Street lamps - Palais Garnier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS41neKN98_94scz99BKOIRcviCWjPIRJR-Gu3guGJrG3chMKSMo35ax6g47gZvVd9I5hesL-MkFtVJKCeewKOBkl3rqVDJgf-CWyDYYXF1_P6WqbBksMknqwTXEyev7XhyphenhyphenJqDTubRgpA/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/AVvXsEjS41neKN98_94scz99BKOIRcviCWjPIRJR-Gu3guGJrG3chMKSMo35ax6g47gZvVd9I5hesL-MkFtVJKCeewKOBkl3rqVDJgf-CWyDYYXF1_P6WqbBksMknqwTXEyev7XhyphenhyphenJqDTubRgpA/s640/2010+dec+7+DSC_0022.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;">Street Lamps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palais Garnier</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;">These unusual street lamps are found in front of the grand Palais Garnier.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The musical instruments seems fitting for the home of the Paris Opera.</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;">This is my contribution to the </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">City Daily Photo Theme Day for August.</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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>

Street lamps - Palais Garnier

Street Lamps Palais Garnier These unusual street lamps are found in front of the grand Palais Garnier.   The musical instruments seems fitti...

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La vie quotidienne - Rue Cler

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX-bao2uH28t_AaxpFWR6z8JOTiqkH1JXdtdJrZ68fWpC2vG3LBi_PtQVxO8jifdTFQTHQjFaj12oq2lbOZ_X-d96SjTLhUB2sDL9OfyWz65Jvea8HYMhArQtPirwhpwwSlz0oHnPHvw/s1600/2008+july+paris+DSC_0148+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX-bao2uH28t_AaxpFWR6z8JOTiqkH1JXdtdJrZ68fWpC2vG3LBi_PtQVxO8jifdTFQTHQjFaj12oq2lbOZ_X-d96SjTLhUB2sDL9OfyWz65Jvea8HYMhArQtPirwhpwwSlz0oHnPHvw/s640/2008+july+paris+DSC_0148+b-w.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;">Les marchés 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;">It is impossible to read a novel (or non-fiction) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">about life in Paris without observing the daily shopping.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think about the time I spend driving to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the seafood market, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the family-owned vegetable market, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the grocery for the other items.  </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;">How wonderful would it be to walk down this pedestrian street, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">greeting your neighbors, while selecting all the items you need. </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;">Rue Cler</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;"><br /></div>

La vie quotidienne - Rue Cler

Les marchés de Paris It is impossible to read a novel (or non-fiction)  about life in Paris without observing the daily shopping.   I think ...

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Jardin de l'Intendant II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.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 de l'Intendant</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 secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this quiet topiary garden walled off from the Avenue de Tourville.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is far away from the entrances to les Invalides and the tourists.   </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;">In my many visits here I have seen </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">families, lovers, readers, walkers, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and not infrequently a single person </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">enjoying the benches and solitude.</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;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Les Invalides</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>75007, Paris</em></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant II

Jardin de l'Intendant On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides  is this quiet topiary garden walled off fr...

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Le Carrousel et la Tour Eiffel

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9379364847/" title="2012 Mar 29 Paris_045DSC_4728 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 29 Paris_045DSC_4728" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/9379364847_139e100d3c_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">le carrousel de 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;">On a sunny day in Paris you can ride (pedal) a painted pony </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and catch a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower with every rotation.</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;"><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">Quai Branley </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>

Le Carrousel et la Tour Eiffel

le carrousel de la Tour Eiffel On a sunny day in Paris you can ride (pedal) a painted pony  and catch a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower with eve...

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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9379465633/" title="2012 Mar 31 Paris_286DSC_5522 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 31 Paris_286DSC_5522" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9379465633_fcb2cc4f5c_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</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;">Almost hidden in the narrow streets of Île Saint Louis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">stands the lacy spire of Église Saint-Louis en l'Île, the only church on the island.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was built from 1652 to 1765 in the Baroque style, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">designed by architect François Le Vau. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> St-Louis' interior was essentially stripped during the Revolution </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as were so many French churches, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the odd outdoor iron clock, dating from 1741, survived. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></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>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île Almost hidden in the narrow streets of Île Saint Louis stands the lacy spire of Église Saint-Louis en l'...

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Village Bercy - la bouteille rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLArbDvr7yJSCSzOavSEkWVHE99EaxiKoYjkBu7n4_iXUFsx5ed1ChASaqDtpuRUSXR0ZJz0DHwaxxAyHivf3joPV0-ishXp6TRPytxtRvT__dgcfwVDyzGvCkpKLPnAnFrAOalfyNs/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLArbDvr7yJSCSzOavSEkWVHE99EaxiKoYjkBu7n4_iXUFsx5ed1ChASaqDtpuRUSXR0ZJz0DHwaxxAyHivf3joPV0-ishXp6TRPytxtRvT__dgcfwVDyzGvCkpKLPnAnFrAOalfyNs/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bercy Village</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cour Saint-Émilion</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 customer snuffed out a cigarette and left.</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 snapped a photo before the table was cleared</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the red bottle disappeared!</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;">(I am not the only photographer of Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">who snaps dirty café tables)</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;">Paris Café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bercy Village </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour St-Émilion</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Village Bercy - la bouteille rouge

Bercy Village Cour Saint-Émilion The customer snuffed out a cigarette and left. I snapped a photo before the table was cleared and the red b...

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Au bord de la Seine - les amis II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsT6UK1eoYgWCKstA9K4YS_8s4f6EnVezUA1EYgB8mGQ4srLIAZujuNBHl_TEX287OgA5Ri7Dfmbwl1coHsLuW6IL7mTvwAAtPJGO3ClY3oHRVpPsAAsv1EsolrxUuzHs_xkbkQhICQk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_224DSC_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsT6UK1eoYgWCKstA9K4YS_8s4f6EnVezUA1EYgB8mGQ4srLIAZujuNBHl_TEX287OgA5Ri7Dfmbwl1coHsLuW6IL7mTvwAAtPJGO3ClY3oHRVpPsAAsv1EsolrxUuzHs_xkbkQhICQk/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_224DSC_4907.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;">la Seine,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the water's edge</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;">When the weather cooperates </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">one can find groups of friends gathering on a Friday evening </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to share stories of the week and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">simply to enjoy <i>la vie quotidienne</i> on the banks of the Seine.</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;">May you "exhale" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and enjoy the company of friends this weekend.</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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Right bank - just off Pont des Arts</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;"> </span></i></div>

Au bord de la Seine - les amis II

la Seine, the water's edge When the weather cooperates  one can find groups of friends gathering on a Friday evening  to share stories o...

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Palais Garnier - Illumination

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9363427408/" title="2012 Paris Mar 31_5348DSC_5375 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Paris Mar 31_5348DSC_5375" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/9363427408_0f1319f862_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;">Palais Garnier</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Grand 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;">Would you like to turn back the clock 100 years </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to attend an elegant ball, just for the evening?</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;">Yeah, me too</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-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Grand Staircase</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Place de l'Opéra</em></span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></i></span></div>

Palais Garnier - Illumination

Palais Garnier The Grand Staircase Would you like to turn back the clock 100 years  to attend an elegant ball, just for the evening? Yeah, m...

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L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41hmGpcAp3DfHuKRKScELZ8UmUObo598JUqSZ9iCG_dZ0uKtTXRXJw2pL6rNjn42PkmCJOQC0r0AG3wNwDQ9IvSPZ9QnViD_6FcB9TIT1jh8eD13hxdtH8BKv8kKHpSz4LOwFq_K1Q2I/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_261DSC_5209.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;">Fountain of Warsaw</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>fontaine de Varsovie</i></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;">Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but still a perfect seat to enjoy the water show </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">during <i>l'heure bleue</i> (the blue hour).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As the sky darkens one simply turns to the southeast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to watch the lights of la Tour Eiffel just across the Seine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a festival!</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;">every day of the week!</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: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fountain of Warsaw</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;">Jardins du Trocadéro</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;">75016, 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;">Métro Trocadéro</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

Fountain of Warsaw fontaine de Varsovie Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles,  but still a perfect seat to enjoy the w...

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Escalier du Ministre - Louvre

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9348844970/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_217DSC_5165 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_217DSC_5165" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9348844970_02790fa356_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;">Escalier du Ministre </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in the Richelieu wing of the 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;">The Louvre is filled with architectural designs and details, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and this staircase, Escalier du Ministre, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">led up to the private apartments of the Minister of State.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you visit this area of the museum, you can walk up these steps </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just as the royal visitors once did, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and amble through the apartments of Napoleon III.</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;">It is interesting to discover the many elegant designs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of the Louvre staircases.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée du Louvre</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Escalier du Ministre - Louvre

Escalier du Ministre  in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre The Louvre is filled with architectural designs and details,  and this staircase, ...

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La Petite Rose - salon de thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6QDt2p7MbSfgLonODQqXb1oZkZG12VkxhFy-Ka4fqvZZOJEcQzaD04V6HkQjHvLzsDDSKHghi-WCWA3zUxv_sOoWMM4SBhmpHb4YWET8jeJzJ_mWe6r9Ne1KAMt5Se7rCpsgOgAR5U/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_111DSC_5059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6QDt2p7MbSfgLonODQqXb1oZkZG12VkxhFy-Ka4fqvZZOJEcQzaD04V6HkQjHvLzsDDSKHghi-WCWA3zUxv_sOoWMM4SBhmpHb4YWET8jeJzJ_mWe6r9Ne1KAMt5Se7rCpsgOgAR5U/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_111DSC_5059.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;">La Petite Rose</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 one of my favorite lunch spots, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just a short walk from Parc de Monceau.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Gorgeous salads and delicious quiches</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;">Well, selecting a dessert is a challenge!</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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>La Petite Rose</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>11, boulevard de Courcelles</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Villiers</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008 Paris</em></span></span></div>

La Petite Rose - salon de thé

La Petite Rose This is one of my favorite lunch spots,  just a short walk from Parc de Monceau.   Gorgeous salads and delicious quiches Well...

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHFqP0PB3azfW8OEy0WP0I1CEDw2FP-vKLNo9MEys0mxP3qSuBiy7HBkSMqCh-KVsDNFfFw5bMMxb_9TkfbcCh8OED6IGvyKEBaqTNXrKorA2rrPYOg_Fq7268ExppqkJUn3A0g8cdgs/s1600/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHFqP0PB3azfW8OEy0WP0I1CEDw2FP-vKLNo9MEys0mxP3qSuBiy7HBkSMqCh-KVsDNFfFw5bMMxb_9TkfbcCh8OED6IGvyKEBaqTNXrKorA2rrPYOg_Fq7268ExppqkJUn3A0g8cdgs/s640/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0058.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;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</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 of Saint-Étienne du Mont<strong></strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is a marvel of architectural design and carving, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dating back to the early 17th Century.</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;"> From this angle it appears </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">that the angels and cherubs might jump or fly</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><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></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: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Église Saint-Étienne du Mont<br />1, place Ste-Geneviève</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris<br /> </span></i></span></div>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - l'orgue

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont The organ of Saint-Étienne du Mont   is a marvel of architectural design and carving,  dating back to the early...

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Horloge et candélabres

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9319303862/" title="2011 April day 3 DSC_0312 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April day 3 DSC_0312" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/9319303862_0e3f6264bd_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Clock and candelabra</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 antique stores scattered throughout Paris are full of treasures.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Many of the items may be out of the reach of the traveler, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">or perhaps to large to carry home.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, one never knows when a "find" will be discovered.</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 window was seen in one of the narrow streets of the Marais.</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;">Antique boutique</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marais</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>

Horloge et candélabres

Clock and candelabra The antique stores scattered throughout Paris are full of treasures.   Many of the items may be out of the reach of the...

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Hôtel de Sens - Bibiothèque Forney

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF-mcMuygHw8mGblzajauFVJLV1jnqcByglN6-YN1_6ec2NFdgIhBs0mKjqJFV0un3KRiY6SumuC10pFHDskNAetUjnyb-UBmnNjz-XsHkAofykHlLc3h0NHPS-wy-iEvP8ZjyB6X9qA/s1600/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF-mcMuygHw8mGblzajauFVJLV1jnqcByglN6-YN1_6ec2NFdgIhBs0mKjqJFV0un3KRiY6SumuC10pFHDskNAetUjnyb-UBmnNjz-XsHkAofykHlLc3h0NHPS-wy-iEvP8ZjyB6X9qA/s640/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0337.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;">Hôtel de Sens</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the Forney Art 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;">Built originally for the archbishops of Sens in the thirteenth century, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this hôtel was rebuilt completely </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">by Archbishop Tristan de Salazar between 1498 and 1518.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although there have been many modifications </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">over the past five hundred years, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"it remains a rare survivor of late medieval-civil architecture, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">an example of a semi-fortified <i>manoir</i> dressed up in the Flamboyant style."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Andrew Ayers - <u>The Architecture of Paris: An Architectural Guide</u>)</span></i></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;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hôtel de Sens - Bibliothèque Forney</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Figuier at Rue du Fauconnier</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>

Hôtel de Sens - Bibiothèque Forney

Hôtel de Sens and the Forney Art Library Built originally for the archbishops of Sens in the thirteenth century,  this hôtel was rebuilt com...

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Port de l'Arsenal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrBurcSuZUPM8VE_kl9reLZz7J9xOcMzyi0nquNgul4r8uGBqh_rPWei4_rgKUBcqGaOh39GiVTbg346HkqdqI9u8787Lehr0cQ377BitpIR9ek76uuvpbmEK5qFUabhKYIHJqQH7JrY/s1600/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrBurcSuZUPM8VE_kl9reLZz7J9xOcMzyi0nquNgul4r8uGBqh_rPWei4_rgKUBcqGaOh39GiVTbg346HkqdqI9u8787Lehr0cQ377BitpIR9ek76uuvpbmEK5qFUabhKYIHJqQH7JrY/s640/2011+April+Day+3+DSC_0363.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;">Port de l'Arsenal</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 the above ground platform on Line 1 of the Bastille station, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you have this view of Port de l'Arsenal.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For many years I imagined this view was a narrow stretch of the Seine.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When you look at a map it is simple to identify.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This basin connects Canal St. Martin to the Seine </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and is a  part of France's national Voies navigables de France </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(VNF, Navigable Waterways of France) system.</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;">Did you know that from Line 5 the remains of the Bastille can be seen?</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;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Bastille station, Line 1</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris (the border between 4ième and 12ième)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bastille (bien sûr!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Port de l'Arsenal

Port de l'Arsenal From the above ground platform on Line 1 of the Bastille station,  you have this view of Port de l'Arsenal.   For ...

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Fenêtre dans le Marais

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9305656428/" title="2011 April Day 3 DSC_0294 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April Day 3 DSC_0294" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5529/9305656428_a4fbc99d4f_c.jpg" width="563" /></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;">Window in the Marais</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;">Just a simple window with geraniums askew, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the iron railing and alluring curtains </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">contribute to the mystery that is 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;"><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 Marais</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>

Fenêtre dans le Marais

Window in the Marais Just a simple window with geraniums askew,  but the iron railing and alluring curtains  contribute to the mystery that ...

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Séduction - Dalloyau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C47x5h_P6YgOFOL0oqrot77KQJUSkBWqIwNrZHD9e3Z1NSPatPvb7JC2JBv-t0NPNaHTWTDvYBnyWAT8wdGvD9KWn7CLdouVzqFPEOu6tP_VZWOhZajrgxnt3nIWyxBf-pHZlax30xY/s1600/2011+April+day+3+DSC_0258-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C47x5h_P6YgOFOL0oqrot77KQJUSkBWqIwNrZHD9e3Z1NSPatPvb7JC2JBv-t0NPNaHTWTDvYBnyWAT8wdGvD9KWn7CLdouVzqFPEOu6tP_VZWOhZajrgxnt3nIWyxBf-pHZlax30xY/s640/2011+April+day+3+DSC_0258-b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seduction?</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;">Indeed!</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;">miam-miam</span></span></i></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Dalloyau</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>5, boulevard Beaumarchais</em></span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Bastille</em></span></div>

Séduction - Dalloyau

Seduction? Indeed! miam-miam Dalloyau 5, boulevard Beaumarchais 75004, Paris Métro Bastille

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Le défilé du 14-Juillet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJz1xJkxe4SJBZo5LXQGV9aqmf5xqKJRUXBNc2n0AUZ6nCNQcZ-bHp-JPZmKCHCDY8b4JvEOLjC9OKnM80gEXYUPCLmR5f3DlnRr-g1H01a1GE_h12zY7dZ6SDkWOY0bq5TzHEIxxNJE/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJz1xJkxe4SJBZo5LXQGV9aqmf5xqKJRUXBNc2n0AUZ6nCNQcZ-bHp-JPZmKCHCDY8b4JvEOLjC9OKnM80gEXYUPCLmR5f3DlnRr-g1H01a1GE_h12zY7dZ6SDkWOY0bq5TzHEIxxNJE/s640/2008+July+14+DSC_0305.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;">Quatorze Juillet</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;">2008</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The many regiments line up an hour or two </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">before the march down Avenue des Champs Elysées.</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;">2013</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In all, 4,800 troops marched in front of the presidential stage Sunday, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">along with 241 horses, 265 vehicles and 58 planes.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bringing up the rear was an array of 35 helicopters, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">used in wartime and for civilian missions. </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;">Precision parachutists landed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in front of the presidential stand to close the parade.</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;">The military parade of 14-Juillet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

Le défilé du 14-Juillet

Quatorze Juillet 2008 The many regiments line up an hour or two  before the march down Avenue des Champs Elysées. 2013 In all, 4,800 troops ...

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Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s640/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.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 Gates of Invalides</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;">All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The crowds and the traffic are impossible, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the pleasure of being there in the streets </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for the great national celebration is worth 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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Vive la France!</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;">Invalides</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Paris and Beyond - 3 years, 1109 posts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you for following, for your feedback,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and for sharing in my love for Paris (and beyond)</i></div>

Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

The Gates of Invalides All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag.   The crowds and the traffic are impossible,...

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Champs de Mars - les chevaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC_R6A3_2ctwqVhKQupbmWHB_g9wAA0ft36s-2Oo0l0AYaVsxwfSxmIagwL4YtmJ_tinD0VAXuXkS2wsoNrKQTjJgfq8-vsJakbtE1vewJ0JXk_bhvYFi6imnYIhRrq86c4u8nu_kRO0/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC_R6A3_2ctwqVhKQupbmWHB_g9wAA0ft36s-2Oo0l0AYaVsxwfSxmIagwL4YtmJ_tinD0VAXuXkS2wsoNrKQTjJgfq8-vsJakbtE1vewJ0JXk_bhvYFi6imnYIhRrq86c4u8nu_kRO0/s640/2008+July+14+DSC_0171.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;">Ponies in the Park</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;">Festivities surround Champs de Mars in July</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pony rides and picnics</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 quatorze juillet, La Fête Nationale, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the third anniversary of Paris and Beyond.  </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;">I'll take a pony ride and a picnic, svp.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Champs de Mars</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Champs de Mars - les chevaux

Ponies in the Park Festivities surround Champs de Mars in July Pony rides and picnics Tomorrow is quatorze juillet, La Fête Nationale,  and ...

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Palais Royal - un reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN0MN9iYpN7xJPAdlYbK334vnVyQ3L8CGHkCHLxr2sEzZhWcWrHl1VrRUOh58pAUi17AE-Fb1EN0vw9ZRvXbwAfJ7GUa6OdvZFywQMuiIeBOu-PaCanx7_2JjbQCdtzLqD5npcBqMKNY/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_50DSC_3919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN0MN9iYpN7xJPAdlYbK334vnVyQ3L8CGHkCHLxr2sEzZhWcWrHl1VrRUOh58pAUi17AE-Fb1EN0vw9ZRvXbwAfJ7GUa6OdvZFywQMuiIeBOu-PaCanx7_2JjbQCdtzLqD5npcBqMKNY/s640/2013+0518+Sat_50DSC_3919.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;">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;">In the arcade of Palais Royal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">these reflective green lenses caught my attention...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and, my reflection.</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 weekend</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;"><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 - un reflet

Palais Royal In the arcade of Palais Royal,  these reflective green lenses caught my attention... and, my reflection. bon weekend Palais Roy...

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L'oiseau et le chapeau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPiMETG736EFOCWZ1nL2PuveEpfK_EH0HqsW7yr306qw4HtXfm4TPBgewF4CSUZi7KUJIJE7Fb1-flayeEB9JTxCaAUtlNcKHuKS0p517Ff00I2x1AbI3k9n_hXPbVdSryLbSzT_ym2E/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_95DSC_8689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPiMETG736EFOCWZ1nL2PuveEpfK_EH0HqsW7yr306qw4HtXfm4TPBgewF4CSUZi7KUJIJE7Fb1-flayeEB9JTxCaAUtlNcKHuKS0p517Ff00I2x1AbI3k9n_hXPbVdSryLbSzT_ym2E/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_95DSC_8689.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 bird and the hat?</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 flashy window of H&M </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is nestled between the grand windows of Le Printemps </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann.</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 windows of Paris fascinate me and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I only wish I could be there to see them each time they change.  </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;">I try, believe me.</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;">H&M </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">54, blvd 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>

L'oiseau et le chapeau

The bird and the hat? This flashy window of H&M  is nestled between the grand windows of Le Printemps  and Galeries Lafayette on Bouleva...

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La Palette - le bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3aftI252g4IOqZhqZ8iTcMX6VOUfqK5dkR0b-d3zBh1S2ni8pXVZ4Y5zPeAZXV_1ErsFJlUfpvFLxDnd6Yj2rexO1DxaqOfmenbXmOTPLeiXD0DD9KJld9aCk7J8ukVZ7g5aeUztHUM/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_162DSC_8757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3aftI252g4IOqZhqZ8iTcMX6VOUfqK5dkR0b-d3zBh1S2ni8pXVZ4Y5zPeAZXV_1ErsFJlUfpvFLxDnd6Yj2rexO1DxaqOfmenbXmOTPLeiXD0DD9KJld9aCk7J8ukVZ7g5aeUztHUM/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_162DSC_8757.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;">La Palette</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 rainy day refuge was a photographer's delight </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as we enjoyed the classic French fare and a glass of bubbly.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The weather provided the drama.</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;">Il pleuvait des cordes!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(It was raining cats and dogs - loosely translating here, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>but I am sure that you know some other French expressions </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>for an abundance of rain)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></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;">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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Palette - le bar

La Palette The rainy day refuge was a photographer's delight  as we enjoyed the classic French fare and a glass of bubbly.   The weather...

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Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9245414054/" title="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/9245414054_8d746ac7ae_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Maze</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the maze to the center you will be rewarded with the view from a heightened gazebo of the entire layout.   The design for this formal garden was created by Catherine de Médicis in the 16th century.</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;">Chenonceau is also known as the Château de Femmes for the succession of six powerful French knoblewomen, each of whom had an impact on the chateau over the period of four centuries.  The four caryatids seen in the background were added to the chateau by Catherine de Médicis and more recently added to "her" maze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Château de Chenonceau has nearly one million visitors every year, and with the exception of the Palace of Versailles, is the most visited castle in France. </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;">Château de Chenonceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">45000, Chenonceaux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(one hour by train from Paris - day trip)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

Château de Chenonceau The Maze Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the...

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La Coupe d'Or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThsA_ImCfJlWZosxoW74l_ggJnzziWc3PUiZaiiBILqIIRIujJrYQ1PT-pes-X8K-apIajo2Gb01-0PRfI8IiBQvDsDXRIEw6twr56factC526bnYcXP1u8erbUUttCbdogz552sV50/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_114DSC_8952.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Coupe d'Or</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;">Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would be a nice spot for people-watching.  </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 reviews indicate that this may not be the best place for a meal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but a quick café and a moment to rest one's feet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">might be reason enough to stop.</span></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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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 Coupe d'Or</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">330, rue St Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting to <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2013/07/dreaming-of-france.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of France</a> and Paris in July with <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2013/06/henri-orwell-and-me-paris-in-july.html" target="_blank">Thyme for Tea</a> and  <a href="http://bookbath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookbath</a></span></i></div></div>

La Coupe d'Or

La Coupe d'Or Sitting on Rue Saint-Honoré  at the corner of Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré  would be a nice spot for people-watching.   The ...

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Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul III

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9225464793/" title="2012 Oct 8 Monday_52DSC_9163 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 8 Monday_52DSC_9163" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/9225464793_199e995ab0_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</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;">In one of the ornate chapels of this church, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">so unassuming by its exterior, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is seen this serene statue adorned with a crown of gold.  </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;">Under the left foot is a serpent which has been crushed.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The backdrop has been styled to appear as a fine silk fabric.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The details of this alcove are memorable.</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;">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;"><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;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">95, rue de Sèvres</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 Sèvres-Babylone</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Previously posted <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/04/chapelle-saint-vincent-de-paul-ii.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/02/chapelle-saint-vincent-de-paul.html" target="_blank">here </a></span></i></div>

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul III

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul In one of the ornate chapels of this church,  so unassuming by its exterior,  is seen this serene statue ador...

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Les chaussures et les requins oranges?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSr9Q8nL_k-YTF6xL8fF1yupWVWEqDOHEdsoXGL_u-Dvu4dEj6w7P7IqZoVdI5QCpEQcSdi07IlTSNotuk-Z4fdE-hFX7ztKQCFrVF3T1ifISMLfK5m1_Z7UcVo38Brm3CgtQu3ZhIc/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_23DSC_8617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSr9Q8nL_k-YTF6xL8fF1yupWVWEqDOHEdsoXGL_u-Dvu4dEj6w7P7IqZoVdI5QCpEQcSdi07IlTSNotuk-Z4fdE-hFX7ztKQCFrVF3T1ifISMLfK5m1_Z7UcVo38Brm3CgtQu3ZhIc/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_23DSC_8617.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 Sharks and the Shoes</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 creativity of a Paris window appeals to my artistic side.</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 shoes appeal to my inner Imelda Marcos.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend!</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;">Le Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Caumartin</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 style="text-align: center;"><i>This is my contribution to James' Weekend Reflections. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulloveria-weekend-reflections-197.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the other postings from around the world.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Les chaussures et les requins oranges?

The Sharks and the Shoes The creativity of a Paris window appeals to my artistic side. The shoes appeal to my inner Imelda Marcos. bon weeke...

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Le Champ de Mars - brasserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoFZyGfczzhOLMkFZxXZhf9hBkn_1hc5QA8O5UlA6aexMitS57UVvsSgv8jySVMc5sETLaCEXn9hsbs7KafilZmDWjj17sNT12gTO_f3idyx8oqBetBzHnOQUs-AN1-0TRUrhMrd38d0/s1600/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoFZyGfczzhOLMkFZxXZhf9hBkn_1hc5QA8O5UlA6aexMitS57UVvsSgv8jySVMc5sETLaCEXn9hsbs7KafilZmDWjj17sNT12gTO_f3idyx8oqBetBzHnOQUs-AN1-0TRUrhMrd38d0/s640/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010391.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 Champ de Mars</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 wondered how many movies have been shot here in front of Le Champ de Mars, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a brasserie sitting in view of La Tour Eiffel.  </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 dining reviews are mixed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the people-watching quotient should be quite high.</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 rouge awnings are perfect.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Le Champ de Mars-Brasserie<span class="street-address"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="street-address">124, rue St Dominique</span> <span class="locality"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="locality">75007, Paris</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="locality">Métro École Militaire </span><span class="country-name"></span></div>

Le Champ de Mars - brasserie

Le Champ de Mars I wondered how many movies have been shot here in front of Le Champ de Mars,  a brasserie sitting in view of La Tour Eiffel...

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Flamme de la Liberté à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ5RQ2eUXKR-T7UakvXkhQWW2nSVeaaAV81zcDTTVX5fBz65cfvHYC_vrX0tQRXuPJQ2wag1ON7EN-giVHHW7SkI9yHQAW9ppu1FygaR4YAehf8SgKobD_p3_VpvzhEAdz8bfX-4QSKc/s1600/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ5RQ2eUXKR-T7UakvXkhQWW2nSVeaaAV81zcDTTVX5fBz65cfvHYC_vrX0tQRXuPJQ2wag1ON7EN-giVHHW7SkI9yHQAW9ppu1FygaR4YAehf8SgKobD_p3_VpvzhEAdz8bfX-4QSKc/s640/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010352.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Flame of Liberty in Paris</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 Flame of Liberty.  An exact replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame offered to the people of France by donors throughout the world as a symbol of the Franco-American friendship.  On the occasion of the centennial of the International Herald Tribune.  Paris 1887-1987."</span></i></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 site of this monument is Pont de l'Alma on the right bank of the Seine.  How appropriate that La Tour Eiffel is peering in from the other side of the river.</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;">joyeaux anniversaire, USA!</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Flamme de la Liberté</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de l'Alma</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Flamme de la Liberté à Paris

Flame of Liberty in Paris "The Flame of Liberty.  An exact replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame offered to the people of France...

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Dominique Bart - artiste-peintre

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9198008712/" title="2010 June 17-18 DSC_0673 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 June 17-18 DSC_0673" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/9198008712_4ba776f947_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">Dominique Bart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Artist</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;">Si vous passez Place des Vosges à Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">vous rencontrerez certainement sous les arcades au n° 13 <strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dominique Bart</strong>. Artiste-peintre, </div><div style="text-align: center;">il vous montrera ses aquarelles et ses huiles représentant cette superbe place.</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 have had this photo for a few years of M. Bart, but did not know his name.  Mon amie Marie found him and bought one of his beautiful watercolors.  He allowed me to take his photo, and Marie shared his name.  I have not seen him on recent visits to Place des Vosges, but would love to give him a copy of this portrait.  Perhaps I will find him on my next trip. </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;">Dominique Bart</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;">13, 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;"><br /></div>

Dominique Bart - artiste-peintre

Dominique Bart Artist Si vous passez Place des Vosges à Paris,  vous rencontrerez certainement sous les arcades au n° 13   Dominique Bart . ...

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Boulevard Saint-Germain - le marché

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2tEmDw4UHdd30iDF1VKjklEyYL5Wb6Lfz3TXT1nxAY1qOGbMBt33_bP7yjLT9uCuzfuLkqqT24-GNNEBgLN4pfPzw6RPbyL7YGam_LOayPSw6ixKULqS72-mFDOHafNJh6H1MaBbv0/s1600/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2tEmDw4UHdd30iDF1VKjklEyYL5Wb6Lfz3TXT1nxAY1qOGbMBt33_bP7yjLT9uCuzfuLkqqT24-GNNEBgLN4pfPzw6RPbyL7YGam_LOayPSw6ixKULqS72-mFDOHafNJh6H1MaBbv0/s640/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0700.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;">Booths along Bd Saint-Germain</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 colors in this booth caught my eye, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but it was only just now that I noticed two souvenirs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I should have purchased that day.  </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 see the <i>vélos</i> in many bright shades and just below... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">are those miniature 2CVs*?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* 2CV = <i><span class="st"><em>deux</em> chevaux-vapeur</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;"><i><span class="st">Weekend street (sidewalk) market</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st">Bd Saint-Germain at Rue Bonaparte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st"> </span></i></div>

Boulevard Saint-Germain - le marché

Booths along Bd Saint-Germain The colors in this booth caught my eye,  but it was only just now that I noticed two souvenirs  I should have ...

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