2CV - Deux Chevaux-Vapeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv6qkIPBh2xMMcbmZBXAqtqwoxQv9bEjtRHlZNlrJvq4vvq3y5Rt_ScgZBK_IRmJ1hNR3xq9yk4O8dvH8kRPUhkvND1eB6ZcyzXzcH-TvS4-hDa_NGUm9Dip2I-YGqomx4odXuYHef98/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+047+DSC_2721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv6qkIPBh2xMMcbmZBXAqtqwoxQv9bEjtRHlZNlrJvq4vvq3y5Rt_ScgZBK_IRmJ1hNR3xq9yk4O8dvH8kRPUhkvND1eB6ZcyzXzcH-TvS4-hDa_NGUm9Dip2I-YGqomx4odXuYHef98/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+047+DSC_2721.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2CV</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deux Chevaux-Vapeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Two Steam Horses"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This minimalist, sturdy economical car was </div><div style="text-align: center;">manufactured in France between 1948 and 1989.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen in many French films of the 50s and 60s,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I always smile when I see one on the streets of Paris.</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 weekend</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;">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: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

2CV - Deux Chevaux-Vapeur

2CV Deux Chevaux-Vapeur "Two Steam Horses" This minimalist, sturdy economical car was manufactured in France between 1948 and 1989...

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Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Merri</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Stravinsky Fountain</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 whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the flying buttresses of this ancient church </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with its "Gothic Flamboyant" architectural style.</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 fountain sculptures were installed in 1983...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The church built between 1500 and 1550...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Which of these two Paris landmarks will look the best in 200 years?</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;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Merri </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">76, rue de la Verrerie</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

Église Saint-Merri The Stravinsky Fountain The whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast  to the flying buttresses of this ancient...

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Église Saint-Merri

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8990713967/" title="2013 0523 Thurs_35DSC_6249 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0523 Thurs_35DSC_6249" height="585" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/8990713967_bbcca5d4de_c.jpg" width="680" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Merri</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 church was constructed between 1500 and 1550 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in a style called "Gothic flamboyant."  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Surviving the French Revolution is the oldest bell in Paris, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cast in 1331.  (That is not a typo... 1331!!)</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 church was reported as a site of the 1832 barricades </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">fighting in a republican uprising against the July Monarchy.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will be going back to my unabridged Les Miserables to look for clues.</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;"><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 dimanche</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;"><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;">Église Saint-Merri </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;">76, rue de la Verrerie</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Merri

Église Saint-Merri This church was constructed between 1500 and 1550  in a style called "Gothic flamboyant."   Surviving the Frenc...

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Radiant beams -- Église Saint-Merri

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusOY9YTkFVIMIajMpxpi0qJX-EHIIdKg36D4q_KI0LP_klRpGw14-myEdiC-M8St2Jg9fch_IE33FNERZo4inF6iw4Y44LfJqwNP3uPLs-x_Di-OmAVe-frKPF58JSrKKmdOWrFgiGRc/s1600/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0028.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577026911629617074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusOY9YTkFVIMIajMpxpi0qJX-EHIIdKg36D4q_KI0LP_klRpGw14-myEdiC-M8St2Jg9fch_IE33FNERZo4inF6iw4Y44LfJqwNP3uPLs-x_Di-OmAVe-frKPF58JSrKKmdOWrFgiGRc/s640/2010+dec+paris+8+DSC_0028.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>Église Saint-Merri is dedicated to an 8th Century abbot, named Medericus but called Merry. This gothic church is located near Centre Pompidou with its treasures was built in the 1500s. It is home to the Academie vocale de Paris, which performs concerts in the church every saturday throughout the year. Perhaps these are the singers featured by Virginia of <a href="http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/2011/02/sunday-church-series-choir-practices.html"><strong>Paris Through My Lens</strong></a>. I would have loved to have seen them that day.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Église Saint-Merri</div><div>76, rue de la Verrerie</div>

Radiant beams -- Église Saint-Merri

Église Saint-Merri is dedicated to an 8th Century abbot, named Medericus but called Merry. This gothic church is located near Centre Pompido...

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