Le Café des Chats - un chat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoA0u8eyFw7Gzdhkemc3-e_9pbyIklDuDowYgFhx-H46uawsylYZXqMfuLrrEpPzHUu-GmDHye78kdOpbtplfE85k-WqB8Er2iXvueP83AoB1-xQgr3Etfgk58klQTNquYr4SGittExc/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+264+DSC_0963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoA0u8eyFw7Gzdhkemc3-e_9pbyIklDuDowYgFhx-H46uawsylYZXqMfuLrrEpPzHUu-GmDHye78kdOpbtplfE85k-WqB8Er2iXvueP83AoB1-xQgr3Etfgk58klQTNquYr4SGittExc/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+264+DSC_0963.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;">One of the many cat residents displays</div><div style="text-align: center;">the mood and character of this salon de the.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the cats have been adopted from shelters and</div><div style="text-align: center;">are under the care of veterinarians.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 'house rules' are simple: do not wake a sleeping cat;</div><div style="text-align: center;">wash your hands before petting the cats; no feeding the cats; </div><div style="text-align: center;">and, this is my favorite, no cat has to do anything s/he does not want to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sounds like a great life to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lecafedeschats.fr/" target="_blank">Here is the link.</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: left;"><a href="http://www.lecafedeschats.fr/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Café des Chats</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16, rue Michel le Comte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong> </strong> </div>

Le Café des Chats - un chat

One of the many cat residents displays the mood and character of this salon de the. All of the cats have been adopted from shelters and are ...

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La Journée de Pi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4QWibby4Xme5qwtNKID4da_yCKVJ-ygbUfjIxfinpvAnh4I56BB8DOXhcH_P460iuAxSDaqSDdvz87RPAnsFoMaK7GUFxFTyfGOo-i_HhOGztIXEAyzGN8qjUWbsVOTmmA0xtH3cU8/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4QWibby4Xme5qwtNKID4da_yCKVJ-ygbUfjIxfinpvAnh4I56BB8DOXhcH_P460iuAxSDaqSDdvz87RPAnsFoMaK7GUFxFTyfGOo-i_HhOGztIXEAyzGN8qjUWbsVOTmmA0xtH3cU8/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pi day of the century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">π </span>- not pie actually</div><div style="text-align: center;">(a pun)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, March 14, 2015 is <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/for-the-love-of-pi-and-the-tao-of-tau/">Pi Day</a>, a celebration of the irrational number </div><div style="text-align: center;">that describes the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pi is approximately 3.141592653, but it continues at random to infinity. </div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter how many numbers after the decimal place you use, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the only way to get it exactly is to use the symbol pi (π)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">March 14, 2015</div><div style="text-align: center;">3.14.15 at 9:26.53am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love math and numbers as well as pie, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so treat yourself to a slice of pie (or tart, if you will)</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 Petite Rose</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Journée de Pi

Pi day of the century π - not pie actually (a pun) Saturday, March 14, 2015 is Pi Day , a celebration of the irrational number  that descri...

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Buveuses de thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYXDVRaHs9Mc4Njo246_ZvAUPev3pr8ekpqDSnlnMJj7VBE-GYTvhmtMDB2s1OqT8pXgUgjvUFpJuBz3B2ZSmzVY8VK2YEZQzQCuyxagzBIzGLqvAM_L3qcv5uTAfcADzyfo-_ItKXf0/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYXDVRaHs9Mc4Njo246_ZvAUPev3pr8ekpqDSnlnMJj7VBE-GYTvhmtMDB2s1OqT8pXgUgjvUFpJuBz3B2ZSmzVY8VK2YEZQzQCuyxagzBIzGLqvAM_L3qcv5uTAfcADzyfo-_ItKXf0/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0347.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tea drinkers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a brisk afternoon we found we found </div><div style="text-align: center;">these women enjoying tea in the winter sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if they knit as well?</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;">L'Oisive Thé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Salon de Thé et Tricot</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8 bis, rue de la Butte aux Cailles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75013, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Buveuses de thé

Tea drinkers On a brisk afternoon we found we found  these women enjoying tea in the winter sun. I wonder if they knit as well? L'Oisive...

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Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgmK-W4gmHa6fMOtpJIfpbV0AAbkD31U5PN9SsZ4wXULVJSh3uXaIaGs62nyAPsZ92wrOkUMQoVQ9cwhV_uD1Z-wdqQH9vFyt8JjHfhhXTgTZanE9t6zGWRaCibWSMqMtFfT_2qXp350/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+023+DSC_9229.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Foucher</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be the "home" boutique for these fine chocolats, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it even offers a <i>salon de thé</i> for a quiet respite from the holiday shopping.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could imagine finishing the gift list with selections of chocolates </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then settling in for a chocolat chaud for myself.</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;">Chocolat Foucher</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">134, rue du Bac</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;"><br /></div>

Chocolat Foucher - chocolatier confiseur

Foucher Maison de Chocolat depuis 1819 Rue du Bac is a meandering shopping street just behind Bon Marché.   This may be the "home"...

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