain au chocolat, and more!)</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="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Square Armand-Trousseau </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rues Antoine Vollon et Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012 Paris</span></span></i></div>

Square Trousseau - un kiosque à musique

Bandstand Square Armand-Trousseau This square is just a little park off the side of Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, but in many visits, we ha...

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Palais Garnier - XIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAdMkIsndcy0m8blqzFUWXYNrNWvbO5m0yU7B-9lX6hekV0FNNDlKZBIHrAEaTCcEX1RCBwy4BY7TuvO1mlN0ltgDZV2Lad0Mi68M9FoCVFZS3YRSctI_jiYA0q-Qw7RjM1Yx33y6lkI/s1600/2010+dec+7+DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAdMkIsndcy0m8blqzFUWXYNrNWvbO5m0yU7B-9lX6hekV0FNNDlKZBIHrAEaTCcEX1RCBwy4BY7TuvO1mlN0ltgDZV2Lad0Mi68M9FoCVFZS3YRSctI_jiYA0q-Qw7RjM1Yx33y6lkI/s640/2010+dec+7+DSC_0022.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Palais Garnier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On every visit to this Beaux-Arts opera house one can make new discoveries.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just look at the art and detail applied to the lamps surrounding this building.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that the Phantom would be pleased </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the repeating patterns of music symbols. </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: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Palais Garnier</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place de l'Opéra</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></div>

Palais Garnier - XIII

Palais Garnier On every visit to this Beaux-Arts opera house one can make new discoveries.   Just look at the art and detail applied to the ...

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Parc de Monceau - XXXI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CL7kWAOUimxWCaM9s4LTOu6SBJU3TU8r3aPzCBCRVjLiZusklyUhEX1DHH1tXFKLTxA58b5FRy8qJlGZlzx3Qt2I7EtPbcVVWy_G4ndp_0qtA2Ty7qp-1yiFGcx2flHr5JPs551mMgU/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_097DSC_5045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CL7kWAOUimxWCaM9s4LTOu6SBJU3TU8r3aPzCBCRVjLiZusklyUhEX1DHH1tXFKLTxA58b5FRy8qJlGZlzx3Qt2I7EtPbcVVWy_G4ndp_0qtA2Ty7qp-1yiFGcx2flHr5JPs551mMgU/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_097DSC_5045.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;">Parc de Monceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rotunda</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 rotunda at the main entrance of Parc de Monceau </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is in the form of a classical Doric temple.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is known as the Pavilion de Chartres </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and was designed in the late 18th century by Claude Nicolas Ledoux.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The ground floor of the temple was used as a customs house, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">while the upper floor was an apartment with a view of the garden </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reserved for Phillippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a wealthy cousin of King Louis XVI.  </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;">Unfortunately, the Duke was guillotined during the Reign of Terror </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in 1793 and the park was nationalized. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - XXXI

Parc de Monceau Rotunda This rotunda at the main entrance of Parc de Monceau  is in the form of a classical Doric temple.   It is known as t...

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à Paris par avion!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzey_Ks6bNMlqLHf2ZvqJ_jvN9-OwIZ4mijhwO7dZqYDZR-cptCytQa-MT45gy5_xrJVUxJIShQd9TUxBbVr1cursjGP6pqr3RNN1qdjxb5n_x_fiQTCpVnNTIjS40ugvO2uOkutCy19E/s1600/2010+dec+8+DSC_0054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzey_Ks6bNMlqLHf2ZvqJ_jvN9-OwIZ4mijhwO7dZqYDZR-cptCytQa-MT45gy5_xrJVUxJIShQd9TUxBbVr1cursjGP6pqr3RNN1qdjxb5n_x_fiQTCpVnNTIjS40ugvO2uOkutCy19E/s640/2010+dec+8+DSC_0054.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On my way!</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 time--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have prepared my posts but will be updating you daily </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">about our Paris adventures in the comments section.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I return there will be </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">new stories, familiar themes, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and thousands of photos to share with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">à bientôt! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

à Paris par avion!

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Café le Nemours - Place Colette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoN0X55vrH71IPrMt4Q0Fu45fVTzdVO4hm-XwjSphOU5fzAIXUrlM8QPnnms1tCtfldIH2g7JGc7vlB4GDtnpPfC4Lm-IbT88dTVkCZevO7rttDEMoRFfaxuaka37R6p_7ythioFb9VI/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_002DSC_4950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoN0X55vrH71IPrMt4Q0Fu45fVTzdVO4hm-XwjSphOU5fzAIXUrlM8QPnnms1tCtfldIH2g7JGc7vlB4GDtnpPfC4Lm-IbT88dTVkCZevO7rttDEMoRFfaxuaka37R6p_7ythioFb9VI/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_002DSC_4950.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;">la terrasse</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;">Before the streets are busy and this becomes a gathering place, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the chairs and tables at Café le Nemours sit waiting in the early morning light.</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 plan to be here on Wednesday...</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Café le Nemours</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Colette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Café le Nemours - Place Colette

la terrasse Before the streets are busy and this becomes a gathering place,  the chairs and tables at Café le Nemours sit waiting in the ear...

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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/AVvXsEjEMqPa02r5pJAgfH4um9w2WA5veKEmCJ9N8QSQ_5pJzj7MEtWL5e5Au8-MnJIbE46D2DXQVU2tEozji6MEgmaRGJ_iOhjA8ArkNl2XqgTqoBj_o0ZzjMkFPz-yRoCcFlvYKJRDjhs6uRU/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_113DSC_4468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMqPa02r5pJAgfH4um9w2WA5veKEmCJ9N8QSQ_5pJzj7MEtWL5e5Au8-MnJIbE46D2DXQVU2tEozji6MEgmaRGJ_iOhjA8ArkNl2XqgTqoBj_o0ZzjMkFPz-yRoCcFlvYKJRDjhs6uRU/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_113DSC_4468.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Notre Dame</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 850 year old icon on the Paris landscape has greeted worshipers and tourists for centuries.  For all of 2013 there will be special concerts and celebrations for this auspicious and grand cathedral.</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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></span></div><div style="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>Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Place Jean-Paul II</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame This 850 year old icon on the Paris landscape has greeted worshipers and tourists for centuries.  For all of 2013 there will be s...

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Marché de Saint-Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3Zp2HDuIzLyU1H0L-t6-d2WexA6cLRkx2pEp87VXNj5JDCKnnPhZvgPSetnncO1pNKCiDe1RaguTaHQ4d-b9lC1J3O8D7ftMBy4_chFtPmLEdgxgYmi41USf9FNYGPTRaDqtw3TcJ8/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3Zp2HDuIzLyU1H0L-t6-d2WexA6cLRkx2pEp87VXNj5JDCKnnPhZvgPSetnncO1pNKCiDe1RaguTaHQ4d-b9lC1J3O8D7ftMBy4_chFtPmLEdgxgYmi41USf9FNYGPTRaDqtw3TcJ8/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0874.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;">Marché de Saint-Denis</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 Saint-Denis Market is located just a few moments </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">outside of Paris and is one of the largest in the greater Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Few tourists make a stop here, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but it is rich with international flavors, lively and bustling.</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 was closed on the day that five of us visited the Basilique Saint-Denis, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but I am thinking that it would be worth another trip </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the end of Métro Line 13 for the colorful market.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> 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</style><![endif]--><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Marché de Saint-Denis </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">92 Bis Rue Gabriel Péri, </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">93200 Saint-Denis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpSYlut-8sYz8npLobxQZ7f0Bpb-jZPLN6gMSk8dtyHHd1dRtnXb4iAVlC8LYsDhCwbWsSZcjk2wb4t3ON2xuIJcAgd04eAl8hGJgsHRAweWcIczTUCeu9qS9DzdQ8_33k03cTtHsZJE/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_320DSC_8412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpSYlut-8sYz8npLobxQZ7f0Bpb-jZPLN6gMSk8dtyHHd1dRtnXb4iAVlC8LYsDhCwbWsSZcjk2wb4t3ON2xuIJcAgd04eAl8hGJgsHRAweWcIczTUCeu9qS9DzdQ8_33k03cTtHsZJE/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_320DSC_8412.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;">The Orangerie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or second courtyard </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Hôtel de Béthune-Sully is a hôtel particulier, a private mansion, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in the Louis XIII style, located in the Marais.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you enter from Rue Saint-Antoine and walk through the first paved courtyard, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you will enter the formal garden of this 17th century home. </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 this bright day we found a pleasing arrangement of architectural details, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a blue sky, and a fading contrail.</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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">look up </span></span></i></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;">L'orangerie, Hôtel de Béthune-Sully </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">62 rue Saint-Antoine</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Palais Garnier - Repetto

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwwcbcgLoc9Y5KQRRuF51JjqE_Odot4FSYY7gpPMSkpgYjwyzFB1hYetEo2rspDjVyb1r4js2Y4ZJwTu8jj5D7U_bd6CaOakbYzo86Ml-0ZnO6iusQnOLTulSjJl6dRcN_nULuAfqojg/s1600/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5366DSC_5397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwwcbcgLoc9Y5KQRRuF51JjqE_Odot4FSYY7gpPMSkpgYjwyzFB1hYetEo2rspDjVyb1r4js2Y4ZJwTu8jj5D7U_bd6CaOakbYzo86Ml-0ZnO6iusQnOLTulSjJl6dRcN_nULuAfqojg/s640/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5366DSC_5397.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What little girl would not want the </div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful tuille attire of a French ballerina?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gift shop at Palais Garnier is one of my favorite stops, </div><div style="text-align: center;">for taking photos, for people-watching, and for dreaming of sugar-plums.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Scribe</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de l'Opéra</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Garnier - Repetto

What little girl would not want the  beautiful tuille attire of a French ballerina? The gift shop at Palais Garnier is one of my favorite st...

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Musée du Louvre - Escalier Mollien

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX60qp4Bm8-lAnVoVsawTKU7CBygBP26kFuJxf0EGEFWuAQ-nVZSAHbvOofNbIdfm_qSokMD1Lk8HPubk1pIvLwC9UmTzIQ4eOSXtHgCTbBFFPZ07TiqujK-GxVzVo6u7em-mAZOSrR_4/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_148DSC_5096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX60qp4Bm8-lAnVoVsawTKU7CBygBP26kFuJxf0EGEFWuAQ-nVZSAHbvOofNbIdfm_qSokMD1Lk8HPubk1pIvLwC9UmTzIQ4eOSXtHgCTbBFFPZ07TiqujK-GxVzVo6u7em-mAZOSrR_4/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_148DSC_5096.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;">The Mollien staircase</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 anyone who has ventured into the Louvre, the size of this museum is staggering.  This staircase situated in the center of the Pavillon Mollien was built by the architect Hector Lefuel and inaugurated on August 14, 1857, along with the other buildings comprising Napoleon III's Nouveau Louvre.</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 my first trip to Paris this ironwork was a subject of sketches </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as I tried to take in all the architecture Paris could deliver.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Much of my time in Paris now is spent behind a camera lens, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but I plan to sketch again on my next trip, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">taking the views and details at a slower pace.</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;">Escalier Mollien - Pavillon Mollien</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée du Louvre</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Musée du Louvre - Escalier Mollien

The Mollien staircase For anyone who has ventured into the Louvre, the size of this museum is staggering.  This staircase situated in the ce...

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Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré - cake vanille chocolat!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuyRXonMfRGMhXz1U-NtT0CI4qxLAdqv7pifu60CAgXq6_Af8MmuI7q9pv3YY-IdAFIAsJy1a4qdz7LmaLogCn_jpyA0paSPtYK6_gC1ikH5Yo2TP9ALcp8B4pwxIDadvuXKa6VBzVg/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_367DSC_8459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuyRXonMfRGMhXz1U-NtT0CI4qxLAdqv7pifu60CAgXq6_Af8MmuI7q9pv3YY-IdAFIAsJy1a4qdz7LmaLogCn_jpyA0paSPtYK6_gC1ikH5Yo2TP9ALcp8B4pwxIDadvuXKa6VBzVg/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_367DSC_8459.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;">Delicious French Pastries</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;">They are adorned with fruit and must, therefore, be very good for you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you prefer something savory, they have a selection of delicious baguette sandwiches.</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;">miam-miam</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;">Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">18, rue Rambuteau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré - cake vanille chocolat!

Delicious French Pastries They are adorned with fruit and must, therefore, be very good for you. If you prefer something savory, they have a...

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Palais Royal - Ce doit être une fille française

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gksjP3-wo__Gpy0F5nEi7hso-WAbbSu2y9BV_7ZFJrfzlxF8phJ1gD-R8yeSI0NfLjoEZaB2STyu7AbkrWJxP5NgeFifjE45EGUVw1SHS-R0Ea5VLE0bADdiwXJBecnx_sX0kWugJ6o/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_19DSC_9351b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gksjP3-wo__Gpy0F5nEi7hso-WAbbSu2y9BV_7ZFJrfzlxF8phJ1gD-R8yeSI0NfLjoEZaB2STyu7AbkrWJxP5NgeFifjE45EGUVw1SHS-R0Ea5VLE0bADdiwXJBecnx_sX0kWugJ6o/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_19DSC_9351b.jpg" width="422" /></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;">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;">This young woman walked on the wet pavement</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in front of Le Nemours as she chatted on her phone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Must be a French girl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(love those red boots!)</span></i></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;">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>

Palais Royal - Ce doit être une fille française

Palais Royal This young woman walked on the wet pavement in front of Le Nemours as she chatted on her phone. Must be a French girl (love tho...

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Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG85JnyvhbW94WsO0J7ycghEbGoj1YvTk6FAmhpOHv5w9og6Tc3vCfSuUVwdsTtLZLs8IxFpAg-mwKkmRL1yqRCuD6LuASJChWIht2bzAsxDBj_bBwA7Gdf0TRGMBQpOW5TpKFWndfjVE/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_90DSC_9201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG85JnyvhbW94WsO0J7ycghEbGoj1YvTk6FAmhpOHv5w9og6Tc3vCfSuUVwdsTtLZLs8IxFpAg-mwKkmRL1yqRCuD6LuASJChWIht2bzAsxDBj_bBwA7Gdf0TRGMBQpOW5TpKFWndfjVE/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_90DSC_9201.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;">Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs</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 organ is Cavaillé-Coll from 1877, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and on this dreary, rainy day Yannick Merlin </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">was rehearsing for a concert.</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;">If you want to have a sample of the sounds and a video of the church, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">follow<a href="http://www.organsofparis.vhhil.nl/cc/notre-dame-des-champs/index.html" target="_blank"> this link</a>.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">92 bis, Boulevard du Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs - l'orgue

Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs The organ is Cavaillé-Coll from 1877,  and on this dreary, rainy day Yannick Merlin  was rehearsing for a conce...

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Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.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;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">une petite grenouille?</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="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">The flâneurs and others in the park gave him a wide berth </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">as there was much water flying.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">coa-coa</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">or should that be ribbette-ribbette?</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(ribbit!)</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>Jardin des Tuileries</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>75001, Paris</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

une petite grenouille? No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable  playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries.  The flâ...

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