Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWg1tC6xj8XsBoujaWJj4fGyEHe__Fb3i0FO9iNBeMM79euDBEJj4r2xk2VPKiMTDzCMpHUd_K4ZDOz76CEZSmaVJebXV8yiav53cgCOvsOxkFckeatQpF0BBolXmmhyphenhyphenB1modbQs8xRU/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWg1tC6xj8XsBoujaWJj4fGyEHe__Fb3i0FO9iNBeMM79euDBEJj4r2xk2VPKiMTDzCMpHUd_K4ZDOz76CEZSmaVJebXV8yiav53cgCOvsOxkFckeatQpF0BBolXmmhyphenhyphenB1modbQs8xRU/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0282.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So who says you cannot play on the grass in Paris parks?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can in this park and in certain areas of other gardens and parks.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just check out the signs, and if you step in a forbidden area,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the shrill whistles will quickly bring you back to reality!</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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Botzaris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont So who says you cannot play on the grass in Paris parks? You can in this park and in certain areas of other gardens...

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Bassin de la Villette Petanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlSpKit_rKtai33T0hvNozw1hEjj5QFxHBhAWTuC7N2OgFfyljVuiJJW2zOa4Xs0N3QEO6WfuQOK-k1tAQwGSW3ylBEyB7bvR9ao1zwIDRIEORsY5zYZdU-ad0JUMEBngeLE30WU8tU/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlSpKit_rKtai33T0hvNozw1hEjj5QFxHBhAWTuC7N2OgFfyljVuiJJW2zOa4Xs0N3QEO6WfuQOK-k1tAQwGSW3ylBEyB7bvR9ao1zwIDRIEORsY5zYZdU-ad0JUMEBngeLE30WU8tU/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where you find the smooth "Paris dirt" </div><div style="text-align: center;">which I believe is a fine limestone gravel,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find people playing Petanque.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not a game limited to the "old timers" you see in Louxembourg Gardens</div><div style="text-align: center;"> or Tuileries, but a game enjoyed by friends </div><div style="text-align: center;">and family of of ages, gender, and generations.</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;">Bassin de la Villette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette Petanque

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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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Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nzcH75tph79Yvq0KatksbDwJ9QN2WxLtEjbEMTQTKLEwcekyq9mxGoZqPAShCU_hs5d3cmzCc2AsNjf1Zwibvjo_6QsY5iiGL1tOKld76BphQYz-vW9PzQP8d1O_VxLDe8MOEuisIWc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nzcH75tph79Yvq0KatksbDwJ9QN2WxLtEjbEMTQTKLEwcekyq9mxGoZqPAShCU_hs5d3cmzCc2AsNjf1Zwibvjo_6QsY5iiGL1tOKld76BphQYz-vW9PzQP8d1O_VxLDe8MOEuisIWc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Bassin de la Villette</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This is a scene far from the tourist crowds of Paris, </div><div align="center">but is a favorite spot for the Parisians on a Sunday afternoon.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Pétanque (more games than I could count), </div><div align="center">picnics among friends, </div><div align="center">multi-generation families out for a water-side stroll,</div><div align="center">children at play riding <em>trotinettes</em>...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There is something here for everyone.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a slightly cool, but clear Sunday afternoon in May </div><div style="text-align: center;">I happened upon this young man on a quiet slope in the park.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">He was enjoying his beverage, the gentle weather, and his book.</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;">The book:</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;">Ecce Homo, by Nietzsche</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;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

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Pas assez de sièges?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAOjV2SsTjuw04MSIJrgdBTuoeVPlvtXQ8s63Vzcr7Dcy-hY6g9cCuvTgURQG3VtIc0vDGuTeK6AyLDP4NVTkRp4C5zjRikuFNg3InLqxkSbq8bZcouIaPGPZrZd65teolPwniXAxnk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAOjV2SsTjuw04MSIJrgdBTuoeVPlvtXQ8s63Vzcr7Dcy-hY6g9cCuvTgURQG3VtIc0vDGuTeK6AyLDP4NVTkRp4C5zjRikuFNg3InLqxkSbq8bZcouIaPGPZrZd65teolPwniXAxnk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Métro Laumier</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The metro was not crowded at all, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sadly the young lady had no place to sit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not an unusual scene and the woman on the billboard </div><div style="text-align: center;">peering out adds a bit of humor.<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">C'est Paris! </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;">Métro Laumier</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;"><br /></div>

Pas assez de sièges?

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont<br /><br /><br /><br />This lovely park frequented by Parisians<br />is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers. <br />Do not forget to explore.<br /><br /><br />A hand-picked bouquet of flowers today<br />to each of you<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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

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Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a place frequented by tourists...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is why I love it so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a place where Parisians can enjoy a relaxing afternoon:</div><div style="text-align: center;">sunning, strolling, having a picnic, playing games...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a great place to observe the best of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the locals as "not so different" from you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, do note that there are no guard rails </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a meter drop to the surface of the water.</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;">Bassin de la Villette</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>

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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday afternoon </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find many groups of people playing pétanque.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a foursome of twenty-somethings </div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying a game with a man and a woman on each team.  </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;">So much for thinking that only </div><div style="text-align: center;">little old French men play pétanque.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de la Loire</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;">Bassin de la Villette</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;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

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Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosa Bonheur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name loosely translates as ‘pink happiness’ but refers in particular to 19th-century French painter and sculptor ‘Rosa Bonheur’, famous for her depictions of animals and her role in the early feminist movement (alongside George Sand and Sarah Bernhardt).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday evenings are packed.  A group of us were there last May, enjoyed the music and the party.  As we left in a driving rainstorm, the serious night party crowd was just arriving.  The people in the queue did not seem the least daunted by the line or the rain.  C'est Paris!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rosa Bonheur - Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, avenue de la Cascade</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span></i></div>

Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

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

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Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

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

Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

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

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

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

Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

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

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

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

Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

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

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont VI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo640Haqi57axxhCJ78-r-7HMOURMpX270AeNvvoycKLAQWx-3W8UL2ZY7ATyz0qS9J0Vzrtrr-o3qywSpWvgMSszhzHE_3QD0UjsjFNueQAD28SaUDSmEo8OBIw6XGTVeoi66A8FD44/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo640Haqi57axxhCJ78-r-7HMOURMpX270AeNvvoycKLAQWx-3W8UL2ZY7ATyz0qS9J0Vzrtrr-o3qywSpWvgMSszhzHE_3QD0UjsjFNueQAD28SaUDSmEo8OBIw6XGTVeoi66A8FD44/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although it would appear from this photo that every bench is occupied, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the park is large enough to hold many Parisians on a weekend day.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have never felt crowded in this park,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and on my last trip walked up to the Temple of Sybil </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for a panoramic view of Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métros Buttes Chaumont, Laumière, et Botzaris</em></span></span></div>

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont Although it would appear from this photo that every bench is occupied,  the park is large enough to hold many Paris...

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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJcWB6N24nmxrumAMMJj4fOHmAAj6q6PsQtoYoyxowMah4Wo_Cx251raVBeXtk_Z7ArGWt-RXI0dTZ_LNIlv1ypm2-tuY921BTYO7tSqRI29gS4cCEtaeVAZsa3YS5TAYOx5J3tlawO0/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bassin de la Villette</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  It is a delightful spot for a picnic and for watching people.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps you will stop in Bar l'Ourcq for some </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>boules</i> and a game of pétanque with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

Bassin de la Villette If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  ...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill.  There are waterfalls and a limestone quarry, a suspension bridge, and more.  You will find more Parisians and fewer tourists here on a Sunday afternoon than in many of Paris' more famous parks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is not as large as Tuileries, but the terrain makes it seem more so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Rue Botzaris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>75019, Paris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Metro Botzaris, Metro Buttes Chaumont </span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

Parc des Buttes Chaumont It took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill....

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Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s1600/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s640/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pétanque</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The game is not just for older men in Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is filled with people of all ages, families, young friends, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">all enjoying an afternoon of this popular game.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps we will try our skill this week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

Pétanque The game is not just for older men in Paris.   This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette  is filled with people of all ages, f...

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Métro Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The seats were too far apart for these lovers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-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;">Métro Laumière</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;"><br /></div>

Métro Laumière

The seats were too far apart for these lovers Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas? Métro Laumière 75019, Paris

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La fenêtre ouverte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaJuLg0A016-wXrKD59bV8vA7FG5aaotebktYT73KQQGeOs-Cde5-iRlk0k4tYDcclhiwtPMt3LxSUqd7S7zypSm4MXsr5fXdOKSGtuE1nvzDM1y2CyxFHIKnAhDw1FyUu5AYWue9skA/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaJuLg0A016-wXrKD59bV8vA7FG5aaotebktYT73KQQGeOs-Cde5-iRlk0k4tYDcclhiwtPMt3LxSUqd7S7zypSm4MXsr5fXdOKSGtuE1nvzDM1y2CyxFHIKnAhDw1FyUu5AYWue9skA/s640/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La fenêtre ouverte</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The pots of flowers on this window ledge give a hint </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of what may be in the courtyard beyond.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A residence in Paris</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></i>

La fenêtre ouverte

La fenêtre ouverte The pots of flowers on this window ledge give a hint  of what may be in the courtyard beyond. A residence in Paris 75019,...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3u2zrP9KvnR-FKndYb8ob4gy4DbC_Y3hDQMBvVP1rUmEEX_LyfLely2uzkOHJcWNOv01eZVjhJ1fmO4j8z7mOtn7a0X4y4snqw0ZXtopYmQJsey6rTeDusslBONnFE2cqq9W1Cgp08/s1600/2011+april+day+6DSC_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3u2zrP9KvnR-FKndYb8ob4gy4DbC_Y3hDQMBvVP1rUmEEX_LyfLely2uzkOHJcWNOv01eZVjhJ1fmO4j8z7mOtn7a0X4y4snqw0ZXtopYmQJsey6rTeDusslBONnFE2cqq9W1Cgp08/s640/2011+april+day+6DSC_0298.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Suspension bridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">This suspension bridge leads to a large rocky cliff with a 32 meter waterfall.  The nature of the bridge construction means that there is a sway as these people walk to and fro.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">If you are afraid of heights this might be one to avoid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Rue Botzaris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>75019, Paris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Metro Botzaris, Metro Buttes Chaumont </span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

    Parc des Buttes Chaumont Suspension bridge This suspension bridge leads to a large rocky cliff with a 32 meter waterfall.  The nature of...

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