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Marché de Saint-Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3Zp2HDuIzLyU1H0L-t6-d2WexA6cLRkx2pEp87VXNj5JDCKnnPhZvgPSetnncO1pNKCiDe1RaguTaHQ4d-b9lC1J3O8D7ftMBy4_chFtPmLEdgxgYmi41USf9FNYGPTRaDqtw3TcJ8/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3Zp2HDuIzLyU1H0L-t6-d2WexA6cLRkx2pEp87VXNj5JDCKnnPhZvgPSetnncO1pNKCiDe1RaguTaHQ4d-b9lC1J3O8D7ftMBy4_chFtPmLEdgxgYmi41USf9FNYGPTRaDqtw3TcJ8/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0874.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Marché de Saint-Denis</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 Saint-Denis Market is located just a few moments </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">outside of Paris and is one of the largest in the greater Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Few tourists make a stop here, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but it is rich with international flavors, lively and bustling.</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 was closed on the day that five of us visited the Basilique Saint-Denis, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but I am thinking that it would be worth another trip </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the end of Métro Line 13 for the colorful market.</span></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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Marché de Saint-Denis </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">92 Bis Rue Gabriel Péri, </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">93200 Saint-Denis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Marché de Saint-Denis

Marché de Saint-Denis The Saint-Denis Market is located just a few moments outside of Paris and is one of the largest in the greater Paris....

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Les couleurs de Paris - le blanc

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s1600/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fea="true" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s640/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sacré Coeur</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">le blanc</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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even with weathering and polution, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this church made of travertine stone remains white.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This sacred landmark sits high on the butte of Montmartre </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">overseeing all of Paris.</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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is my contribution to a five-color series of photos, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and with this I look up in reverence to the whiteness of Sacré Coeur.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Les couleurs de Paris - le blanc

Sacré Coeur le blanc Even with weathering and polution, this church made of travertine stone remains white. This sacred landmark sits high...

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Basilique Saint Denis - les colonnes et les arcs

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Basilique Saint Denis - les colonnes et les arcs

Basilique Saint Denis a delicate balance of columns and arches a visual puzzle of architecture, stained glass, and sculptures... astonishing...

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Basilique Saint Denis - un kaléidoscope

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72rsaxfZfO9wrghOEZ2Z7GEf8_CodLCaTFBxjjKyC3qYLqHU2HkhOOTtxkOom_TE1Y7Eer-774sMNGjoF0wl8w4SCDClkMIBAT4oRAY0a8a2h5xjTUmWqH31RF9y2KsGT1QJPxiIvH3g/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72rsaxfZfO9wrghOEZ2Z7GEf8_CodLCaTFBxjjKyC3qYLqHU2HkhOOTtxkOom_TE1Y7Eer-774sMNGjoF0wl8w4SCDClkMIBAT4oRAY0a8a2h5xjTUmWqH31RF9y2KsGT1QJPxiIvH3g/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0981.jpg" width="482" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">colors from the rainbow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mix with the late rays of day</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Basilique St Denis</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a kaleidoscope becomes</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Saint Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>93200 Saint-Denis</em></span></div>

Basilique Saint Denis - un kaléidoscope

colors from the rainbow mix with the late rays of day Basilique St Denis a kaleidoscope becomes bon dimanche Basilique Saint Denis 93200 Sai...

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Basilique Saint-Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhmmZX1KB_nBA8mdL3seFlBou9-55Xr41OGDTPvAwtZawwJdBd87mDJV-4kWFjWU-3G4QAQaNTg3m-0bpo1sMsQCEhC3OYURYVpgoKkwGFeFzseO865zYD93zoeS-a53-3VxFF1q73eU/s1600/2012+jan+16++3rd_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhmmZX1KB_nBA8mdL3seFlBou9-55Xr41OGDTPvAwtZawwJdBd87mDJV-4kWFjWU-3G4QAQaNTg3m-0bpo1sMsQCEhC3OYURYVpgoKkwGFeFzseO865zYD93zoeS-a53-3VxFF1q73eU/s640/2012+jan+16++3rd_0011.jpg" width="442" yda="true" /></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;">It is difficult to select a favorite photo from this beautiful Basilica, but this one shows the detail of the sculpture along with one of the thousands of stained glass windows in the background.</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;">Today I am traveling to Paris with my husband and best friend (same person).  We have traveled together to far-flung places but never Paris.  I am excited to show him the city I love.  I do hope that Paris will love him right back.</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 will be posting daily and commenting as I can, and I will certainly be reading your comments each day, summarizing briefly our discoveries and treats of each day.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Saint-Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>93200 Saint-Denis</em></span></div>

Basilique Saint-Denis

It is difficult to select a favorite photo from this beautiful Basilica, but this one shows the detail of the sculpture along with one of th...

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Basilique Saint-Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqdjtOvtRpxJ4xXRaqYSguS8fj5Af213hBfkT7xkzRl2768CbQFgca0QViC5Wt_5zg_cvfSO-ld-ib7EffTObOmIQplKQkjyfhzSuFN6EQrCm28t-aiqLrYWwENp-t9TaaaAehT53IxY/s1600/2012+jan+16++3rd_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqdjtOvtRpxJ4xXRaqYSguS8fj5Af213hBfkT7xkzRl2768CbQFgca0QViC5Wt_5zg_cvfSO-ld-ib7EffTObOmIQplKQkjyfhzSuFN6EQrCm28t-aiqLrYWwENp-t9TaaaAehT53IxY/s640/2012+jan+16++3rd_0001.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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;">This enthralling basilica just on the outskirts of Paris had been on my list for many trips to Paris.  In January, Peter (<a href="http://www.peter-pho2.com/" target="_blank">Peter's Paris</a>), Virginia (<a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paris Through My Lens</a>), my daughter Holly and I met up with Owen (<a href="http://magiclanternshowen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Magic Lantern Show</a>) and his delightful wife for a tour, guided by Owen's local expertise and knowledge.  </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 have many shots to share with you in the months ahead on my Sunday posts, and this statuary piqued my interest today.  The royalty depicted here will have an exquisitely embroidered gown trimmed in the finest silk threads and represented here by the craftsmanship of the sculptor.  She will have some very fine slippers to wear as you can see.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">bon dimanche</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Saint-Denis</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>93200 Saint-Denis</em></span></div>

Basilique Saint-Denis

This enthralling basilica just on the outskirts of Paris had been on my list for many trips to Paris. In January, Peter ( Peter's Paris...

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Sacré Coeur -- King Saint Louis IX, a different view

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6itHP2pSLc_DueqfMB9hac__bKQJNuq6qIk9ppO82GjSiyTmZUO_iMjljd4qssfrUSInkjlrlGN1UU_WiGrbvvdk4Xk7hNzockV8WgSaotQaOKDY2Y4VhgiXXQ4rMjIg5ZOCRYrO0I0/s1600/DSC_0296cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501398218756367410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6itHP2pSLc_DueqfMB9hac__bKQJNuq6qIk9ppO82GjSiyTmZUO_iMjljd4qssfrUSInkjlrlGN1UU_WiGrbvvdk4Xk7hNzockV8WgSaotQaOKDY2Y4VhgiXXQ4rMjIg5ZOCRYrO0I0/s640/DSC_0296cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>If you have been to Sacré Coeur en juin then you have an understanding of the crowds of people in/around this beautiful basilica. In reviewing my photos after the trip I realized that I opted to take the odd angles and small details rather than capture the rapping street dancers and the replica key chain hawkers. I did manage to capture some interesting people on the steps which I will share at a later time.<br /><br />The above photo is one of two equestrian bronzes flanking the triple-arched portico. They represent France's national saints, Joan of Arc and King Saint Louis IX, both created by H. Lefebvre. King Louis IX is the only King of France who was canonized, and there have been many places named after this 13th century French king. St. Louis, MO in the United States is the most familiar to me but others include San Luis Potiso, Mexico, and Sao Luis do Maranhao, Brazil.<br /><br />The detail in the bronze of King Saint Louis IX caught my attention with the spurs, the soft-soled shoes, the gentle drape of his leather cloak, and the filigree of the bridle. The perfect shade of bronze green is just as I snapped it and you may be able to see the bleeding of color onto the light-colored travertine stone base. </div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Oh, and that is not a fly on my camera lens but an airplane!)</span></div>

Sacré Coeur -- King Saint Louis IX, a different view

If you have been to Sacré Coeur en juin then you have an understanding of the crowds of people in/around this beautiful basilica. In reviewi...

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Marché de Saint-Denis

Les couleurs de Paris - le blanc

Basilique Saint Denis - les colonnes et les arcs

Basilique Saint Denis - un kaléidoscope

Basilique Saint-Denis

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Sacré Coeur -- King Saint Louis IX, a different view

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