City Daily Photo - Theme Day - La Revolution

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">City Daily Photo</div><div style="text-align: center;">Theme Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the first day of each month the photographers who participate daily with photos of their city (or adopted city) post a photo along a selected theme.  This month is "revolution," and I chose to consider the revolutions in wheels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This woman is riding a Velib, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which is the public bicycle system in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On three trips to Paris I have used the Velibs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">dodging the buses and cars to take a different view of the city.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not take photos while I ride which is a great comfort to my family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at all of the interpretations of the <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/may-2015-gallery-revolution.html" target="_blank">CDP photographers here.</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Velib</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Louis Lepine</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>

City Daily Photo - Theme Day - La Revolution

City Daily Photo Theme Day On the first day of each month the photographers who participate daily with photos of their city (or adopted city...

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Des Vélibs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOcF_zgrpNhDXzdmFNj_4s_8oNhgNIgIKneR3lXCJXLz6dajY7eq12SldKVp0HcC5IK9CzcFtP8B5-bG019S1bcPpexSXHFwdMIzZg6B4-L2ZSIaNcEEls-ja8In2oXQ3MKJ6JA3QVs8/s1600/2013+May+23+0523+Thurs_23DSC_6237.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vélib bikes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lined up and ready for riding...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, you need to have a good knowledge of the streets,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I would not recommend taking photos while riding (bien sûr!)</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Vélib station</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;">Place André Malraux</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des Vélibs

Vélib bikes Lined up and ready for riding... It is an easy way to get around Paris and much faster than walking.   However, you need to have...

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Les Vélibs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RY_5CDVwbofAhMllCiE4lTNgBXmk5XBZafZFsXyBDK5fIeSD94n0dMFRllsJzxU0Jx2oXMfuDDsn-c63jl79par0GWBY5K70GlvhlMBgnVk0B3r7X6zU2fddRJml6-CO_bBB0FjpObI/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_68DSC_8550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RY_5CDVwbofAhMllCiE4lTNgBXmk5XBZafZFsXyBDK5fIeSD94n0dMFRllsJzxU0Jx2oXMfuDDsn-c63jl79par0GWBY5K70GlvhlMBgnVk0B3r7X6zU2fddRJml6-CO_bBB0FjpObI/s640/2012+Oct+5+Friday_68DSC_8550.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Try it!</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;">Well, Holly has a big smile because we were having so much fun riding around Paris on the Vélibs.  The cost can be a little as $2.20 to ride for the day.  If you return your bike to one of the 1,800 stations within 30 minutes, there is no additional charge.  We rode for two days all over Paris, mixing it up with the traffic.  On my recent trip, I spent one day riding alone, crossing the Seine bridges and riding as far as Jardin des Plantes from the 2ème. </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;">There are 20,000 bikes ready to ride, waiting on you.  Check out <a href="http://en.velib.paris.fr/" target="_blank">the site here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you are hesitant, start away from congested traffic areas (Place Charles de Gaule for sure!) </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;">On our first 30-minute ride we bumped across the cobblestones of Champs Elysées, passed between Grand Palais and Petit Palais, and then crossed Pont Alexandre III.  What a rush!  </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Learn the words - It will make you feel so cool - </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>do not forget to ring the little bell as you sing, too)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Je m' baladais sur l' avenue<br />Le coeur ouvert à l' inconnu<br />J' avais envie de dire bonjour<br />A n' importe qui<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">N' importe qui et ce fut toi<br />Je t' ai dit n' importe quoi<br />Il suffisait de te parler<br />Pour t' apprivoiser<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aux Champs-Elysées<br />Aux Champs-Elysées<br />Au soleil, sous la pluie<br />A midi ou à minuit<br />Il y a tout c' que vous voulez<br />Aux Champs-Elysées!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Les rues du 15ième</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75015, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Les Vélibs

Try it! Well, Holly has a big smile because we were having so much fun riding around Paris on the Vélibs.  The cost can be a little as $2.20...

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Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfNQ4dBqCzyppP0diURaoIk3QxPrCbtwynt02hAx8mDEBOoMM1P0iO7Ur0wKLV-9kTuq3eDk5nak_aV-fiZhFMbqhw-HzNLGdy_B5LdaxWVkUbHZMz2z1TODh7eZ8O6epxZGSesorOLo/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_2DSC_8958.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;">Jardins des Tuileries</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 sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and provides a grand outdoor entertainment center for Parisians and visitors alike.</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;">Jogging, walking, riding Vélibs, playing pétanque, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sitting in the ubiquitous green chairs by the side of Grand Bassin Octagonal...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The list is endless</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;">Jardin des Tuileries</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;"><br /></div>

Jardins des Tuileries - XXVII

Jardins des Tuileries This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares)  and provides a grand outdoor entertainment ce...

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Entrée des Fournisseurs - mercerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1r-Ie2l0pAovSljiYG-MVGladGK4a7x6mY-ALBbtJ41LLL41GOjjv760QXC41mdbifQ4an5z3Xb66lsc5LmREzCFRtddfuV_R-P5IJ7w5PGXSfAazIDy-3XC9GJDE-sFT7y_TkbsdD8/s1600/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5448DSC_5495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1r-Ie2l0pAovSljiYG-MVGladGK4a7x6mY-ALBbtJ41LLL41GOjjv760QXC41mdbifQ4an5z3Xb66lsc5LmREzCFRtddfuV_R-P5IJ7w5PGXSfAazIDy-3XC9GJDE-sFT7y_TkbsdD8/s640/2012+Paris+Mar+31_5448DSC_5495.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.entreedesfournisseurs.fr/index.php?language=fr" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Entrée des Fournisseurs</span></a></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;">Tucked quietly off the main street of Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this large mercerie has a wonderful selection:</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;">haberdashery, ribbons, buttons, passementerie, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">threads, fabrics, felting, knitting, books, and so much more...</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;">but, if you can see the square sign on the door...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">pas de photos!</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Entrée des Fournisseurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue des Francs-Bourgeois</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>

Entrée des Fournisseurs - mercerie

Entrée des Fournisseurs Tucked quietly off the main street of Rue des Francs-Bourgeois,  this large mercerie has a wonderful selection: habe...

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L'homme et le Vélib

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8443697186/" title="2012 Oct 8 Monday_181DSC_9293-b by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 8 Monday_181DSC_9293-b" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8443697186_ae8aa492c0_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">zoom-zoom</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 streets of Paris are full of bicycle commuters, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and one sees many of the rental bikes (Vélibs) utilized.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They come equipped with a lock, an ample basket, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">easily adjustable seat, three gears, hand brakes, and... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a bell.</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;">With a Navigo pass, a simple swipe of the card and you are good to go.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For a tourist, there are a few more steps, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but still easy and inexpensive when you understand how it is charged.</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;">How do I know?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrrring, brrrrring!  </span></i></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;">Vélib on Rue de Vaugirard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'homme et le Vélib

zoom-zoom The streets of Paris are full of bicycle commuters,  and one sees many of the rental bikes (Vélibs) utilized.   They come equippe...

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Métropolitain, la fenêtre, et le Vélib

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg099hgut6qLPZwubicZJDqThOvJLzycp44feufU7NwQu1B1A8Ji5mZdWkPFJePgNYP424uuU9UiFWpodvDrjSL5AysT5v1361cdVk7QQPNOzaVGfqDQEN0KIEGk1rAJeHTDb8bJ1_SXvA/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_65DSC_8903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg099hgut6qLPZwubicZJDqThOvJLzycp44feufU7NwQu1B1A8Ji5mZdWkPFJePgNYP424uuU9UiFWpodvDrjSL5AysT5v1361cdVk7QQPNOzaVGfqDQEN0KIEGk1rAJeHTDb8bJ1_SXvA/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_65DSC_8903.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;">Rouge times two</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;">Safety in the streets of Paris suggests that one ring the little bell </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and then pull over to the curb.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One can take photos while riding a Vélib, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but coming to a complete stop is best. </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;">...and I did</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;">There is more to this story, bien sûr</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">brrring, brrring!</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;">112, boulevard Raspail</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Notre-Dame des Champs</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;">Le Beaujolais nouveau arrive!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9585v1vrZtnLGbrWrf-gjq7U1ZT29WsQXXw0vuxulJaXZxI00zWfo_FTObW77Y1PXHu7gr4lTe0mUnYmJBbVUzZ3DzybQBx-Wwhp3aljyuV7Snhv5Coqm4njnoLTPFwkzmcbPO_VETU/s1600/2012+Shell+Metro+Velib+Fenetre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9585v1vrZtnLGbrWrf-gjq7U1ZT29WsQXXw0vuxulJaXZxI00zWfo_FTObW77Y1PXHu7gr4lTe0mUnYmJBbVUzZ3DzybQBx-Wwhp3aljyuV7Snhv5Coqm4njnoLTPFwkzmcbPO_VETU/s200/2012+Shell+Metro+Velib+Fenetre.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Just look at this lovely ink and watercolor<br />by dear friend Shell Sherree <b><a href="http://www.shellsherree.com/2012/11/francophile-friday-take-vantage-of-le.html?showComment=1353077468231#c3874069222842602570" target="_blank">here</a></b>!<br /><br /></div>

Métropolitain, la fenêtre, et le Vélib

Rouge times two Safety in the streets of Paris suggests that one ring the little bell  and then pull over to the curb.   One can take photos...

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Place Louis Lépine - la cycliste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" width="400" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When one rides a Velib, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">one is not concerned about the maintenance or security of a bike.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Certainly the owner of the bike (or what is left of it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in the background has a problem.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Louis Lépine</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Cité</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Place Louis Lépine - la cycliste

When one rides a Velib, one is not concerned about the maintenance or security of a bike.  Certainly the owner of the bike (or what is left ...

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