La vie est bonne n'est-ce pas?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYRXJ3DxA7tOeaZ0ngR3q6PD2DHiSWN04H9t3Koee8JB0xYiMXmdr5cuseFyK7Rta7IF2UHtdWX7y0ORa8bzVYnJqYgIbtt0_OolPhH07h5KQNfY4r3yz3kezWeXevZ51ocuHFCQ43vU/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+329+DSC_9440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYRXJ3DxA7tOeaZ0ngR3q6PD2DHiSWN04H9t3Koee8JB0xYiMXmdr5cuseFyK7Rta7IF2UHtdWX7y0ORa8bzVYnJqYgIbtt0_OolPhH07h5KQNfY4r3yz3kezWeXevZ51ocuHFCQ43vU/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+329+DSC_9440.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Life is good, isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not know if this is my best photo of the year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it does exemplify the relaxed approach to life seen in Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Draw in deep breaths </div><div style="text-align: center;">and love life as it unfolds.</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;">Paris terrace</div><div style="text-align: left;">75012, Paris</div>

La vie est bonne n'est-ce pas?

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Le Square Trousseau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Square Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This corner spot is a favorite year-round,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> filled with locals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some are celebrating a special event, </div><div style="text-align: center;">others just enjoying the company of friends. </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;"> (Joyeux anniversaire, Daddy - Tu me manques)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Square Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Anton Vollon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Square Trousseau

Le Square Trousseau This corner spot is a favorite year-round,  filled with locals.  Some are celebrating a special event,  others just enjo...

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Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ7M_HvAOjO6L7m8Yzx9h5oxU1bsHO_n8XldAlVDGOF_c3E1stsrrSzrQX_4gis3Mxfe059aCB_2QL2g6crr0XKg9kkxon7ad30BlMl-migg2awzjkIhL2xTBdck6LXkk3vY6lPBfRwo/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+026+DSC_9137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just before anyone considers a New Year's resolution </div><div style="text-align: center;">regarding the consumption of delicious desserts, </div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze one last time at these beauties.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, there are no calories when feasting with the eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>miam-miam</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Ledru-Rolin </span></i></div>

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois - un régal pour l'oeil

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Rue Montorgueil - Dépêchez-vous!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IgG7CTtBG-Tgv0FChl_dvGc80RgF-6mb3IDw8e4REH_OjI4Lo8zVEHnBaY0BtCGBP8mHfr0EGFe2i508pMS9jHyaC1-ebyxvGWsmFn1DygZ8oRjWq-789y-3vIak3l0HrMGkY4Z1tWo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+290+DSC_1515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IgG7CTtBG-Tgv0FChl_dvGc80RgF-6mb3IDw8e4REH_OjI4Lo8zVEHnBaY0BtCGBP8mHfr0EGFe2i508pMS9jHyaC1-ebyxvGWsmFn1DygZ8oRjWq-789y-3vIak3l0HrMGkY4Z1tWo/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+290+DSC_1515.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed for work in one of the restaurants of this "foodie street" </div><div style="text-align: center;">he hurried along with the empty "boîtes."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So where was he going in the opposite direction </div><div style="text-align: center;">of his restaurant with the empties?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Montorgueil - Dépêchez-vous!

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Chartres Cathedral

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen through a window as Marie and I climbed the many steps </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the top of the bell tower, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the interior of Chartres Cathedral </div><div style="text-align: center;">appears to be a blended neutral color.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The major renovations and makeover </div><div style="text-align: center;">of this eight hundred year old cathedral have created a stir.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I look forward to checking them out myself </div><div style="text-align: center;">before passing judgment, but you can <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/dec/14/scandalous-makeover-chartres/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age&utm_content=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age+CID_57d8f4319bbe76afa176360a3cbb2ce4&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=A%20Scandalous%20Makeover%20at%20Chartres%20Cathedral" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.*</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;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Notre Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Thanks to traveling friend, Mary G, for the link</div>

Chartres Cathedral

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Jardin du Palais Royal - les filles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbHFydiTIrMh9SDAKDq0WpqTjgBKiL7dWJGSTF0j6eLGfHgAwXX9m-kryN7WZ3lIz89BiW7_JQDkLnwVpf9Ycs6cjPupLRlB5M7vc6NY0Uybw382CuN0zy7EWBXcgwNqx7vIeBuuTfcY/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st+0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbHFydiTIrMh9SDAKDq0WpqTjgBKiL7dWJGSTF0j6eLGfHgAwXX9m-kryN7WZ3lIz89BiW7_JQDkLnwVpf9Ycs6cjPupLRlB5M7vc6NY0Uybw382CuN0zy7EWBXcgwNqx7vIeBuuTfcY/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st+0105.jpg" width="422" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">French girls on their way home after school...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is always activity in this hidden, lovely garden,</div><div style="text-align: center;">even in the winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - les filles

Jardin du Palais Royal French girls on their way home after school... There is always activity in this hidden, lovely garden, even in the wi...

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La Bocca - Il fait froid

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXoVR_mRGaI5oH58uoEvEGd1QSpEojYgMoiw9Nm5N7ZCyFYK1cfhYvkdJEATmzm7ZqvDeww-iEQHr3yoef_Vi4t4lss29tP3fZhALeysqT_GKrhEXEiHeq_fsQqf8Dy6ypf5dCGRXWqE/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+293+DSC_1518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXoVR_mRGaI5oH58uoEvEGd1QSpEojYgMoiw9Nm5N7ZCyFYK1cfhYvkdJEATmzm7ZqvDeww-iEQHr3yoef_Vi4t4lss29tP3fZhALeysqT_GKrhEXEiHeq_fsQqf8Dy6ypf5dCGRXWqE/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+293+DSC_1518.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 Bocca</div><div style="text-align: center;">brrrrr....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see in the background, </div><div style="text-align: center;">many of the Paris cafés have heaters </div><div style="text-align: center;">and plastic framed terraces for the winter.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This gentleman was writing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">perhaps waiting for someone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Bocca</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">59, rue Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

La Bocca - Il fait froid

La Bocca brrrrr.... As you can see in the background,  many of the Paris cafés have heaters  and plastic framed terraces for the winter.   T...

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Église Saint Roch - nativité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanhkpY6NW0NajBvVtIjbX2i4bFPcahBc5jAppch0EsaVqEMF7WWWO5Bei_iuYsnG9Mi1dWLMJBkD9tjTh0e8JYAszhvZy3bF9iM5k9UDKl5TsPfLBUFFLUrmx_53O5Mz8bE0Taor5Pig/s1600/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanhkpY6NW0NajBvVtIjbX2i4bFPcahBc5jAppch0EsaVqEMF7WWWO5Bei_iuYsnG9Mi1dWLMJBkD9tjTh0e8JYAszhvZy3bF9iM5k9UDKl5TsPfLBUFFLUrmx_53O5Mz8bE0Taor5Pig/s1600/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Roch </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The most beautiful sculpture of the nativity...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas blessings and a hope for peace on earth.</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;">Église Saint-Roch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint-Roch </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint Roch - nativité

Saint Roch  The most beautiful sculpture of the nativity... Christmas blessings and a hope for peace on earth. Église Saint-Roch Rue Saint-R...

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Les ballerines de Palais Garnier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdogM1P7lAmMgDzgqT2nhTcfazEluelPdIVOyG5IbulJbXYHb4wW2lVFw8Tmp0cROYtHq-7DooMcA9u0k4LFmnjpzcgm3lkz3cixH5nU7N0KkEo7AUxWIiO1v8FcsCP8vG3XI2ae2glQ/s1600/2010+Dec+6+DSC_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdogM1P7lAmMgDzgqT2nhTcfazEluelPdIVOyG5IbulJbXYHb4wW2lVFw8Tmp0cROYtHq-7DooMcA9u0k4LFmnjpzcgm3lkz3cixH5nU7N0KkEo7AUxWIiO1v8FcsCP8vG3XI2ae2glQ/s1600/2010+Dec+6+DSC_0028.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ballerinas of Palais Garnier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a rainy December morning these ballerinas </div><div style="text-align: center;">danced in the windows of the gift shop of Palais Garnier.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Never miss a chance to dance...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les ballerines de Palais Garnier

The ballerinas of Palais Garnier On a rainy December morning these ballerinas  danced in the windows of the gift shop of Palais Garnier. Nev...

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Printemps - un grande table de fête!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw5mvt-p8TMF8Urzx3jT2Uv4p5ijGkjO5tZdAXnW32a_XfqB6pfkzCb03UzOAbpsxFA6BDwgOIORCwEmyACTSIswTzL3G81xZ3nZlCXeOkBPuv-xsxeSQcRzPuUgGDYh0L-17YEvhEI8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+485+DSC_1184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw5mvt-p8TMF8Urzx3jT2Uv4p5ijGkjO5tZdAXnW32a_XfqB6pfkzCb03UzOAbpsxFA6BDwgOIORCwEmyACTSIswTzL3G81xZ3nZlCXeOkBPuv-xsxeSQcRzPuUgGDYh0L-17YEvhEI8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+485+DSC_1184.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a grand party that was!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Macarons, cristal, Champagne, et des chaussures! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Printemps</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>64, boulevard Haussmann</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps - un grande table de fête!

Printemps What a grand party that was! Macarons, cristal, Champagne, et des chaussures! Printemps 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris

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Champs Elysées et La Grande Roue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx1WQmmkaSoDUT7MI0cBtTaDF7d-BKBof3ULEoZ8VmL8ho_krjNhvpaSg5JWka9OjoJqaC7EPjhSmXNHHKskH2SgB-RMtU4tiekY2fWYpGjrE6TEwZi0qOUWAKkTXS7C3PFZ1X8pOj-E/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+891+DSC_3573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx1WQmmkaSoDUT7MI0cBtTaDF7d-BKBof3ULEoZ8VmL8ho_krjNhvpaSg5JWka9OjoJqaC7EPjhSmXNHHKskH2SgB-RMtU4tiekY2fWYpGjrE6TEwZi0qOUWAKkTXS7C3PFZ1X8pOj-E/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+891+DSC_3573.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Champs Elysées and the Big Ferris Wheel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Grande Roue becomes an iconic landmark </div><div style="text-align: center;">between November and February each year.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It sits in Place de la Concorde at the foot of Avenue des Champs Elysées.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">An adult can ride for 10€ and see all of 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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Champs Elysées et La Grande Roue

Champs Elysées and the Big Ferris Wheel La Grande Roue becomes an iconic landmark  between November and February each year.   It sits in Pla...

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Les choristes de Noël

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Carolers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each December 8th the churches of the Left Bank </div><div style="text-align: center;">gather in the 5ième to sing the French Christmas carols </div><div style="text-align: center;">carrying candles through the streets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have joined them on several occasions </div><div style="text-align: center;">after evening services at Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet.</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;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Celebration of the Immaculate Conception</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div>

Les choristes de Noël

The Carolers Each December 8th the churches of the Left Bank  gather in the 5ième to sing the French Christmas carols  carrying candles thro...

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Printemps - 2006

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAFZZDL2oM-FSm1wzgOlCYMmXXJmvrCm3nWRt2ia1_o1EL5YYLAmA2aA52LuHP9v89Cgka5IWpX9OuqAnffbyt9hXMr9L-Qj03v9hN5j4KPBJluSqnLGPHF-iNPQztL_ZBYhM9QAHbgw/s1600/2006+Dec+7+DSC_0054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAFZZDL2oM-FSm1wzgOlCYMmXXJmvrCm3nWRt2ia1_o1EL5YYLAmA2aA52LuHP9v89Cgka5IWpX9OuqAnffbyt9hXMr9L-Qj03v9hN5j4KPBJluSqnLGPHF-iNPQztL_ZBYhM9QAHbgw/s1600/2006+Dec+7+DSC_0054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps </div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Windows 2006</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The artistry and animation of the Printemps windows</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in 2006 were remarkable, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there was no corporate name associated for promotion.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">There was no Chanel, Lagerfeld, etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme, I suppose, was dancing pots and pans, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and each window had distinctive bright colors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought you would like a vivid photo of the 2006 windows.</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;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussmann </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps - 2006

Printemps  Christmas Windows 2006 The artistry and animation of the Printemps windows  in 2006 were remarkable,  and there was no corporate ...

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Qu'est ce que c'est?!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lY19_H0Of3WzUSgMgVdisYF3RbEx4nfub0wXKeY2BvMYI5UWkhNvhctP7eZkyzk4d8efoj1gyLM8oiy_-4imte1QVC8lkMUHl2hjX16kvhu2ftGe5OvgXlDod32bI5JLTSlJ5x2rbXQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+132+DSC_1357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lY19_H0Of3WzUSgMgVdisYF3RbEx4nfub0wXKeY2BvMYI5UWkhNvhctP7eZkyzk4d8efoj1gyLM8oiy_-4imte1QVC8lkMUHl2hjX16kvhu2ftGe5OvgXlDod32bI5JLTSlJ5x2rbXQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+132+DSC_1357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is this?</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a reflection, inverted (180°),</div><div style="text-align: center;">an ornate ceiling, with a mirror </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a chandelier....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the elegant dining room of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Grand Vefour at Palais Royal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking a photo of the mirror on the ceiling  (from outside)</div><div style="text-align: center;">is the closest I have ever been.</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;">Tant pis pour moi</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Grand Vefour</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Qu'est ce que c'est?!

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Ma Bourgogne - la terrasse en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu34bfVDa5wiymIKFwNkXSOYkfxUv3zjZSRYORnESeF7goRqoFjh67THPWzvakBLkNdyzIyzf0KdpefGAvq9t0GavW_N-qQHGauBzQAzhtDPcQSUOteqR1XyG4gpjQBkLbvcsKu8lzyQ4/s1600/2010+Dec+6+orangeP1010061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu34bfVDa5wiymIKFwNkXSOYkfxUv3zjZSRYORnESeF7goRqoFjh67THPWzvakBLkNdyzIyzf0KdpefGAvq9t0GavW_N-qQHGauBzQAzhtDPcQSUOteqR1XyG4gpjQBkLbvcsKu8lzyQ4/s1600/2010+Dec+6+orangeP1010061.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ma Bourgogne</div><div style="text-align: center;">the terrace in winter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the frigid temperatures of December,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this is how you enjoy the terrace at Ma Bourgogne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The heaters are quite toasty </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the regular waiters greet you with a smile.</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;">Ma Bourgogne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place des Vosges (northwest corner)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">19, place des Vosges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Ma Bourgogne - la terrasse en hiver

Ma Bourgogne the terrace in winter In the frigid temperatures of December, this is how you enjoy the terrace at Ma Bourgogne The heaters are...

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Des sapins de Noël

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gWym4RR6YQoX2AbPQ_WrCFzcQdw9g5mo6k931ekyLp1Kab9wwboZDP1tX1WkwrD3LVjCOuTiEuzHbDLbDBWYV6vpKdsJudDVM3qyXmRGF5Ahwv45ZU8GcsjA8HbHs1EOYxLEtEszD4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+145+DSC_1830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gWym4RR6YQoX2AbPQ_WrCFzcQdw9g5mo6k931ekyLp1Kab9wwboZDP1tX1WkwrD3LVjCOuTiEuzHbDLbDBWYV6vpKdsJudDVM3qyXmRGF5Ahwv45ZU8GcsjA8HbHs1EOYxLEtEszD4/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+145+DSC_1830.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas trees</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first time I saw trees bundled like this on the streets of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I first thought of mummies.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">These are quite tall and grand </div><div style="text-align: center;">when you consider the size of many Paris apartments.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine toting one of these </div><div style="text-align: center;">over your shoulder through the Paris Métro?</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;">Passage du Grand Cerf</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des sapins de Noël

Christmas trees The first time I saw trees bundled like this on the streets of Paris,  I first thought of mummies.   These are quite tall an...

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Le Tir Bouchon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4xnNBZdTQYUUzRWCVCwx7aSs_AR_dx-Q2WJ1C5WQ1Q2zAImSeuaqoKNHmuK9CMtlXloXv78pGCA2LjawEA9RDRIJ2Dl_S5xN_l7Hd9cIJXLxrwaBIVT5PsxsFZ2Uva7Aj8Zp4rsQDw/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+322+DSC_1547.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.le-tirbouchon.com/" target="_blank">Le Tir Bouchon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cascading ivy, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bucket of stargazer lillies, </div><div style="text-align: center;">color theme of <i>rouge</i> and <i>rose foncé, </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">handwritten blackboard menu...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">all should have been sufficient to entice my entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I checked out this restaurant on line for my post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I added it to the "definitely try" on my next visit.</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;">Le Tir Bouchon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">22, rue Tiquetonne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Tir Bouchon

Le Tir Bouchon Cascading ivy,  bucket of stargazer lillies,  color theme of rouge and rose foncé,   handwritten blackboard menu...   all sh...

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Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Foucher</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be the "home" boutique for these fine chocolats, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it even offers a <i>salon de thé</i> for a quiet respite from the holiday shopping.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could imagine finishing the gift list with selections of chocolates </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then settling in for a chocolat chaud for myself.</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;">Chocolat Foucher</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">134, rue du Bac</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

Foucher Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819 Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.   This may be the "home"...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely interior with its Cavaille-Coll organ.  Based on several stops here and a visit to the church's website, it has an active congregation.</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;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">57, rue Traversière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely ...

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Robert Combas - Rue des Haudriettes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEIWgTmKVW8IcaHjdSfazQDJH5pXbtoC-uGs6WwvLdDE6fFQoPCvL4VIRKMRAIuUl3Hwf1kjTxu-OttS8_GP2a5rP1kSDtVDRwj9aBpnBotqsga99dGh9Ac9sXc7quH6tHk5eytalC8U/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+213+DSC_0912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEIWgTmKVW8IcaHjdSfazQDJH5pXbtoC-uGs6WwvLdDE6fFQoPCvL4VIRKMRAIuUl3Hwf1kjTxu-OttS8_GP2a5rP1kSDtVDRwj9aBpnBotqsga99dGh9Ac9sXc7quH6tHk5eytalC8U/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+213+DSC_0912.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Robert Combas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A French artist born in Lyon in 1957, he has exhibited in France and New York City.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This painting was created in 2000 and is titled,  <em> </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>La femme lumière de l’homme</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a statement on <a href="http://www.combas.com/" target="_blank">his website</a>, his art is meant to... </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;"> “provoke, that is, to trigger a reaction in the spectator </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">only to ‘invite’ him, beckoning him in </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and whispering in his ear ‘come over and talk to me, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to tell you about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity" title="Stupidity">stupidity</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence" title="Violence">violence</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty" title="Beauty">beauty</a>,  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love" title="Love">love</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred" title="Hatred">hatred</a>, seriousness and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun" title="Fun">fun</a>, the logic </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and senselessness that pervade our day-to-day lives’ ”</span></i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Robert Combas mural</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, rue des Haudriettes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Robert Combas - Rue des Haudriettes

Robert Combas A French artist born in Lyon in 1957, he has exhibited in France and New York City. This painting was created in 2000 and is t...

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l'émerveillement!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeNSG5paU1n5UjvNlrvv-_fA-1Oz8JcRZ8DxSA-JgaRR7yFpswr0c3yVLJ_ei21qMNObrhuTyLVaodd1C_vbfbLUXrPLS5KgckIEL81PqdfWwLyBDH6hwsueP_DKKO0qxISP4lA1wnUg/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+440+DSC_1139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeNSG5paU1n5UjvNlrvv-_fA-1Oz8JcRZ8DxSA-JgaRR7yFpswr0c3yVLJ_ei21qMNObrhuTyLVaodd1C_vbfbLUXrPLS5KgckIEL81PqdfWwLyBDH6hwsueP_DKKO0qxISP4lA1wnUg/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+440+DSC_1139.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Awe!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Christmas windows of Printemps are amazing</div><div style="text-align: center;">as can been seen in the face and reflection of this young girl.</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;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussman</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

l'émerveillement!

Awe! The Christmas windows of Printemps are amazing as can been seen in the face and reflection of this young girl. bon weekend Printemps Bo...

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Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs du marché

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqba1VDYHkqQpJs4KvhlpAPRHd74V3x3Hs5lArP9UrpbPCyMpDcNZOFybWrLLJVT1Wunk7IH0a_14GLyueQooYU__E2LWKQhKu8lLp-W35fbA7sVm-hmW2cPemueP1sIAJ84rQ-LnfEo/s1600/2010+Dec+8+DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqba1VDYHkqQpJs4KvhlpAPRHd74V3x3Hs5lArP9UrpbPCyMpDcNZOFybWrLLJVT1Wunk7IH0a_14GLyueQooYU__E2LWKQhKu8lLp-W35fbA7sVm-hmW2cPemueP1sIAJ84rQ-LnfEo/s1600/2010+Dec+8+DSC_0098.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marché d'Aligre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This market serves the neighborhood </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is not usually frequented by tourists.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter the season or the weather, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can be sure to find a broad array of flowers.</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 d'Aligre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Marché d'Aligre - les fleurs du marché

Marché d'Aligre This market serves the neighborhood  and is not usually frequented by tourists.   No matter the season or the weather,  ...

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Avenue des Champs Elysées

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWAOIEbNK9w1TbTwOvlQxDpWriUF0pJJggK6ygCmZY7tWS7w6POGjWDtIs5TlQMCtlBCuOCG572P_CqZRmM8TvMsewB4IssF6RZA6GlyHlAu0o_469dSwWfhAm8LkhyoNjVDIEQoWoIQ/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+896+DSC_3578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWAOIEbNK9w1TbTwOvlQxDpWriUF0pJJggK6ygCmZY7tWS7w6POGjWDtIs5TlQMCtlBCuOCG572P_CqZRmM8TvMsewB4IssF6RZA6GlyHlAu0o_469dSwWfhAm8LkhyoNjVDIEQoWoIQ/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+896+DSC_3578.jpg" width="645" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed for the Christmas season</div><div style="text-align: center;">the "avenue" is awash in alternating shades </div><div style="text-align: center;">of blue and purple</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;">Ave des Champs Elysées</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Avenue des Champs Elysées

Avenue des Champs Elysées Dressed for the Christmas season the "avenue" is awash in alternating shades  of blue and purple Ave des...

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Rue de Castiglione - café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqV6xmRVnn2USwbZYZiOrTJtcYNlDnXVvM2GARIn8z_yTWOOeRrLIRtlU8UqcTk8fkRl06Mxl2IvxP6EgIlfRLf2YSx7ehmcx4ZCb2BAORk1Ko7q9qCPVRk_IpV_2M-PmLKt-ojy0JCM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+948+DSC_2647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqV6xmRVnn2USwbZYZiOrTJtcYNlDnXVvM2GARIn8z_yTWOOeRrLIRtlU8UqcTk8fkRl06Mxl2IvxP6EgIlfRLf2YSx7ehmcx4ZCb2BAORk1Ko7q9qCPVRk_IpV_2M-PmLKt-ojy0JCM/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+948+DSC_2647.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An empty café on an (almost) empty street...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">just in view of the Colonne and Place Vendôme</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a few hours, the city will awake </div><div style="text-align: center;">and these chairs will be full</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Castiglione</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue de Castiglione - café

An empty café on an (almost) empty street... just in view of the Colonne and Place Vendôme In a few hours, the city will awake  and these ch...

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Les danseurs de Rue Mouffetard

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxL5q26X3rEytIaPQIA-X0FeJGG2kpO4TIyiODee9F7lW62CHte2k-0LEsunh056HOfcdByJegEtAnPoaFN7swprYYRJyD_uHhDa428AAzGFEASfUBnAFX9NTMHu_enwVFPIHaHlL40A/s1600/2012+Paris+Jan+15th+2nd_0294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxL5q26X3rEytIaPQIA-X0FeJGG2kpO4TIyiODee9F7lW62CHte2k-0LEsunh056HOfcdByJegEtAnPoaFN7swprYYRJyD_uHhDa428AAzGFEASfUBnAFX9NTMHu_enwVFPIHaHlL40A/s1600/2012+Paris+Jan+15th+2nd_0294.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing with the Parisians on Rue Mouffetard,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>dans un manteau rouge</i> (in a red coat),</div><div style="text-align: center;">turning, swirling, and dipping...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">parfait!</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;">(joyeux anniversaire, chère Holly)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dancing on Sunday on Rue Mouffetard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les danseurs de Rue Mouffetard

Dancing with the Parisians on Rue Mouffetard, dans un manteau rouge (in a red coat), turning, swirling, and dipping... parfait! (joyeux ann...

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Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe), </div><div style="text-align: center;">this early 18th century church has a marble plaque </div><div style="text-align: center;">listing those of the church who "Morts pour la France, 1914 - 1918" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is but one church among hundreds in the city </div><div style="text-align: center;">who lost a generation of young people to World War I.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, Cherie)</span></i></div>

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe),  this early 18th century church has a...

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La Seine et les reflets d'or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgw86nG7Gtb5uhLL7pJ4rN8h42dWq6e_zlrLZIlKojEwlNunlHLLEXAiAQApOUNEfXCGo6fcG30ubty5E-Lljy02E-gEw4U0_P45kUg133V5XN8Azw4ZYHVOWHI_rQ0PK4Nzud-4vTLw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+587+DSC_0693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgw86nG7Gtb5uhLL7pJ4rN8h42dWq6e_zlrLZIlKojEwlNunlHLLEXAiAQApOUNEfXCGo6fcG30ubty5E-Lljy02E-gEw4U0_P45kUg133V5XN8Azw4ZYHVOWHI_rQ0PK4Nzud-4vTLw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+587+DSC_0693.jpg" width="660" /></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;">The reflections of the golden-hued lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">were interspersed with silver.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lone green light and its reflection </div><div style="text-align: center;">makes me think of Gatsby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Seine from Pont du Carrousel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Seine et les reflets d'or

The reflections of the golden-hued lights  were interspersed with silver.   The lone green light and its reflection  makes me think of Gatsb...

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Des reflets pendant la nuit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3MhQA83GCJfsXSb_7gT5M_hX1IhWNLqm-JEieeHn205krCBt_E6cZ6BgFPlejE-iQW3I-xVJBG04yG3IPUHncVL2V5wMfjvhOTKLLlHjJf5DsOusVatURQrFexSZmlK-gaVxjtRlF18/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+935+DSC_2634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3MhQA83GCJfsXSb_7gT5M_hX1IhWNLqm-JEieeHn205krCBt_E6cZ6BgFPlejE-iQW3I-xVJBG04yG3IPUHncVL2V5wMfjvhOTKLLlHjJf5DsOusVatURQrFexSZmlK-gaVxjtRlF18/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+935+DSC_2634.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Night Reflections</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walking in the empty streets, <i>parapluie</i> (umbrella) in hand, </div><div style="text-align: center;">long velvet coat, warm gloves,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and holding a single red rose...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...a gift from an unknown young man</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">yes, she is definitely a French girl</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;">Rue de la Paix</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des reflets pendant la nuit

Night Reflections Walking in the empty streets, parapluie (umbrella) in hand,  long velvet coat, warm gloves, and holding a single red rose...

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Leurs chemins se sont croisés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2GV9HuXeR4O45pQ9Zf45TK3d6oR2JK-VfOle3YQONf1Mrv8djthVzWkPDB5kvbT4tIyS2SZEPvU4gSgUvVj9rb0a4VDcFuySNnk2OKlKqZORjsrAvRuNmG01ErbUqb53nP1ahh-g8eI/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+547+DSC_3221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2GV9HuXeR4O45pQ9Zf45TK3d6oR2JK-VfOle3YQONf1Mrv8djthVzWkPDB5kvbT4tIyS2SZEPvU4gSgUvVj9rb0a4VDcFuySNnk2OKlKqZORjsrAvRuNmG01ErbUqb53nP1ahh-g8eI/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+547+DSC_3221.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crossing Paths</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were actually three photos of this mother/daughter pair </div><div style="text-align: center;">walking down Rue Saint-Paul in the Marais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blurred figure moving in the opposite direction </div><div style="text-align: center;">gave this shot a touch of mystery...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with a sinister mood.</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;">Le Petit Saint-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">40, rue Saint-Paul</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">le Marais</span></i></div>

Leurs chemins se sont croisés

Crossing Paths There were actually three photos of this mother/daughter pair  walking down Rue Saint-Paul in the Marais.   The blurred figur...

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Le Perchoir - mes amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Perchoir</div><div style="text-align: center;">(the rooftop bar)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were only three of us that evening, </div><div style="text-align: center;">plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a sunset and drinks, </div><div style="text-align: center;">chatted with these two who were pouring the beverages, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a wonderful evening in this magical place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I returned to Le Perchoir a few months ago,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there were hundreds of people in the space, </div><div style="text-align: center;">most of whom were twenty-somethings.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It had lost a bit of the mystique but still worth it for the view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see what it looked like last November, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2014/01/le-perchoir-rooftop-bar.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</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>

Le Perchoir - mes amis

Le Perchoir (the rooftop bar) There were only three of us that evening,  plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others. We enjo...

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Le Raspail - un café de la nuit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03zNC7Oy573sGngrNYXyv1gqqb6W6n7yWsxNIH6OKXO0Ohd0vlJE8ElqEuetjjiTxCnxmr5tOIkYgDF8cJKqTxIKej4wFCcCrnOHikfx2chUjZe2yP152adBH8PHipujJJbM_GwWNclQ/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+269+DSC_8938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03zNC7Oy573sGngrNYXyv1gqqb6W6n7yWsxNIH6OKXO0Ohd0vlJE8ElqEuetjjiTxCnxmr5tOIkYgDF8cJKqTxIKej4wFCcCrnOHikfx2chUjZe2yP152adBH8PHipujJJbM_GwWNclQ/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+269+DSC_8938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Raspail</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of the Paris cafés are enjoyed much later </div><div style="text-align: center;">than the <i>Petits-déjeuners</i> (breakfast) sign would indicate here.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You may notice the "Vins & Bières" on the side window.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I recall, it was so late when this photo was taken </div><div style="text-align: center;">that the only people on the premises were sweeping up </div><div style="text-align: center;">before stacking the chairs and turning out the lights.</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;">Le Raspail</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">58, boulevard Raspail</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>

Le Raspail - un café de la nuit

Le Raspail Many of the Paris cafés are enjoyed much later  than the Petits-déjeuners (breakfast) sign would indicate here.   You may notice...

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