Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfMc0WkQWP_R3VpUOTGhKb194ODz0txAxuQUORroxA_DE3cAeWCWWTXiWrT4qV-n4AdsD15gSpS7tMbGJ37onE8lNOan7TJIvUPkAEgo5WKD-ZJHpseEFZ8x3C2Rzqr2-yJdzaMuPJk/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_265DSC_4890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfMc0WkQWP_R3VpUOTGhKb194ODz0txAxuQUORroxA_DE3cAeWCWWTXiWrT4qV-n4AdsD15gSpS7tMbGJ37onE8lNOan7TJIvUPkAEgo5WKD-ZJHpseEFZ8x3C2Rzqr2-yJdzaMuPJk/s640/2013+May+20+0520_265DSC_4890.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A mystical doorway draped in the green fringe</div><div style="text-align: center;">of old wisteria vines.</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;">Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs</div><div style="text-align: left;">4, rue Jean Desmarets</div><div style="text-align: left;">77160, Provins (short distance from Paris)</div>

Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs

Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs A mystical doorway draped in the green fringe of old wisteria vines. Les Comptoirs des Colporteurs 4, rue Jean...

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la Porte Verte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LNK-ANnVNNYJfb3GDbMoTGkKED-3PLFDb3pwCTVMGRXD2tSLvfmVXYvh2sM8fCPTf9XAO0W-lJvbtQAJhJ95EKCgkvScRidUxmFU5qXbziIwaWbnEhBpON_xzWwk0R9X0BkEr8QH6n4/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+046+DSC_7558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LNK-ANnVNNYJfb3GDbMoTGkKED-3PLFDb3pwCTVMGRXD2tSLvfmVXYvh2sM8fCPTf9XAO0W-lJvbtQAJhJ95EKCgkvScRidUxmFU5qXbziIwaWbnEhBpON_xzWwk0R9X0BkEr8QH6n4/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+046+DSC_7558.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the green door</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the process of </div><div style="text-align: center;">getting a </div><div style="text-align: center;">re-do</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;">Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>

la Porte Verte

the green door In the process of  getting a  re-do Montmartre 75018, Paris

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Les Portes de Parc Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Gates of Parc Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job </div><div style="text-align: center;">of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on boulevard de Courcelles</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the imposing gilded wrought iron gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The details have been meticulously maintained, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and reflect the afternoon sun.</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">35, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Portes de Parc Monceau

The Gates of Parc Monceau Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job  of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on bouleva...

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Des Grandes Maisons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCUJh3EFlY-ML842LZQJD3jh0wKPlmc_eEl47UGyEyjcIWVexIN8dOPcMiTCjdhjO0eASJqEySiIBlaoNj0MzZZVAknhb0qUNQc2XTuuOjDpH7OdzQCNsJyAYpYIlvZ_hBJEhL6n7Ad8/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_087DSC_5035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCUJh3EFlY-ML842LZQJD3jh0wKPlmc_eEl47UGyEyjcIWVexIN8dOPcMiTCjdhjO0eASJqEySiIBlaoNj0MzZZVAknhb0qUNQc2XTuuOjDpH7OdzQCNsJyAYpYIlvZ_hBJEhL6n7Ad8/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_087DSC_5035.jpg" width="640" /></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: center;">These beautiful homes overlook Parc de Monceau.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not know which view is better:</div><div style="text-align: center;">The homes seen from my vantage point in the park,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or the park seen from the grand balconies.</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;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des Grandes Maisons

These beautiful homes overlook Parc de Monceau. I do not know which view is better: The homes seen from my vantage point in the park, or the...

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L'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" width="640" /></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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of</div><div style="text-align: center;">French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is at least the fifth to occupy the</div><div style="text-align: center;">site since the fourth century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having read much about World War II in recent years,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is interesting to know that the magnificent windows seen still today </div><div style="text-align: center;">were removed in 1939 before the Germans advanced.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The glass was cleaned and releaded before </div><div style="text-align: center;">being returned to their original placement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chartres is only fifty miles outside of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and worth a day trip to see this cathedral and two other churches.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The old town is charming and a step back in time. </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;"><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;">Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16 cloitre Notre-Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000 Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div>

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Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is ...

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Rue Raynouard - Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rAkDeyhkjVwXVAuNbyuG3VlwPSKuuYXvYU2Pmx6AqFbs3rvpnbWmSk0T5WN4-3N6fK55G2FSbF-GaskSSto9PpSmNV_Tw1yqK4oNEU30l_rtpM2OsZDBYpk4Xdd6mJz3EG_b9XBhh_g/s1600/2012+Jan+14+1st_0958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rAkDeyhkjVwXVAuNbyuG3VlwPSKuuYXvYU2Pmx6AqFbs3rvpnbWmSk0T5WN4-3N6fK55G2FSbF-GaskSSto9PpSmNV_Tw1yqK4oNEU30l_rtpM2OsZDBYpk4Xdd6mJz3EG_b9XBhh_g/s1600/2012+Jan+14+1st_0958.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just above the wall-lined street you can see</div><div style="text-align: center;">this wonderful collection of windows, roofs, balconies,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and chimneys all washed in the glow of a winter afternoon's sunliight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architecture and textures</div><div style="text-align: center;">have interesting details.</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;">Rue Raynouard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passy </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div>

Rue Raynouard - Passy

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Pont Alexandre III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adorned with gilt, ironwork, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and more details than can be seen in a single photograph, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III is a great spot for photographs.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At night you can enjoy the lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">of La Tour Eiffel with reflections on the Seine.</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 Alexandre III</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting 8è and 7è</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III Adorned with gilt, ironwork,  and more details than can be seen in a single photograph,  Pont Alexandre III is a great sp...

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Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi59z2drdvnZqtaKHQKPoxhZHbaABHHiaU8DxAvGTwm_cGE1zBoSMtkkWkWjmoI3iwW6ewmHAF9uLEWPoEuLU-14zYJ68unzaxTBejXuYV0q7DGXMHfY7lJbTVc9TB68uB7UzE-oeKJBc/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+044+DSC_1729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi59z2drdvnZqtaKHQKPoxhZHbaABHHiaU8DxAvGTwm_cGE1zBoSMtkkWkWjmoI3iwW6ewmHAF9uLEWPoEuLU-14zYJ68unzaxTBejXuYV0q7DGXMHfY7lJbTVc9TB68uB7UzE-oeKJBc/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+044+DSC_1729.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Champollion</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite the lunch hour, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the tables and chairs are ready</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The heaters under the awning keep it a moderate temperature </div><div style="text-align: center;">on all but the most frigid days.</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;">(Do not forget to look-up</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">at the head sculptures on the building)</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;">Le Champollion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place du Caire </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">109, rue du Caire</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

Le Champollion Not quite the lunch hour,  but the tables and chairs are ready The heaters under the awning keep it a moderate temperature  o...

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Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuchyphenhyphensw7BLaWFzgGo__7IY_pvTqukzMNac46BGrDKfItFHjcBP5FSgKL48kYrhfShDWFZtylvzmhbc6BivRsspbap-t847oj_oIDOOAFT5te5T8O9ZeLDFxJXbc-PQADILxwUWb5Fg8js/s1600/2013+Paris+_20131118+176+DSC_0282b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you turn a corner in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">you never know what you will discover...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a pedestrian street,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the oldest churches in Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a mixture of centuries of architecture,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a quiet place for un c<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">afé</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;">4, rue Saint Julien le Pauvre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre

Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre When you turn a corner in Paris  you never know what you will discover... a pedestrian street, one of the oldest ...

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Rue la Feuillade

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJEl3vcqF_dl1eZciyvBgydE5kTtMXE97TOoEalrhwpnJAgt3ycRPVKCDjxqMX_w55F3c6Cc0fJ9Kbz7JfDYhkJulcm0Ix84yi5SVRSAFvkv8EVUd2eRACcNc9FyMe9B5ezC1cNi8SRg/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJEl3vcqF_dl1eZciyvBgydE5kTtMXE97TOoEalrhwpnJAgt3ycRPVKCDjxqMX_w55F3c6Cc0fJ9Kbz7JfDYhkJulcm0Ix84yi5SVRSAFvkv8EVUd2eRACcNc9FyMe9B5ezC1cNi8SRg/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Rue la Feuillade<br /><br /><br />Looking from one apartment window towards another,<br />admiring the architecture,<br />the tall windows,<br /><br /><br />...and wishing that I had the blue street sign<br />in my office.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue la Feuillade</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>

Rue la Feuillade

Rue la Feuillade Looking from one apartment window towards another, admiring the architecture, the tall windows, ...and wishing that I had t...

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Un lion en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Lion in <strike>Winter</strike> Autumn</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade </div><div style="text-align: center;">one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do not miss the guardian of it all, </div><div style="text-align: center;">le lion.</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;">Avenue d'Ilena</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div>

Un lion en automne

A Lion in Winter Autumn Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade  one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains....

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l'architecture de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMJz-1jvhd0SlzQz0NGRHXI1nop0NKfgJmxTaet0F7NM-zkhP93WWRxUAThtlqxBq3F37XqN4R41l9KjFjSKbuATbGJqmvgBSsY6EF2ApbDRE1M0r80f-yOVP0cBtEm7GquvrxxUqKik/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_65DSC_3934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMJz-1jvhd0SlzQz0NGRHXI1nop0NKfgJmxTaet0F7NM-zkhP93WWRxUAThtlqxBq3F37XqN4R41l9KjFjSKbuATbGJqmvgBSsY6EF2ApbDRE1M0r80f-yOVP0cBtEm7GquvrxxUqKik/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_65DSC_3934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architecture of Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How can you be in a particular spot more than 20 times </div><div style="text-align: center;">and miss this spectacular frieze?</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: center;">Don't miss the details</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;">Palais Royal</div><div style="text-align: left;">75001, Paris</div>

l'architecture de Paris

The architecture of Paris How can you be in a particular spot more than 20 times  and miss this spectacular frieze? Don't miss the detai...

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZXtb1TW61JLH7OWapaMOnbESzlp3Y5nbsLhkmUy9ZOFqV00AUER-YMqO2V4CvKbYKymDv1i5sI5zJiKDQQEZU41J9EC1o2wYGojkYg2dA4iM7BrHnNDvHdxYBDj1JysCN4qfulHoujw/s1600/2009+Dec+5+rescued.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZXtb1TW61JLH7OWapaMOnbESzlp3Y5nbsLhkmUy9ZOFqV00AUER-YMqO2V4CvKbYKymDv1i5sI5zJiKDQQEZU41J9EC1o2wYGojkYg2dA4iM7BrHnNDvHdxYBDj1JysCN4qfulHoujw/s1600/2009+Dec+5+rescued.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The afternoon sun adds a golden tint to the south side of Notre Dame with all the griffins lined up on their perches.  The details of the architecture could keep you sketching for months.</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;"><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;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 Parvis Notre Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Jean-Paul II</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;"><br /></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame The afternoon sun adds a golden tint to the south side of Notre Dame with all the griffins lined up on their perches.  The detail...

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