Le Bon Marché - le carrousel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-N-_5XTsklhqvS0NOef2NjgVhRrwRg3a_rZuAbWh1ZNmkTef67xPxqdXmMRBTY7xB_gBH5V6ykkWCwpt62jX0PAWvdstGU5csTAWUIkAcdtbHRCDLEHOQ-jV_ykSr9lVOLiyCYvcCQM/s1600/DSC_0568cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-N-_5XTsklhqvS0NOef2NjgVhRrwRg3a_rZuAbWh1ZNmkTef67xPxqdXmMRBTY7xB_gBH5V6ykkWCwpt62jX0PAWvdstGU5csTAWUIkAcdtbHRCDLEHOQ-jV_ykSr9lVOLiyCYvcCQM/s640/DSC_0568cropped.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;">Square Boucicaut</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">le carrousel</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;">Almost hidden in the shadow of Le Bon Marché, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sits this vintage carousel.  </span></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;">Alas, it was too early in the morning for little passengers, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but by the afternoon it will be full.</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-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;">Le Bon Marché</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square Boucicaut</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">24, rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris </span></i></div>

Le Bon Marché - le carrousel

Square Boucicaut le carrousel Almost hidden in the shadow of Le Bon Marché,  sits this vintage carousel.   Alas, it was too early in the mor...

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Square Boucicaut - l'amour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7HVMtN9awv3AhVZ2gXkQiinY_iL2b6KfREiJgVGZbhDy4z6fIaYO9V45oQrjvYJmE_uBvgUNqUieUC9GWWPvlV3YFD2H4jwTMsObpg46fW3znS98ecfwoR1yP-QibbPxX_aW9NMvZco/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_224DSC_4338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7HVMtN9awv3AhVZ2gXkQiinY_iL2b6KfREiJgVGZbhDy4z6fIaYO9V45oQrjvYJmE_uBvgUNqUieUC9GWWPvlV3YFD2H4jwTMsObpg46fW3znS98ecfwoR1yP-QibbPxX_aW9NMvZco/s640/2012+Mar+27+Paris_224DSC_4338.jpg" width="467" /></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;">Square Boucicaut</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love and passion in the park</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May your week be as thrilling!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Square Boucicaut</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>entre Rue de Babylone et Rue de Sèvres</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Sèvres-Babylone</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square Boucicaut - l'amour

Square Boucicaut Love and passion in the park May your week be as thrilling! Square Boucicaut entre Rue de Babylone et Rue de Sèvres 75007,...

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Square Boucicaut - en l'été

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqVmPJS9JgebnJIJmMXJx-6_yFHTGt4n1Q6USwyKM4pGuTLVaI1JVENpjrNYIZGWQw9Gr2D5t7lkz42ygBscFkUyHVOEJXoejvpkReUyB_7jKNUpIL7blBpmfM1Wlqdkm_vKGXphvoYQ/s1600/2010+june+17-18+DSC_0562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqVmPJS9JgebnJIJmMXJx-6_yFHTGt4n1Q6USwyKM4pGuTLVaI1JVENpjrNYIZGWQw9Gr2D5t7lkz42ygBscFkUyHVOEJXoejvpkReUyB_7jKNUpIL7blBpmfM1Wlqdkm_vKGXphvoYQ/s640/2010+june+17-18+DSC_0562.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;">Square Boucicaut</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;">Early in the morning, this little pocket of a park was empty </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">except for the gardener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paris is often late to rise,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and you can have her almost to yourself </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">if you are an early bird.</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;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Square Boucicaut</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>entre Rue de Babylone et Rue de Sèvres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Sèvres-Babylone</em></span>

Square Boucicaut - en l'été

Square Boucicaut Early in the morning, this little pocket of a park was empty except for the gardener.   Paris is often late to rise,  and y...

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Morning stroll

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVmmlvibJ1y3XEsrRZ-8jmXtwWwCL0oXjvc93_vmd_c6u36pr-2UANYKgqYEaMkQVU5MbfYPjCDiQibSE3ODP3e5WqvIerj766YfR81N12GuFrjIeCF3WJHABzSQ-oeipVNyHaGcTV2A/s1600/DSC_0569sharper.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513543306531894594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVmmlvibJ1y3XEsrRZ-8jmXtwWwCL0oXjvc93_vmd_c6u36pr-2UANYKgqYEaMkQVU5MbfYPjCDiQibSE3ODP3e5WqvIerj766YfR81N12GuFrjIeCF3WJHABzSQ-oeipVNyHaGcTV2A/s640/DSC_0569sharper.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>This scene almost escaped me before I could "aim and shoot" and it was not until later that I could definitely say "it's a girl!" -- Do you think that this is the baby's nanny or her grandmère? Although I have never strolled an infant through the streets of Paris, it does occur to me that it must be difficult to handle this Cadillac of a stroller. They weigh a ton and do not exactly turn on a dime. Can you imagine the three steps up to the door and then getting it to the next floor? </div><br /><br /><div></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm off on an adventure with Nanette to find some castanets -- I will still be posting daily but with fewer comments until I return.</span></em></div><div></div>

Morning stroll

This scene almost escaped me before I could "aim and shoot" and it was not until later that I could definitely say "it's ...

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Lonely Carrousel -- Square Boucicaut

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9stMSRZ3LIbni9zkxWQ1VCKZWS0ag2Xb5y_bWZndyM4NVEv5lfXMPvldVHhAGNMxiS03sEzPRbjrCZICx0Th1JCIf_TPNlcBu7PJlVrpSk2BFTWi36F1IwfKVq5CgMab9HYNYaaDvc/s1600/DSC_0568cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504726950862423202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9stMSRZ3LIbni9zkxWQ1VCKZWS0ag2Xb5y_bWZndyM4NVEv5lfXMPvldVHhAGNMxiS03sEzPRbjrCZICx0Th1JCIf_TPNlcBu7PJlVrpSk2BFTWi36F1IwfKVq5CgMab9HYNYaaDvc/s640/DSC_0568cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Waiting for the opening of Bon Marché we sat in Square Boucicaut, the garden honoring the memory of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristide_Boucicaut"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Aristide Boucicaut</strong></span></a>, le créateur du célèbre grand magasin du Bon Marché.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This day in June the garden is empty except for the gardener and the operator of this carrousel -- no riders, large or small. </div>

Lonely Carrousel -- Square Boucicaut

Waiting for the opening of Bon Marché we sat in Square Boucicaut, the garden honoring the memory of Aristide Boucicaut , le créateur du célè...

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