Square du Vert Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUOtf8V7UI38KHXLnH9TVy_P88YwxILD8W3IGbXlW3kFgWedD5NnVBUoK_rF3eT_pxHyjDNMnTtVxlUY0dmU_0f99IhTtaD5dzY1LUzpYxhP0_iVs7DYvf8L8nrl2igiiHrTb41hKqiY/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUOtf8V7UI38KHXLnH9TVy_P88YwxILD8W3IGbXlW3kFgWedD5NnVBUoK_rF3eT_pxHyjDNMnTtVxlUY0dmU_0f99IhTtaD5dzY1LUzpYxhP0_iVs7DYvf8L8nrl2igiiHrTb41hKqiY/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0288.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square du Vert Galant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little tear-drop of green is not exactly a secret place, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it is most often photographed from the other direction</div><div style="text-align: center;">(as seen in my banner photo above).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from Pont des Arts gives the illusion </div><div style="text-align: center;">of a ship's bow.  You can access this little park</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the midpoint of Pont Neuf.</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;">Square du Vert Galant</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square du Vert Galant

Square du Vert Galant This little tear-drop of green is not exactly a secret place,  but it is most often photographed from the other direct...

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La Seine et Square du Vert Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkst8_ysY4Jxofj0I_s2P0itdrmpNyc0JxorjQ8-e2QUMiJmfmMb86jUnkQlXGnvl25CtsixBlq2VAap2U-kezXadjC8KxhHYlRJCMdXW0TBOHd8mLY7gYruzSMfWhhpEmuIxHIxn-a0/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_231DSC_4914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkst8_ysY4Jxofj0I_s2P0itdrmpNyc0JxorjQ8-e2QUMiJmfmMb86jUnkQlXGnvl25CtsixBlq2VAap2U-kezXadjC8KxhHYlRJCMdXW0TBOHd8mLY7gYruzSMfWhhpEmuIxHIxn-a0/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_231DSC_4914.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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 du Vert Galant</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as seen from Pont des Arts</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;">An early evening in April we strolled to Pont des Arts, hand in hand.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So romantic, we were alone...  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with about a hundred of our fellow romantics, picknickers, and flaneurs on the bridge.  </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;">We watched the sun set into Seine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and tossed our key into the water below.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, the key was red.</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(joyeaux anniversaire, D)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div>

La Seine et Square du Vert Galant

Square du Vert Galant as seen from Pont des Arts An early evening in April we strolled to Pont des Arts, hand in hand.  So romantic, we were...

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Square du Vert-Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s1600/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVubZiY-GUadN34ZnwK1RJMdVN5Ro7u2I9MWkJyP0HcWt_8RmX8XW_GdavAL-oj9_7h05F08fKhdGjXyckCLlt-NhvJwkgp27kdRTUwo1TXk3atWEV2ls1lRIy6KsFjklPYPXDvG_iTo/s640/2012+jan+17++3rd_0287.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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;">Square du Vert-Galant</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;">If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer.  This narrow piece of land on the western tip of Île de la Cité </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">looks much like the bow of a ship in the middle of the Seine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and is a beautiful, quiet retreat on this January day.  </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 was named for the dashing 16th century king of France, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Henry IV, known as the lusty gallant!</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;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Square du Vert-Galant</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>

Square du Vert-Galant

Square du Vert-Galant If you look at my banner photo you will see this square taken from Pont des Arts in summer.  This narrow piece of land...

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