le jour de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The angelic, plaintiff expression</div><div style="text-align: center;">seemed perfect for this Day.</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;">joyeuse Pâques</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-Jean de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">19, rue des Abbesses</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le jour de Pâques

Easter Day The angelic, plaintiff expression seemed perfect for this Day. joyeuse Pâques Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 19, rue des Abbesse...

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Des Oeufs de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SGTT2ApFiU_wNDPek3wvVtZZvP-O0WRxhYESx4BEUgPVf6rPWjlKfXIxJrh5p30j27XI8CAPxURFei-iQNRYaRpcs1TPVpH3IJE0sLxRkJnolZN0nENU9NafyPouEvwEhUEj4_DST-w/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0101.jpg" width="650" /></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;">Paper maché Easter eggs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had one as a child,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an old one from my grandmother,</div><div style="text-align: center;">filled with candy and straw grass</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;">miam-miam</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;">rue Montorgueil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Des Oeufs de Pâques

Paper maché Easter eggs, in three sizes, with as many as 30 "palets" inside. I had one as a child, an old one from my grandmother,...

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Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" width="560" /></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;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/09/eglise-saint-aignan-de-chartres.html" target="_blank">Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres</a>:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church</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;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeuses Pâques</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, place de l'Etape au Vin</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*with cobwebs </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>

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres : a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church joyeuses Pâques Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres 12, place de l...

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Painted eggs...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgfo7JmXoHlRt0dAgSZyqWbe6wONJWdOhISwZvi_emEsSXVXjqjd5eJVd3g3WyGHPXgmxianx_XX4_nhsBwGRHYud_QT6LnycZgITOYyZxvKev9m1Cjmw2cESvsj_qpTWf_o3tZ9rG3I/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgfo7JmXoHlRt0dAgSZyqWbe6wONJWdOhISwZvi_emEsSXVXjqjd5eJVd3g3WyGHPXgmxianx_XX4_nhsBwGRHYud_QT6LnycZgITOYyZxvKev9m1Cjmw2cESvsj_qpTWf_o3tZ9rG3I/s1600/2011+April+12+DSC_0102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Displayed in an iron and glass case, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these painted and lacquered eggs are a beautiful reminder</div><div style="text-align: center;">of a bygone era.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember having a very old one like these </div><div style="text-align: center;">as a child that would open to reveal the treats inside.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do imagine that the treats in these </div><div style="text-align: center;">would be better than the jelly beans I had.</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;">Rue Montorgueil</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Painted eggs...

Displayed in an iron and glass case,  these painted and lacquered eggs are a beautiful reminder of a bygone era. I remember having a very ol...

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des oeufs de chocolat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALCUfqYICslYnikeSIC3ca43hpWMHQomH-av52YjtzvfG_DDkUz2ZVdxCL6Iv9RsOiuamFo-ku9S_PbaFMldvDxLYFmisHH2ol_nL4wmSqhFf7WwvIV8kzJDcA9lDQi8WwXsCJMLchck/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALCUfqYICslYnikeSIC3ca43hpWMHQomH-av52YjtzvfG_DDkUz2ZVdxCL6Iv9RsOiuamFo-ku9S_PbaFMldvDxLYFmisHH2ol_nL4wmSqhFf7WwvIV8kzJDcA9lDQi8WwXsCJMLchck/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Eggs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When it comes to sweets </div><div style="text-align: center;">and my <i>péché mignon</i>* in the world of indulgences </div><div style="text-align: center;">(seen here in the form of chocolate eggs), </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is important to decide if the calorie splurge is worth it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These eggs are totally in the "worth it" category!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Au Levain du Marais</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28, Boulevard  Beaumarchais</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(at corner of Rue du Pasteur Wagner)</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*guilty pleasure</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

des oeufs de chocolat

Chocolate Eggs! When it comes to sweets  and my péché mignon * in the world of indulgences  (seen here in the form of chocolate eggs),  it i...

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des oeufs chocolate

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhXgZnoS1Ixa0KRBP52cAoxOZlzrls9-Znq0u8-n18rXrjlPbkPStN1Dhy-WRjtey9iWIy4JIdQyJIY9h0-5FOVoORK5jugo3eEL_ip6JeyoWSeP6TE3HG9uTo6ABnnIyHnTWonSVOK0/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_029DSC_5576.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats </div><div style="text-align: center;">are featured by the <i>chocolatiers</i> of Paris.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The boutique windows are full of candies </div><div style="text-align: center;">made in the fine traditions of the <i>marchand de bonbons.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I have watched the Parisians buy these beautiful creations, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not believe that I have seen them sit with a bag of chocolates on a park bench.<i> </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché d'Aligre</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;">75012, 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>

des oeufs chocolate

Chocolate eggs, baskets, and other delectable treats  are featured by the chocolatiers of Paris.   The boutique windows are full of candies...

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