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Marché aux Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s1600/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s640/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Market</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flower market on Ile de la Cité </div><div style="text-align: center;">has attracted both avid gardeners</div><div style="text-align: center;">and curious passersby since 1830.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Located near Notre Dame in </div><div style="text-align: center;">Place Louis Lépine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is worth strolling through.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché aux Fleurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Louis Lépine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div>

Marché aux Fleurs

Flower Market The flower market on Ile de la Cité has attracted both avid gardeners and curious passersby since 1830. Located near Notre Da...

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Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Station Cité</div><div style="text-align: center;">Line 4</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained in two metal caissons.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1911, it took a full year to complete.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This entire platform area is under the Seine! </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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Métro, Ligne 4, Station Cité</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

Station Cité Line 4 This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground, and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained i...

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Île de la Cité - les serveurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetRH6kFzcICu_9pR5Vq4gvhKaGkfAn05jUUqpGl7dGxVXRaVmbkPwnfLcvE5H3FbcKmQpM3IJU4xYX6BKGJ0ndHJgER7NzbqGESeeTZpdu1UAqhA44Db_ZLOVygXY7DOHCyLAD4uoI_s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_120DSC_4368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetRH6kFzcICu_9pR5Vq4gvhKaGkfAn05jUUqpGl7dGxVXRaVmbkPwnfLcvE5H3FbcKmQpM3IJU4xYX6BKGJ0ndHJgER7NzbqGESeeTZpdu1UAqhA44Db_ZLOVygXY7DOHCyLAD4uoI_s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_120DSC_4368.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Serveurs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed perfectly for the job, </div><div style="text-align: center;">waiters are perhaps one of my favorite subjects in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did not exactly ask for permission </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I pointed to my camera </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tilted my head posing the unspoken question.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">With a slight nod, permission was given.</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;"><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;">Île de la Cité</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Île de la Cité - les serveurs

Les Serveurs Dressed perfectly for the job, waiters are perhaps one of my favorite subjects in Paris I did not exactly ask for permission ...

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La Sainte-Chapelle - la chapelle basse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIdG-_gV9Z4AU-aloYjrjCayn3WsxdE40GPGchuGLjJRLZLvMBE3BQ0_cEw-dKyowwm_68NbUlUnHofVw_TlFt1LzO74t9dZuS2wGdyNYjEdQzBapC7lYdCj2-t5H2UKcYBEeNMhOCdw/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_025DSC_4380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIdG-_gV9Z4AU-aloYjrjCayn3WsxdE40GPGchuGLjJRLZLvMBE3BQ0_cEw-dKyowwm_68NbUlUnHofVw_TlFt1LzO74t9dZuS2wGdyNYjEdQzBapC7lYdCj2-t5H2UKcYBEeNMhOCdw/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_025DSC_4380.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Sainte-Chapelle</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Lower Chapel, 1242</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows of the upper chapel are stunning </div><div style="text-align: center;">but no more so than the vibrant bold colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the lower chapel with accents of gold.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This magnificent 13th century Gothic chapel on Île de la Cité </div><div style="text-align: center;">was built by Louis IX for use as his royal chapel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The lower chapel seen here served as parish church </div><div style="text-align: center;">for all the inhabitants of the king's palace. </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 dimanche</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;">La Sainte-Chapelle</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;">4, boulevard du Palais</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Sainte-Chapelle - la chapelle basse

La Sainte-Chapelle The Lower Chapel, 1242 The windows of the upper chapel are stunning but no more so than the vibrant bold colors of the ...

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Sainte-Chapelle - une arche des anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYjxXhG-1wX_708atQzTY4jPwAZ5UJazUT6uFxjIkZwZTM2TXPKi_y_y_LHon6_RNBep8A3YWfTwFq7s9IaX_0w4n5PzcyI5aJh2sFK1ffk1AcdAQV7Ag2uKKd3tjFVPNcAUuLS3P8Q/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_081DSC_4436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYjxXhG-1wX_708atQzTY4jPwAZ5UJazUT6uFxjIkZwZTM2TXPKi_y_y_LHon6_RNBep8A3YWfTwFq7s9IaX_0w4n5PzcyI5aJh2sFK1ffk1AcdAQV7Ag2uKKd3tjFVPNcAUuLS3P8Q/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_081DSC_4436.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sainte-Chapelle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palatine chapel</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;">Certainly the magnificent jewel-toned stained glass windows are eye-catching, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but every inch of the wall surface and the vault is intricately colored and decorated.</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;">Fragments of the original paint would indicate that the colors of the 19th century restoration pale by comparison.  The 13th century designers selected colors that were closer to the vivid hues of the stained glass windows.</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;">Stunning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sainte-Chapelle</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">4, boulevard du Palais </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris   </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Sainte-Chapelle - une arche des anges

Sainte-Chapelle Palatine chapel Certainly the magnificent jewel-toned stained glass windows are eye-catching, but every inch of the wall su...

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Marché aux Oiseaux - Place Louis Lépine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3pMHIsUbL_8iTc1kqM8oeupb181ktAI-CgDTiJJSyqX_UndT3h1g6JTCM8J99Fb_liQt8B_50iLIB6C0uNlVmWWBrRy-WAKr5VzI5pz1w5Bt8EWZXV_OpaK1ym7fTWu5PQBANi5Ch24/s1600/2009+dec+2+DSC_0873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3pMHIsUbL_8iTc1kqM8oeupb181ktAI-CgDTiJJSyqX_UndT3h1g6JTCM8J99Fb_liQt8B_50iLIB6C0uNlVmWWBrRy-WAKr5VzI5pz1w5Bt8EWZXV_OpaK1ym7fTWu5PQBANi5Ch24/s640/2009+dec+2+DSC_0873.jpg" width="496" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: small;">Marché aux Fleurs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Marché aux Oiseaux)</span></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;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Sundays the Marché aux Fleurs<span style="font-size: small;"> becomes the Marché aux Oiseaux (Bird Market) </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">with a chatty selection of <span style="font-size: small;">birds<span style="font-size: small;">, from the ordinary to the rare.   You may find hens, chickens, roosters, rabbits, fish, Guinea pigs.  </span></span></span></span></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;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are looking for color<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> the birds<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>will oblige your re<span style="font-size: small;">quest.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Marché aux Fleurs</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Louis L<span style="font-size: small;">é</span>pine</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île de la Cité</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div>

Marché aux Oiseaux - Place Louis Lépine

Marché aux Fleurs (Marché aux Oiseaux) On Sundays the Marché aux Fleurs becomes the Marché aux Oiseaux (Bird Market) with a chatty selecti...

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L'Aube de la Nouvelle Annee

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB442aRzb_-JrMHlpGumes2oqt6BN0X1Qr3QPKJxyZV6MxealRlBFSLEL6uzYrJ2azq_Puuxh45I4OQrjYtMdWJq38gfL_4fgzjfLKN5OSU9_4f70wQ0Eq3j1rzw-sHQ9f2PCU7AZQdps/s1600/DSC_0025+%282%29+copy+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB442aRzb_-JrMHlpGumes2oqt6BN0X1Qr3QPKJxyZV6MxealRlBFSLEL6uzYrJ2azq_Puuxh45I4OQrjYtMdWJq38gfL_4fgzjfLKN5OSU9_4f70wQ0Eq3j1rzw-sHQ9f2PCU7AZQdps/s640/DSC_0025+%282%29+copy+for+blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sunrise on the Seine</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">If you have never seen a winter sunrise in Paris (and believe me there are many Parisians who do not even know there is such a thing) you have missed views such as this.  </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was very fortunate to have three trips to Paris this year, visiting with old friends and new, riding Velibs with my daughter Holly, eating oysters, making new discoveries, having a party in our Paris apartment, and showing my husband the city I love in the perfect weather of late March.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">May each of you be open to new discoveries in this new year!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

L'Aube de la Nouvelle Annee

Sunrise on the Seine If you have never seen a winter sunrise in Paris (and believe me there are many Parisians who do not even know there is...

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Quai aux Fleurs - Autolib

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktmmxx_0JILC6M4l1sLRQRDmD8zaGbv1_bP0Ja4MIVPbA9AJnE4kFT_PMovIv_kQtW1JXZNkNyJdq3yefaTSCeG4W1E6M6p4LqIlBtWqYU0elP8u9FkQ1XB4bbgRkH3pGESCb1CZO7cc/s1600/2012+Mar+31+Paris_307DSC_5543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktmmxx_0JILC6M4l1sLRQRDmD8zaGbv1_bP0Ja4MIVPbA9AJnE4kFT_PMovIv_kQtW1JXZNkNyJdq3yefaTSCeG4W1E6M6p4LqIlBtWqYU0elP8u9FkQ1XB4bbgRkH3pGESCb1CZO7cc/s640/2012+Mar+31+Paris_307DSC_5543.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="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.france24.com/en/20110930-paris-launches-autolib-bluecar-bollore-all-electric-car-hire-scheme-velib" target="_blank"><strong>Autolib</strong></a></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;">There has been much written in the press (and blogs) since Autolibs appeared in Paris on December 1, 2011.  I saw my first of these in January on the way to a party with friends.  </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;">The concept is fascinating:  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You jump in the car, ride to another location, and walk away.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope that they do not lose any of them!</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>Quai aux Fleurs</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île de la Cité</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, 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>

Quai aux Fleurs - Autolib

Autolib There has been much written in the press (and blogs) since Autolibs appeared in Paris on December 1, 2011. I saw my first of these ...

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Les herbes et les fleurs de printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FC7xey2JFryGCuYgDBdX63RCCH4CTFY8HiCLOSYb0H_FHEEacKqx5sVMEf1WB4l2n8-0k-VA1pYMwCIpd4EA3SjximcEs5Jk80uQ-e7fq0KZcdgvaxMRXkdajGgjUwTcZlXzdhbbRRE/s1600/2012+mar+27+photo+(15).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498px" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FC7xey2JFryGCuYgDBdX63RCCH4CTFY8HiCLOSYb0H_FHEEacKqx5sVMEf1WB4l2n8-0k-VA1pYMwCIpd4EA3SjximcEs5Jk80uQ-e7fq0KZcdgvaxMRXkdajGgjUwTcZlXzdhbbRRE/s640/2012+mar+27+photo+(15).jpg" width="640px" /></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;">An abundance of healthy herbs and plants available in every market...</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;">Herbs and flowers on my Paris terrace to go with the lantern...</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;">Now, just to find a cafe table and chairs...</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>Marche aux Fleurs</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div>

Les herbes et les fleurs de printemps

An abundance of healthy herbs and plants available in every market... Herbs and flowers on my Paris terrace to go with the lantern... Now, j...

8:01 PM

Les lanternes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA2-nARQ02ai8Zaa0v3c_wq01cInOYmQgpYkCJX26FewCbcmjnB5ydlN-hboXYhSBbay9nVweeCXC5XtjAJwNKuQaQcCBuPvEx5h76eLXpSpn238afjUXeDJycFApYd6vN8jfG4MYxPE/s1600/2012+mar+27+photo+(22).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA2-nARQ02ai8Zaa0v3c_wq01cInOYmQgpYkCJX26FewCbcmjnB5ydlN-hboXYhSBbay9nVweeCXC5XtjAJwNKuQaQcCBuPvEx5h76eLXpSpn238afjUXeDJycFApYd6vN8jfG4MYxPE/s640/2012+mar+27+photo+(22).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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the Marché aux Fleurs I found this collection of lanterns </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">suspended from the greenhouse roof.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I dreamed that I had the two in front for large candles on my Paris terrace.  </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;">Un aperitif?</span></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>Marché aux Fleurs</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Louis Lepine</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Île de la Cité</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span>

Les lanternes

In the Marché aux Fleurs I found this collection of lanterns suspended from the greenhouse roof. I dreamed that I had the two in front for ...

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Sphinx et la Fontaine du Palmier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9TtlQYQ1OM_r48Zg07rhyphenhyphen4xpgoCdb2PkwNOWm70I0hZG0WqBkDaLRmq_6I1niAyydKMxTqp-qkKimmxgfJTHo1Ge-kuMBkIZ812jJD1dXAF9H4Q7M_q2RfVrou1x5rC2DPC0brR5Mqc/s1600/2012+mar+27+from+iPad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9TtlQYQ1OM_r48Zg07rhyphenhyphen4xpgoCdb2PkwNOWm70I0hZG0WqBkDaLRmq_6I1niAyydKMxTqp-qkKimmxgfJTHo1Ge-kuMBkIZ812jJD1dXAF9H4Q7M_q2RfVrou1x5rC2DPC0brR5Mqc/s640/2012+mar+27+from+iPad.jpg" width="472" /></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;">This sphinx is one of four at the base of the monumental Fontaine du Palmier which was constructed between 1806 and 1808 to provide drinking water to the residents of Paris and to commemorate the victories of Napoleon.  The sphinxes were sculpted by Henri Alfred Jacquemart almost 100 years later to acknowledge Napoleon's victories over Egypt. The gilt statue of Victory sits atop the almost 60-foot column of the Fontaine du Palmier and greatly overshadows this sphinx.</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;">The simple gray tones of the sphinx pale beneath the gold Victory, but what a wonderful view of Paris buildings, busy street life, and the Seine from his vantage point.  Most visitors look up and shoot - don't forget to notice a sphinx.</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>(Seen in the background, the dome of Tribunal de Commerce on Île de la Cité)</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Fontaine du Palmier</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place du Châtelet</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Sphinx et la Fontaine du Palmier

This sphinx is one of four at the base of the monumental Fontaine du Palmier which was constructed between 1806 and 1808 to provide drinking...

8:01 PM

Square du Vert-Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s1600/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s640/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.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;">Square du Vert-Galant</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;">If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer.  This narrow piece of land on the western tip of Île de la Cité </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">looks much like the bow of a ship in the middle of the Seine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and is a beautiful, quiet retreat on this January day.  </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;">It was named for the dashing 16th century king of France, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Henry IV, known as the lusty gallant!</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;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Square du Vert-Galant</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square du Vert-Galant

Square du Vert-Galant If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer. This narrow piece of land...

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Must be a French girl...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsFDCyQyTuxHdDfaxSAhyHrsi-uXUI6iBu98NspXO6DWl-wt_pJi34tzSnCasRb8Xmima6ONEshfjpdsQR0G4otOHGzArpOjfYyT06G7AdR5a5x_jSAfVNxF_T1YXfGCZJE_0N0iffOk/s1600/2012+jan+12++1st_0241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsFDCyQyTuxHdDfaxSAhyHrsi-uXUI6iBu98NspXO6DWl-wt_pJi34tzSnCasRb8Xmima6ONEshfjpdsQR0G4otOHGzArpOjfYyT06G7AdR5a5x_jSAfVNxF_T1YXfGCZJE_0N0iffOk/s640/2012+jan+12++1st_0241.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;">She has the style, the self-assured attitude, the certain <em>je ne sais quoi</em>...</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;">Wait... Is that a LLBean backpack?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is not a French girl, but close!</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;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rue d'Arcole</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ile de la Cité</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75004 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Must be a French girl...

She has the style, the self-assured attitude, the certain je ne sais quoi ... Wait... Is that a LLBean backpack? It is not a French girl, bu...

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L'aube de la nouvelle année

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRX1q2kgY5GeXhs2wViy3t9-j_V5wwRCFvn3xctNzrBP9lA3vRFCXwROV1kiadqt9bWIOUlzpwDEZfx0Rf-Ma_3ogEiQGP2I92Yc8DLlwOaIrOJr1JwRDBEULMbjIrnQzsx9a8FB2r4w/s1600/DSC_0025+%25282%2529+copy+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRX1q2kgY5GeXhs2wViy3t9-j_V5wwRCFvn3xctNzrBP9lA3vRFCXwROV1kiadqt9bWIOUlzpwDEZfx0Rf-Ma_3ogEiQGP2I92Yc8DLlwOaIrOJr1JwRDBEULMbjIrnQzsx9a8FB2r4w/s640/DSC_0025+%25282%2529+copy+for+blog.jpg" width="640px" /></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;">I have been touched this year by the friends I have met </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">both virtually and face-to-face from around the world through blogs.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Through my Paris experiences and photos </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have learned many secrets and stories of the city I love so.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Paris Friends I have met in the markets, the patisseries, the bistrots, and galleries have enriched my visits.</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;"><strong>Je vous souhaite une merveilleuse année 2012! </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /><strong></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

L'aube de la nouvelle année

I have been touched this year by the friends I have met both virtually and face-to-face from around the world through blogs. Through my Par...

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Notre Dame illuminated....

Notre Dame illuminated....

Taking another look at Notre Dame and the iron lamposts facing this reknown cathedral Bon dimanche

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

There are so many interesting aspects of this famous Cathedral. Here is a view of the south façade of Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris .

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Les herbes et les fleurs de printemps

Les lanternes

Sphinx et la Fontaine du Palmier

Square du Vert-Galant

Must be a French girl...

L'aube de la nouvelle année

Notre Dame illuminated....

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

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