Theme Day - Nourriture à emporter!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL_4hVKk21n-QTydhdo63mi1hCV1KL8tO8qpbDB56fWgKvIdQT20laYHXuZlUa_gi-sTUi042nP69zj6kShZYVn35wwcQQY_bgPXFuEIQeXrxEPFJBrt935C45ZmlnL-Pi4rBhzIM6Ao/s1600/2010+Dec+6+P1010119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL_4hVKk21n-QTydhdo63mi1hCV1KL8tO8qpbDB56fWgKvIdQT20laYHXuZlUa_gi-sTUi042nP69zj6kShZYVn35wwcQQY_bgPXFuEIQeXrxEPFJBrt935C45ZmlnL-Pi4rBhzIM6Ao/s1600/2010+Dec+6+P1010119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carry-out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Paris my favorite "carry-out" is not a single café or bistrot, but the whole row of shops at Place Maubert.  One can start at the wine shop with the friendly King Charles Spaniel; move next door to the fromagerie, to the market on the corner for some fruit, the Charcuterie for saucisson sec, and finally Eric Kayser for<i> une baguette Monge</i> and a pastry for dessert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You always stop <u>last</u> at Eric Kayser so you can stand in the fast-moving line for baguettes, still warm from the oven.  While you are there grab a little something to have with your café in the morning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eat one of the warm baguettes as you stand on the street outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now I am hungry!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joining the City Daily Photo bloggers </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">on Theme Day, <b>Carry-Out or Take Away Store</b>  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Click <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/07/august-2014-gallery-take-away-store.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see all the others from around the world.</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;">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;">Métro Maubert-Mutualité</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Theme Day - Nourriture à emporter!

Carry-out! In Paris my favorite "carry-out" is not a single café or bistrot, but the whole row of shops at Place Maubert.  One can...

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Un cycliste dans une rue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiS0662U11kZc6nbB9IXwj3CQbAnPF4FUJBBEEOs4HogVELOOgSAaHE_tBiz4MwwoRS16KaiAMTrprGYhPURRjfzkPS2S9aoEpmGpgOFUwiLZJtidWviagc0VonJN8jNHRWu0fhEpNps/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_77DSC_4701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiS0662U11kZc6nbB9IXwj3CQbAnPF4FUJBBEEOs4HogVELOOgSAaHE_tBiz4MwwoRS16KaiAMTrprGYhPURRjfzkPS2S9aoEpmGpgOFUwiLZJtidWviagc0VonJN8jNHRWu0fhEpNps/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_77DSC_4701.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A cyclist</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a narrow street of Provins (a short train ride from Gare de L'Est) we found this cyclist, moving so slowly that it was a marvel he kept his bicycle upright.  It was mid-morning and perhaps he had delivered the contents of those empty boxes to a market, mushrooms or berries?  He was chatting with a gentlemen who was walking in the same direction, someone he knew.  With a population of about 12,000, the locals all know each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although it rained when we were there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it did not dampen our enjoyment of this Medieval town.</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;">Beyond</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;">Provins, France</span></span></i></div>

Un cycliste dans une rue

A cyclist In a narrow street of Provins (a short train ride from Gare de L'Est) we found this cyclist, moving so slowly that it was a ma...

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Carrousel Jules Verne - Parc de Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi_PoYZcjN06rb6Er_VUjyfmU6EfhyphenhyphenUbkhTHnv527YjUST7ajzW33WnxNizN3XT4ZGBMFPL0p3IVeMW_LXx2ajMYYsZIdhlmIy154yJBYB6NM-Glp9YFohGvCm6bZBLxdbK4VFjbP4vA/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_37DSC_8993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi_PoYZcjN06rb6Er_VUjyfmU6EfhyphenhyphenUbkhTHnv527YjUST7ajzW33WnxNizN3XT4ZGBMFPL0p3IVeMW_LXx2ajMYYsZIdhlmIy154yJBYB6NM-Glp9YFohGvCm6bZBLxdbK4VFjbP4vA/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_37DSC_8993.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrousel Jules Verne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This carrousel tells the story of Jules Verne in the rides, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the architecture, and the art panels.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is rather small as Paris carrousels go, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the colors make this a focal spot in a beautiful park.</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;">Carrousel Jules Verne</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;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Carrousel Jules Verne - Parc de Monceau

Carrousel Jules Verne This carrousel tells the story of Jules Verne in the rides,  the architecture, and the art panels.   It is rather smal...

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Place Armand Carrel - un cycliste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzfWGIzqiyIKYTC0hSAgC5bWyXnQcWvXqxZU7NzWwJ17EDXphuYEYkzlg3JShDFon5FJ9zmllpIBiQkxyNtgYBn0LJBxKm-iL0BHWfw4KF_Epfl5UBza46K7ruCVXftphHkepG1o6jsY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_279DSC_4527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzfWGIzqiyIKYTC0hSAgC5bWyXnQcWvXqxZU7NzWwJ17EDXphuYEYkzlg3JShDFon5FJ9zmllpIBiQkxyNtgYBn0LJBxKm-iL0BHWfw4KF_Epfl5UBza46K7ruCVXftphHkepG1o6jsY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_279DSC_4527.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place Armand Carrel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you saw my post yesterday with a reference to Le Tour,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you will likely agree that this cyclist was not a contender either.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken on a Sunday afternoon just outside Parc des Buttes Chaumont, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we saw many cyclists of all ages enjoying the blue-sky weather.</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;">Place Armand Carrel</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;">Métro Laumière</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place Armand Carrel - un cycliste

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Une bicyclette rose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIiMEDIpEOTgM-EDPzq6Ks2yG5JODGYFvYSo86q7WqGa6lM72-dEfuVvgtNuNn_PduvJ8ED3lnn8czJzZApdiJPkjq87kYTwBo0wiMj0kr9za2RtTis0oJ9pKgjwjpIjNcdEOYbAtodo/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_71DSC_6285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIiMEDIpEOTgM-EDPzq6Ks2yG5JODGYFvYSo86q7WqGa6lM72-dEfuVvgtNuNn_PduvJ8ED3lnn8czJzZApdiJPkjq87kYTwBo0wiMj0kr9za2RtTis0oJ9pKgjwjpIjNcdEOYbAtodo/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_71DSC_6285.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pink bicycle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No, this is not one of the bikes from Le Tour de France, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a bright statement of maman and her little one.</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;">Coton Deux</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;">37, rue de Turenne</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></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une bicyclette rose

A pink bicycle No, this is not one of the bikes from Le Tour de France,  but a bright statement of maman and her little one. Coton Deux 37, ...

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Église Saint-Laurent - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oYYJ1cj1foNeHbYkfOR7QQ3RfT7ixvU-tQkLGKoU9cyALeriSLeik2I8sf93Pk-vNZtvpC6sRSN2AJcdAY64_efs9x2wOyACBIdOIOf-5gJRtXLRjQsTrZd4mlI2R6G50cXhksFm8Bs/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_129DSC_9461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oYYJ1cj1foNeHbYkfOR7QQ3RfT7ixvU-tQkLGKoU9cyALeriSLeik2I8sf93Pk-vNZtvpC6sRSN2AJcdAY64_efs9x2wOyACBIdOIOf-5gJRtXLRjQsTrZd4mlI2R6G50cXhksFm8Bs/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_129DSC_9461.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Laurent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The present church dates to 1429 and finally completed in the 19th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The organ was built by François and Hippolyte Du Castel </div><div style="text-align: center;">between 1682 and 1685.  Over the centuries it has been </div><div style="text-align: center;">rebuilt and restored in four different centuries </div><div style="text-align: center;">but 20 original stops date from before the revolution.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can hear this magnificent organ </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Saturday and Sunday masses and for occasional concerts.</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: 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-Laurent</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;">68, boulevard de Magenta</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;">75010, Paris</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;">Métro Gare de l'Est</span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Laurent - l'orgue

Église Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.   The present church dates to 1429 and finally ...

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Homme de musique - Rue Cler

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGKWUo9O67Gg6SGLTDmWcVsKWv4JWGC9Am9csZn_EzMeve0vNa-YMlP2Dy4Jd2u0QdcGncLeyneeT24OyrrKfLjP1WxhSUke2eq45OtjakgrICL8XHb4EqFvfv1YzW34KhqjRhLnXtQc/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGKWUo9O67Gg6SGLTDmWcVsKWv4JWGC9Am9csZn_EzMeve0vNa-YMlP2Dy4Jd2u0QdcGncLeyneeT24OyrrKfLjP1WxhSUke2eq45OtjakgrICL8XHb4EqFvfv1YzW34KhqjRhLnXtQc/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0915.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This charming man was a regular for many years, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">but I do not recall having seen him in the past year or so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">He has a lovely voice and sings with animation and passion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have you seen him lately?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon 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: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Cler</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Homme de musique - Rue Cler

Rue Cler This charming man was a regular for many years,  but I do not recall having seen him in the past year or so. He has a lovely voice ...

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Parnasse Lingerie - boutique de lingerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fx0BlQJUShCbD1x-Rjuysgz2-U_npxZoyEKg9gl3hJgj-QjHSUeZo1hoOBg11PFbzq79oSTtgCv9H1grpSx9oxum3p69uFA2jSy7hzxsLWBINUY7u4wx9YL4AgUm3XZuxvveT9A4hRY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_153DSC_4401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fx0BlQJUShCbD1x-Rjuysgz2-U_npxZoyEKg9gl3hJgj-QjHSUeZo1hoOBg11PFbzq79oSTtgCv9H1grpSx9oxum3p69uFA2jSy7hzxsLWBINUY7u4wx9YL4AgUm3XZuxvveT9A4hRY/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_153DSC_4401.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">French Lingerie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Window shopping...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our favorite "French girl" loves to shop </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Victoria's Secret when she comes to the USA.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She has just returned to Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I wonder if her suitcase was brimming with lingerie.</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;">Parnasse Lingerie</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;">9, rue d'Odessa</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;">  </div>

Parnasse Lingerie - boutique de lingerie

French Lingerie Window shopping... Our favorite "French girl" loves to shop  at Victoria's Secret when she comes to the USA. S...

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Sur le quai de la Seine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai9iDFR41P_zkbgBf5AQlgMMjzKkp0EaQBQ58aSf6GN8UM7ATJOJurOBq0uPhS1MW-Kp74fgo3FRXaP3GYmCkWd_Q-5WHWbGbTELUJQte4GkTTn-g_DhYUi3GUZjna1vI0ICnNSU7Sso/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_221DSC_4904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai9iDFR41P_zkbgBf5AQlgMMjzKkp0EaQBQ58aSf6GN8UM7ATJOJurOBq0uPhS1MW-Kp74fgo3FRXaP3GYmCkWd_Q-5WHWbGbTELUJQte4GkTTn-g_DhYUi3GUZjna1vI0ICnNSU7Sso/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_221DSC_4904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It would appear to be an after-work party with friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just come as you are...</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and bring <i>une baguette et du fromage </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Note the Longchamp bag and man-scarf </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the fellow walking up to the group)</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;">Quai du Louvre - 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;">Near Pont des Arts</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 style="text-align: center;">Joining "July in Paris"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a look <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2014/07/paris-in-july-monday-menu-wk-4.html" target="_blank">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Sur le quai de la Seine

Quai du Louvre It would appear to be an after-work party with friends. Just come as you are... ...and bring une baguette et du fromage (Note...

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Cimetière du Père Lachaise XIX

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwXNNYZsSmoG9W-WzEaYIMBjZvxb7MHIOjrwtoQoiuYQer_U62_AwwfRflH9d5J6PcL_35U2K9oZtqMyS287jHCEIvmVEs3b6viYmYjdBgm8wVTEgFtf7-PQJAQBimdur5dmy8jkDsR4/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwXNNYZsSmoG9W-WzEaYIMBjZvxb7MHIOjrwtoQoiuYQer_U62_AwwfRflH9d5J6PcL_35U2K9oZtqMyS287jHCEIvmVEs3b6viYmYjdBgm8wVTEgFtf7-PQJAQBimdur5dmy8jkDsR4/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sculpted paths in this old cemetery </div><div style="text-align: center;">often feel like a rambling garden.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the summer, trees provide shade from the sun </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the hilltop position lends itself to cool breezes.</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 Père Lachaise</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;">75020, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière du Père Lachaise XIX

Cimetière du Père Lachaise The sculpted paths in this old cemetery  often feel like a rambling garden.   In the summer, trees provide shade ...

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Dodo Manège - la petite fille en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrdlJIZ-tpZmlPcyFzI_KeF95y8uGf2R-_H-gdn8OX5Glf4YOHhB_CZfU0WPksPQLz7MpinnwrPY2aj1nUqywdNrwMIFmr3NHqK-qCHzA8NT2B_pibxWR5h3bhSr4skAlQb8NGee91V0/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_1001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrdlJIZ-tpZmlPcyFzI_KeF95y8uGf2R-_H-gdn8OX5Glf4YOHhB_CZfU0WPksPQLz7MpinnwrPY2aj1nUqywdNrwMIFmr3NHqK-qCHzA8NT2B_pibxWR5h3bhSr4skAlQb8NGee91V0/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_1001.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dodo Manège</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The carrousels of Paris will amaze you.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is a unique little carrousel tucked away in Jardin des Plantes, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">well-known by the children of Paris. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joining "Paris in July"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Take a virtual trip and have a look <a href="http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/2014/07/paris-in-july-monday-menu-wk-4.html" target="_blank">'here'</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dodo Manège</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>Carrousel, Jardin des Plantes</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>(near Gare d'Austerlitz entrance)</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>75005, Paris</i></span></span></div>

Dodo Manège - la petite fille en rouge

Dodo Manège The carrousels of Paris will amaze you.   This is a unique little carrousel tucked away in Jardin des Plantes, well-known by the...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - la fontaine de jouvence?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY4R9yr0MjS3TB5w6y4nm9SDQ8FQAqYpGezgEJJv-pTG2LKaGviwAh1Df2HjlPwuLCcWBonGg81s_y1koZejYB1iCNoOOdzFGYiefvIpUquePgm3Z10RbUz9fkFxgJeKH1lnTpQrFt8A/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_12DSC_6226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY4R9yr0MjS3TB5w6y4nm9SDQ8FQAqYpGezgEJJv-pTG2LKaGviwAh1Df2HjlPwuLCcWBonGg81s_y1koZejYB1iCNoOOdzFGYiefvIpUquePgm3Z10RbUz9fkFxgJeKH1lnTpQrFt8A/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_12DSC_6226.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">The Fountain of Youth?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Was he meeting a friend or just resting </div><div style="text-align: center;">before getting back onto the streets of Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He certainly selected a beautiful spot for propping his feet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin 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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - la fontaine de jouvence?

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La Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC3YfgEVlBGf_j-I8qIhbg1R_vD9smaCeX7yD-DoZDB9i4IlGpEGO5h6TDH4Oo73d4F5Qa96um3bMQBaXUaK4zw4BHOsLr8DOXr5UUof41XR22qR6Qr9T9JA02h9Jyxz-PnIa5wPDag4/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_054DSC_4409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC3YfgEVlBGf_j-I8qIhbg1R_vD9smaCeX7yD-DoZDB9i4IlGpEGO5h6TDH4Oo73d4F5Qa96um3bMQBaXUaK4zw4BHOsLr8DOXr5UUof41XR22qR6Qr9T9JA02h9Jyxz-PnIa5wPDag4/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_054DSC_4409.jpg" width="422" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you enter through the lower chapel of this Gothic flamboyant church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you are struck with the deep, rich colors trimmed with gilt.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">As you climb the narrow staircase to this upper chapel,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> seeing the panorama of stained-glass windows </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will gasp at the magnificence. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have seen it many times, knowing just what I will see,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and it still takes my breath away.</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: 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;">8, 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 Sainte-Chapelle As you enter through the lower chapel of this Gothic flamboyant church,  you are struck with the deep, rich colors trimme...

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Square Henri-Collet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3cpH6jAszpo-25ACHw-cWjRVA9BBSCbRe2BAUEtksQM-t5IHqJf36KkJNQjnxziyR4bwcTw3AVBdMB9g-gYttOXjFLSCwC_NrBN0X0XGA_HSSeL1p4E_22nsLKM5LiWN_LbT6A9rKI/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_198DSC_5808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3cpH6jAszpo-25ACHw-cWjRVA9BBSCbRe2BAUEtksQM-t5IHqJf36KkJNQjnxziyR4bwcTw3AVBdMB9g-gYttOXjFLSCwC_NrBN0X0XGA_HSSeL1p4E_22nsLKM5LiWN_LbT6A9rKI/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_198DSC_5808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Henri-Collet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This meandering garden pays tribute to Henri Collet (1885 - 1951) </div><div style="text-align: center;">a French composer and music critic who lived here in the 16th arrondissement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The benches, fountains and paths among the plantings </div><div style="text-align: center;">make this a popular spot in the neighborhood.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">For those who work nearby it is a lunchtime respite from busy thoroughfares.</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;">Square Henri-Collet</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;">18, rue Gros</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Mirabeau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Henri-Collet

Square Henri-Collet This meandering garden pays tribute to Henri Collet (1885 - 1951)  a French composer and music critic who lived here in ...

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Cimetière Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3j7jffetfdt0etZfv7nvhJd6Y2IqO_m1t-NZb0DT4oMGLn_pkDKuF__hAXbxn6o9QVRE5jAJk-yQdN5IeubHo4I8Me6uz9uMCd5F7YRYtbehw4cZdvZQD6C5lBopcFzisZxfvOR-2s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_170DSC_4418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3j7jffetfdt0etZfv7nvhJd6Y2IqO_m1t-NZb0DT4oMGLn_pkDKuF__hAXbxn6o9QVRE5jAJk-yQdN5IeubHo4I8Me6uz9uMCd5F7YRYtbehw4cZdvZQD6C5lBopcFzisZxfvOR-2s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_170DSC_4418.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carefully attended and beautifully adorned, </div><div style="text-align: center;">there are surely many stories about this grave.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Certainly it belongs to a person </div><div style="text-align: center;">who had a loving and dedicated family.</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;">Cimetière 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>

Cimetière Montparnasse

Cimetière Montparnasse Carefully attended and beautifully adorned,  there are surely many stories about this grave.   Certainly it belongs t...

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Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIBhUoaDpxzfyH198DuWtI7aGkNE4SMzttbPV7gL5VY3WJn8nWiqqmjgnmro1R4Kgfbvq_DII7J-K637Vklwu7Jmsoa0WmknGsEubDOPSnhnIbHrDnW2fOGUWXifbc986dDGAOyUXpLc/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIBhUoaDpxzfyH198DuWtI7aGkNE4SMzttbPV7gL5VY3WJn8nWiqqmjgnmro1R4Kgfbvq_DII7J-K637Vklwu7Jmsoa0WmknGsEubDOPSnhnIbHrDnW2fOGUWXifbc986dDGAOyUXpLc/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0131.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just east of Bois de Vincennes are a series </div><div style="text-align: center;">of beautiful villes situated along the Marne river. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> If you take the RER A to Nogent-sur-Marne, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Mairie is only a one block walk (west).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It almost looks like scene from a fairy tale</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;">Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne</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 Roland Nungesser</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;">94130, Nogent-sur-Marne</span></span></i></div>

Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne

Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne Just east of Bois de Vincennes are a series  of beautiful villes situated along the Marne river.   If you take t...

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Paris en été - Paris-Plages

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYR0HkxP7K_xSAZOpMYgYt_ZNzNTQYD3iG3pDMkdoyliFpGr9zGGmU72SsQU1rELg8LhQIYpxqKsURVbmKkRqu_NqgH4JiVF-9UEaKwQDQ2x1zAmk6vgqkpSFyO91ccs53kySyOMUsg/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYR0HkxP7K_xSAZOpMYgYt_ZNzNTQYD3iG3pDMkdoyliFpGr9zGGmU72SsQU1rELg8LhQIYpxqKsURVbmKkRqu_NqgH4JiVF-9UEaKwQDQ2x1zAmk6vgqkpSFyO91ccs53kySyOMUsg/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris in Summer</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris-Plages</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are staying in Paris for the summer (or visiting) </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can have a Seine-side holiday replete with sand, </div><div style="text-align: center;">beach chairs, misting fountains, volleyball, and more.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Essentially, it is a beach vacation for the Parisians </div><div style="text-align: center;">who do not leave during the <i>grandes vacances </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and for the city's visitors.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dates for 2014 are July 20th through August 20th.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps I am mistaken but these appear to be barges of sand!</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;">Paris-Plages</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;">Louvre to Pont de Sully</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;">75001-75004, 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;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Paris en été - Paris-Plages

Paris in Summer Paris-Plages If you are staying in Paris for the summer (or visiting)  you can have a Seine-side holiday replete with sand, ...

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Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Sapeurs-Pompiers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pompiers have parties </div><div style="text-align: center;">all over Paris that do not end until the sun comes up.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the arrondissements have Bals des Pompiers </div><div style="text-align: center;">and by some count it may be as many as 60 (!) in Paris and the near suburbs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you been to one?</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;">Avenue des Champs Élysées</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>

Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

Les Sapeurs-Pompiers One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet...   On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pomp...

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Quatorze Juillet! - Bastille Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfB9Tlp4m4xjlMakbmCtxQUo67F4UU7K20c603gNjzoquq1o0-lQ7pplA3wQZUpu-UbMwcwgjva06hUPRG80qjl0Qsk0y6chH9ZBdywdPzvcR6iECURJt3hLWA2ZkmuULIuOR_Q1ZNy4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfB9Tlp4m4xjlMakbmCtxQUo67F4UU7K20c603gNjzoquq1o0-lQ7pplA3wQZUpu-UbMwcwgjva06hUPRG80qjl0Qsk0y6chH9ZBdywdPzvcR6iECURJt3hLWA2ZkmuULIuOR_Q1ZNy4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Parade</div><div style="text-align: center;">of Bastille Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">2008</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parade involves around 7,000 soldiers </div><div style="text-align: center;">(5,000 on foot, the rest are crew members or cavalrymen), </div><div style="text-align: center;">300 vehicles, 240 horses and more than 80 planes and helicopters.</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;">And, a celebration for me as today makes </div><div style="text-align: center;">4 years of daily photos on Paris and Beyond</div><div style="text-align: center;">without missing a day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A special thanks to all of you who follow my blog </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to Virginia (Paris Through My Lens) </div><div style="text-align: center;">who helped me "birth this baby" four years ago.</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;">Avenue des Champs Élysées</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>

Quatorze Juillet! - Bastille Day

Military Parade of Bastille Day 2008 The parade involves around 7,000 soldiers  (5,000 on foot, the rest are crew members or cavalrymen),  ...

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - flèches d'église

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOq4a7RQMQ3uNMUmsjuAT_LbVnRsmWOdgdrpdK1W3GsoVe40yFW2Af8HJepUHGImI2s5UbKDuV8l5WD4wcQVn6C_uu60oxjmY5jTL7xPfI6jauE6HnSvp0hgGk0kPm1U6tZGT9yI8zWk/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_71DSC_4319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOq4a7RQMQ3uNMUmsjuAT_LbVnRsmWOdgdrpdK1W3GsoVe40yFW2Af8HJepUHGImI2s5UbKDuV8l5WD4wcQVn6C_uu60oxjmY5jTL7xPfI6jauE6HnSvp0hgGk0kPm1U6tZGT9yI8zWk/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_71DSC_4319.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These spires of Notre Dame are intricately detailed in design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If I had not been the one with the camera </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not sure that I would have easily identified the church.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The drain spouts definitely help in knowing that it is Notre Dame </div><div style="text-align: center;">although there are many similar in and around Paris.</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;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de 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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - flèches d'église

Notre Dame These spires of Notre Dame are intricately detailed in design. If I had not been the one with the camera  I am not sure that I wo...

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Le Défilé Militaire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpKfraxNCAHCly1hqoDqlFB7wUlDrN8rGz33fF3a8nGjP0EWVrlzD66WUi6J15FJ1UJyFwn_wkGUWyZtKszgnkYuztPlwdp3EcNU_pz3i7bW9Lc20gqMrAHy9p_QJKRcX6oowSbx1A_o/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpKfraxNCAHCly1hqoDqlFB7wUlDrN8rGz33fF3a8nGjP0EWVrlzD66WUi6J15FJ1UJyFwn_wkGUWyZtKszgnkYuztPlwdp3EcNU_pz3i7bW9Lc20gqMrAHy9p_QJKRcX6oowSbx1A_o/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment </div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Parade</div><div style="text-align: center;">(quatorze juillet)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The uniforms were perfect, </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the elegant helmets to the rich leather boots.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The horses were exquisitely groomed and trained.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There will be 250 horses in the celebrated parade on Monday</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Défilé Militaire du quatorze Juillet</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;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</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;">75008, Paris</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;"><br /></div>

Le Défilé Militaire

Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment Military Parade (quatorze juillet) The uniforms were perfect,  from the elegant helmets to the rich leathe...

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Chez Clément - restaurant d'hôtes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahPzYnc3TooYdaULnewhhVlOWkyulUG8q71fpPp15987oz3vWEi3sFXuEsWbS4nFxcxNB_t5gT_y-BNSBkFfmqalzl1QX8Oxyjdrf_16NYQC3t5tpdLzhTuivxwhVQils73Nu1iI-i9Y/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_30DSC_5449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahPzYnc3TooYdaULnewhhVlOWkyulUG8q71fpPp15987oz3vWEi3sFXuEsWbS4nFxcxNB_t5gT_y-BNSBkFfmqalzl1QX8Oxyjdrf_16NYQC3t5tpdLzhTuivxwhVQils73Nu1iI-i9Y/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_30DSC_5449.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chez Clément</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The terrace after a spring rain</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a bit of reflection</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May you have a weekend free of showers</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;">Chez Clément</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;">17, boulevard des Capucines</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>

Chez Clément - restaurant d'hôtes

Chez Clément The terrace after a spring rain with a bit of reflection May you have a weekend free of showers bon weekend Chez Clément 17, bo...

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Île de la Cité - les serveurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetRH6kFzcICu_9pR5Vq4gvhKaGkfAn05jUUqpGl7dGxVXRaVmbkPwnfLcvE5H3FbcKmQpM3IJU4xYX6BKGJ0ndHJgER7NzbqGESeeTZpdu1UAqhA44Db_ZLOVygXY7DOHCyLAD4uoI_s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_120DSC_4368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetRH6kFzcICu_9pR5Vq4gvhKaGkfAn05jUUqpGl7dGxVXRaVmbkPwnfLcvE5H3FbcKmQpM3IJU4xYX6BKGJ0ndHJgER7NzbqGESeeTZpdu1UAqhA44Db_ZLOVygXY7DOHCyLAD4uoI_s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_120DSC_4368.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Serveurs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed perfectly for the job, </div><div style="text-align: center;">waiters are perhaps one of my favorite subjects in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did not exactly ask for permission </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I pointed to my camera </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tilted my head posing the unspoken question.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">With a slight nod, permission was given.</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;">Île de la Cité</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>

Île de la Cité - les serveurs

Les Serveurs Dressed perfectly for the job,  waiters are perhaps one of my favorite subjects in Paris I did not exactly ask for permission  ...

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Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière de Passy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">which can be seen at every turn as you walk among the tombs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you can find a view unobstructed by cranes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not easy.</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 de Passy</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>

Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

Cimetière de Passy This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower which can be seen at every turn as you walk among th...

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Des Vélibs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vélib bikes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lined up and ready for riding...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, you need to have a good knowledge of the streets,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I would not recommend taking photos while riding (bien sûr!)</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;">Vélib station</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 André Malraux</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>

Des Vélibs

Vélib bikes Lined up and ready for riding... It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.   However, you need to have...

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Rue Audran

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOy6HmQHOycX0HVH0PIvJU7F9IneNSoIuqSsGZsbLXp9ueq1rNZqNZeiWQmyHchgg4JoYrJ31kjU5aw4lyhRCn3j9fHmj4mshIVylxgraB8ELoun-t2DyiJVSEHfn28FpahUQiBMWVyo/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOy6HmQHOycX0HVH0PIvJU7F9IneNSoIuqSsGZsbLXp9ueq1rNZqNZeiWQmyHchgg4JoYrJ31kjU5aw4lyhRCn3j9fHmj4mshIVylxgraB8ELoun-t2DyiJVSEHfn28FpahUQiBMWVyo/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0410.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 Audran</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The casual, slightly askew collection of flowers, plants and pots </div><div style="text-align: center;">is perfect for the little workshop of two potters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I must go back for another visit</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;">l'atelier</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Audran</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>

Rue Audran

Rue Audran The casual, slightly askew collection of flowers, plants and pots  is perfect for the little workshop of two potters. I must go b...

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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/AVvXsEht2R_pMe_hEKYs0y17ugQ3iMDYzYXViBlrZhI2Gy8AQ4go3Ykktsk1mr4mGfAbTrC96-DtlnwDcjGsBGpzPZbA84jnrdiFJfEqysqzndDnRNTJchrC46ZpgB-o-fiNKRupEHSkCRbNptQ/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2R_pMe_hEKYs0y17ugQ3iMDYzYXViBlrZhI2Gy8AQ4go3Ykktsk1mr4mGfAbTrC96-DtlnwDcjGsBGpzPZbA84jnrdiFJfEqysqzndDnRNTJchrC46ZpgB-o-fiNKRupEHSkCRbNptQ/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0045.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><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;">There are so many obvious treasures in this church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but one cannot overlook the small details such as this.</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;">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;"><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

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont There are so many obvious treasures in this church,  but one cannot overlook the small details such as this. bo...

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Canal Saint Martin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This young boy and man captured my attention </div><div style="text-align: center;">as each seemed to be in deep thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scene left me </div><div style="text-align: center;">with more questions than answers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de Jemmapes </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Canal Saint-Martin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin

Canal Saint Martin This young boy and man captured my attention  as each seemed to be in deep thought. The scene left me  with more question...

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Les Floralies - Rue Cler

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck3zHhyphenhyphenL3Ji4K8_9nerQz0-5KpcIJ06vgO_JYMMM7NF-WSFSYES3xus8ZkRjzWyZ-4jgKTirRIGojL_3rg03BoUxHIQ7Vltimz5OWwo18q1_z3V-DdLSe7v7Jsxn_jUzX65JT1jJ5XkI/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhck3zHhyphenhyphenL3Ji4K8_9nerQz0-5KpcIJ06vgO_JYMMM7NF-WSFSYES3xus8ZkRjzWyZ-4jgKTirRIGojL_3rg03BoUxHIQ7Vltimz5OWwo18q1_z3V-DdLSe7v7Jsxn_jUzX65JT1jJ5XkI/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Floralies</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Cler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On this pedestrian street, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the local residents have a wide selection </div><div style="text-align: center;">of fresh produce, flowers, linens, chocolates, and a daily market.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The terrace cafes are a great place to watch pedestrians </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the street's activities. </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 quatre juillet</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;">Rue Cler</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Floralies - Rue Cler

Les Floralies Rue Cler On this pedestrian street,  the local residents have a wide selection  of fresh produce, flowers, linens, chocolates,...

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Le Carrousel - Dodo Manège

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aBnYdsXlmAtaYqHkMu6Ov3u1CsqOysg0pYHcEoD3m-FJ-quCOtU5cWuw8A2y19mk_BbHpfiQY4785pCJjzZ_HUqPO0AlJgYr-yCYSHi3eyJJmjkYVvZwGIhPyifSC7GxXGbOuiDwsiE/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aBnYdsXlmAtaYqHkMu6Ov3u1CsqOysg0pYHcEoD3m-FJ-quCOtU5cWuw8A2y19mk_BbHpfiQY4785pCJjzZ_HUqPO0AlJgYr-yCYSHi3eyJJmjkYVvZwGIhPyifSC7GxXGbOuiDwsiE/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dodo Manège</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hidden in Jardin des Plantes this fanciful, unusual carousel is a delight for all ages.<br /><br /><br />As you can see from the photo, these are not your ordinary carousel animals,<br />but, there are enough creatures to satisfy all tastes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dodo Manège</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Plantes</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris </span></span></i></div></div>

Le Carrousel - Dodo Manège

Dodo Manège Hidden in Jardin des Plantes this fanciful, unusual carousel is a delight for all ages. As you can see from the photo, these are...

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Beaucoup de Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QffPLSEifYbkD9LdbRAuyefTkuuvHh54RGBh0f9qyXWuQgqfByCmz_uk7BRhu4owYYjxtK5NSg6EwQEO2kNvmNN7Ic0OrYcTW5cyecdMUgBt8VXDnU3i_tjs3YOIQZSLQ1DZiNSV-LM/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QffPLSEifYbkD9LdbRAuyefTkuuvHh54RGBh0f9qyXWuQgqfByCmz_uk7BRhu4owYYjxtK5NSg6EwQEO2kNvmNN7Ic0OrYcTW5cyecdMUgBt8VXDnU3i_tjs3YOIQZSLQ1DZiNSV-LM/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0161.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaucoup de Fleurs<br /><br /><br />On a quiet street just  <br /> east of the Eiffel Tower you can find some exquisite Paris  architecture. <br />This building boasts flowers in both the design and the window boxes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">75007, Paris</div></div>

Beaucoup de Fleurs

Beaucoup de Fleurs On a quiet street just   east of the Eiffel Tower you can find some exquisite Paris  architecture.  This building boasts ...

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