Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pyramide du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles."  In Paris there are two obvious and very large architectural structures which would pass the test:  La Tour Eiffel and I M Pei's Pyramide du Louvre, seen here.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken in spring at dusk with the last glow of daylight, it takes on the watercolor hues of <i>l'heure bleue</i>.  The "blue hour" is a magical time of day when the softness of the fading light of day creates the colors only seen in artists' palettes and then dances across the Pyramide.</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;">Pyramide du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See "triangles" from <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/03/april-2014-gallery-triangles.html" target="_blank">cities around the world here</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>from my friends of CDP</i></div>

Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

Pyramide du Louvre The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles....

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Poisson d'Avril - chut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the United States it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, "Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can <a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></span></div></div>

Poisson d'Avril - chut!

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE42RdqIOqHot9OQdZJdKL0B9xnJpMbrqR2l_i7R_VHYp70sI7sIC5pjK4G5aX0zouIeDSYh9oJ6Jk_sxndqzzCh0SwvcKbnKVIVDxSfMNKwGLJ0S_wfvSD0bsxR0TwWrZgwIgbFGJvY/s1600/2011+April+16+-+day+5+DSC_0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE42RdqIOqHot9OQdZJdKL0B9xnJpMbrqR2l_i7R_VHYp70sI7sIC5pjK4G5aX0zouIeDSYh9oJ6Jk_sxndqzzCh0SwvcKbnKVIVDxSfMNKwGLJ0S_wfvSD0bsxR0TwWrZgwIgbFGJvY/s1600/2011+April+16+-+day+5+DSC_0089.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows, the architecture, the history, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the art, the details, the stories...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You could sketch, draw, paint, photograph...</div><div style="text-align: center;">listen, observe, watch, study, pray...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">and still not absorb it all</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Étienne du Mont</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;">1, place Ste-Geneviève</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linking to inSPIREd Sunday</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the others here </a></span></span></i></div></div>

Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Église Saint Étienne du Mont The windows, the architecture, the history,  the art, the details, the stories... You could sketch, draw, paint...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;">Temple of Sybil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is indeed a hike and a suspension bridge away.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How can all of this be only a mile or two from the center of Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If the weather cooperates for this last weekend in March, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Parisians will be here with friends and family.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How I wish that I could join them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métros Buttes Chaumont, Laumière, et Botzaris</em></span></span></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Temple of Sybil Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff,  it is indeed a hike and a suspen...

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Printemps - une vitrine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUhpr-9w4FHQBtFoNEnuF9Ek-S00N1WWNl8Nv-1K6RgHCMlnA3mVgXwdiMTEUg3yfHrfir9SFTmBOHn64karVi1f1J8scO1wq_9yDrcp5sEltzMlucWAA2ySZveSugnX-M165sg2IfgA/s1600/2013+0521+Tues_63DSC_5482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUhpr-9w4FHQBtFoNEnuF9Ek-S00N1WWNl8Nv-1K6RgHCMlnA3mVgXwdiMTEUg3yfHrfir9SFTmBOHn64karVi1f1J8scO1wq_9yDrcp5sEltzMlucWAA2ySZveSugnX-M165sg2IfgA/s1600/2013+0521+Tues_63DSC_5482.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps store window</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Contemplation </div><div style="text-align: center;">and reflection....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Printemps</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;">Boulevard Haussmann</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;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joining James' Weekend Reflections<br /><a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2014/03/garben-strasse-weekend-reflections-235.html" target="_blank">Look here</a> for so many more.</div>

Printemps - une vitrine

Printemps store window Contemplation  and reflection.... bon weekend Printemps Boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris Joining James' Weekend R...

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Champ Libre Fleuriste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdvJe6ywi6O6lIsp4-J43EnqjU05lUiuTnryPJ-PI18Tb9ngBGkWRlb9-uN5NUK61kia0lDjCIix71MMgjxp8tHUKb1UiWCrvOJSRPehE7vKQkWXsy7Szu_fBKfEteX4sLMtsMWOR-Hw/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_206DSC_9540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdvJe6ywi6O6lIsp4-J43EnqjU05lUiuTnryPJ-PI18Tb9ngBGkWRlb9-uN5NUK61kia0lDjCIix71MMgjxp8tHUKb1UiWCrvOJSRPehE7vKQkWXsy7Szu_fBKfEteX4sLMtsMWOR-Hw/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_206DSC_9540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Champ Libre </div><div style="text-align: center;">fleuriste</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter where you are in Paris, you can certainly find nearby:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a Métro station,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an eyeglass store,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a fleuriste</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a boulangerie,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a church?</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;">Champ Libre Fleuriste</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;">104, avenue Ledru Rollin</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;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Champ Libre Fleuriste

Champ Libre  fleuriste No matter where you are in Paris, you can certainly find nearby: a Métro station, an eyeglass store, and a fleuriste ...

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Le Montegrosso - le petit déjeuner

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhOmOP6H1r8hIvuCFwmc3rr8IsuMnN7UQbfJsIQRoi4BzQ-nD_1yEJs04AxLtGVVes9rvTG9RUp_fpbH1xxgzDdHxwNe0v6-UzLP9fsHiOfFjn2SGrwSnAfdZ9TdUomuln5tMMwPL_WU/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_095DSC_4027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhOmOP6H1r8hIvuCFwmc3rr8IsuMnN7UQbfJsIQRoi4BzQ-nD_1yEJs04AxLtGVVes9rvTG9RUp_fpbH1xxgzDdHxwNe0v6-UzLP9fsHiOfFjn2SGrwSnAfdZ9TdUomuln5tMMwPL_WU/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_095DSC_4027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Montegrosso</div><div style="text-align: center;">breakfast</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Franco-Italian restaurant has a charming terrace with a large red awning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This gentleman was enjoying the sun with his breakfast on a brisk spring day.</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;">Le Montegrosso </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;">6, rue de l'Échelle </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Tuileries, Pyramides, ou </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;">         Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Montegrosso - le petit déjeuner

Le Montegrosso breakfast This Franco-Italian restaurant has a charming terrace with a large red awning.   This gentleman was enjoying the su...

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Cimetière du Montparnasse - printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzy0Bjm_rR-4NzuqPUHJ9cIXVUEmSkfr3aaXmkTiERlbGG9Maya2xBLh-kR9LP9LMdmh_CxU0arI13lQQlvdM7cesrUU-ZKESbSmWOGDZApw0DHLIKHzrnoupSZAD0qqkqX_55ols8o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzy0Bjm_rR-4NzuqPUHJ9cIXVUEmSkfr3aaXmkTiERlbGG9Maya2xBLh-kR9LP9LMdmh_CxU0arI13lQQlvdM7cesrUU-ZKESbSmWOGDZApw0DHLIKHzrnoupSZAD0qqkqX_55ols8o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montparnasse Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring blows into Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">scattering fresh blossoms</div><div style="text-align: center;">like pastel confetti</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May they last in my memories forever</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Montparnasse</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;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière du Montparnasse - printemps

Montparnasse Cemetery Spring blows into Paris, scattering fresh blossoms like pastel confetti May they last in my memories forever Cimetière...

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Jardin de l'Intendant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin de l'Intendant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find this verdant sculpted garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet place to enjoy the greenness of spring in Paris.</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Les Invalides</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></span></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant

Jardin de l'Intendant On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides  you will find this verdant sculpted garden,  a quiet place to enjo...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strike>caryatid</strike><br />télamon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and includes two télamons supporting the massive platform of the organ pipes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architectural elements are quite detailed </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the supporting right hand of the telamon appears to be real.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A contributor to inSPIREd Sunday</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the other entries here </a></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides caryatid télamon This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart  and includes two télamons s...

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Parc de Monceau - printemps!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian Pyramid</div><div style="text-align: center;">(1778)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery.  In general it is not frequented by tourists but full of nannies and children, families, and office workers at lunch.  You will see many joggers along the paths, pony rides for children, and a delightful carousel, Caroussel de Jules Verne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A series of statues and busts of artists such as Guy de Maupassant, Frédéric Chopin, Charles Gounod and Alfred de Musset were scattered along the paths in the late 19th – early 20th century.  The large oval pool and its Corinthian columns were restored and are, along with the miniature Egyptian pyramid and the fantasy gravestones, some of the remains of the original park of the Duke of Chartres. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - printemps!

Parc de Monceau The Egyptian Pyramid (1778) The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery.  In...

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Palais Garnier - L'Opéra Restaurant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnB4hHOhcjNHvaWlIKnihyphenhyphenFzouYZT5i2tFgFuapNgsg6sYoqkx0p5hHMMEQBtkpG1vN7fg1zuYtosfsV5AbpY5-2mxMb8r1kcc3WI2fUni1FWk4jNTvUnNSGmJWQ7I5Nrw8LDalcflij0/s1600/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnB4hHOhcjNHvaWlIKnihyphenhyphenFzouYZT5i2tFgFuapNgsg6sYoqkx0p5hHMMEQBtkpG1vN7fg1zuYtosfsV5AbpY5-2mxMb8r1kcc3WI2fUni1FWk4jNTvUnNSGmJWQ7I5Nrw8LDalcflij0/s1600/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Palais Garnier</div><div style="text-align: center;">L'Opéra Restaurant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine getting approval to build a restaurant as part of the storied Palais Garnier, only to discover that you could touch no walls, attach nothing to the 19th century structure?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Impossible?  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yet, here it is, and the artistry is magnificent as the curved transparent walls appear to float, moving in waves around Garnier's architecture on the northeast side.  It was conceived by the architect Odile Decq in the heart of the Palais Garnier. A mezzanine made of amazing shapes surrounds the original architecture of the Palais Garnier without ever touching it.  Opened in 2011, it is worthy of a special evening with Paris friends.  Oh, I would not wear red as you might disappear into the elegant seating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Opéra Restaurant</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;">Palais Garnier</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;">1, place Jacques Rouchés</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;">75009, 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;"> </span></span></i></div>

Palais Garnier - L'Opéra Restaurant

Palais Garnier L'Opéra Restaurant Can you imagine getting approval to build a restaurant as part of the storied Palais Garnier, only to ...

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Rue de Lyon - les details

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDkyI7E_Fu3GcUth_dB61Dq0BuXTTrKqZ99gujCMfCEaqJ_hGlVmsVnjsvG-zJfDa0Jr5iMlJIjMJM2bcODOp6E7kHL6GQhtgPxosppYCYbaMJfYZ3gNllKc7fSuvgWyiobCCjZSQM7o/s1600/2011+Nov+10+day+6+DSC_0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDkyI7E_Fu3GcUth_dB61Dq0BuXTTrKqZ99gujCMfCEaqJ_hGlVmsVnjsvG-zJfDa0Jr5iMlJIjMJM2bcODOp6E7kHL6GQhtgPxosppYCYbaMJfYZ3gNllKc7fSuvgWyiobCCjZSQM7o/s1600/2011+Nov+10+day+6+DSC_0012.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the door</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Typical of many Paris doors from the 19th century, the details of the stone architecture are unique in design and frame beautifully the well-preserved heavy doors.  The cart belongs to the postman (<i>le facteur</i>) to transport the mail as s/he walks the neighborhood.  The ornamental wrought iron piece at the foot of a door is called a "chasse-roue" and was a practical implement to protect the door or gate from the carriage wheels.  You will see them all over Paris, some of wrought iron as seen here, and others of stone.  It would be interesting to photograph a collection of the different designs.</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;">Rue de Lyon</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue de Lyon - les details

the door Typical of many Paris doors from the 19th century, the details of the stone architecture are unique in design and frame beautifully...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carousel in Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was only on my third visit to this park </div><div style="text-align: center;">that I discovered the petite, colorful carousel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The top makes me think of le Petit Prince </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its stars, moon, and rocket ship.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rides are over-sized rabbits, cats, and other animals, </div><div style="text-align: center;">along with a rocket and a fire truck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The park itself is beautiful, particularly in the spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but has a checkered past.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is close to Gibet de Montfaucon, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a notorious site where criminals were hanged </div><div style="text-align: center;">and their bodies put on display </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the 13th century until mid-18th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the French Revolution it became a refuse dump, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then a spot for cutting up horse carcasses.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Baron Haussmann chose this site for a new park </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the rapidly growing population of the 19th and 20th arrondissements.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work began in 1864 and the park was opened on April 1, 1867.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">To see the park today one would never imagine its nefarious history.</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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Buttes Chaumont et Botzaris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

Carousel in Parc des Buttes Chaumont It was only on my third visit to this park  that I discovered the petite, colorful carousel.   The top ...

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Paris au printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW58GNKftEIdXb7fIKeF1yAIwCb4W2OIocv-DKu1Pf_y5T71HEfj7o65AOgcPPcuN9L5rcYGRvl9M_ydMCa5DV6DrH0J-vaEb6z-nysmWI6GE_aOUa8WazWkVXq3m07ciJDmSvhWccQYc/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_282DSC_5518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW58GNKftEIdXb7fIKeF1yAIwCb4W2OIocv-DKu1Pf_y5T71HEfj7o65AOgcPPcuN9L5rcYGRvl9M_ydMCa5DV6DrH0J-vaEb6z-nysmWI6GE_aOUa8WazWkVXq3m07ciJDmSvhWccQYc/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_282DSC_5518.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris in spring</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is surely time for Paris to show her spring colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small park on Rue de l'Ave Maria</div><div style="text-align: center;">is filled with color in March-April.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As the blooms mature and drop they will make a delicate carpet of pink .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Square Marie Trintignant</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Rue de l'Ave Maria</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75004, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Pont Marie</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Paris au printemps

Paris in spring It is surely time for Paris to show her spring colors. This small park on Rue de l'Ave Maria is filled with color in Mar...

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Un homme en vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-4YjBFb4kTTCCy9wTBJTmqcrvkzwXva21kiMqAzYSb8E70YZXBa5gspXDJ6aozDVkfG_RXRNG6w1-H6ems6PVpHNq4mCqUvAd2q3Cq44CyxPk9G_t7tVKXhPgXPYWqg_xZRa5H4fuhQ/s1600/2009+Dec+3+00183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-4YjBFb4kTTCCy9wTBJTmqcrvkzwXva21kiMqAzYSb8E70YZXBa5gspXDJ6aozDVkfG_RXRNG6w1-H6ems6PVpHNq4mCqUvAd2q3Cq44CyxPk9G_t7tVKXhPgXPYWqg_xZRa5H4fuhQ/s1600/2009+Dec+3+00183.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Men in green</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The streets are meticulously cleaned daily by the men in green.  </div><div align="center">An interesting feat of engineering allows the water to flow </div><div align="center">under low pressure from the curbside openings into the gutters.  </div><div align="center">This man with his broom helps sweep the water </div><div align="center">and the floating debris back into the sewers.  </div><div align="center">There are over 12,000 of these WOs (water outlets) in Paris.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Are you wearing green today?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Boulevard des Invalides</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Un homme en vert

      Men in green       The streets are meticulously cleaned daily by the men in green.  An interesting feat of engineering allows the wate...

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Église Notre Dame de Lorette - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfSKytQ-uo_HShB47sYKY_DYvMI4nOhEn94XfcyyNJs-QrYVoUU2vMSZZA41DUy2C_0gH73xh9BuHlCcjSYWGflvW3UWLXuBpXChxOi5Xz4Efkro2XAuYXnM7Y5FQoJheakDEFEnFetg/s1600/2011+Nov+8+DSC_0958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfSKytQ-uo_HShB47sYKY_DYvMI4nOhEn94XfcyyNJs-QrYVoUU2vMSZZA41DUy2C_0gH73xh9BuHlCcjSYWGflvW3UWLXuBpXChxOi5Xz4Efkro2XAuYXnM7Y5FQoJheakDEFEnFetg/s1600/2011+Nov+8+DSC_0958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Église Notre Dame de Lorette</span></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Église Notre Dame de Lorette</span></span> is a neoclassical church </div><div align="center">built by architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas </div><div align="center">between 1823 and 1836 in the 9th arrondissement. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It contains the first organ built by the great organ builder </div><div align="center">Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811–1899). </div><div align="center">Composer Cesar Franck became the assistant organist here in 1947 </div><div align="center">and was married in this church as well.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">For another view of the interior and an interesting story, </div><div align="center">look <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/12/eglise-notre-dame-de-lorette.html" target="_blank">here at a previous post</a>.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>bon dimanche </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Église Notre Dame de Lorette</em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">18, bis rue de Chateaudun</span></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75009, Paris</span></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Église Notre Dame de Lorette - l'orgue

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Rue Crémieux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPWu5M8XQmO8Sp9kh75vDLB8sgDoOBchqk4Tocp8dKreKp7xGxjUPllvr4NQehP28PCYPx5voqZFGAUYOQQsAaG4bUPyuGDb_IcEjtlJrYaAG0tGyIDPV1RhkWn-2AbLifkbFGPfA0o/s1600/2011+Nov+9+DSC_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPWu5M8XQmO8Sp9kh75vDLB8sgDoOBchqk4Tocp8dKreKp7xGxjUPllvr4NQehP28PCYPx5voqZFGAUYOQQsAaG4bUPyuGDb_IcEjtlJrYaAG0tGyIDPV1RhkWn-2AbLifkbFGPfA0o/s1600/2011+Nov+9+DSC_0036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Crémieux</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely pedestrian street</div><div style="text-align: center;">adorned with an assorted palette of colors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">whimsical trompe l'oeil,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and at least one neighborhood cat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(le chat roux)</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;">Rue Crémieux</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Crémieux

Rue Crémieux A lovely pedestrian street adorned with an assorted palette of colors, whimsical trompe l'oeil, and at least one neighborho...

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Kogan Gallery - Installer une forêt

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl48GzrpCH5eClhJ1Y7iolRcgBqObYv8wE3TiaZSdLMsVQSE107S_K6L0hw8vDCn-YrXu5Mpd5LhwTatEmXuAWh7_BJARuvrz_H3ninIEKFOFrLgUJ5rqQsoCO7AyvhD23xUozr0A8R8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+307+DSC_1006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl48GzrpCH5eClhJ1Y7iolRcgBqObYv8wE3TiaZSdLMsVQSE107S_K6L0hw8vDCn-YrXu5Mpd5LhwTatEmXuAWh7_BJARuvrz_H3ninIEKFOFrLgUJ5rqQsoCO7AyvhD23xUozr0A8R8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+307+DSC_1006.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Installing a forest</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The photographers are outside on the sidewalk. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The "forester" is installing a mural of trees on the back wall of a gallery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The buildings are a reflection.</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;">dreamy illusions</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kogan Gallery</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;">96 bis, rue Beaubourg</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;">75003, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div></div>

Kogan Gallery - Installer une forêt

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Cour Marly - Musée du Louvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45YzIH1aK53y29WAMluFhTLe6kivNzi7jAcvALOYhYqjn7BcBpES-59bocHn09MoYAHIhbSfpgTU-KovtaocIpU3pwzV7_xIrGHd0h2kCepm7uPcp5BMYzpEJfUl8ykrNFITjmPzdR74/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_209DSC_5157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45YzIH1aK53y29WAMluFhTLe6kivNzi7jAcvALOYhYqjn7BcBpES-59bocHn09MoYAHIhbSfpgTU-KovtaocIpU3pwzV7_xIrGHd0h2kCepm7uPcp5BMYzpEJfUl8ykrNFITjmPzdR74/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_209DSC_5157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Horses of Marly</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;"><span class="txtContent">The monumental statuary displayed here was carved for the park of the Château de Marly. Most of the works were commissioned by Louis XIV at the end of his reign. However, the courtyard is dominated by Guillaume Coustou's celebrated <em>Horses of Marly</em>, completed in 1745 under Louis XV.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="txtContent">Coustou sculpted these from a single monolithic block of Carrara marble - stunning.  These are the originals (moved to the Louvre in 1984) and there are copies at Place de la Concorde and at Marly.</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;"><span class="txtContent">(joyeux anniversaire, Countess)</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="txtContent">Cour Marly, Richelieu Wing </span></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;"><span class="txtContent">Musée du Louvre</span></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;"><span class="txtContent">75001, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="txtContent"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="txtContent"> </span></div>

Cour Marly - Musée du Louvre

Horses of Marly The monumental statuary displayed here was carved for the park of the Château de Marly. Most of the works were commissione...

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Gare de l'Est

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mi2XpFY0IGqJKXDr6ZY2FBcp8R_Ob_wukbNUXy8JKMzHuqDIi6ZBMo3MLS2ORsiOmCm3DFQDEswRTncgPmpZSgFYXAQsFEuaqLW8GpUw6Rb2GCr3ZVyvHiUkvy7jW57W_-ojFNv1PY/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_30DSC_4654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mi2XpFY0IGqJKXDr6ZY2FBcp8R_Ob_wukbNUXy8JKMzHuqDIi6ZBMo3MLS2ORsiOmCm3DFQDEswRTncgPmpZSgFYXAQsFEuaqLW8GpUw6Rb2GCr3ZVyvHiUkvy7jW57W_-ojFNv1PY/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_30DSC_4654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gare de l'Est</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gare de l'Est resembles the Belle Époque generation of train stations, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the west wing is the original building of 1847.   </div><div style="text-align: center;">An interesting note: On October 4, 1883, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Gare de l'Est saw the first departure </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the Orient Express bound for Istanbul.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On this day I was not venturing nearly that far, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but there is nothing quite so pleasant as traveling by train.</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;">Gare de l'Est</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place du 11 novembre 1918</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Gare de l'Est

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Palais Royal - l'ombre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaGDFgOYoGzhd9xvywzORBzwGGSy1C6deOqo5QLLCGoebPFsmarp-Wnwo7fpbQpHzdxWY-Zmyb1uPyiiNeUGwkbUMFQV6aIfpSf7iCFJqZpwLk_Ruw2d8v2oyOTcInYWzR8_VJlVgJ9w/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+102+DSC_1327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaGDFgOYoGzhd9xvywzORBzwGGSy1C6deOqo5QLLCGoebPFsmarp-Wnwo7fpbQpHzdxWY-Zmyb1uPyiiNeUGwkbUMFQV6aIfpSf7iCFJqZpwLk_Ruw2d8v2oyOTcInYWzR8_VJlVgJ9w/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+102+DSC_1327.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">-the shadow-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shop was closed, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but in a blink of an eye </div><div style="text-align: center;">the shadow moved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How can that be?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Surely it is just the reflection of trees,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or a cloud passing in front of the winter sun,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or.... un fântome?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - l'ombre

Palais Royal -the shadow- The shop was closed,  but in a blink of an eye  the shadow moved. How can that be? Surely it is just the reflectio...

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Julien - pâtisserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYiqyIx4n4CNu6k4pWa-UpW-pr2EVsJQjPrkvsovoZBAXJRs17oDbIzPjykmpcYUZhVIYkiKeZ-z6JNneUt4Qb5tXRnhR2At2DcXLavoLNNGRZfNhc1yj85GwZaqUkSPUq-3Rt2JTOtk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYiqyIx4n4CNu6k4pWa-UpW-pr2EVsJQjPrkvsovoZBAXJRs17oDbIzPjykmpcYUZhVIYkiKeZ-z6JNneUt4Qb5tXRnhR2At2DcXLavoLNNGRZfNhc1yj85GwZaqUkSPUq-3Rt2JTOtk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Julien</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps not the best for the start of a healthy week, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I do see four things that make me drool in this display case.<br /><br /><br />At least there is no harm in looking </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;">miam-miam!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Julien</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>73, Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div>

Julien - pâtisserie

Julien Perhaps not the best for the start of a healthy week,  but I do see four things that make me drool in this display case. At least the...

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Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a vantage point above the streets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these two magnificent churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">provide a focal point above the rooftops and chimneys </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Paris' 9ième and 18ième arrondissements.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(linking to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">inSPIRED Sunday</a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Église de la Sainte-Trinité</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris </i></span></span></div>

Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Sacré Coeur Sainte-Trinité From a vantage point above the streets,  these two magnificent churches  provide a focal point above the rooftops...

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Paris rouge - Macéo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqtWKJuc6ArAA0ozCimS0U39Dy4KcwJjlnqjvO0PF6AMnEBNkRAV_Fl8HaM0uw8qu4KCxjmySUAuuBb7cT9APKYhf1TZYQfM86_OJ0nxKxXs8ufsfD6zitH0XvYvaUQw5r-in0jfFoPU/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_4DSC_4252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqtWKJuc6ArAA0ozCimS0U39Dy4KcwJjlnqjvO0PF6AMnEBNkRAV_Fl8HaM0uw8qu4KCxjmySUAuuBb7cT9APKYhf1TZYQfM86_OJ0nxKxXs8ufsfD6zitH0XvYvaUQw5r-in0jfFoPU/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_4DSC_4252.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Macéo</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This restaurant has a quiet back entrance </div><div align="center">framed in red with cherubs on either side of the doorway.  </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Perhaps a little worse for wear, </div><div align="center">the sculptures still make a dramatic presence </div><div align="center">on the quiet street behind Palais Royal.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Macéo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>15, rue des Petits Champs</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Paris rouge - Macéo

      Macéo       This restaurant has a quiet back entrance framed in red with cherubs on either side of the doorway.      Perhaps a little ...

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Place Maubert avec Papa

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamO8UHmb_PiOrOfB7YFbHRkNMMPhzhMRkxHNb99Fpk3rFV1WPQ-qf7irNw-86PMSkUgwbwOofz7FeBzORDnlrREW6FxgHrlk9WLE4YmK9JX3aasHymBv8ctwPJPtcjAsHQoWuAzR5IU0/s1600/2009+Dec+5+00459+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamO8UHmb_PiOrOfB7YFbHRkNMMPhzhMRkxHNb99Fpk3rFV1WPQ-qf7irNw-86PMSkUgwbwOofz7FeBzORDnlrREW6FxgHrlk9WLE4YmK9JX3aasHymBv8ctwPJPtcjAsHQoWuAzR5IU0/s1600/2009+Dec+5+00459+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">at the seafood market</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The poissonnerie is full of interesting creatures from the sea.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It appears that Papa is making a selection for the evening dinner.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the child's eyes cannot be seen from this view, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they were open wide and full of interest.</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;">Must be a French boy...</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Poissonerrie Boulonnaise</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;">47, boulevard Saint Germain</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Maubert</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Place Maubert avec Papa

at the seafood market The poissonnerie is full of interesting creatures from the sea.   It appears that Papa is making a selection for the e...

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Le Grand Vefour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AZkTZ_sQmtgnCpNVdLsyBcc3qQoFeXfBrcAt_ShdXNQd2-y8R8JB4B5HKXOXoqj7EZWaxGSgv6pJfdOSFHt05jwmkw23Ou99HzDC8SioKaMC3ys4QQliTvQ9g52wzGb-ZBW6IQQtDMs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_3DSC_4251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AZkTZ_sQmtgnCpNVdLsyBcc3qQoFeXfBrcAt_ShdXNQd2-y8R8JB4B5HKXOXoqj7EZWaxGSgv6pJfdOSFHt05jwmkw23Ou99HzDC8SioKaMC3ys4QQliTvQ9g52wzGb-ZBW6IQQtDMs/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_3DSC_4251.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Grand Vefour</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Unfazed by the drizzling rain and without concern for traffic, <br />this chic woman walked like she owned the street <br />...and the famous Grand Vefour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Beaujolais</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;">Palais Royal</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Le Grand Vefour

Le Grand Vefour Unfazed by the drizzling rain and without concern for traffic, this chic woman walked like she owned the street ...and the f...

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Palais de Tokyo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWc7ReaiQKxmoh95ieWQ8K2Jfoq2RR5vQSmDRg4EN6jWm6xbi3O8izyEap4alSWFrwcQP1egqJLjIUVy22dl29yEY75L9xTp1g1__5LAcC5Vt2mwryiZbaLQH2AWSW4r_CVPPIZjaMs8/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+031+DSC_8984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWc7ReaiQKxmoh95ieWQ8K2Jfoq2RR5vQSmDRg4EN6jWm6xbi3O8izyEap4alSWFrwcQP1egqJLjIUVy22dl29yEY75L9xTp1g1__5LAcC5Vt2mwryiZbaLQH2AWSW4r_CVPPIZjaMs8/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+031+DSC_8984.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Palais de Tokyo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking their lunch with the pigeons</div><div style="text-align: center;">at Palais de Tokyo...</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;">Palais de Tokyo</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, avenue de Président Wilson</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;"><br /></div>

Palais de Tokyo

Palais de Tokyo Taking their lunch with the pigeons at Palais de Tokyo... Palais de Tokyo 13, avenue de Président Wilson 75016, Paris

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Trois statues parmi les fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb_y6bEzPfax-d5rFt0p1YHNVJgqHvujdhyphenhyphenjiadgCx5gQ18bX7xR2DtFWGbEwmRmPLsuh5kOxN61o0lpBKfg7CZHg4e-Qv_kI65IcXj29tUAWHJCJRKJ5vcm1IC-g9Eh3rhrN6TkNYyM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_264DSC_4512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb_y6bEzPfax-d5rFt0p1YHNVJgqHvujdhyphenhyphenjiadgCx5gQ18bX7xR2DtFWGbEwmRmPLsuh5kOxN61o0lpBKfg7CZHg4e-Qv_kI65IcXj29tUAWHJCJRKJ5vcm1IC-g9Eh3rhrN6TkNYyM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_264DSC_4512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three statues among the flowers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Without regard to the season or the weather,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one can always find fresh flowers, herbs, and plants in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you ready for spring?</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;">Mahasiah</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;">234, boulevard Raspail</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;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Trois statues parmi les fleurs

Three statues among the flowers Without regard to the season or the weather, one can always find fresh flowers, herbs, and plants in Paris. ...

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Une chaise haute - a child's café chair

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz90sOHdgmuTrRMjBnUNxuEqjZhO-R1yVRTuM_9JZ1dKFjUPFoHTamjDGYTuYU2smeFk9Nn_pOHUiGIufhAIG7q_8AYxEKL9BJDZJt5jfC-JuzdbNR-F6zHJhi-h7nRp-AAITQBxOIBc0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_130DSC_4378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz90sOHdgmuTrRMjBnUNxuEqjZhO-R1yVRTuM_9JZ1dKFjUPFoHTamjDGYTuYU2smeFk9Nn_pOHUiGIufhAIG7q_8AYxEKL9BJDZJt5jfC-JuzdbNR-F6zHJhi-h7nRp-AAITQBxOIBc0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_130DSC_4378.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, the little French children start early in the café life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What could be a more perfect transition... </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the arms of Maman to a suitable chair on the terrasse.</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Une chaise haute - a child's café chair

Well, the little French children start early in the café life. What could be a more perfect transition... from the arms of Maman to a suitab...

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La Sainte-Chapelle - la chapelle basse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIdG-_gV9Z4AU-aloYjrjCayn3WsxdE40GPGchuGLjJRLZLvMBE3BQ0_cEw-dKyowwm_68NbUlUnHofVw_TlFt1LzO74t9dZuS2wGdyNYjEdQzBapC7lYdCj2-t5H2UKcYBEeNMhOCdw/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_025DSC_4380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIdG-_gV9Z4AU-aloYjrjCayn3WsxdE40GPGchuGLjJRLZLvMBE3BQ0_cEw-dKyowwm_68NbUlUnHofVw_TlFt1LzO74t9dZuS2wGdyNYjEdQzBapC7lYdCj2-t5H2UKcYBEeNMhOCdw/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_025DSC_4380.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Sainte-Chapelle</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Lower Chapel, 1242</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows of the upper chapel are stunning </div><div style="text-align: center;">but no more so than the vibrant bold colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the lower chapel with accents of gold.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This magnificent 13th century Gothic chapel on Île de la Cité </div><div style="text-align: center;">was built by Louis IX for use as his royal chapel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The lower chapel seen here served as parish church </div><div style="text-align: center;">for all the inhabitants of the king's palace. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Sainte-Chapelle</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;">4, boulevard du Palais</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Sainte-Chapelle - la chapelle basse

La Sainte-Chapelle The Lower Chapel, 1242 The windows of the upper chapel are stunning  but no more so than the vibrant bold colors  of the ...

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