Five Year Anniversary - Paris and Beyond!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyodMzGivF_i-iHt7-rjj7k7a4WdrOB5mBe4KVJo59rlaLtRXi3gmPJoVbbUR1bjL-Az9J4yhvq3TbBZWyYLxKNzVAJdpIi6XhKAD_5-AN4iEtzZyIy4ttr0SoA0JCTj91eVdbatzV4oc/s1600/2008+july+14+DSC_0230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyodMzGivF_i-iHt7-rjj7k7a4WdrOB5mBe4KVJo59rlaLtRXi3gmPJoVbbUR1bjL-Az9J4yhvq3TbBZWyYLxKNzVAJdpIi6XhKAD_5-AN4iEtzZyIy4ttr0SoA0JCTj91eVdbatzV4oc/s640/2008+july+14+DSC_0230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quatorze juillet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was my first post five years ago when I started my Paris and Beyond photo blog under the guidance of Virginia Jones. In the five years of posting daily, I have met many wonderful people from around the world.  Many of those I have met in person and have traveled to faraway places to see them.  In the beginning I was not sure that I could keep up a daily post with a very full-time job and business travel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to all who have followed me and have reached out to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow I start year six....</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;">(Merci beaucoup, Virginie!)</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;">Avenue des Champs Elysees</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>

Five Year Anniversary - Paris and Beyond!

Quatorze juillet This was my first post five years ago when I started my Paris and Beyond photo blog under the guidance of Virginia Jones. I...

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Clos Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH5RbJOyEoxAeRUQpd3cgfzy41hTIQ9BSBI8oelO1d___yqsHRPFTwRvntiLq7qTb2qA7nchXADByn_NInl2VQbNZd0genfiSxLBKSe6joqexMAWCRdUHD3IMRzHb028C9A1AYPz8XK4/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH5RbJOyEoxAeRUQpd3cgfzy41hTIQ9BSBI8oelO1d___yqsHRPFTwRvntiLq7qTb2qA7nchXADByn_NInl2VQbNZd0genfiSxLBKSe6joqexMAWCRdUHD3IMRzHb028C9A1AYPz8XK4/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clos Montmartre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this look like the city of Paris?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is on the hill of Montmartre, only a short distance from Sacré Coeur.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Often referred to as the secret vineyard of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but there have been vines here since the 12th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Clos Montmartre is owned by the Mairie de Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">contains about 1,900 vines of 28 different grape varieties, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is the last active vineyard inside the city limits.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are in Paris in October, do not miss the <a href="http://www.fetedesvendangesdemontmartre.com/" target="_blank">Fête des Vendanges</a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a five day harvest festival that draws Parisians and visitors alike.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will have come and gone by that time, sadly missing the celebrations this year.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clos Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14-18, rue des Saules</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Clos Montmartre

Clos Montmartre Does this look like the city of Paris?   It is on the hill of Montmartre, only a short distance from Sacré Coeur.   Often re...

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Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIBhUoaDpxzfyH198DuWtI7aGkNE4SMzttbPV7gL5VY3WJn8nWiqqmjgnmro1R4Kgfbvq_DII7J-K637Vklwu7Jmsoa0WmknGsEubDOPSnhnIbHrDnW2fOGUWXifbc986dDGAOyUXpLc/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIBhUoaDpxzfyH198DuWtI7aGkNE4SMzttbPV7gL5VY3WJn8nWiqqmjgnmro1R4Kgfbvq_DII7J-K637Vklwu7Jmsoa0WmknGsEubDOPSnhnIbHrDnW2fOGUWXifbc986dDGAOyUXpLc/s1600/2008+July+13+DSC_0131.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just east of Bois de Vincennes are a series </div><div style="text-align: center;">of beautiful villes situated along the Marne river. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> If you take the RER A to Nogent-sur-Marne, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Mairie is only a one block walk (west).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It almost looks like scene from a fairy tale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne</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 Roland Nungesser</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;">94130, Nogent-sur-Marne</span></span></i></div>

Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne

Mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne Just east of Bois de Vincennes are a series  of beautiful villes situated along the Marne river.   If you take t...

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Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Sapeurs-Pompiers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pompiers have parties </div><div style="text-align: center;">all over Paris that do not end until the sun comes up.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the arrondissements have Bals des Pompiers </div><div style="text-align: center;">and by some count it may be as many as 60 (!) in Paris and the near suburbs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you been to one?</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;">Avenue des Champs Élysées</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;">75008, Paris</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;">  </span></span></i></div>

Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

Les Sapeurs-Pompiers One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet...   On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pomp...

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Quatorze Juillet! - Bastille Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfB9Tlp4m4xjlMakbmCtxQUo67F4UU7K20c603gNjzoquq1o0-lQ7pplA3wQZUpu-UbMwcwgjva06hUPRG80qjl0Qsk0y6chH9ZBdywdPzvcR6iECURJt3hLWA2ZkmuULIuOR_Q1ZNy4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfB9Tlp4m4xjlMakbmCtxQUo67F4UU7K20c603gNjzoquq1o0-lQ7pplA3wQZUpu-UbMwcwgjva06hUPRG80qjl0Qsk0y6chH9ZBdywdPzvcR6iECURJt3hLWA2ZkmuULIuOR_Q1ZNy4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Parade</div><div style="text-align: center;">of Bastille Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">2008</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parade involves around 7,000 soldiers </div><div style="text-align: center;">(5,000 on foot, the rest are crew members or cavalrymen), </div><div style="text-align: center;">300 vehicles, 240 horses and more than 80 planes and helicopters.</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;">And, a celebration for me as today makes </div><div style="text-align: center;">4 years of daily photos on Paris and Beyond</div><div style="text-align: center;">without missing a day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A special thanks to all of you who follow my blog </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to Virginia (Paris Through My Lens) </div><div style="text-align: center;">who helped me "birth this baby" four years ago.</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;">Avenue des Champs Élysées</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;">75008, Paris</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;"> </span></span></i></div>

Quatorze Juillet! - Bastille Day

Military Parade of Bastille Day 2008 The parade involves around 7,000 soldiers  (5,000 on foot, the rest are crew members or cavalrymen),  ...

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Le Défilé Militaire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpKfraxNCAHCly1hqoDqlFB7wUlDrN8rGz33fF3a8nGjP0EWVrlzD66WUi6J15FJ1UJyFwn_wkGUWyZtKszgnkYuztPlwdp3EcNU_pz3i7bW9Lc20gqMrAHy9p_QJKRcX6oowSbx1A_o/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpKfraxNCAHCly1hqoDqlFB7wUlDrN8rGz33fF3a8nGjP0EWVrlzD66WUi6J15FJ1UJyFwn_wkGUWyZtKszgnkYuztPlwdp3EcNU_pz3i7bW9Lc20gqMrAHy9p_QJKRcX6oowSbx1A_o/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment </div><div style="text-align: center;">Military Parade</div><div style="text-align: center;">(quatorze juillet)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The uniforms were perfect, </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the elegant helmets to the rich leather boots.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The horses were exquisitely groomed and trained.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There will be 250 horses in the celebrated parade on Monday</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: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Défilé Militaire du quatorze Juillet</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Défilé Militaire

Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment Military Parade (quatorze juillet) The uniforms were perfect,  from the elegant helmets to the rich leathe...

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