Quai de Bourbon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWUmBSN9hYTyY4dKht_afPTPOi4herdn0tdPz_DfCeMmRrd5kH6XLAdPKg_ing5cMm0pUpABTSHkdkiiMjQ5cUqG-XfXzP9WUB3YeL6XESDejMvwEtkreTrmoegCE7OjlZXdO6c33Z7E/s1600/2013+May+19+Sun_37DSC_4285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWUmBSN9hYTyY4dKht_afPTPOi4herdn0tdPz_DfCeMmRrd5kH6XLAdPKg_ing5cMm0pUpABTSHkdkiiMjQ5cUqG-XfXzP9WUB3YeL6XESDejMvwEtkreTrmoegCE7OjlZXdO6c33Z7E/s1600/2013+May+19+Sun_37DSC_4285.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A View along the Seine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The narrow strip is shared with the trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">showing the new leaves of spring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A single <i>flaneur</i> has the space to himself...</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;">Quai de Bourbon from Pont Marie</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>

Quai de Bourbon

A View along the Seine The narrow strip is shared with the trees showing the new leaves of spring. A single flaneur has the space to himsel...

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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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Une papeterie à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EIJjJ-nkU00HoKo5TpgwRNcAnPtnpwydkYKktxSCbbLaEukbK3YyfLhDeETsxgNyoR1CZDe0bjPlQ7mRCk5RywDlo8LKDgNCCL_7Ko4nP4GAx9kQVFTg2JtThJRpymNWWolZqq-UiDE/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_466DSC_6077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EIJjJ-nkU00HoKo5TpgwRNcAnPtnpwydkYKktxSCbbLaEukbK3YyfLhDeETsxgNyoR1CZDe0bjPlQ7mRCk5RywDlo8LKDgNCCL_7Ko4nP4GAx9kQVFTg2JtThJRpymNWWolZqq-UiDE/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_466DSC_6077.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a stationer's shop</div><div style="text-align: center;">(papeterie)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are at least four things in this window </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe that should have been bought for gifts.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This street, just north of the Seine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">has an abundance of charming little shops, </div><div style="text-align: center;">several of which have papers and books like this one.</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;">papeterie</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe</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>

Une papeterie à Paris

a stationer's shop (papeterie) There are at least four things in this window  on Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe that should have been bought...

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Pont Louis-Philippe - Île Saint-Louis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10619314324/" title="2013 0522 Wed_461DSC_6072 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0522 Wed_461DSC_6072" height="488" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/10619314324_236028e308_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pont Louis-Philippe</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;">Yes, the rain was relentless, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but Paris keeps moving without regard to the weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This stone arch-bridge connects the Quai de Bourbon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on the Île Saint-Louis with the Saint-Gervais neighborhood on the right bank.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is decorated with stone laurel wreaths </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">surrounding metallic rosettes which are best seen from the Seine.</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;">Pont Louis-Philippe</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Île Saint-Louis</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>

Pont Louis-Philippe - Île Saint-Louis

Pont Louis-Philippe Yes, the rain was relentless,  but Paris keeps moving without regard to the weather. This stone arch-bridge connects the...

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