Église Saint-Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><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;">Amidst the rooftops and chimney pots, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the dome of Saint-Augustin pushes toward the heavens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With no special effects or editing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this scene is seen just as it appeared:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">a limited color palette </div><div style="text-align: center;">and situated against the backdrop of modern Paris buildings.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></div>

Église Saint-Augustin

  Église Saint-Augustin Amidst the rooftops and chimney pots,  the dome of Saint-Augustin pushes toward the heavens. With no special effects...

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Les toits de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The roofs of Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The clay chimney pots and roofs </div><div style="text-align: center;">offset the winter blue skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Surely there are as many layers of history </div><div style="text-align: center;">as there are angles of these buildings</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;">a convergence of streets</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>

Les toits de Paris

The roofs of Paris The clay chimney pots and roofs  offset the winter blue skies.   Surely there are as many layers of history  as there are...

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Promenade Plantée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-RlxoiSdh_qClsXCrgWK03p52t9gMq4BY0KTzoa1q664LJB_D7EHljcZN8tIDjcLwMAVolKcEk0O8Z-MjT4rOiJAfWItxrOSk_AjCJsdo7vFhZJZWp16dKowWWEkiD1FzPnO0l3ZesQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_204DSC_4073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-RlxoiSdh_qClsXCrgWK03p52t9gMq4BY0KTzoa1q664LJB_D7EHljcZN8tIDjcLwMAVolKcEk0O8Z-MjT4rOiJAfWItxrOSk_AjCJsdo7vFhZJZWp16dKowWWEkiD1FzPnO0l3ZesQ/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_204DSC_4073.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Promenade Plantée</div><div style="text-align: center;">ou Coulée Verte</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This elevated green walkway was created from an obsolete railway structure </div><div style="text-align: center;">and runs for almost three miles above the Viaduct des Arts.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It provides a scenic walk above the busy sidewalks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen in the background are "chimney tracks" </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I will tell you more about these later.</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;">Promenade Plantée</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Promenade Plantée

Promenade Plantée ou Coulée Verte This elevated green walkway was created from an obsolete railway structure  and runs for almost three mile...

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Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.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;">This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking northwest,</div><div style="text-align: center;">shows at least two churches on the horizon:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is about four blocks away </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the recognizable Sacré Coeur in the distance.</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;"><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;">a view of churches from Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième,  looking northwest, shows at least two churches on the horizon:   Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations ...

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Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a vantage point above the streets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these two magnificent churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">provide a focal point above the rooftops and chimneys </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Paris' 9ième and 18ième arrondissements.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(linking to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">inSPIRED Sunday</a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></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;"><i>La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</i></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;"><i>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</i></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;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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;"><i>Église de la Sainte-Trinité</i></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;"><i>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</i></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;"><i>75009, Paris </i></span></span></div>

Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Sacré Coeur Sainte-Trinité From a vantage point above the streets,  these two magnificent churches  provide a focal point above the rooftops...

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Les toits et le chat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTqdpGvA8CgF3TqbF4n7UWVYxT_34_D_0n540U_J0SR30oVTKyHlzEVRXqsXO147RWan-xBNXiik4BffEfLcVnATDLOPxNdA0Ij_tGQo4c3yl_1Xrv_yzHCWlZtzmpyiDMlndIBYlu-E/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_188DSC_9300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTqdpGvA8CgF3TqbF4n7UWVYxT_34_D_0n540U_J0SR30oVTKyHlzEVRXqsXO147RWan-xBNXiik4BffEfLcVnATDLOPxNdA0Ij_tGQo4c3yl_1Xrv_yzHCWlZtzmpyiDMlndIBYlu-E/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_188DSC_9300.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;">Les toits et le chat</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;">On a gray rainy day in Paris this yellow cat can be seen grinning on the roofs from Montmartre to Vanves.  This one was seen among the chimney pots of the 6ème Arrondissement.</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;">If it is raining where you are today, may you find a hidden smile.</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;">75006, 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: left;"><br /></div>

Les toits et le chat

Les toits et le chat On a gray rainy day in Paris this yellow cat can be seen grinning on the roofs from Montmartre to Vanves.  This one was...

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Combien de cheminées?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhD7WhdeppOtFqHQOb43rzpMQLczPKzTb32SonoZIstefMzXYrARptceDin8K3jvflgb3QLXlGZSoVUK1UahbD_mhPAhI-tUsj87ywl6uc15e5z0Md3cMoLQ60tdesHHwgM6udsWgqlM/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_40DSC_8634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhD7WhdeppOtFqHQOb43rzpMQLczPKzTb32SonoZIstefMzXYrARptceDin8K3jvflgb3QLXlGZSoVUK1UahbD_mhPAhI-tUsj87ywl6uc15e5z0Md3cMoLQ60tdesHHwgM6udsWgqlM/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_40DSC_8634.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;">How many chimneys?</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;">...too many to count!</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;">Seen from the rooftop of Printemps</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, 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;">My blog "disappeared" for two days and my email was "gone" as well - </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Don't forget to back up your blog!  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Combien de cheminées?

How many chimneys? ...too many to count! Seen from the rooftop of Printemps Printemps 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris My blog "dis...

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