Le Carrousel de la Gare Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA1wtcXi4sKhlkxHYKzjobiB7yfXZLdo1ds2S6vvx1qKIgffklwKhKIwFJEMz3oEpyzejT2ZJykd6-tzvPAAN0Zwnlz3dPWL8gLAYLt2vHFSqIt0IFlsHVdhSq02aG8KezquwiR-dSnU/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA1wtcXi4sKhlkxHYKzjobiB7yfXZLdo1ds2S6vvx1qKIgffklwKhKIwFJEMz3oEpyzejT2ZJykd6-tzvPAAN0Zwnlz3dPWL8gLAYLt2vHFSqIt0IFlsHVdhSq02aG8KezquwiR-dSnU/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0144.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Carousel at Gare Montparnasse<br /><br /><br />This (counterclockwise) carousel has the original<br />wood horses along with some other interesting rides.<br /><br /><br />I do not know the significance of the turquoise "F" along the crown.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Carrousel de la Gare Montparnasse</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;">Métro Montparnasse Bienvenue</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;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Le Carrousel de la Gare Montparnasse

Carousel at Gare Montparnasse This (counterclockwise) carousel has the original wood horses along with some other interesting rides. I do no...

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Carrousel XXXVIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mGd-sWH5truyGX8mgJCJLCFdO8dnSi0eXONcW6qHeV4alZBzTwJ77-9m_05bAv5lnfXuylVXhXS6bnD3GUPuQTWabHkFnPISd3U6B-JEgR5AmdEHuSQzJAqc6Pu4XpOGwYmJnOByQ5E/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+061+DSC_8727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mGd-sWH5truyGX8mgJCJLCFdO8dnSi0eXONcW6qHeV4alZBzTwJ77-9m_05bAv5lnfXuylVXhXS6bnD3GUPuQTWabHkFnPISd3U6B-JEgR5AmdEHuSQzJAqc6Pu4XpOGwYmJnOByQ5E/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+061+DSC_8727.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hôtel de Ville</div><div style="text-align: center;">le carrousel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The proper name for the carousel, as you may be able to read, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is "Carrousel, la Belle Épouque," </div><div style="text-align: center;">but even without a label its double-decker elegance </div><div style="text-align: center;">and unique crown are recognizable.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The rides are painted with the finesse of a fine artist.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The night scene with an outline of lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">around the Belle Époque carousel are worth a visit, too.</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;">le carrousel</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;">Hôtel de Ville</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div>

Carrousel XXXVIII

Hôtel de Ville le carrousel The proper name for the carousel, as you may be able to read,  is "Carrousel, la Belle Épouque,"  but ...

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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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Le Carrousel de Nogent - Carrousel XXIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjlWfTzIrG283NrDFR1FfSSq53TMb5j30ibbo8DoG22yIRLBzZjDCdUZg6Cu1iNra4pg6BTBdbgE8SCTIIzdMRUSLLP56ZqRnLlq0OnlVUXgiX_gK8sjUoHliAinsZc3ZZG67FCBMOY/s1600/2010+june+19+DSC_0818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmjlWfTzIrG283NrDFR1FfSSq53TMb5j30ibbo8DoG22yIRLBzZjDCdUZg6Cu1iNra4pg6BTBdbgE8SCTIIzdMRUSLLP56ZqRnLlq0OnlVUXgiX_gK8sjUoHliAinsZc3ZZG67FCBMOY/s640/2010+june+19+DSC_0818.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;">Just outside of Paris in Nogent-sur-Marne is this enclosed carousel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">which I featured almost two years ago </span><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/le-carrousel-de-nogent.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></strong></a><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;">The enclosure allows this merry-go-round confection </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to be enjoyed in all seasons with seating both inside and out. </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;">I will have to return to get a closer photo of the spaceship </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the old cars in their counter clockwise rotation.  </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;">My blog friend and artist </span><a href="http://www.shellsherree.com/2012/06/francophile-friday-cirque-du-carrousel.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shell Sheree</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> has a lovely interpretation of this carousel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and I encourage you to visit and see her ink and watercolor selections.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb5cK5mz2CF5zMs7Fuaw55YmddmoTOEdfkdBxYGocv8KxV5w0ARKbtpeA3_6rZ1GaYy1qgrrjjsYXziEHZBNAP2LHfYX4fUJoJVE8KxTKnwY-Y7REFj1uH_Ma07e2SVAxs_XF5AT_-hc/s1600/shellsherree-carrouselNogen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb5cK5mz2CF5zMs7Fuaw55YmddmoTOEdfkdBxYGocv8KxV5w0ARKbtpeA3_6rZ1GaYy1qgrrjjsYXziEHZBNAP2LHfYX4fUJoJVE8KxTKnwY-Y7REFj1uH_Ma07e2SVAxs_XF5AT_-hc/s320/shellsherree-carrouselNogen.jpg" width="320" /></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: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">l'Esplanade de l'Hôtel de Ville</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nogent-sur-Marne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(just east of Bois de Vincennes)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Carrousel de Nogent - Carrousel XXIII

Just outside of Paris in Nogent-sur-Marne is this enclosed carousel which I featured almost two years ago here .  The enclosure allows this ...

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Carrousel - Place des Abbesses

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCY-370-XtEDI3AFhXPZau3z3a7X2uE9YHbgwPseFhtw4_VgH6AlYS29Tbg9y5eAqfctZQZyY5h0UBJHgN4XEOKMCk8eZQm4Rv3FWIYh32l0hFQnqLIx07F4XFUaWL4ATkK4pK0Udp8k/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0162.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645347102992247858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCY-370-XtEDI3AFhXPZau3z3a7X2uE9YHbgwPseFhtw4_VgH6AlYS29Tbg9y5eAqfctZQZyY5h0UBJHgN4XEOKMCk8eZQm4Rv3FWIYh32l0hFQnqLIx07F4XFUaWL4ATkK4pK0Udp8k/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0162.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Colorful, fast, and trendy...</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Enjoyed immensely by the children, but</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Not my favorite carrousel à Paris</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Zoom-zoom</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Carrousel (Counter-clockwise)<br /><br />Place des Abbesses<br /><br />75018, Paris<br /><br />

Carrousel - Place des Abbesses

Colorful, fast, and trendy... Enjoyed immensely by the children, but Not my favorite carrousel à Paris Zoom-zoom Carrousel (Counter-clockwis...

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