Terrasse de Café

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3aXy3zYiqD_WTUY6Hfiyip3RZ5gTVdYeBb11y1oQCD8MLqCYuvgePBDFImFSW61OFghL64hPRj2n9vBeu7US3G377vhTW7KtqA4AK4TeTTMBjgHjzJM9LzCb94LCD0xY-2wjFPhyphenhyphenxqA/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+336+DSC_9447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3aXy3zYiqD_WTUY6Hfiyip3RZ5gTVdYeBb11y1oQCD8MLqCYuvgePBDFImFSW61OFghL64hPRj2n9vBeu7US3G377vhTW7KtqA4AK4TeTTMBjgHjzJM9LzCb94LCD0xY-2wjFPhyphenhyphenxqA/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+336+DSC_9447.jpg" width="475" /></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;">Paris in autumn</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;">Café scene on the broad sidewalk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of Avenue Daumesnil...</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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even the late afternoon sun has the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">warm glow of autumn</span></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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">l'Arrosoir </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75, avenue Daumesnil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Terrasse de Café

Paris in autumn Café scene on the broad sidewalk of Avenue Daumesnil... Even the late afternoon sun has the warm glow of autumn l'Arroso...

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L'or de septembre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkImtG04lJRxhmFJ22-TwjxVVRsg5OzJnTyNtkMulbf91FgxfhlLrs0qZeVUzaOBw3HxA0ZqQcVqvUlo0ciUjZjQ3Sr8zveNJkHoyPrA4BjJBXt2CS57LlxzKoWMcLLXCOpXti8Ch7e8/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+405+DSC_7919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkImtG04lJRxhmFJ22-TwjxVVRsg5OzJnTyNtkMulbf91FgxfhlLrs0qZeVUzaOBw3HxA0ZqQcVqvUlo0ciUjZjQ3Sr8zveNJkHoyPrA4BjJBXt2CS57LlxzKoWMcLLXCOpXti8Ch7e8/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+405+DSC_7919.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;">September "gold"</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;">There is something to look forward </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to with the changing of seasons</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in Paris.</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 is the first glimpse of gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It will be another month before the Ginko leaves turn.</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;"><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;">Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'or de septembre

September "gold" There is something to look forward  to with the changing of seasons in Paris. This is the first glimpse of gold. ...

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La Seine et les reflets d'or

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgw86nG7Gtb5uhLL7pJ4rN8h42dWq6e_zlrLZIlKojEwlNunlHLLEXAiAQApOUNEfXCGo6fcG30ubty5E-Lljy02E-gEw4U0_P45kUg133V5XN8Azw4ZYHVOWHI_rQ0PK4Nzud-4vTLw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+587+DSC_0693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgw86nG7Gtb5uhLL7pJ4rN8h42dWq6e_zlrLZIlKojEwlNunlHLLEXAiAQApOUNEfXCGo6fcG30ubty5E-Lljy02E-gEw4U0_P45kUg133V5XN8Azw4ZYHVOWHI_rQ0PK4Nzud-4vTLw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+587+DSC_0693.jpg" width="660" /></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;">The reflections of the golden-hued lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">were interspersed with silver.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lone green light and its reflection </div><div style="text-align: center;">makes me think of Gatsby.</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 Seine from Pont du Carrousel</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;"><br /></div>

La Seine et les reflets d'or

The reflections of the golden-hued lights  were interspersed with silver.   The lone green light and its reflection  makes me think of Gatsb...

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Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ulFOyMnIK-P2ol89lDTMgZ7yv-RYs9Es21aMFfQCPeYKkwvn1nKWoArBqpAX3xJLj8fxuoOaoHa2EB-Orjn4UxdnTN61badMGk3fDsb6GOQ-lVYoAFdBe4kIcVLkayMYjNjGcfx1r0I/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+513+DSC_3187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ulFOyMnIK-P2ol89lDTMgZ7yv-RYs9Es21aMFfQCPeYKkwvn1nKWoArBqpAX3xJLj8fxuoOaoHa2EB-Orjn4UxdnTN61badMGk3fDsb6GOQ-lVYoAFdBe4kIcVLkayMYjNjGcfx1r0I/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+513+DSC_3187.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have not been to Paris recently </div><div style="text-align: center;">you might not recognize the magnificent Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">After more than a year of work,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the exterior has been brought back to a nearly new appearance.  </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;">I had only seen the doors in a very sombre, dark and indistinguishable color.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, the details of the newly-painted doors are displayed in bright red, </div><div style="text-align: center;">ah yes, Paris rouge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">99, rue Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, Renée)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis If you have not been to Paris recently  you might not recognize the magnificent Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.   Afte...

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Quai de Bourbon - l'automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b6QgJZp_MzHPsPRNvxoNHGQ6AdowFGKZPLwmLZoMJ1Ee8eY0ELUNrUdEcU-MlgYxV90e083RyjaLdXgzIqw02np3E1UhsXrvP4ndQQvdeSg1EAyeHLg31tHzHanJbX4A5M3TfSbDan4/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+588+DSC_3262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b6QgJZp_MzHPsPRNvxoNHGQ6AdowFGKZPLwmLZoMJ1Ee8eY0ELUNrUdEcU-MlgYxV90e083RyjaLdXgzIqw02np3E1UhsXrvP4ndQQvdeSg1EAyeHLg31tHzHanJbX4A5M3TfSbDan4/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+588+DSC_3262.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quai de Bourbon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking towards Pont Louis-Philippe from Pont Marie, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the quai and the riverside walk are almost deserted.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Golden leaves will soon be swept from frail branches into the Seine.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Within a month, this will be a monochrome palette, </div><div style="text-align: center;">save the red doors and a few window boxes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris will take on her winter beauty</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;">Quai de Bourbon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Quai de Bourbon - l'automne

Quai de Bourbon Looking towards Pont Louis-Philippe from Pont Marie,  the quai and the riverside walk are almost deserted.   Golden leaves w...

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Les Ombres d'Automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiMrtnsYLlxDSypEc6voZAUpJo3iIweI1izeURWcRT6IXCvZGE_HyEcQDALYW3h78qBRncs1RMFRb74A9XmQFIPV1Jnhrk2AhYaKb_bZ2nONUo2h80VjdnyId9ycD2RiWOTx19RN30aQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+073+DSC_1298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiMrtnsYLlxDSypEc6voZAUpJo3iIweI1izeURWcRT6IXCvZGE_HyEcQDALYW3h78qBRncs1RMFRb74A9XmQFIPV1Jnhrk2AhYaKb_bZ2nONUo2h80VjdnyId9ycD2RiWOTx19RN30aQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+073+DSC_1298.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The alleys of trees are a delight no matter the season.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The green park chairs of Paris are covered in autumn leaves </div><div style="text-align: center;">which may lead to snow as winter closes in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, not too soon, svp</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;"><br /></div>

Les Ombres d'Automne

Jardin du Palais Royal The alleys of trees are a delight no matter the season.   The green park chairs of Paris are covered in autumn leaves...

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Ombre d'arbre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_GSfbhshfJSp19JeWlAwyAugf573NUaWAu5C0lq5VjbZjS6lAwz4yimRY3nmAGm3v6f22LslxibOkpUaEkWPZjOvYj9xXjGxxoGONKbGDSWb_9d7u5P4v3oAJhfR4e9OIjiHyocH_nQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+016+DSC_8969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_GSfbhshfJSp19JeWlAwyAugf573NUaWAu5C0lq5VjbZjS6lAwz4yimRY3nmAGm3v6f22LslxibOkpUaEkWPZjOvYj9xXjGxxoGONKbGDSWb_9d7u5P4v3oAJhfR4e9OIjiHyocH_nQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+016+DSC_8969.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mona Bismark American Center</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The autumn sun softly outlines the leafless tree.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The lady graciously demurs</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;">Mona Bismark American Center</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">34, avenue de New York</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Ombre d'arbre

Mona Bismark American Center The autumn sun softly outlines the leafless tree.   The lady graciously demurs Mona Bismark American Center 34,...

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Place Michel Debré

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5BTO6ntBFT3txvmNVuUvITcBF02CFqMFEvgtha48OPQZHhBCoVYKjjagvn0ZbaIH3R-gTHOsXTZu3G-qlnc5TsjUCSF84axe-yXwspNJde8KcHFV02LBEZlc_E3JaxL6IrrkZnmINzU/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+013+DSC_8679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5BTO6ntBFT3txvmNVuUvITcBF02CFqMFEvgtha48OPQZHhBCoVYKjjagvn0ZbaIH3R-gTHOsXTZu3G-qlnc5TsjUCSF84axe-yXwspNJde8KcHFV02LBEZlc_E3JaxL6IrrkZnmINzU/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+013+DSC_8679.jpg" width="422" /></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;">Dressed for the autumn weather with its scattered showers, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this woman braved the streets with a confident gait.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">She was in chestnut brown from head to toe, </div><div style="text-align: center;">save the locks of red under her hat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French Girl</span></i></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: 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;">Place Michel Debré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place Michel Debré

Dressed for the autumn weather with its scattered showers,  this woman braved the streets with a confident gait.   She was in chestnut brown...

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Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBngLUwJe76ZNuRm1R4Sw0CPC7zWpMTJizjmIOOFx56RziBF3dBDC5d_w4vUzUDQHeXTgs6OFWDYWTk_2DqfqzSKaov__h5XyDf3ekTAE4iqIPpdI0W1LcVZSc3EJ0UImaGUeqZDAQs/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBngLUwJe76ZNuRm1R4Sw0CPC7zWpMTJizjmIOOFx56RziBF3dBDC5d_w4vUzUDQHeXTgs6OFWDYWTk_2DqfqzSKaov__h5XyDf3ekTAE4iqIPpdI0W1LcVZSc3EJ0UImaGUeqZDAQs/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0404.jpg" width="488" /></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: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sainte Geneviève des Bois</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a Russian Cemetery</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is not highly regarded </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">by the locals of this small town </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and many do not even know of its existence.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made the trip to see the <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/pilgrimage-to-saint-genevieve-des-bois.html" target="_blank">tombstone of Rudolph Nureuev</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and found the carpet of <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/11/sainte-genevieve-des-bois-le-cimetiere.html">fallen ginko leaves as a bonus</a>.  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wherever I have traveled in the world, I visit and photograph the cemeteries.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Although this cemetery is not well-maintained, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">there was a quiet beauty of the season, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">silent and colorful with autumn leaves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Russian Orthodox Cemetery</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Sainte Geneviève des Bois </i></span></div>

Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe

Sainte Geneviève des Bois a Russian Cemetery The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is not highly regarded  by the locals of this small town  and m...

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La Tour Eiffel en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPv6lHmfJjGfEZ40qfqilGUt_2F9be6Xg-Nfqnvaw8mdr5w9bLd8I22QGFSAVS2ZlcU1MtY6sPLqCmMvX-9nPI_-OqJlKKyUVuhHGhJW0FEGTBgXD0z76osVPSw-ckgUsw6vTsiTKZFs/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+008+DSC_8961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPv6lHmfJjGfEZ40qfqilGUt_2F9be6Xg-Nfqnvaw8mdr5w9bLd8I22QGFSAVS2ZlcU1MtY6sPLqCmMvX-9nPI_-OqJlKKyUVuhHGhJW0FEGTBgXD0z76osVPSw-ckgUsw6vTsiTKZFs/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+008+DSC_8961.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">La Tour Eiffel</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">In the winter, </div><div align="center">in the spring,</div><div align="center">in the summer,</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Can it be that the best season is autumn?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Poor M. Eiffel.  He did not live long enough to know</div><div align="center">just how beloved his 'temporary structure' has become.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Tour Eiffel</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div>

La Tour Eiffel en automne

      La Tour Eiffel       In the winter, in the spring, in the summer,   Can it be that the best season is autumn?     Poor M. Eiffel.  He ...

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Shakespeare and Company

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx9utm5murvwbPVdgDEFjMFvBiSmhMu-SsVxDaIX4D_rZQlaRzGYF_UlqHLUM9zIeUqEJDlQNwOLIO_ON17idPcGn5AYJX-8w4VcC5Sjyznp1VjQz0sH-64Jdf2dKLRiiGFQvgvjPCBU/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+215+DSC_0321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx9utm5murvwbPVdgDEFjMFvBiSmhMu-SsVxDaIX4D_rZQlaRzGYF_UlqHLUM9zIeUqEJDlQNwOLIO_ON17idPcGn5AYJX-8w4VcC5Sjyznp1VjQz0sH-64Jdf2dKLRiiGFQvgvjPCBU/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+215+DSC_0321.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shakespeare and Company</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This charming, storied bookstore serves as a regular bookstore, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as second-hand bookstore, and as a reading library. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so much more than a tourist destination </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the interior looks much like it must have 60 years ago </div><div style="text-align: center;">when it was opened by George Whitman.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, his daughter runs it as her father did, </div><div style="text-align: center;">opening the space for young writers to work and live.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the full color of autumn, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the leaves provide a coordinated color-match with the storefront.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Shakespeare and Company</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>37, rue de la Boûcherie</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company This charming, storied bookstore serves as a regular bookstore,  as second-hand bookstore, and as a reading library....

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Brume, brouillard et pluie - Jardin des Tuileries

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEKO6VSsIPMdEoHn_eopQXp_YkqameJvAptOyg1KivGrbka_-hRCPYVl7EWR-9BqoABz37wMnM822cgO0wOdvlQc5Exw-snSdG4R3ueaWLrA3whbUkR0C4A4SWig0iSK7a9s6LaxJ5UE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEKO6VSsIPMdEoHn_eopQXp_YkqameJvAptOyg1KivGrbka_-hRCPYVl7EWR-9BqoABz37wMnM822cgO0wOdvlQc5Exw-snSdG4R3ueaWLrA3whbUkR0C4A4SWig0iSK7a9s6LaxJ5UE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_217DSC_8812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">The mist, fog and rain generally appear with a vengeance in November, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but October can have a damp week or two also.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember, "a misty, foggy, rainy day in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">beats a great day at home"*  </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;">Enjoy the moment</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;">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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*according to Holly,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">French-girl wanna-be</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Brume, brouillard et pluie - Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries The mist, fog and rain generally appear with a vengeance in November,  but October can have a damp week or two also. Re...

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Square René-Viviani

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObmTRqlGgWRN86_eWeUFkyNEnqoS_WnIHFL9CHsT_GnEsb4aYsltOf-bw4ctMs5lkjf8YK2c3pKYJ_B7SAeOu5_XoPK8qrcFn4o8pTnbZPYTXS9lkEC4SMokpDalSd9_o3_tf1aoMdAw/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+168+DSC_0274.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square René-Viviani</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture </div><div style="text-align: center;">known as the Saint Julien fountain.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was constructed by Frenchman Georges Jeanclos in 1995 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and based on a tale of a curse by witches (with many characters), </div><div style="text-align: center;">a tale told and retold since the Middle Ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting square near the Seine and Notre Dame.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I can hear the crunch of the "Paris gravel."</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;">Square René-Viviani</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square René-Viviani

Square René-Viviani In the midst of this square is this odd sculpture  known as the Saint Julien fountain.   It was constructed by Frenchman...

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Place des Vosges - les ombres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSrRIeRxp6BSD5LSnDTZvuF-FJr68n0gtdKod9HXtkWOGSFSUCA2TL1d9GutgdySEXBktVDQTyZIL-gUl1bSwGTRBgosuJHajYRCmEAEdXbt-RWbUAh0TeIA9epmCBSMFOiMT1pbTOjg/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+115+DSC_0814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSrRIeRxp6BSD5LSnDTZvuF-FJr68n0gtdKod9HXtkWOGSFSUCA2TL1d9GutgdySEXBktVDQTyZIL-gUl1bSwGTRBgosuJHajYRCmEAEdXbt-RWbUAh0TeIA9epmCBSMFOiMT1pbTOjg/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+115+DSC_0814.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place des Vosges</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Designed and built in a perfect square over 400 years ago, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the arcades frame the inner courtyard/park.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The inauguration of this open air square in 1612 </div><div style="text-align: center;">was witness to the celebration of royals in a double wedding: </div><div style="text-align: center;">King Louis XIII to Anne of Austria and of his sister Elizabeth to Philip IV of Spain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The brick and stone design is typically seventeenth century French </div><div style="text-align: center;">and has been attributed to Louis or Clement Métezauh </div><div style="text-align: center;">or Jacques Androuet de Cerceau.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is amazing that these buildings survived turbulent times relatively intact.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, the bronze statue of Louis XIII was melted down by the Revolutionaries </div><div style="text-align: center;">and replaced two centuries later.</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: 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;">Place des Vosges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">75004, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place des Vosges - les ombres

Place des Vosges Designed and built in a perfect square over 400 years ago,  the arcades frame the inner courtyard/park.   The inauguration ...

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L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd6L1mEOB-OQbPtN6Dsnza9hvtAqzS2IO45UKOXbVXyyh9h-RCFMc_tnIUkX5nYwtViSivDInejKhBtKBoN-QpmrkGVWKUzN0EGyM2pt8dBYFPoY94uCodc628XnZvowa5Sb308yfYv8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+045+DSC_1270.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the next few months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the weather was sunny and warm during our time in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the leaves are dropping as seen in this photo of Jardin du Palais Royal.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were a bit disappointed that the fountain was turned off.</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;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;"><br /></div>

L'automne - Jardin du Palais Royal

Autumn in Paris The deciduous trees of Paris will shed their leaves  over the next few months. Although the weather was sunny and warm durin...

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Canal Saint Martin - en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgr7uCqtaEOQnk8KNjiNSJVcv9ttn_vV5sYNiVaKPZWn-QozXMK1bA74rt1SCNTOxg-Z0YQk4EGK8O3k_xGpovTWNLVeME7J40g0qXs36rweCSj2JVGWTNnLnWlKz4esXP6cHYeHSAXQ/s640/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+098+DSC_9051.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;">Canal Saint Martin</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 patches of blue sky were trumped by </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal.</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;"><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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Check out <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></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;">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 - en automne

Canal Saint Martin The patches of blue sky were trumped by  the electric shades of orange and yellow alongside the canal. bon weekend Check ...

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Village Saint Paul - le Marais

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11231426104/" title="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 132 DSC_2806 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 132 DSC_2806" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/11231426104_498bb3b3d9_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;">Quiet courtyard</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 last golden leaves of autumn cling tenuously to the branch </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and they echo my feelings of departing Paris.  </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;">I know when it is time to leave for home, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">clinging to the memories, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and knowing that there will be another autumn in Paris, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just as there will be another winter and spring and summer.</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: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The photos are a daily reminder...</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;">le sigh</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;">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;">Village Saint Paul</div><div style="text-align: left;">75004, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Village Saint Paul - le Marais

Quiet courtyard The last golden leaves of autumn cling tenuously to the branch  and they echo my feelings of departing Paris.   I know when ...

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Rue du Cardinal Lemoine - a courtyard for all seasons

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11140431346/" title="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 227 DSC_9874 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov17 Paris _20131117 227 DSC_9874" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/11140431346_ce2e528c28_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;">Courtyard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue du Cardinal Lemoine</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;">Palms, wisteria, fatsia, evergreens, honeysuckle, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the climbing vines that turn electric shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn.</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 have to check out this courtyard in the other seasons.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think that it was designed for appeal no matter the time of year.</span></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;">69, rue du Cardinal Lemoine</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Rue du Cardinal Lemoine - a courtyard for all seasons

Courtyard Rue du Cardinal Lemoine Palms, wisteria, fatsia, evergreens, honeysuckle,  and the climbing vines that turn electric shades of yel...

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Avenue du Président Wilson - une fille française?

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11126441896/" title="2013 Nov15 Paris _20131115 035 DSC_8988 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov15 Paris _20131115 035 DSC_8988" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/11126441896_f1457b2e65_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><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;">Along Avenue du Président Wilson, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">she walked with long strides in front of the gates of Palais Galliera.  </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;">She was dressed head to toe in shades of gray </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">offset by tresses of deep auburn.</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: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes, definitely...</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;">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;">Avenue du Président Wilson</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;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joyeux anniversaire, Renée</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Avenue du Président Wilson - une fille française?

Along Avenue du Président Wilson,  she walked with long strides in front of the gates of Palais Galliera.   She was dressed head to toe in s...

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La Tour Eiffel - la réflexion

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11110811115/" title="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 726 DSC_3404 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov22 Paris _20131122 726 DSC_3404" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7364/11110811115_9975938989_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;">A familiar reflection...</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;">How could a puddle on Champ de Mars be a pleasing sight?</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;">When it reflects the golden lights of la Tour Eiffel.</span></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;">la Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Allée Adrienne Lecouvreur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc du Champ de Mars</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, 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;"><br /></div>

La Tour Eiffel - la réflexion

A familiar reflection... How could a puddle on Champ de Mars be a pleasing sight? When it reflects the golden lights of la Tour Eiffel. la T...

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