Carrousel XXX - Hôtel de Ville

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF_cnIoFmg7v159STudbVj51OEne5zxex9uydrLpcRFwAMnd1LXO5V8M3aLTNILWh1GTxLh1hlf2qOCDMquQCONXts8uPS_FHZZVgAfpgLpAjFWttI0BD5M0BbOjyjSv879FFGZOmD_E/s1600/2010+dec+6+IMG_3313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF_cnIoFmg7v159STudbVj51OEne5zxex9uydrLpcRFwAMnd1LXO5V8M3aLTNILWh1GTxLh1hlf2qOCDMquQCONXts8uPS_FHZZVgAfpgLpAjFWttI0BD5M0BbOjyjSv879FFGZOmD_E/s640/2010+dec+6+IMG_3313.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Carrousel - Hôtel de Ville</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 is nothing as spectacular as a carrousel at night in a glory of lights.</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;">It is even better when you throw your head back </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to see La Tour Eiffel as you are spinning.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></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;">Le Carrousel </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de l'Hôtel de Ville</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Carrousel XXX - Hôtel de Ville

Carrousel - Hôtel de Ville There is nothing as spectacular as a carrousel at night in a glory of lights. It is even better when you throw yo...

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Manège du Parc - Parc de Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE_KxTyCfhLJ0Aat9HlPbfk-oVyyiEy1hdkkjtRsqMBR0NO_XBbScs66b2nIV2Pz4aH5kw4D56NecWangaIxf93PJaQZjMF646S_1d_P6yRFqCVXMmlH93T-IUI1vTXi3Qjatyrf6Sp8/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE_KxTyCfhLJ0Aat9HlPbfk-oVyyiEy1hdkkjtRsqMBR0NO_XBbScs66b2nIV2Pz4aH5kw4D56NecWangaIxf93PJaQZjMF646S_1d_P6yRFqCVXMmlH93T-IUI1vTXi3Qjatyrf6Sp8/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0842.jpg" /></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;">Manège du Parc</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 fascinating carousel in Parc de Monceau seems a bit lonely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in the fading light of a gray autumn day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></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;">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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Manège du Parc - Parc de Monceau

Manège du Parc This fascinating carousel in Parc de Monceau seems a bit lonely  in the fading light of a gray autumn day Parc de Monceau Bou...

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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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Dodo Manège -- Un carrousel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbHsPckJ2G5Iv-0hbpmyd7VggpNiINSm2mZRbmWCwoGKm6Rm8HdCrRY3cCq5pqkwDt7JwXELjkiWsIiDDiqkO3Gqvp8sQQbagipQzjB1CZu5Mi3DVmGpf1c3srJVQnmY8T05PZ8FPkgQ/s1600/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+091.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495831765798474546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbHsPckJ2G5Iv-0hbpmyd7VggpNiINSm2mZRbmWCwoGKm6Rm8HdCrRY3cCq5pqkwDt7JwXELjkiWsIiDDiqkO3Gqvp8sQQbagipQzjB1CZu5Mi3DVmGpf1c3srJVQnmY8T05PZ8FPkgQ/s640/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+091.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Dodo Manège, so read the hand-painted wood sign in front of this picturesque carousel, a merry-go-round of extinct and endangered species. Closed in the winter with the green tarp sealed tightly, it is a must-see for my warm-weather trips to Paris. It is found near the southeast entrance to Jardin de Plantes (Metro: Gare D'Austerlitz) and can be located by the sounds of the carousel music and children's laughter.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>You will not see many tourists but parents, grandparents, children -- local families out for an afternoon. To ride the green T. Rex or perhaps the Dodo, each child clutches un billet until it is handed over to the ticket collector. Indulged most likely by grandparents, some children ride time and again, some changing animals each time the manège stops and others guarding the "first-come" rights to the same favorite animal.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiRS201-dkCtCAEpW_8FwzEww1Y0ynATcsQH-CMQswnDaj7iUAwCix38_-f0GGxuSszHyx61vDA3pnK1IqZJw8_03wCD0xSs3e8m0B3ChakU3v-OxpZ-qlNPeTg_8p95SVWzIl5SpfIo/s1600/DSC_0992.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495826736280705058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiRS201-dkCtCAEpW_8FwzEww1Y0ynATcsQH-CMQswnDaj7iUAwCix38_-f0GGxuSszHyx61vDA3pnK1IqZJw8_03wCD0xSs3e8m0B3ChakU3v-OxpZ-qlNPeTg_8p95SVWzIl5SpfIo/s640/DSC_0992.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>

Dodo Manège -- Un carrousel

Dodo Manège, so read the hand-painted wood sign in front of this picturesque carousel, a merry-go-round of extinct and endangered species. ...

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