Le dernier train

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd4OQZwdlhqGuiPe0J-RdpjFFLR3HLjlDPGWDMP_Cbu82-QjLja8S6N9J_igeskKdOAeSpvXZPoHr9i2XCX6hy9jqbG9ETiaQxcDZq0ya5Do_dmxCLUEcyz6iAjbP4jQnBwPg-KA8iKA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_327DSC_4682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd4OQZwdlhqGuiPe0J-RdpjFFLR3HLjlDPGWDMP_Cbu82-QjLja8S6N9J_igeskKdOAeSpvXZPoHr9i2XCX6hy9jqbG9ETiaQxcDZq0ya5Do_dmxCLUEcyz6iAjbP4jQnBwPg-KA8iKA/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_327DSC_4682.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;">The last train</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Garches, France</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 sounds so distant to say we went to Garches, France, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but it is only outside the Peripherique by two stops,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and you can use a Paris Visit, Zones 1-3</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;">However, if you miss the last train back into Paris,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">it would seem distant indeed.</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;">Garches, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two stops beyond La Défense</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le dernier train

The last train Garches, France It sounds so distant to say we went to Garches, France,  but it is only outside the Peripherique by two stops...

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Le carrousel - XXVI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17DQnxiXSzaU4uAiwJK4l1xhyM-3wrIsLq4MtONu9t7AuQY7ElCKb4ylDlCqF_dd3qlKJtSRGvX5LLohWG0QBhWKGePLyq5z9dlNxDh8OgRxJvmRGjg5mD1ycUV4fl0myLExcGZ1NN64/s1600/2012+Mar+29_5212DSC_5207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17DQnxiXSzaU4uAiwJK4l1xhyM-3wrIsLq4MtONu9t7AuQY7ElCKb4ylDlCqF_dd3qlKJtSRGvX5LLohWG0QBhWKGePLyq5z9dlNxDh8OgRxJvmRGjg5mD1ycUV4fl0myLExcGZ1NN64/s640/2012+Mar+29_5212DSC_5207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As the blue skies of this April evening turned the multi-hued shades known only in Paris, we waited for the first "twinkling" of La Tour Eiffel.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The lights on that iron beauty twinkle for about 5 minutes every hour until 1am.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They start on the first hour after the Paris street lights come on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Little did we know that we would enjoy a show before the main event...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">soft streetlights, sculptures, a reflecting pool, fountains.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It was all set off by a delightful carousel (rotating counter-clockwise) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with its calliope music playing.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The police vans?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Manpower to catch the people selling Eiffel Tower keychains - not so magical</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><br />Carrousel de Trocadero</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place du Trocadéro</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75016, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le carrousel - XXVI

As the blue skies of this April evening turned the multi-hued shades known only in Paris, we waited for the first "twinkling" of L...

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Pont des Arts - l'amour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s640/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paris in love</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is just not the same anywhere else</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Pont des Arts</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div>

Pont des Arts - l'amour

Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ... Paris in love It is just not the same anywhere else Pont des Arts 75001, Par...

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Le Métro et BHV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYNVEd_Wxl8PdT36XQ4cn_KC36XBtw5TXBwD43Zp-iyzbNkIELjiuKMBIdeb2VwX250I0rcaMZwGWyffkp1M8B8qQr4SIAuMJ_j7eFaFttYyZDbomJV4Vy9qf_a32eRlDca-GCExpzEo/s1600/2011+nov+7+DSC_0540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYNVEd_Wxl8PdT36XQ4cn_KC36XBtw5TXBwD43Zp-iyzbNkIELjiuKMBIdeb2VwX250I0rcaMZwGWyffkp1M8B8qQr4SIAuMJ_j7eFaFttYyZDbomJV4Vy9qf_a32eRlDca-GCExpzEo/s640/2011+nov+7+DSC_0540.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Métro sign at Hotel de Ville and the Christmas lights of BHV (Bay Aash Vay)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">are as colorful as the double-decker carrousel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The full moon had some serious competition this night</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>BHV (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Hotel de Ville</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue de Rivoli et Rue de Lobau</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">  </div>

Le Métro et BHV

The Métro sign at Hotel de Ville and the Christmas lights of BHV (Bay Aash Vay) are as colorful as the double-decker carrousel. The full moo...

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Louvre Pyramid and full moon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPndHlsAEutukYuQbeyAOPLT7RDTFtj2JdkQByQ71rkvpgYQGfVbAsCpA2e6_ja00E_5_tVOlB5ejm1nCRcaY_43bH6IHgSdQbl4S7c67lDqMdvlthGnZvDNQaiLo0LRU89WO3uQpv1E0/s1600/2011+april+7+DSC_0541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPndHlsAEutukYuQbeyAOPLT7RDTFtj2JdkQByQ71rkvpgYQGfVbAsCpA2e6_ja00E_5_tVOlB5ejm1nCRcaY_43bH6IHgSdQbl4S7c67lDqMdvlthGnZvDNQaiLo0LRU89WO3uQpv1E0/s640/2011+april+7+DSC_0541.jpg" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Through the glass and steel of I. M. Pei's Pyramid, is seen a full moon and Pavillon de l'Horloge, architecture from different centuries gracing the Napoleon Courtyard of the Louvre.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bon weekend</span><br /><br />Louvre Pyramid<br />Cour Napoleon<br />75001, Paris<br /><br />See more reflections here at <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2011/09/hand-in-hand-on-sand-weekend.html">James' Weekend Reflections</a>

Louvre Pyramid and full moon

Through the glass and steel of I. M. Pei's Pyramid, is seen a full moon and Pavillon de l'Horloge, architecture from different centu...

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Moon over Église Saint Roch

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19cUUN0bXu2KBxg-Y9SdkUguBU5ZqbVUqfZRwFRLPnSiC4QiaCZSv6tXOuWoSpmvnVhSgLOItRln3AVOcGfuQdoO5-V7xj4MpEx2UVNbwXPFw3SHgoD997fdEQpT1gY_xVGYVtd_oxRM/s1600/2011+april+7+DSC_0004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740012021057250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19cUUN0bXu2KBxg-Y9SdkUguBU5ZqbVUqfZRwFRLPnSiC4QiaCZSv6tXOuWoSpmvnVhSgLOItRln3AVOcGfuQdoO5-V7xj4MpEx2UVNbwXPFw3SHgoD997fdEQpT1gY_xVGYVtd_oxRM/s640/2011+april+7+DSC_0004.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />On the last night in Paris, I saw this view from the bed and jumped up to snap it before the moment escaped. I will be in Paris again and this scene plays out regularly each month, year after year. Why the urgency for this particular shot, quickly assembled and not a singular best? It totally captured the emotions of this April trip as I returned to familiar places that I count as mine and branched out for new discoveries.<br /><br />This was the scene of the familiar, the rooftop of Église Saint Roch, with the new excitement of the full moon ascending through wispy clouds. It was the dénouement of moments which quickened my heart, took my breath away, and brought a veil of water to my eyes. How can one have such feelings about a single city, its people, its quotidienne? How cliché to say that one "loves Paris," and yet I do.<br /><br />Église Saint Roch

Moon over Église Saint Roch

On the last night in Paris, I saw this view from the bed and jumped up to snap it before the moment escaped. I will be in Paris again and th...

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Café Marly

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ1fT2McWt0wvCj_-LsfXLfzhs62ABAbTluO5Rd5yRQqCdFjEFXfp3k8AVRM7aEMjq-kIl5BVUev-7XDJvywq5blj34hjdJVZ08uhOz1Ls_tsIlTnw5GCbnKhFl8Zn8i_Waxv-iqIT4k/s1600/2011+april++7+DSC_0547.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626036517687429218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ1fT2McWt0wvCj_-LsfXLfzhs62ABAbTluO5Rd5yRQqCdFjEFXfp3k8AVRM7aEMjq-kIl5BVUev-7XDJvywq5blj34hjdJVZ08uhOz1Ls_tsIlTnw5GCbnKhFl8Zn8i_Waxv-iqIT4k/s640/2011+april++7+DSC_0547.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Out on a night shoot with Marie and Janeen at the Louvre, we stopped by <a href="http://www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/restaurant/cafe-marly.html"><strong>Café Marly</strong> </a>for a peek and were able to wander through the various empty dining rooms for some photos. The few diners remaining had enjoyed the open air terrace on a warm April night.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The trio of paparazzi moved quietly through the rooms with only the clicking of shutters and an occasional giggle</span>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Café Marly</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">93, rue de Rivoli</span>

Café Marly

Out on a night shoot with Marie and Janeen at the Louvre, we stopped by Café Marly for a peek and were able to wander through the various e...

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Tuileries at Twilight

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD_S5WD-iytruMF1PkOBkdG8p2Tj045DT2p3XGOAEiN559FOoPas2OhvOfDpzT3PZKhuO83zDmSyWBcB8e8opCAzxw_8ZomqMxMugv075D0Lx551Qoe9qy59SQYG-Ig0WYZyzTgHmde8/s1600/2010+paris+june+17-18+DSC_0748.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621370407365761378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD_S5WD-iytruMF1PkOBkdG8p2Tj045DT2p3XGOAEiN559FOoPas2OhvOfDpzT3PZKhuO83zDmSyWBcB8e8opCAzxw_8ZomqMxMugv075D0Lx551Qoe9qy59SQYG-Ig0WYZyzTgHmde8/s640/2010+paris+june+17-18+DSC_0748.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">After the sun retires from the bright summer day, the long shadows of sunset relinquish the park to the soft palette of blues and greens. The park takes on a new persona for the brief time before total darkness, the magical twilight of Paris.</span></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I can close my eyes and see it still</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"></div>

Tuileries at Twilight

After the sun retires from the bright summer day, the long shadows of sunset relinquish the park to the soft palette of blues and greens. Th...

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Bistro Pré aux Clercs

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg80GX0Qf0NxBbRqVjkyp2msgp0MnY6Ih0dU4RJD-wJQRKx6YjHKSSkC37uhqwzVgyAQeaFncHle-NB0e9qiV-LrFM2NUHYxAYNLxuIOcTsC8dCch0RwtnjetbhDQtxma5-iKG5huAVcU/s1600/2010+paris+june+20+DSC_0039.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618651148065626834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg80GX0Qf0NxBbRqVjkyp2msgp0MnY6Ih0dU4RJD-wJQRKx6YjHKSSkC37uhqwzVgyAQeaFncHle-NB0e9qiV-LrFM2NUHYxAYNLxuIOcTsC8dCch0RwtnjetbhDQtxma5-iKG5huAVcU/s640/2010+paris+june+20+DSC_0039.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As we near the summer solstice I am reminded of this wonderful spot, Bistro Pré aux Clercs, where friends met last June before a night shoot at la Tour Eiffel. Marie and I returned on the evening of la Fête de la Musique to enjoy salads on the terrace and listen to the delightful sounds of a <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/la-fete-de-la-musique-un-quartet-de.html" style="font-weight: bold;">jazz quartet</a>. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I wish I was there right now... </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS81piftXPQ" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Care to join me</a><span style="font-family:arial;">?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Bistro Pré aux Clercs</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">30, rue Bonaparte</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Very interesting history <a href="http://www.ruevisconti.com/Histoire/Histoiredelarue/Histoiredelarue.html" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a> and something about the name, in French.</span>

Bistro Pré aux Clercs

As we near the summer solstice I am reminded of this wonderful spot, Bistro Pré aux Clercs, where friends met last June before a night shoot...

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Night cafe scene

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaQM4QbNjEnLSDT26IyPT6w0WKuGGaYNsj_iyWPD9r8T69NvtVCk88G4TRoHEL7bjawlSGvPJbf_eygwmIW3JQYKh10T3Af-xdUCu94ev2vLIYI7w5xfe5TxfG9zY6rsAGoUfVucjsi0/s1600/DSC_0006+%25282%2529+-+crop+%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603414163762165266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaQM4QbNjEnLSDT26IyPT6w0WKuGGaYNsj_iyWPD9r8T69NvtVCk88G4TRoHEL7bjawlSGvPJbf_eygwmIW3JQYKh10T3Af-xdUCu94ev2vLIYI7w5xfe5TxfG9zY6rsAGoUfVucjsi0/s640/DSC_0006+%25282%2529+-+crop+%25282%2529.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />On our last night in Paris, Janeen, Marie and I headed for dinner at Grand Colbert. As we walked along Rue St Honore from our apartment at Rue St Roch, I was taken by the quintessential Paris scenes playing out before my eyes. Already a bit nostalgic and feeling the tug of home and the lure of all that I love in Paris, each vignette played out in slow motion. The camera clicks are merely reflections of my memories, permanently etched.

Night cafe scene

On our last night in Paris, Janeen, Marie and I headed for dinner at Grand Colbert. As we walked along Rue St Honore from our apartment at R...

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Full Moon over Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl4Hj37vWjeQ5JgDqexSnQAijTqovcY7jZpCur6rPcbTpTo36AIgGznpkfzBZqT2Vf9a_x9ACQlwe8Q0R7Su8JhKGLnhZZgiijKRepXTIN9M8sR22hd37wXd-AqMYW6wSlYyHLZB77Rw/s1600/2011+april+paris+7+DSC_0535.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598183096491287826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl4Hj37vWjeQ5JgDqexSnQAijTqovcY7jZpCur6rPcbTpTo36AIgGznpkfzBZqT2Vf9a_x9ACQlwe8Q0R7Su8JhKGLnhZZgiijKRepXTIN9M8sR22hd37wXd-AqMYW6wSlYyHLZB77Rw/s640/2011+april+paris+7+DSC_0535.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />There is not much that could take my breath away like this full moon rising in Paris on Monday. In all the times that I have been to Paris I have never been there for a full moon... just look at those clear skies and wispy clouds framing the moon.<br /><br />Marie, Janeen and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner together on our last night in Paris and walked to the Louvre and on to the Seine for a night shoot. The weather was perfect for just a sweater or light jacket. We perched on the edge of the pool, chatted, told stories and took photos.<br /><br />I am so glad that I was there as I do not expect to ever have the stars lined up so perfectly for me again.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">For more weekend reflections check out James' </span><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/ghostly-reflection-weekend-reflections.html"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Newtown Daily Photo</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span>

Full Moon over Paris

There is not much that could take my breath away like this full moon rising in Paris on Monday. In all the times that I have been to Paris I...

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Reflections on the Seine

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CrcuJ4a-L5mMPnbs2EzNfzFadsEMAZN-vyKEqq89-H11haDpfnBdqJAKjfMIcnGgTE8foopBXs8Bq3dg8_unvuahk8OCmwYtkRhKUbPTJhcsgJFWSCZ2-IWD8gq8miFa467WzkkEWnE/s1600/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285864618726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CrcuJ4a-L5mMPnbs2EzNfzFadsEMAZN-vyKEqq89-H11haDpfnBdqJAKjfMIcnGgTE8foopBXs8Bq3dg8_unvuahk8OCmwYtkRhKUbPTJhcsgJFWSCZ2-IWD8gq8miFa467WzkkEWnE/s640/2010+dec+paris+6+DSC_0032.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Walking along Quai de Bourbon with an eye on the Seine, the clear sapphire sky made a nice contrast to the moss on Pont Marie. The water and lights provided a green-tinged reflection in the cold, dark river. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For more reflections look <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/stuck-in-middle-weekend-reflections-68.html"><strong>here</strong></a> at James' Newtown Area Photo</span>.</span></div>

Reflections on the Seine

Walking along Quai de Bourbon with an eye on the Seine, the clear sapphire sky made a nice contrast to the moss on Pont Marie. The water and...

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