Le Royal Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6G4ImnM-GpNDD1rJH6BB-MDVnJqSnAmgmzNb32PKSk1u2rEo06BimAKaNyv4gLKqM2RC77sW4Ebk9mEtabs9XRG3yzLZ0LOTT5ICNXMarhFKTxVlLhqH9sECkNLUgBO_5rPE1CLN4oE/s1600/2013+May+21+Tues_111DSC_5530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6G4ImnM-GpNDD1rJH6BB-MDVnJqSnAmgmzNb32PKSk1u2rEo06BimAKaNyv4gLKqM2RC77sW4Ebk9mEtabs9XRG3yzLZ0LOTT5ICNXMarhFKTxVlLhqH9sECkNLUgBO_5rPE1CLN4oE/s640/2013+May+21+Tues_111DSC_5530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">le Royal Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tea at one of Paris' fine hotels is not </div><div style="text-align: center;">nearly as costly as cocktails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can spend an hour or more</div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying your tea and a plate of macarons.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, check out the restrooms and...</div><div style="text-align: center;">take a few (!) photos.</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 Royal Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37, avenue Hoche</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>

Le Royal Monceau

le Royal Monceau Tea at one of Paris' fine hotels is not  nearly as costly as cocktails. You can spend an hour or more enjoying your tea...

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Le Royal Monceau - Voulez-vous avoir un peu de thé?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKwGOBbFLClzAmDNDwyza0qiRE0pbtVbl4Vl2jm2r5IXN32VQLiufNG9jNsqY8uAwpW4aTGfzR0XInUGX7y78WHgnny7J715AkhsWYENSUYJloh_V6b9mQfS4kAdlS9MEeTUM6BDFrpI/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_114DSC_5533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKwGOBbFLClzAmDNDwyza0qiRE0pbtVbl4Vl2jm2r5IXN32VQLiufNG9jNsqY8uAwpW4aTGfzR0XInUGX7y78WHgnny7J715AkhsWYENSUYJloh_V6b9mQfS4kAdlS9MEeTUM6BDFrpI/s1600/2013+May+21+0521+Tues_114DSC_5533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Royal Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We met friends for tea and macarons at this elegant hotel, </div><div style="text-align: center;">lounging in the butter-soft leather furniture.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We watched people, took in the surroundings, </div><div style="text-align: center;">sipped our tea, and snapped a few photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bien sûr</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>Le Royal Monceau</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>37, avenue Hoche</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75008, Paris </i> </div>

Le Royal Monceau - Voulez-vous avoir un peu de thé?

Le Royal Monceau We met friends for tea and macarons at this elegant hotel,  lounging in the butter-soft leather furniture.   We watched peo...

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Caryatid III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkdl5ryEpSsAKcVvTI8Z_rJezivPq6KwC9UKnTk7YNz8L_fZ9_U8MewpKP54lEN4oNSqECprnl3YEfGaXlch8F0pp9_Skp6Zv3XOZ0bDp8WJ1P-5ePAfTIPVkMaNRqUh9UoNobeI1oc4/s1600/2011+nov+6+DSC_0176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkdl5ryEpSsAKcVvTI8Z_rJezivPq6KwC9UKnTk7YNz8L_fZ9_U8MewpKP54lEN4oNSqECprnl3YEfGaXlch8F0pp9_Skp6Zv3XOZ0bDp8WJ1P-5ePAfTIPVkMaNRqUh9UoNobeI1oc4/s640/2011+nov+6+DSC_0176.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Walking to Parc de Monceau on Avenue Hoche </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I noticed two caryatids high on a building supporting the balcony of the deuxième étage.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As is typical with the caryatids seen in Paris, the two male figures were unique.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Look carefully on the left side of the figure at the bottom.  Do you see a tail?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, look at his chest.  Do you see a large paw with claws?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, look on top of his head.  What do you see?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I did not notice the details until reviewing the photos later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do not forget to look up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Caryatids, E Ricard et Le Foll,</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Architectes, 1892</span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>4, avenue Hoche</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008 Paris</em></span>

Caryatid III

Walking to Parc de Monceau on Avenue Hoche I noticed two caryatids high on a building supporting the balcony of the deuxième étage.  As is t...

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