City Daily Photo Theme Day - Squares

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC69JNvMGw11ljkSl6376VhXqaaX2Tc-GKqD7hAqcv2kKHXuB-CXq_iZGfGGq7yCU2S9Dhkm9NvGtisNgIwMFAr98Ya6sKFZFi1TvNLhplz0qAccck5C5ZTGZ59Eauj56hlDFlI73ufE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC69JNvMGw11ljkSl6376VhXqaaX2Tc-GKqD7hAqcv2kKHXuB-CXq_iZGfGGq7yCU2S9Dhkm9NvGtisNgIwMFAr98Ya6sKFZFi1TvNLhplz0qAccck5C5ZTGZ59Eauj56hlDFlI73ufE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hôtel du Nord</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A faceless shadow leaves its mark </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the restaurant floor tiles.</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;">On the first day of each month I join all my City Daily Photo friends in a theme.  This month's theme is SQUARES.  <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/may-2014-gallery-squares.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see all of the others from around the world. </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;">Hôtel du Nord</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></span></i></div>

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Squares

Hôtel du Nord A faceless shadow leaves its mark  on the restaurant floor tiles. On the first day of each month I join all my City Daily Phot...

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Le Carrousel de Nogent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pEVjZYuxIEw5QjpPfEajGtIDQB7pM7GKzqGC_Ua5ru8tWezxmtAW7W5YcBBXCbDCBg8HjFwfTG6p9QZiyIAm5w8XGeAVpEigH0pmxzURcAm6vXZGcJShaq_-N9RlmhNCTIWPgrQ03MM/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0815cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pEVjZYuxIEw5QjpPfEajGtIDQB7pM7GKzqGC_Ua5ru8tWezxmtAW7W5YcBBXCbDCBg8HjFwfTG6p9QZiyIAm5w8XGeAVpEigH0pmxzURcAm6vXZGcJShaq_-N9RlmhNCTIWPgrQ03MM/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0815cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Carrousel de Nogent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The carousel is protected from the elements by the glass windows.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is nice to see that they have chairs for the adults, </div><div style="text-align: center;">well... for the adults who do not ride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Carrousel de Nogent</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;">Nogent Sur Marne, just beyond Bois de Vincennes</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>

Le Carrousel de Nogent

Le Carrousel de Nogent The carousel is protected from the elements by the glass windows.   It is nice to see that they have chairs for the a...

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Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne - des fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXebi9D6OFcvFHNKQV9YCCe7W_N71AksTKMRpQ-WKZLiHsXBIJicw3pHPQOQuZq2eSMI-d26_AWbDeAfnpO-b7z0WftDzWcJv1mAyCVelPiYrqnQj4csHD61hjMUy_oXYYfqnL7lqKMo/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXebi9D6OFcvFHNKQV9YCCe7W_N71AksTKMRpQ-WKZLiHsXBIJicw3pHPQOQuZq2eSMI-d26_AWbDeAfnpO-b7z0WftDzWcJv1mAyCVelPiYrqnQj4csHD61hjMUy_oXYYfqnL7lqKMo/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne</div><div style="text-align: center;">charcuterie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was simply not enough room on the sidewalk...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The solution?</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a balcony for an abundance of flowers and pots </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the <i>premier étage</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne</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;">111, rue Mouffetard</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>

Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne - des fleurs

Aux Saveurs d'Auvergne charcuterie There was simply not enough room on the sidewalk... The solution? Make a balcony for an abundance of ...

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Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the short walk home with Maman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The few tousled curls are the only sign </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the hard hours of play at the park.</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 girl</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;">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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

Parc de Monceau Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau for the short walk home with Maman. The few tousled curls are the only sign  of th...

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - un kaléidoscope

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlM67dXk0SHfR73a7LILKxJgCd5v1FhE0vSWGVeYcMlOpScivzBm_EABR9dq0yuAdUbsc8D4y6N1Ru0AIdCZLvL9-0MrTBtVkuuIkfl6rN6aU02n2Lv72wP9S9_nnTy6e8f3R5gqGPJU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlM67dXk0SHfR73a7LILKxJgCd5v1FhE0vSWGVeYcMlOpScivzBm_EABR9dq0yuAdUbsc8D4y6N1Ru0AIdCZLvL9-0MrTBtVkuuIkfl6rN6aU02n2Lv72wP9S9_nnTy6e8f3R5gqGPJU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0103.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;">a kaleidoscope</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stained glass windows provide a colorful backdrop </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the ruby glass of the altar candelabra</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;">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;"><span>Église Saint Étienne du Mont</span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>1, place Ste-Geneviève</span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span>75005, Paris</span></span></span></i>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - un kaléidoscope

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont a kaleidoscope The stained glass windows provide a colorful backdrop  for the ruby glass of the altar candelabr...

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Un glycine en fleures - Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LiJwOvWtgXXl5yhJbuT0Wab2BDx8puj5EWzeIeNycQdZ6bGmW2dqxMwh1Ld3igoOR8kzGdnXKiKGEeWMba8YLtqKn_nWhM5Mpt4uc6f-zZlFlfNcPBDjHZaRCIwYa7i4AJjK_as7xvU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LiJwOvWtgXXl5yhJbuT0Wab2BDx8puj5EWzeIeNycQdZ6bGmW2dqxMwh1Ld3igoOR8kzGdnXKiKGEeWMba8YLtqKn_nWhM5Mpt4uc6f-zZlFlfNcPBDjHZaRCIwYa7i4AJjK_as7xvU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0316.jpg" width="640" /></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;">Wisteria blooms cascade</div><div style="text-align: center;">with lavender frills, </div><div style="text-align: center;">balanced by chartreuse</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a new growth of leaves...</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;"><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;">The gated courtyard</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, avenue Junot</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;">75018, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un glycine en fleures - Montmartre

Wisteria blooms cascade with lavender frills,  balanced by chartreuse and a new growth of leaves... bon weekend The gated courtyard 1, avenu...

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Hôtel du Nord - Qui est cet homme?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88Pt99GBdZEuA15A9UI1KPxfBmoH0hyphenhyphen8mckcnyIV5re6X1BKjphCptz2_iPdPdgG58SdqoOQSoBmilXvNvUrDjhRWSR_CmyIl_slJXJaliYpBVdJcLLLEsYx5JqtPbAwAtQ88sj-RYk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88Pt99GBdZEuA15A9UI1KPxfBmoH0hyphenhyphen8mckcnyIV5re6X1BKjphCptz2_iPdPdgG58SdqoOQSoBmilXvNvUrDjhRWSR_CmyIl_slJXJaliYpBVdJcLLLEsYx5JqtPbAwAtQ88sj-RYk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hôtel du Nord</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took this photo three years ago, a photo of a photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was perched on a ledge behind my table at Hôtel du Nord on Canal St. Martin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Often, when I look through my Paris photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">I run across this one and wonder just who this man might be.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Is he a movie star, <i>un chanteur</i>, a friend of the restaurant, who?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I almost posted this in black and white, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but could <u>you</u> do that to those aquamarine eyes?</div><div style="text-align: center;">really!</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;">Qui est ce beau gosse?</span></span></i></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;"><em>Hôtel du Nord</em></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>102 Quai de Jemmapes</em></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75010, Paris</em></span></i></span></div>

Hôtel du Nord - Qui est cet homme?

Hôtel du Nord I took this photo three years ago, a photo of a photo. It was perched on a ledge behind my table at Hôtel du Nord on Canal St....

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Une petite fille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFFto2lCac95ZToHvJM5EzhRzf2iFy5gTP1scShMUAIPMyFLa_1uyhz8uYTnl7k7Vv-1aulzgjqFF7df-1d8abityNYJTZo_AJyXsZ9GeGAG7p7VqW67Uv5M701nDM94sdQ-eEJ5C_RE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFFto2lCac95ZToHvJM5EzhRzf2iFy5gTP1scShMUAIPMyFLa_1uyhz8uYTnl7k7Vv-1aulzgjqFF7df-1d8abityNYJTZo_AJyXsZ9GeGAG7p7VqW67Uv5M701nDM94sdQ-eEJ5C_RE/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0177.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite tall enough...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This petite fille is quite prepared to gain entrance to her home</div><div style="text-align: center;">using the chasse-roue as a step to reach the bell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;"><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;"><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: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal St. Martin</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;">Quai de Jemmapes</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;">75010, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une petite fille

Not quite tall enough... This petite fille is quite prepared to gain entrance to her home using the chasse-roue as a step to reach the bell....

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Cimetière du Père Lachaise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41HuNtlk3BtauYXo2YGg82ddhFcx5DYye7KoriQi9oFX91bPHRBZuyLJwFHp5ZXBtUJYk9OWpe9rzdeLZKWY_LFYTzCEPaLxohx2DqsioojEEPSxzAa37XVEb-HmJe7O34ImE-HS394Y/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41HuNtlk3BtauYXo2YGg82ddhFcx5DYye7KoriQi9oFX91bPHRBZuyLJwFHp5ZXBtUJYk9OWpe9rzdeLZKWY_LFYTzCEPaLxohx2DqsioojEEPSxzAa37XVEb-HmJe7O34ImE-HS394Y/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0875.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Père Lachaise Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quiet walks, a few cats,</div><div style="text-align: center;">voices from the past,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a cool spring breeze...</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;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</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;"><span>16, rue de Repos</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>75020, Paris</span></span></i></span></div>

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Père Lachaise Cemetery Quiet walks, a few cats, voices from the past, and a cool spring breeze... Cimetière du Père Lachaise 16, rue de Repo...

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musicien de rue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxttSVoqh5ZSyPYEl78rcI6HszHIjVORnjsLF0nB9tPAdQnl4B7iQ1X0y0DCb4_NiqU5yJoCyUTWyl8o9ibVT4rNqWj_yyoG8fygn0bew-3tJ_NKSzAt_VcsLb0yNH4LIKh4qLF0kFQ/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxttSVoqh5ZSyPYEl78rcI6HszHIjVORnjsLF0nB9tPAdQnl4B7iQ1X0y0DCb4_NiqU5yJoCyUTWyl8o9ibVT4rNqWj_yyoG8fygn0bew-3tJ_NKSzAt_VcsLb0yNH4LIKh4qLF0kFQ/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0029.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Street Musician</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His lilting song</div><div style="text-align: center;">was equal to the twinkle in his eye</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;">Place Furstenberg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

musicien de rue

Street Musician His lilting song was equal to the twinkle in his eye Place Furstenberg 75006, Paris

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Marché Bastille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU2psZfDpJN9-YUjpARDx8VgBHtW-Jl-XQfvVvGfpVNxnA-w6ZFO7fQrswILen0i_1mIztQjP7D4BUWaonkjpcWeG3nxcqUiiGe6JODehdVaverv8WVawPtpIJHoXT9l24Y56BcHwrH4/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU2psZfDpJN9-YUjpARDx8VgBHtW-Jl-XQfvVvGfpVNxnA-w6ZFO7fQrswILen0i_1mIztQjP7D4BUWaonkjpcWeG3nxcqUiiGe6JODehdVaverv8WVawPtpIJHoXT9l24Y56BcHwrH4/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0219.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché Bastille</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen here on a market day (Thursdays and Sundays), you can buy almost anything from produce, seafood, bread, flowers, cheese, and other food items to household goods.  However, on Saturdays, this sprawling area is transformed into a street market of "art and creation," an opportunity to explore, to buy, and to talk with the artists.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The street art and fine craft markets around the world allow a visitor (tourist?) to take home a sketch or a post-card sized painting for a reasonable amount.  My collection ranges from Punta Arenas to Prague and many places in between.  Each <i>petit quelque chose</i> provides a more permanent memory of a city/country than a souvenir stand could ever offer.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché Bastille</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché de la Création Paris-Bastille</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Richard Lenoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché Bastille

Marché Bastille Seen here on a market day (Thursdays and Sundays), you can buy almost anything from produce, seafood, bread, flowers, cheese...

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Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" width="560" /></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;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/09/eglise-saint-aignan-de-chartres.html" target="_blank">Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres</a>:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church</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;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeuses Pâques</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, place de l'Etape au Vin</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</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><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*with cobwebs </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>

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres : a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church joyeuses Pâques Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres 12, place de l...

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Painted eggs...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgfo7JmXoHlRt0dAgSZyqWbe6wONJWdOhISwZvi_emEsSXVXjqjd5eJVd3g3WyGHPXgmxianx_XX4_nhsBwGRHYud_QT6LnycZgITOYyZxvKev9m1Cjmw2cESvsj_qpTWf_o3tZ9rG3I/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgfo7JmXoHlRt0dAgSZyqWbe6wONJWdOhISwZvi_emEsSXVXjqjd5eJVd3g3WyGHPXgmxianx_XX4_nhsBwGRHYud_QT6LnycZgITOYyZxvKev9m1Cjmw2cESvsj_qpTWf_o3tZ9rG3I/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Displayed in an iron and glass case, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these painted and lacquered eggs are a beautiful reminder</div><div style="text-align: center;">of a bygone era.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember having a very old one like these </div><div style="text-align: center;">as a child that would open to reveal the treats inside.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do imagine that the treats in these </div><div style="text-align: center;">would be better than the jelly beans I had.</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 Montorgueil</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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Painted eggs...

Displayed in an iron and glass case,  these painted and lacquered eggs are a beautiful reminder of a bygone era. I remember having a very ol...

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des oeufs de chocolat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALCUfqYICslYnikeSIC3ca43hpWMHQomH-av52YjtzvfG_DDkUz2ZVdxCL6Iv9RsOiuamFo-ku9S_PbaFMldvDxLYFmisHH2ol_nL4wmSqhFf7WwvIV8kzJDcA9lDQi8WwXsCJMLchck/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALCUfqYICslYnikeSIC3ca43hpWMHQomH-av52YjtzvfG_DDkUz2ZVdxCL6Iv9RsOiuamFo-ku9S_PbaFMldvDxLYFmisHH2ol_nL4wmSqhFf7WwvIV8kzJDcA9lDQi8WwXsCJMLchck/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Eggs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When it comes to sweets </div><div style="text-align: center;">and my <i>péché mignon</i>* in the world of indulgences </div><div style="text-align: center;">(seen here in the form of chocolate eggs), </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is important to decide if the calorie splurge is worth it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These eggs are totally in the "worth it" category!</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Au Levain du Marais</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28, Boulevard  Beaumarchais</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(at corner of Rue du Pasteur Wagner)</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*guilty pleasure</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

des oeufs de chocolat

Chocolate Eggs! When it comes to sweets  and my péché mignon * in the world of indulgences  (seen here in the form of chocolate eggs),  it i...

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Rue du Trésor - le vélo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaz2FnGeU5HYY5-WrO3t0qCqAvDr0qutrF8o_TFBEy2zEWNZRHeqLwZs5jT_ystCwE6uvv4uMbBuYR-qu_vW5wV_OOGhaB5gXpYiO7jo2l_t4T-5RgjhyEOmqG5S7cIYgUh0I3wgUsc4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_490DSC_6101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaz2FnGeU5HYY5-WrO3t0qCqAvDr0qutrF8o_TFBEy2zEWNZRHeqLwZs5jT_ystCwE6uvv4uMbBuYR-qu_vW5wV_OOGhaB5gXpYiO7jo2l_t4T-5RgjhyEOmqG5S7cIYgUh0I3wgUsc4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_490DSC_6101.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 du Trésor</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bicycle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This short pedestrian street </div><div style="text-align: center;">has a border of green on both sides </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a variety of cafés and bistrots.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flash of rain just prior to my photo </div><div style="text-align: center;">gives an extra boost of green to the new spring growth.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not too difficult to dodge the showers.</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 du Trésor</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>

Rue du Trésor - le vélo

Rue du Trésor the bicycle This short pedestrian street  has a border of green on both sides  with a variety of cafés and bistrots.   The fla...

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la Seine et des parapluies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSoVooLlLXCwX06Fkjp823Jt1WrG7SYlI6vL8ud344WFs8dz8mmbKiwzGMCi0JH7Teh-azoEuT6bZUZ3CiT4ss_P__qgT7TspLWDWyTNph6H_k0-2OMV7tL50Q0NMdna9f4EDHIULczc/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_201DSC_8796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSoVooLlLXCwX06Fkjp823Jt1WrG7SYlI6vL8ud344WFs8dz8mmbKiwzGMCi0JH7Teh-azoEuT6bZUZ3CiT4ss_P__qgT7TspLWDWyTNph6H_k0-2OMV7tL50Q0NMdna9f4EDHIULczc/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_201DSC_8796.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few drops of rain do not stop Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">nor a deluge...</div><div style="text-align: center;">nor a snowstorm...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wet pavement </div><div style="text-align: center;">makes for nice photographs</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;">La Seine</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;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

la Seine et des parapluies

A few drops of rain do not stop Paris, nor a deluge... nor a snowstorm... The wet pavement  makes for nice photographs La Seine 75006, Paris

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les trois amies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0isAEVGIujOzL7ixy9XQwftLiKFLW_NTJr6yb2HhpSKBylapPqxNRlhSbSHYP96IMJ6LtmhirSI08Hsimpe1PTefbWvUXM_wTZDq5yG_dr2lub-BDYM3lBKWtXrgaBoP9yl7RQCeAKCc/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_2DSC_5612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0isAEVGIujOzL7ixy9XQwftLiKFLW_NTJr6yb2HhpSKBylapPqxNRlhSbSHYP96IMJ6LtmhirSI08Hsimpe1PTefbWvUXM_wTZDq5yG_dr2lub-BDYM3lBKWtXrgaBoP9yl7RQCeAKCc/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_2DSC_5612.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;">three friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The three little friends were playing in the garden at Palais Royal, </div><div style="text-align: center;">dressed for a cooler spring day and the rains that will surely follow.</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 French girls</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;">Jardin du 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;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les trois amies

Jardin du Palais Royal three friends The three little friends were playing in the garden at Palais Royal,  dressed for a cooler spring day a...

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des oeufs chocolate

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats </div><div style="text-align: center;">are featured by the <i>chocolatiers</i> of Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The boutique windows are full of candies </div><div style="text-align: center;">made in the fine traditions of the <i>marchand de bonbons.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have watched the Parisians buy these beautiful creations, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not believe that I have seen them sit with a bag of chocolates on a park bench.<i> </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;">Marché d'Aligre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, 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>

des oeufs chocolate

Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats  are featured by the chocolatiers of Paris.   The boutique windows are full of candies...

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Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwRHy3SDQ3w4N-THGBiANimo19jDIiDM7Bf9f4sJbXKCjdb54gecI4JN5s5O-S_8mOX1kCVx1HRRRzsp3jBFmY147M99jsXQ3QCX3-dDxcY51E4K51gIuyUpmC47uKgz5p8o1DAO2k1o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" width="640" /></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;">Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable skyline.  The Panthéon is the tallest building and Église Saint Étienne du Mont is to the left, an easy walk from Pont Saint Louis where this photo was taken.</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;">from Pont Saint Louis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable ...

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Cimetière du Montparnasse - l'avenue violet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JIKx1WORwuFWPV3GIOXXvf3ODzgROfjADKAxd8wEcH7aPc7DVorbb7rowwgFTmUM1KYJX2KVn_UH-c7AXH7eAWRpcE61kk9BeruXWPLvRVM_RUJb1d-XItU8cDtykaWBWFB7tWm5uw8/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3cVXGjSyrPZIdyKP-yhQ-TYIf3CkbjyIwFrdHh8Nx4wjbSqcW_lp0gqx29wUWEtNihdGOQyKcgfnqXXkYVrNG2c5LfTcUWV2-DIX5FUwqlPZxJXhHzGSAdEcH1Bt1x_9mzKhhJ4XMcM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_217DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3cVXGjSyrPZIdyKP-yhQ-TYIf3CkbjyIwFrdHh8Nx4wjbSqcW_lp0gqx29wUWEtNihdGOQyKcgfnqXXkYVrNG2c5LfTcUWV2-DIX5FUwqlPZxJXhHzGSAdEcH1Bt1x_9mzKhhJ4XMcM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_217DSC_4465.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière du Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A large-scale art installation by Christo would be no more exquisite than this little avenue in Cemetière du Montparnasse, strewn with the violet blooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colors of spring are vivid and a treat for the eyes.</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;">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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span></i></div>

Cimetière du Montparnasse - l'avenue violet

Cimetière du Montparnasse A large-scale art installation by Christo would be no more exquisite than this little avenue in Cemetière du Montp...

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l'Opéra Restaurant - le café rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2nL2DH2Xm3uk8t_A1OsBIKzXYl2xwiJ9LKqR-qbKfzrYjpEebyVlU7UOwPbM-42309sXoJy_8PsDaB5NLI5m5fz8oUyCjydzQUP8XH7CbR_-QhqIvdP_ZR-wWkw6_1WigzYjBg9GYV0/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_78DSC_5497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2nL2DH2Xm3uk8t_A1OsBIKzXYl2xwiJ9LKqR-qbKfzrYjpEebyVlU7UOwPbM-42309sXoJy_8PsDaB5NLI5m5fz8oUyCjydzQUP8XH7CbR_-QhqIvdP_ZR-wWkw6_1WigzYjBg9GYV0/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_78DSC_5497.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">le café rouge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although this photo was taken early in the morning, I have seen a good-sized crowd for lunch.  Just beyond the gates you can see the entrance of l'Opéra Restaurant which I <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2014/03/palais-garnier-lopera-restaurant.html" target="_blank">featured several weeks ag</a>o.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you been here?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell me how you found the food and the service? </div><div style="text-align: center;"> It might be worth having a coffee and a small pastry </div><div style="text-align: center;">to watch the world walking by.</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;">café at l'Opéra Restaurant</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, place Jacques Rouchés</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></span></div>

l'Opéra Restaurant - le café rouge

le café rouge Although this photo was taken early in the morning, I have seen a good-sized crowd for lunch.  Just beyond the gates you can s...

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Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7JqzGjPDfgsO9XtiYZK1KjCowK6jY4nXJaIR1shq796nUvBhYNlaQWANVjlA6TqIJrI9CQuZMX5xhfrP9vrwoms3gPS8LFSwmnYpSu0-ZwbbeC9J63rK6IwGUAvqUCbg1alxqyo_Sa0/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_51DSC_4299.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</div><div style="text-align: center;">pink hydrangeas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Medieval building has more history than can be imagined.  Serving simple, classic French fare, Madame oversees all the food preparations.  Devotees of this  non-touristy restaurant swear by the French onion soup, Cassoulet Maison,  Boeuf Bourguignon and Crème Brûlée.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Set on the quiet Île Saint Louis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one can step back hundreds of years</div><div style="text-align: center;"> into a building which has not changed by much </div><div style="text-align: center;">and enjoy traditional French comfort food ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which has not changed at all.</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;">Aux Anysetiers du Roy</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;">61, rue Saint Louis en l'Île</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;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*corrected - merci beaucoup Lance, Jane, and Alan!</span></span></i></div>

Aux Anysetiers du Roy et des hortensias

Aux Anysetiers du Roy pink hydrangeas! Although the bright pink hydrangeas* were the focus of my photo, this charming restaurant set in a Me...

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Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosa Bonheur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name loosely translates as ‘pink happiness’ but refers in particular to 19th-century French painter and sculptor ‘Rosa Bonheur’, famous for her depictions of animals and her role in the early feminist movement (alongside George Sand and Sarah Bernhardt).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday evenings are packed.  A group of us were there last May, enjoyed the music and the party.  As we left in a driving rainstorm, the serious night party crowd was just arriving.  The people in the queue did not seem the least daunted by the line or the rain.  C'est Paris!</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;">Rosa Bonheur - 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;">2, avenue de la Cascade</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;">  </span></span></i></div>

Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

Rosa Bonheur Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name lo...

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Boulevard Edgar Quinet - des chapeaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEeIkzQVYNDFXQwGvstvNJcB-68Jv0kL37j3LM-s5wBGm1LUF7q2J_-IDsKNCr12CqgR9YrNAEPWskHkpMTnDiKbQmCnh1-OoAN3nw7Cn34EbaOry2FsyQNwlsfqcXao6XS0kQwk215g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_157DSC_4405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEeIkzQVYNDFXQwGvstvNJcB-68Jv0kL37j3LM-s5wBGm1LUF7q2J_-IDsKNCr12CqgR9YrNAEPWskHkpMTnDiKbQmCnh1-OoAN3nw7Cn34EbaOry2FsyQNwlsfqcXao6XS0kQwk215g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_157DSC_4405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arts Fair</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulevard Edgar Quinet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong>Along Boulevard Edgar Quinet there is an open produce market in the central alley of the boulevard every Wednesday and Saturday morning (7am-2:30pm) and an arts fair every Sunday (10am until sunset). On this spring Sunday an artist was displaying a colorful assortment of hats.  Other vendors offered watercolors, collage, handcrafted leather, pottery, and other art and fine craft. </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;">Arts Fair</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 Edgar Quinet</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Edgar Quinet or Raspail</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Boulevard Edgar Quinet - des chapeaux

Arts Fair Boulevard Edgar Quinet Along Boulevard Edgar Quinet there is an open produce market in the central alley of the boulevard every W...

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Pensive? Nostalgique?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir38iwMSQIkCA4MSqQEYZTzQZkCD6b6cJkzQmWKUe8el87mm0Pk0AwhiUjIGr556cf7ymrXmODVV3Sc5kTHkm-DaAxiHCbH_oYRk6AoRqE5a89Ky6gSGIO8eQdXiyAZdOqgWw4mdpe0Mo/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_66DSC_5485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir38iwMSQIkCA4MSqQEYZTzQZkCD6b6cJkzQmWKUe8el87mm0Pk0AwhiUjIGr556cf7ymrXmODVV3Sc5kTHkm-DaAxiHCbH_oYRk6AoRqE5a89Ky6gSGIO8eQdXiyAZdOqgWw4mdpe0Mo/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_66DSC_5485.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps - premier étage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As this statue perched outside on the second floor </div><div style="text-align: center;">peers in at the grand staircase, </div><div style="text-align: center;">do you think that she must be a bit wistful </div><div style="text-align: center;">to have spent the past 100 years </div><div style="text-align: center;">only looking in at the fashions of Printemps?</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 girl</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;">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;"><em>64, boulevard Haussmann</em></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pensive? Nostalgique?

Printemps - premier étage As this statue perched outside on the second floor  peers in at the grand staircase,  do you think that she must b...

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La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high on the butte of Montmartre overseeing all of Paris.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photo was taken from my perch at the Temple of Sybil which sits on Buttes Chaumont.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</em></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Sacré Coeur This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high ...

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Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In an explosion of color, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the mass of Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">lining the street from Métro Laumière</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to the end at Parc des Buttes Chaumont.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are in Paris this spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">take a trip to the park walking along this street for a few blocks.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes for a grand promenade</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;">14, avenue de Laumière</div><div style="text-align: left;">75019, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

Paulownia trees In an explosion of color,  the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed  by the mass of Paulownia trees  lining the street f...

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Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier</div><div style="text-align: center;">a contemporary art museum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Architecture_Prize" title="Pritzker Architecture Prize"></a> architect Jean Nouvel<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel"></a> surrounded by a modern woodland garden landscaped by Lothar Baumgarten.  Would you believe that the landscaper's name translates to "tree garden?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen from across Boulevard Raspail, it is difficult to discern the trees from the building with a multitude of green reflections.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier is one of Europe's most important institutions for contemporary arts.  It hosts a constant stream of temporary exhibitions focusing on particular contemporary artists, schools, or themes.  It is also an important patron to contemporary artists, commissioning important works and offering artist-in-residence programs.</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;"><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;">Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain</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;">261, 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><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Joining James' Weekend Reflections</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">View all the contributions here</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

Fondation Cartier a contemporary art museum Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize architect...

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Quai Saint-Michel - "layers"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT516-vZS57kG8dAgzj8WIWuvOo5KUUlDJXQESQm8vsEJAv_I6VSfXSaJDHsS6YZhQAA2P5bhe5sLrK_YgoK5GBLkUoHnCbKpd-40QBcrwM54kXg4rgYt8Vs6DRei41HMjulDBltZozmI/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_119DSC_4367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT516-vZS57kG8dAgzj8WIWuvOo5KUUlDJXQESQm8vsEJAv_I6VSfXSaJDHsS6YZhQAA2P5bhe5sLrK_YgoK5GBLkUoHnCbKpd-40QBcrwM54kXg4rgYt8Vs6DRei41HMjulDBltZozmI/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_119DSC_4367.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Layers seen along theSeine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken from the Pont Saint-Michel you can see layers from the buildings along the quai, the bouquinistes, the level under the street, the banks of the Seine, and finally the Seine herself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How have I not noticed the walkway under the street level on this south side of the river?  What are those open spaces in the stone wall, and what lies beyond?  I am thinking of Jean-Valjean and M. Hugo.</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;">Quai Saint-Michel et Pont Saint-Michel</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Quai Saint-Michel - "layers"

Layers seen along theSeine Taken from the Pont Saint-Michel you can see layers from the buildings along the quai, the bouquinistes, the leve...

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Le Petit Colbert - le café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbvWxnSgTHfjdk-6O5QkTKJu79TJz1hdhfuyXbgylgPmecaYYF6e6tSd-TvzhVdlyfLLSCL8aIbYOya4-CefKvItTuGkPLs1ZFJ73ExgM60sBiy5vPMqRhqDlE0U3CI6UGCEscmHcbTs/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_85DSC_5504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbvWxnSgTHfjdk-6O5QkTKJu79TJz1hdhfuyXbgylgPmecaYYF6e6tSd-TvzhVdlyfLLSCL8aIbYOya4-CefKvItTuGkPLs1ZFJ73ExgM60sBiy5vPMqRhqDlE0U3CI6UGCEscmHcbTs/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_85DSC_5504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Le Petit Colbert<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too early or too late</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">This empty café will be bustling within a few hours...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish that we were there now</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;">Le Petit Colbert</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monsigny</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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Le Petit Colbert - le café

Le Petit Colbert Too early or too late This empty café will be bustling within a few hours... Wish that we were there now Le Petit Colbert 8...

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