Poisson d'Avril - chut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TGupwDI0hGCH0q1bVk_4gMa4GwCi-DciI8RfdECPJkh0ltCQLMXz4Bm_lKOXXQLVSn-3YeAJCwEMSb0UZ6lv_AqxQd7UAoxfnKTAo-hff9yo0_7L9A6fRiMvLo2BL9i5Nxi_GIAdIg/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_069DSC_5616.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkInwxtS7GUqkckuLg76wghuQkRfaGtDrEiHOK_9Gz_J8wqH82XvIWoFdZ6_y_cjDBeD4eq2AbL40nrsKkOF7K6Y0OAtLQAQnxqlUJwPsGQjIgAESjXQKImwmhfz7TpMT_BkVwrXajYs/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</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;">In the United States it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, "Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </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 tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can <a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </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;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></span></div></div>

Poisson d'Avril - chut!

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Le Baron Rouge - un bar à vin

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9120954521/" title="2012 April 1_5580DSC_5603 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 April 1_5580DSC_5603" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/9120954521_6a8186306a_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">Le Baron Rouge</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;">This suspended rack of wine glasses gives the illusion of a chandelier.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In addition to oysters, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can bring your own container </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and buy wine right from the barrel.</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;">Put Le Baron Rouge on your list.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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 Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Le Baron Rouge - un bar à vin

Le Baron Rouge This suspended rack of wine glasses gives the illusion of a chandelier.   In addition to oysters,  you can bring your own con...

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Le Baron Rouge - Poisson d'Avril

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw0MEQ0EvqHH5w_UiGWuPvSEQeHlS-Mp_HsmJ67_ufAiY3qxUNFqGSkUh7LBHlZtPyRVpFJe3Avi1AcNuCV5YVr5QZvH5ox8-embNOAqkTdYgi7jGgBFkCvxtpN9_xrCaxPXt08ctHM8/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_071DSC_5618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOw0MEQ0EvqHH5w_UiGWuPvSEQeHlS-Mp_HsmJ67_ufAiY3qxUNFqGSkUh7LBHlZtPyRVpFJe3Avi1AcNuCV5YVr5QZvH5ox8-embNOAqkTdYgi7jGgBFkCvxtpN9_xrCaxPXt08ctHM8/s640/2012+Apr+1+Paris_071DSC_5618.jpg" width="382" /></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;">Le Baron Rouge</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;">There is a long line on the sidewalk for the freshly shucked oysters on Sundays at Le Baron Rouge.  Last year on April 1st, my husband, Peter (Peter's Paris), and I were there for the salty delicacies.</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 French tradition for "April Fools Day" is </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">put a paper fish on the back of some unsuspecting person.</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;">Do you see it?</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJzgcaQ4c4hg7gUAyqqNSKitV9A-wFFeMF3YBQjdsKtz0Xtw8SaYNceNIQd3AvjVTKJ_3dNKwJmYchunIk7x4MZw1WioL45pk8LBBRB7JlkbuKvmnhb03_g0-OCqTeTICMnKIScLVtSQ/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJzgcaQ4c4hg7gUAyqqNSKitV9A-wFFeMF3YBQjdsKtz0Xtw8SaYNceNIQd3AvjVTKJ_3dNKwJmYchunIk7x4MZw1WioL45pk8LBBRB7JlkbuKvmnhb03_g0-OCqTeTICMnKIScLVtSQ/s320/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></a></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;">You have two days to cut out your fish... Don't wait.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></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 Baron Rouge, wine bar</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Théophile Roussel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Le Baron Rouge - Poisson d'Avril

Le Baron Rouge There is a long line on the sidewalk for the freshly shucked oysters on Sundays at Le Baron Rouge.  Last year on April 1st, m...

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Le Charolais - les huitres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88AFwlnXtiSWkMtrrVJ3Fbs1UVhnyyknmLlgAcIfVHHhsv5iDrx7osf4HGba0t7R0vJZmk_kGVssQ1W5Fvn7NLzJpCAnDkQ7ZhXlSoDKJycLuu7Cm2SOE8e5KZpjOgMHqOVHywOj4HZY/s1600/2011+nov+6+day+3+DSC_0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88AFwlnXtiSWkMtrrVJ3Fbs1UVhnyyknmLlgAcIfVHHhsv5iDrx7osf4HGba0t7R0vJZmk_kGVssQ1W5Fvn7NLzJpCAnDkQ7ZhXlSoDKJycLuu7Cm2SOE8e5KZpjOgMHqOVHywOj4HZY/s640/2011+nov+6+day+3+DSC_0492.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Charolais</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;">Monsieur is selecting oysters </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> as the patrons eagerly await these delicacies on the café terrace.</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;">I will be back in Paris soon and will enjoy some oysters here </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and also around the corner at Le Baron Rouge.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They are deliciously salted by the sea </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and need nothing more than a splash of lemon juice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Charolais, café</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">15, rue de Cotte</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 Charolais - les huitres

Le Charolais Monsieur is selecting oysters  as the patrons eagerly await these delicacies on the café terrace. I will be back in Paris soon ...

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Huîtres sur le pouce

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA0TAp2cUObjKR6rNMj_yw6OFMTJjptM92RZNga28KAvtLaZ7rszPvowALzdTJUm1ZDUH-nsVkDzNusytiVycTFscOLylxoC35QPTRoiTYV93mQQno17u-796i79yFr5b6ccx_why1N4/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA0TAp2cUObjKR6rNMj_yw6OFMTJjptM92RZNga28KAvtLaZ7rszPvowALzdTJUm1ZDUH-nsVkDzNusytiVycTFscOLylxoC35QPTRoiTYV93mQQno17u-796i79yFr5b6ccx_why1N4/s640/2011+nov+3+DSC_0502.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At <em>Le Baron Rouge</em> on Rue Théophile Roussel, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">people were lined up to eat oysters on the street.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Monsieur was shucking quickly for the waiting crowd.  </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;">It was as close to a "feeding frenzy" as you will find in 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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2w2DkRWEIWj1GtMSrhIvFlqu9MtviCD1Ev9kCHqNru0WNmxhsR1v00T8Nh2BB-Y9KyssIAEbB49DF2jYpljof14FB7YMub_XdNA3T6QQ__o1vrgw-PoVta7iYr_wYJ_rViUQXvXzjzyU/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2w2DkRWEIWj1GtMSrhIvFlqu9MtviCD1Ev9kCHqNru0WNmxhsR1v00T8Nh2BB-Y9KyssIAEbB49DF2jYpljof14FB7YMub_XdNA3T6QQ__o1vrgw-PoVta7iYr_wYJ_rViUQXvXzjzyU/s320/2011+nov+3+DSC_0499.jpg" width="212" /></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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(Merci, for the correction, mes amies - </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>I was "eating on the flea" and I meant "eating on the thumb")</em></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Le Baron Rouge, wine bar</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>1, rue Théophile Roussel</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012 Paris</em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Huîtres sur le pouce

At Le Baron Rouge on Rue Théophile Roussel, people were lined up to eat oysters on the street.  Monsieur was shucking quickly for the waiti...

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