Un cafe de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9N91lJokw2b6_84d4InrWpFwI3RQyg0edneNa4xJttlpuTRBljmhvx27Kx6C2EAcWMZq7ZDMPYs3KBEm7Iv6bmkUFMMD4_LS6FOC-1yE8mfpg2qN6NOqg3j51nfaIo0RYsdP2jaoDhQ/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9N91lJokw2b6_84d4InrWpFwI3RQyg0edneNa4xJttlpuTRBljmhvx27Kx6C2EAcWMZq7ZDMPYs3KBEm7Iv6bmkUFMMD4_LS6FOC-1yE8mfpg2qN6NOqg3j51nfaIo0RYsdP2jaoDhQ/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_150DSC_4264.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunlight on an empty cafe table,</div><div style="text-align: center;">abandoned after a beverage and a smoke</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;">Village de Bercy</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;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Un cafe de Bercy

Sunlight on an empty cafe table, abandoned after a beverage and a smoke Village de Bercy 75012, Paris  

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Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">a fine spring morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a light breeze put the ripples on this <i>bassin</i>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">while the ducks added concentric circles</div><div style="text-align: center;">like artists with brushes on a canvas</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 week-end</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;">Parc de Bercy</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

Parc de Bercy a fine spring morning Only a light breeze put the ripples on this bassin , while the ducks added concentric circles like artis...

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Le Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">La Maison du Jardinage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In late March one can only see </div><div style="text-align: center;">the slightest promise of a spring and summer.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old vines cling to the house season after season, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the new growth comes to life in verdant green.</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;">La Maison du Jardinage</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Parc de Bercy</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bercy ou Métro Cour St. Émilion</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;"><br /></div>

Le Parc de Bercy

Le Parc de Bercy La Maison du Jardinage In late March one can only see  the slightest promise of a spring and summer.   The old vines cling ...

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Bercy Village - Cour St. Émilion

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9020319383/" title="2012 Mar 27 Paris_035DSC_4149 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 27 Paris_035DSC_4149" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9020319383_3f9c9362b6_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;">Cour Saint-Émilion</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;">Bercy Village consists largely of small wine warehouses from the late 19th century.  The tracks seen in the paved courtyard above were originally used to transport barrels of wine in and out of the warehouses.  For more than a century and up until 1960, the Bercy neighborhood was a vast wine market.</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;">Although some may complain that this has become a tourist attraction with its shops, bars, and restaurants, the architecture has been preserved (along with the rail tracks), and it has the feel of a historic village.  It is at the southeast end of Le Parc de Bercy and is easily accessed by Line 14, Métro Cour St. Émilion.</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: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour Saint-Émilion</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bercy Village</span></i></span></div><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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bercy Village - Cour St. Émilion

Cour Saint-Émilion Bercy Village consists largely of small wine warehouses from the late 19th century.  The tracks seen in the paved courtya...

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Le Parc de Bercy - les ombres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmplw2KY_5H7yG84HmqcDtdrV3_3oubx6fY5fyMuFaaQyzgJVkRh9n3e8o8qAUbCJUetNqtc4bhHHbSlS5jOUj_t4jNZgV7I_nKj03OGsyOZ5UhuxF7eoWfAkYNy3CQ6XOECjhGcsSzyM/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_120DSC_4234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmplw2KY_5H7yG84HmqcDtdrV3_3oubx6fY5fyMuFaaQyzgJVkRh9n3e8o8qAUbCJUetNqtc4bhHHbSlS5jOUj_t4jNZgV7I_nKj03OGsyOZ5UhuxF7eoWfAkYNy3CQ6XOECjhGcsSzyM/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_120DSC_4234.jpg" width="424" /></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;">Railway tracks and a brick-paved path...</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;">long shadows of early morning...</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;">an empty Paris bench...</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;">birds enjoy the solitude</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>Le Parc de Bercy</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Le Parc de Bercy - les ombres

Railway tracks and a brick-paved path... long shadows of early morning... an empty Paris bench... birds enjoy the solitude Le Parc de Bercy ...

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