Port de l'Arsenal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmIWVQX_lHY7MMUsr458sy_OL3l6zYC5qQ_BYwgJ5H6e6uevyPDHxIXFwSDMhPbx-tgje9Uo7ofmmQnTn2y5EjqMaOBj76pUQCw8l1e7cdoBXaSdufO0xou7-mFPJUHqEBeoLsJhFFnA/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+011+DSC_9122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmIWVQX_lHY7MMUsr458sy_OL3l6zYC5qQ_BYwgJ5H6e6uevyPDHxIXFwSDMhPbx-tgje9Uo7ofmmQnTn2y5EjqMaOBj76pUQCw8l1e7cdoBXaSdufO0xou7-mFPJUHqEBeoLsJhFFnA/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+011+DSC_9122.jpg" width="640" /></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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From certain Bastille Métro platforms </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you can see the boats moored in Port de l'Arsenal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This warm September day reveals a business meeting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on the deck of a boat.  The three look as if</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">this is "business as usual."</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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bon week-end</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Port de l'Arsenal

Port de l'Arsenal From certain Bastille Métro platforms  you can see the boats moored in Port de l'Arsenal. This warm September day ...

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Le Metivier et la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Dxu1gBO2XSI2t072hOHI-AkqAGm073N2xnk4GnE5gs8a0s3J9YSi6E_Z311Lh7ObLbUV0Uf_tjbZKWmb-LZtiEj2lys0qqT9MDI1mvl0GWy1n0mlDeCOB8IAWXo3QQTFvnVNekgpA70/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+387+DSC_7900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Dxu1gBO2XSI2t072hOHI-AkqAGm073N2xnk4GnE5gs8a0s3J9YSi6E_Z311Lh7ObLbUV0Uf_tjbZKWmb-LZtiEj2lys0qqT9MDI1mvl0GWy1n0mlDeCOB8IAWXo3QQTFvnVNekgpA70/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+387+DSC_7900.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Across from Père Lachaise</div><div style="text-align: center;">the tree-filtered sun on the terrace</div><div style="text-align: center;">leaves a lazy afternoon ambiance</div><div style="text-align: center;">as the week draws to an end...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon week end</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Le Metivier</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>1, avenue Gambetta</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75020, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Metivier et la vie quotidienne

Across from Père Lachaise the tree-filtered sun on the terrace leaves a lazy afternoon ambiance as the week draws to an end... bon week end ...

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le Pain au Naturel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s1600/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYHzNvb-s331U2osu1KBeUSD5jGa2CWv-tLlgYMErwl2KrabBPGW5vIui3OKSjiQrw9n2zJCgZoNj1DxooIzg-WQs3pxZ6hfczXtrLMeeOYeKQvMSHgt06aI8AiXT1i0kl3lKHr6B97k/s640/2011+Nov+6+Sun+-+DSC_0485.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual characters</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the daily routine:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The queue of shoppers at the entrance,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the table of breads on the sidewalk,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a young French girl on her trottinette,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a baker delivering fresh baguettes from the oven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What you miss are the aromas of the bread and the oysters just across the narrow street</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the hawking of  produce in the sing-song of many different languages.</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 Pain au Naturel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

le Pain au Naturel

On a Sunday morning amid the bustle of shopping at Marché d'Aligre, this street scene in front of the boulangerie features individual ch...

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Place des Vosges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P9CQuuBcC9X30cl5oOw2K9t84VBxrdox0KI5NCHdjRURi5IluMSljYYY5J-1_Kk_wNrpNwKDzvu3V-9PYkVRXe40UR4FVcya41Nfl49bHhzK_VJW8_FSXv4AN1pZrKwqCDIQTHIm3q8/s1600/DSC_0686sharper-b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P9CQuuBcC9X30cl5oOw2K9t84VBxrdox0KI5NCHdjRURi5IluMSljYYY5J-1_Kk_wNrpNwKDzvu3V-9PYkVRXe40UR4FVcya41Nfl49bHhzK_VJW8_FSXv4AN1pZrKwqCDIQTHIm3q8/s640/DSC_0686sharper-b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris in Love</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoes kicked off</div><div style="text-align: center;">and not a care in the world</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;">ah, Paris</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;">Places des Vosges</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>

Place des Vosges

Paris in Love Shoes kicked off and not a care in the world ah, Paris Places des Vosges 75004, Paris

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Montmartre - deux chaises et le soleil

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_fyW1Ey05nmdKMGTd4JVxz7oiT5stz25-3iEoEHfNCthQt5koE8WlWGxqqkMRLZh9k93KL1gtOUfxIQLBtg0xiCyqLN5kw2rbUqAkdCIVNKTaPan9YAbOxZc49iWLvchiQdKn2Dhiqo/s1600/DSC_0222-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_fyW1Ey05nmdKMGTd4JVxz7oiT5stz25-3iEoEHfNCthQt5koE8WlWGxqqkMRLZh9k93KL1gtOUfxIQLBtg0xiCyqLN5kw2rbUqAkdCIVNKTaPan9YAbOxZc49iWLvchiQdKn2Dhiqo/s1600/DSC_0222-1.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montmartre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting in the sun,</div><div style="text-align: center;">watching as the world walks by</div><div style="text-align: center;">la vie est très belle...</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Montmartre</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>

Montmartre - deux chaises et le soleil

Montmartre Sitting in the sun, watching as the world walks by la vie est très belle... Montmartre 75018, Paris

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Le Square Trousseau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pFRnux3hLiJmoW2rl4fCpW8Df9Y4pAWqcrrq69FVomBUEfEd3RK-nYy4OV8tppomgzxhURonqchajsZmUDw-8You0OWOjk3kmKWyDAKequvMf6GwW-Milumy4tV5uffn0ZznisoP_6M/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+050+DSC_9161.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Square Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This corner spot is a favorite year-round,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> filled with locals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some are celebrating a special event, </div><div style="text-align: center;">others just enjoying the company of friends. </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;"> (Joyeux anniversaire, Daddy - Tu me manques)</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;">Le Square Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Anton Vollon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Square Trousseau

Le Square Trousseau This corner spot is a favorite year-round,  filled with locals.  Some are celebrating a special event,  others just enjo...

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Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1jbxkkaVmx_L666S_8eDmUJHVKZrjjKZGC8ONWNvxCXgab2iSZzAEFFgRWeYV2c2Jwpd45-Xhg2uSQdfqk4nB8R2V5wELRCCLXNibPSDR3g9qSpfN1BeBQ9dq4GsScjr8kcaDMuTKTQ/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_29DSC_8985.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A typical weekend scene at Tuileries:</div><div style="text-align: center;">games from Pétanque to soccer;</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the fountain; </div><div style="text-align: center;">meeting friends for a picnic...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see from the big puddles in the foreground </div><div style="text-align: center;">that the rash of intermittent rain showers</div><div style="text-align: center;">does not keep the Parisians away.</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;">Jardin des Tuileries</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries A typical weekend scene at Tuileries: games from Pétanque to soccer; sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs around the ...

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Canal Saint Martin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KOV2XLdwGsPdXnNzDEqccklwC9Ccmqkd4mKKcjF3VqmV8QvwszMHE5Eyk1rMpOx_vfqPUJ3EEOW7rA0NtR8aMGh4eAaesLOuGi6ygFJUsIpFC8_R4oUBfGP_ztCv8_qso0iQl8tjcHw/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0160.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canal Saint Martin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This young boy and man captured my attention </div><div style="text-align: center;">as each seemed to be in deep thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scene left me </div><div style="text-align: center;">with more questions than answers</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;">Quai de Jemmapes </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;">Canal Saint-Martin</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;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Canal Saint Martin

Canal Saint Martin This young boy and man captured my attention  as each seemed to be in deep thought. The scene left me  with more question...

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Théâtre du Palais-Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFlukUCP3bi1joT-xQa5OcIj51UKmeHfBZclNnu8ESh7I9mY4_lHVB3rDfJrWUPZ4CVm8qmYNgErubzIE-7yhe9B2H6zivJ0fLPzyixLVhVjLkUmRzTHTNYhjfnBSR7Ol-GGiK6AY32s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_13DSC_4261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFlukUCP3bi1joT-xQa5OcIj51UKmeHfBZclNnu8ESh7I9mY4_lHVB3rDfJrWUPZ4CVm8qmYNgErubzIE-7yhe9B2H6zivJ0fLPzyixLVhVjLkUmRzTHTNYhjfnBSR7Ol-GGiK6AY32s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_13DSC_4261.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Théâtre du Palais-Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Originally known as a puppet theatre (Théâtre des Beaujolais) Théâtre du Palais-Royal was built in 1784 with seating for 750.  Through a rich history it has been a venue for operettas, plays, Neapolitan puppets, performing dogs (!), vaudeville, and comedies.  The <i>comédie mêlée d'ariettes</i> (comedy mixed with brief arias) was performed here including some early works of Hervé.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>La Vie Parisienne</i>, by Jacques Offenbach, was first presented here in 1866.  It is known as an <i>opéra bouffle</i> which is a form of operetta with elements of comedy, parody, satire, and farce.</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;">Théâtre du Palais-Royal</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;">Northwest corner of Palais-Royal</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;">38, rue de Montpensier</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>

Théâtre du Palais-Royal

Théâtre du Palais-Royal Originally known as a puppet theatre (Théâtre des Beaujolais) Théâtre du Palais-Royal was built in 1784 with seating...

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