Les Portes de Parc Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Gates of Parc Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job </div><div style="text-align: center;">of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on boulevard de Courcelles</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the imposing gilded wrought iron gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The details have been meticulously maintained, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and reflect the afternoon sun.</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">35, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Portes de Parc Monceau

The Gates of Parc Monceau Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job  of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on bouleva...

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Des Grandes Maisons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCUJh3EFlY-ML842LZQJD3jh0wKPlmc_eEl47UGyEyjcIWVexIN8dOPcMiTCjdhjO0eASJqEySiIBlaoNj0MzZZVAknhb0qUNQc2XTuuOjDpH7OdzQCNsJyAYpYIlvZ_hBJEhL6n7Ad8/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_087DSC_5035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCUJh3EFlY-ML842LZQJD3jh0wKPlmc_eEl47UGyEyjcIWVexIN8dOPcMiTCjdhjO0eASJqEySiIBlaoNj0MzZZVAknhb0qUNQc2XTuuOjDpH7OdzQCNsJyAYpYIlvZ_hBJEhL6n7Ad8/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_087DSC_5035.jpg" width="640" /></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;">These beautiful homes overlook Parc de Monceau.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not know which view is better:</div><div style="text-align: center;">The homes seen from my vantage point in the park,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or the park seen from the grand balconies.</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des Grandes Maisons

These beautiful homes overlook Parc de Monceau. I do not know which view is better: The homes seen from my vantage point in the park, or the...

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Printemps et une abeille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring blooms and a bee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parks in Paris will be soon filled with </div><div style="text-align: center;">the chartreuse green of new tendrils</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the vivid pastel blooms</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps et une abeille

Spring blooms and a bee The parks in Paris will be soon filled with  the chartreuse green of new tendrils and the vivid pastel blooms Parc d...

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Qu'est-ce que c'est? Une mouche? Un cafard?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OSsL5YOuLtbF7Wk4UD6Pk1m2zsyXyscZJ77Y1m4iPXvKmJlB1XIlaytQQHPDECU2jLa3sViZ_ej7RXrVYR-mmN5EW8p1ermSKzqOcu4pLwkzXbBpnHJuylgsVba0odp6k9ogGulNwNA/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OSsL5YOuLtbF7Wk4UD6Pk1m2zsyXyscZJ77Y1m4iPXvKmJlB1XIlaytQQHPDECU2jLa3sViZ_ej7RXrVYR-mmN5EW8p1ermSKzqOcu4pLwkzXbBpnHJuylgsVba0odp6k9ogGulNwNA/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0864.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is it?</div><div style="text-align: center;">a roach? a fly?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Something quite interesting </div><div style="text-align: center;">has captured the attention of these three young girls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The vests are worn so that the teachers </div><div style="text-align: center;">can identify them when they are ready to leave the park</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, 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: left;"><br /></div>

Qu'est-ce que c'est? Une mouche? Un cafard?

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Parc de Monceau - zoom-zoom!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZXrsa_Gy3BKI3sDnLKfKPVfErACkz_23uUA3fhIAkIYY3gL4ePnzZESnLG6I3lNYQiDdJDKRb5uvmNKBP8c29mIdCZc2Gjwh9UbVZu6ds-xG8EGcC9PkdAjcdTvLf74TQf4LWkU-jDk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZXrsa_Gy3BKI3sDnLKfKPVfErACkz_23uUA3fhIAkIYY3gL4ePnzZESnLG6I3lNYQiDdJDKRb5uvmNKBP8c29mIdCZc2Gjwh9UbVZu6ds-xG8EGcC9PkdAjcdTvLf74TQf4LWkU-jDk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0224.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you walk the paths of this Paris park, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you should be on the look-out for little speed demons,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the charming little Parisians who learn to ride a scooter </div><div style="text-align: center;">as soon as they can walk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and they can really go fast!</div><div style="text-align: center;">zoom-zoom!</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - zoom-zoom!

Parc de Monceau As you walk the paths of this Paris park,  you should be on the look-out for little speed demons, the charming little Parisi...

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Parc de Monceau - pelouse interdite?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpd2vYY2qG2dCs0RJXMWkT7KNk3ApySgQQhFE6Ja84-3WWyirpAFQ47Nlpp_uQBVHGJl88RasF6DaMfxXMik-DFN0CPEBf4R2mmlKgQcnImL1ZgwjqGWIlVCRutZgOKD3v2z7GEhiFtQ/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpd2vYY2qG2dCs0RJXMWkT7KNk3ApySgQQhFE6Ja84-3WWyirpAFQ47Nlpp_uQBVHGJl88RasF6DaMfxXMik-DFN0CPEBf4R2mmlKgQcnImL1ZgwjqGWIlVCRutZgOKD3v2z7GEhiFtQ/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0264.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you seen the "Pelouse Interdite" signs </div><div style="text-align: center;">in all of the green areas of Paris telling you to stay off the grass?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Or perhaps you have seen the signs during </div><div style="text-align: center;">the winter months indicating the grass is hibernating </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to "stay off." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau is one of the Paris parks </div><div style="text-align: center;">that allows you to walk, sit, play on the grass </div><div style="text-align: center;">(during the warm, green-grass months).  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before I knew better, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I once took a nap on the grass </div><div style="text-align: center;">outside of Petit Palais (around the backside).</div><div style="text-align: center;">oops! </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;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Boulevard de Courcelles</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;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - pelouse interdite?

Parc de Monceau Have you seen the "Pelouse Interdite" signs  in all of the green areas of Paris telling you to stay off the grass?...

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Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau has few tourists, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of my favorite parks for watching la vie quotidienne.</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;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: left;">75008, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

Parc de Monceau has few tourists,  and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby.   It is one of my favorite parks for watch...

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Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the short walk home with Maman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The few tousled curls are the only sign </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the hard hours of play at the park.</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;">Must be a French girl</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Boulevard de Courcelles</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;">75008, 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>

Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

Parc de Monceau Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau for the short walk home with Maman. The few tousled curls are the only sign  of th...

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Parc de Monceau - printemps!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian Pyramid</div><div style="text-align: center;">(1778)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery.  In general it is not frequented by tourists but full of nannies and children, families, and office workers at lunch.  You will see many joggers along the paths, pony rides for children, and a delightful carousel, Caroussel de Jules Verne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A series of statues and busts of artists such as Guy de Maupassant, Frédéric Chopin, Charles Gounod and Alfred de Musset were scattered along the paths in the late 19th – early 20th century.  The large oval pool and its Corinthian columns were restored and are, along with the miniature Egyptian pyramid and the fantasy gravestones, some of the remains of the original park of the Duke of Chartres. </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;"><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;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Boulevard de Courcelles</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;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - printemps!

Parc de Monceau The Egyptian Pyramid (1778) The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery.  In...

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Parc de Monceau - XXXVIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E2m6v0d4fDvgiNpYZz_qQmcHnaxyAh4wKf_RdmsGspdWem03HjapMdSgY1L0ThpjhSnpl7J3LyI0-UJMUqVbIg-azPB48pDZ_kH_wct0GNsEX1S8-y0rEDkiTYM8a1guIfeSibIG5T0/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E2m6v0d4fDvgiNpYZz_qQmcHnaxyAh4wKf_RdmsGspdWem03HjapMdSgY1L0ThpjhSnpl7J3LyI0-UJMUqVbIg-azPB48pDZ_kH_wct0GNsEX1S8-y0rEDkiTYM8a1guIfeSibIG5T0/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0866.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">les amies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two little girls, part of a school outing from the nearby école maternelle, </div><div style="text-align: center;">pair up for the two-by-two walk back to the school.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easily identified by their reflective vests, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they resembled a tiny swarm of bees.</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;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Boulevard de Courcelles</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;">75008, 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;">Métro Monceau</span></span></i></div>

Parc de Monceau - XXXVIII

Parc de Monceau les amies Two little girls, part of a school outing from the nearby école maternelle,  pair up for the two-by-two walk back ...

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Parc de Monceau - zoom-zoom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczizN8gozry1BVWb-gMVDkzY4TG_hMiB_PsfShO2L3e6t5qtSmD5u8DeHxA3l5emI0hO_lD3PqlzMtU5vK8MC5hW8hNKZ2FnXO5WNu-OZ_IG0zZWPU2GcFJDkOsWxKsmstLdIWUOn0Jg/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_61DSC_9017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczizN8gozry1BVWb-gMVDkzY4TG_hMiB_PsfShO2L3e6t5qtSmD5u8DeHxA3l5emI0hO_lD3PqlzMtU5vK8MC5hW8hNKZ2FnXO5WNu-OZ_IG0zZWPU2GcFJDkOsWxKsmstLdIWUOn0Jg/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_61DSC_9017.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: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</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 large, family-friendly park has an elongated track </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for scooters, skates, bikes, and unicycles.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, I saw one.  </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;">The pace is fast and furious.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parents linger along the outside rails </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">enjoying a warm autumn Sunday afternoon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">zoom-zoom</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Boulevard des Courcelles</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>(five entrances around the park)</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Monceau</em></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - zoom-zoom

Parc de Monceau This large, family-friendly park has an elongated track  for scooters, skates, bikes, and unicycles.   Yes, I saw one.   The...

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Parc de Monceau - l'aire de jeu

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10468438853/" title="2011 1109 Nov day 6 DSC_0189 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 1109 Nov day 6 DSC_0189" height="557" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/10468438853_160fb6d350_c.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: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</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 are several play areas in Parc de Monceau </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with plenty of room for running.  </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;">If you listen carefully, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can almost hear the squeals of laughter and shrieks of the chase.</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-size: 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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>Parc de Monceau</span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><em>Boulevard de Courcelles</em></span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><em>(five entrances around the park)</em></span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><em>75008, Paris</em></span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><em>Métro Monceau</em></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - l'aire de jeu

Parc de Monceau There are several play areas in Parc de Monceau  with plenty of room for running.   If you listen carefully,  you can almost...

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Parc de Monceau - une statue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusfJ5U7znYmo8APbIcubB9YbINOub6UGUN8afs5cWdjGk6jvS-g0InaxwRrs6Ntl23YmGYHaTUyN_H8TYgwaJKDtx2zyG7j7mXIBEiOO-r4TzK1BTTS7WLC_8KGX5fJcmhq9qTNoIOPg/s1600/2011+0418+DSC_0268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusfJ5U7znYmo8APbIcubB9YbINOub6UGUN8afs5cWdjGk6jvS-g0InaxwRrs6Ntl23YmGYHaTUyN_H8TYgwaJKDtx2zyG7j7mXIBEiOO-r4TzK1BTTS7WLC_8KGX5fJcmhq9qTNoIOPg/s640/2011+0418+DSC_0268.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: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A statue (or two)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</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;">A warm sunny day in the park</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">found this gentleman in meditation </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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Boulevard des Courcelles</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>(five entrances around the park)</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Monceau</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em> </em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em> </em></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - une statue

A statue (or two) Parc de Monceau A warm sunny day in the park found this gentleman in meditation  Parc de Monceau Boulevard des Courcelles ...

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Parc de Monceau - XXXIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTeWxKfC-KbvTxr_JAM9DjIrlCr8Jz50pixa7pcq1ZsDnx-hfFioBU1SedlU6uFF9FlPLoBuJmnyUsUebfCzxTB1nkIhhweyfF20u-jsqYjC7a6CcxZgfevRjGAdebodotRWkhyYp2mc/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_092DSC_5040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTeWxKfC-KbvTxr_JAM9DjIrlCr8Jz50pixa7pcq1ZsDnx-hfFioBU1SedlU6uFF9FlPLoBuJmnyUsUebfCzxTB1nkIhhweyfF20u-jsqYjC7a6CcxZgfevRjGAdebodotRWkhyYp2mc/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_092DSC_5040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</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 you may not be able to tell the season from this photo, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you can see Parisians enjoying the good weather </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and note that the lawn is "awake."  </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;">There is no "<i>pelouse interdite</i>" sign nor my favorite, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"<i>pelouse au repose hivernal</i>," </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which means that the lawn is hibernating </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(like a bear)</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></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Parc de Monceau</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Boulevard des Courcelles</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>(five entrances around the park)</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Monceau</em></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - XXXIII

Parc de Monceau Although you may not be able to tell the season from this photo,  you can see Parisians enjoying the good weather  and note ...

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Carrousel Jules Verne - Parc de Monceau

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9489030007/" title="2012 Oct 7 Sunday_38DSC_8994 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 7 Sunday_38DSC_8994" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/9489030007_e921fe01bb_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Carrousel Jules Verne</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 are carousels at every turn in Paris, and I am not even sure how many.  For me there are about five favorites but I have a list of ones yet to visit.  </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;">Carrousel Jules Verne is a relatively new addition to Parc de Monceau (autumn 2011).  The colorful, petite merry-go-round is a highlight for the children of the neighborhood.  On weekends every ride is taken, and during the week the mamans and nannies gather with the young children.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Carrousel Jules Verne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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;">Joining Paulita's <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/2013/08/dreaming-of-france-bonjour-40.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of France</a> meme</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">check it out</span></i></div>

Carrousel Jules Verne - Parc de Monceau

Carrousel Jules Verne There are carousels at every turn in Paris, and I am not even sure how many.  For me there are about five favorites bu...

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Parc de Monceau - XXXI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CL7kWAOUimxWCaM9s4LTOu6SBJU3TU8r3aPzCBCRVjLiZusklyUhEX1DHH1tXFKLTxA58b5FRy8qJlGZlzx3Qt2I7EtPbcVVWy_G4ndp_0qtA2Ty7qp-1yiFGcx2flHr5JPs551mMgU/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_097DSC_5045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CL7kWAOUimxWCaM9s4LTOu6SBJU3TU8r3aPzCBCRVjLiZusklyUhEX1DHH1tXFKLTxA58b5FRy8qJlGZlzx3Qt2I7EtPbcVVWy_G4ndp_0qtA2Ty7qp-1yiFGcx2flHr5JPs551mMgU/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_097DSC_5045.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rotunda</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 rotunda at the main entrance of Parc de Monceau </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is in the form of a classical Doric temple.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is known as the Pavilion de Chartres </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and was designed in the late 18th century by Claude Nicolas Ledoux.  </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;">The ground floor of the temple was used as a customs house, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">while the upper floor was an apartment with a view of the garden </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reserved for Phillippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a wealthy cousin of King Louis XVI.  </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;">Unfortunately, the Duke was guillotined during the Reign of Terror </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in 1793 and the park was nationalized. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - XXXI

Parc de Monceau Rotunda This rotunda at the main entrance of Parc de Monceau  is in the form of a classical Doric temple.   It is known as t...

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Parc de Monceau - des amants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2281yOGRsk7QImE0hJqcj5A1eJppB1qbJUso8dCcsHbc9GHBC0tuOuKnzri2sfwmKKZhGuqmIkPqbf7ygs6D9qsSbRP-O_3Z6yJNiSZkYPO7dSK7Px2IMl9-GLszHP9aXz2SIHT4KPYw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_056DSC_5004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2281yOGRsk7QImE0hJqcj5A1eJppB1qbJUso8dCcsHbc9GHBC0tuOuKnzri2sfwmKKZhGuqmIkPqbf7ygs6D9qsSbRP-O_3Z6yJNiSZkYPO7dSK7Px2IMl9-GLszHP9aXz2SIHT4KPYw/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_056DSC_5004.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>amoureux d'un jour,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>amis pour la vie</i></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;">Parc de Monceau is not just for the young, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but for those whose love has matured.</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;">Ahhhh, printemps...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">love is in the air</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>  </i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - des amants

amoureux d'un jour, amis pour la vie Parc de Monceau is not just for the young,  but for those whose love has matured. Ahhhh, printemps....

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Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8657166610/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8657166610_38fe09b617_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Egyptian Pyramid</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;">Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a fanciful assortment of features:  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a Roman colonnade, antique statues, a tatar tent, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a farmhouse, an enchanted grotto, an Egyptian pyramid, and more</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;">It is one of my favorite parks in Paris, active with Parisians and their children.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The change of seasons is particularly remarkable in the spring.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

The Egyptian Pyramid Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s  with a fanciful assortment of features:   a Rom...

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Manège du Parc - Parc de Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE_KxTyCfhLJ0Aat9HlPbfk-oVyyiEy1hdkkjtRsqMBR0NO_XBbScs66b2nIV2Pz4aH5kw4D56NecWangaIxf93PJaQZjMF646S_1d_P6yRFqCVXMmlH93T-IUI1vTXi3Qjatyrf6Sp8/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE_KxTyCfhLJ0Aat9HlPbfk-oVyyiEy1hdkkjtRsqMBR0NO_XBbScs66b2nIV2Pz4aH5kw4D56NecWangaIxf93PJaQZjMF646S_1d_P6yRFqCVXMmlH93T-IUI1vTXi3Qjatyrf6Sp8/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0842.jpg" /></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;">Manège du Parc</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 fascinating carousel in Parc de Monceau seems a bit lonely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in the fading light of a gray autumn day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Manège du Parc - Parc de Monceau

Manège du Parc This fascinating carousel in Parc de Monceau seems a bit lonely  in the fading light of a gray autumn day Parc de Monceau Bou...

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Monceau - Must be a French Girl

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jAmg7nC27DMRchuB9G3cyUVBGPyje-3xXPdjGcniUxOmlj6Ys9DNGFqTdikjMNZyz5shmO1NQ525nJkwaGT2A8ZmCZkxliGYAW5L2ylP2Nd0gt4VqEPqNqz5-7epmt57c8CDsHTTIA/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_69DSC_9025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jAmg7nC27DMRchuB9G3cyUVBGPyje-3xXPdjGcniUxOmlj6Ys9DNGFqTdikjMNZyz5shmO1NQ525nJkwaGT2A8ZmCZkxliGYAW5L2ylP2Nd0gt4VqEPqNqz5-7epmt57c8CDsHTTIA/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_69DSC_9025.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: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau</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;">Ballet flats</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">chic leggings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">plush coat trimmed in red</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cozy scarf</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;">Must be a French Girl...</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;">Oh, and her lunettes are rouge!</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 Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Monceau - Must be a French Girl

Parc de Monceau Ballet flats chic leggings plush coat trimmed in red cozy scarf Must be a French Girl... Oh, and her lunettes are rouge! Par...

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