Le Train Bleu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAexNMvHmAa4mmdH2tWxjkoKPk7hBNu6T4pID60Sua_2B8s0VmsJjZK-YOZkc-pz_mX8ofoOTbgWfSQKGUCtIp2AbJiNePWVKWlooHVnT49cciJCT4gA1MOUQ2r7a4B7gn6sw3mTiXYs/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+265+DSC_9376b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAexNMvHmAa4mmdH2tWxjkoKPk7hBNu6T4pID60Sua_2B8s0VmsJjZK-YOZkc-pz_mX8ofoOTbgWfSQKGUCtIp2AbJiNePWVKWlooHVnT49cciJCT4gA1MOUQ2r7a4B7gn6sw3mTiXYs/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+265+DSC_9376b.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Le Train Bleu</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High above the platforms of Gare de Lyon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sits this elegant restaurant, Le Train Bleu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although the menu is rather expensive,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">one can enjoy the ambiance with a glass</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of wine or Champagne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Le Train Bleu</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gare de Lyon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place Louis Armand</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Train Bleu

Le Train Bleu High above the platforms of Gare de Lyon  sits this elegant restaurant, Le Train Bleu.   Although the menu is rather expensive...

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Tombant en ruines

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUp8WavKZQHujkFq8EJmLZr5PiNY3KsfLisvOgjf9ic37vN5ZWsQ3Hgzbc4xhihxiRJgYh0s-j4iHIpMlRlGV6GXoRg-xV4ltHtivA3MsQPCyloEFP_In1f6vq2oalnbeARZt2-X605M/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+451+DSC_7965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUp8WavKZQHujkFq8EJmLZr5PiNY3KsfLisvOgjf9ic37vN5ZWsQ3Hgzbc4xhihxiRJgYh0s-j4iHIpMlRlGV6GXoRg-xV4ltHtivA3MsQPCyloEFP_In1f6vq2oalnbeARZt2-X605M/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+451+DSC_7965.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In need of repair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but the ghosts are free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to come and go</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What a beautiful tomb this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">once was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div>

Tombant en ruines

In need of repair but the ghosts are free to come and go What a beautiful tomb this  once was Père Lachaise 75020, Paris

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Cour du Commerce Saint André

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHNXCzMYg1MGcC3NzP2IcKHKLhiuH7yaP7yfZHsWDxegXCWr2MlOwVy9mvRky_tAhToVCpWhaJZqQb9vVg_CzFF6lUJGMRRtv9faJ3BNHeqDGMQXu2fyWdSvwTE2DxK2GWqTaMwzKeJE/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_126DSC_8721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHNXCzMYg1MGcC3NzP2IcKHKLhiuH7yaP7yfZHsWDxegXCWr2MlOwVy9mvRky_tAhToVCpWhaJZqQb9vVg_CzFF6lUJGMRRtv9faJ3BNHeqDGMQXu2fyWdSvwTE2DxK2GWqTaMwzKeJE/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_126DSC_8721.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cour du Commerce Saint André</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This covered passageway was opened in 1776,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> running between rue Saint André des Arts </div><div style="text-align: center;">and boulevard Saint Germain. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It also follows a section of the perimeter wall</div><div style="text-align: center;"> built by King Philippe-Auguste in the late 13th century.</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: 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;">Cour du Commerce Saint André</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Cour du Commerce Saint André

Cour du Commerce Saint André This covered passageway was opened in 1776,  running between rue Saint André des Arts  and boulevard Saint Germ...

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Cimetiere Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW8yLqDMIX1bVd0mb3MuJax_9qPDBJLmKFcDuwel1BnHouzOaN7a3dKB2TQ6hWgcMS1cvS7kzik7hdzNWoxLuOg9YkB8CgMehEPxJapWdy-TaZIs_SU2OkCk5RbEQ2taUuHNvytczurI/s1600/2013+May+19+214DSC_4462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW8yLqDMIX1bVd0mb3MuJax_9qPDBJLmKFcDuwel1BnHouzOaN7a3dKB2TQ6hWgcMS1cvS7kzik7hdzNWoxLuOg9YkB8CgMehEPxJapWdy-TaZIs_SU2OkCk5RbEQ2taUuHNvytczurI/s640/2013+May+19+214DSC_4462.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montparnasse Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This cemetery is the resting place </div><div style="text-align: center;">of many of Paris' intellectuals and artistic elite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will find quiet paths and an easy walk as you recognize</div><div style="text-align: center;">19th and 20th century writers and artists.  I was pleased to find</div><div style="text-align: center;">the graves of Brassai (photographer) </div><div style="text-align: center;">and Bartholdi (sculptor of the Statue of Liberty)</div><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetiere Montparnasse</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, boulevard Edgar Quinet</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i>

Cimetiere Montparnasse

Montparnasse Cemetery This cemetery is the resting place  of many of Paris' intellectuals and artistic elite. You will find quiet paths ...

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Marché aux Fleurs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s1600/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTq2FrGXmoQTo71if1hWgvZUBLZp5zT5xbC7raERHb0HkHGB0_q8r6A9QJOiHMCOl2NJqcvtoE494jWCCGyRYwo76x41fBWw032I7pWcvOEOXgS3wCaqVAcv71wfi9URyds_PDkI-tVg/s640/2013+May+19+108DSC_4356.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Market</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flower market on Ile de la Cité </div><div style="text-align: center;">has attracted both avid gardeners</div><div style="text-align: center;">and curious passersby since 1830.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Located near Notre Dame in </div><div style="text-align: center;">Place Louis Lépine, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is worth strolling through.</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;">Marché aux Fleurs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Louis Lépine</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>

Marché aux Fleurs

Flower Market The flower market on Ile de la Cité  has attracted both avid gardeners and curious passersby since 1830. Located near Notre Da...

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Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2kvSg-ptM7ofWiK97YEyR8RN82JsLuZxArz2q-Xxb9uy2w_5Jn34UYWvs2xm4g6lU78KcHiiKbqHueWs3ojlpqVQUHE2W9ZAEdcgM9wj6zy-IcaNT6GEJOxCZ3lbtwlUWPa7W8U-UTU/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+125+DSC_7169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2kvSg-ptM7ofWiK97YEyR8RN82JsLuZxArz2q-Xxb9uy2w_5Jn34UYWvs2xm4g6lU78KcHiiKbqHueWs3ojlpqVQUHE2W9ZAEdcgM9wj6zy-IcaNT6GEJOxCZ3lbtwlUWPa7W8U-UTU/s640/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+125+DSC_7169.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Museum of the Table</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...of the Table?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why, a most famous table, that of La Tour d'Argent.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The little museum has a display of cutlery, original menus,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and memorabilia from times gone by.<br /><br />Probably the most impressive display, is that of a table,<br />which is laid out exactly as it would have been for a royal assembly<br />and pretigious event that took place in Paris in 1867.<br /><br />Before you write down the address and put it on your to-do list<br />please note that it is only available in the reception area of the restaurant,<br />for which you have made dinner reservations.  Tant pis pour moi. <br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">15, quai de la Tournelle</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span></i></div>

Petit Musée de la Table de la Tour d'Argent

Little Museum of the Table ...of the Table?   Why, a most famous table, that of La Tour d'Argent.   The little museum has a display of c...

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l'apartement

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiKSkqDtPfRerIi4nt1YN4yg6Z8j9om29tzlRYQ8NIOKB5T_srqDn2z6XTUdswpJtgzwK1shxN6DyhX4dH2viRx3lCyCuJlWpUccOFk57q3pvtuv32ukxw_-swl_39uQpHbLfB31LS6Y/s1600/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiKSkqDtPfRerIi4nt1YN4yg6Z8j9om29tzlRYQ8NIOKB5T_srqDn2z6XTUdswpJtgzwK1shxN6DyhX4dH2viRx3lCyCuJlWpUccOFk57q3pvtuv32ukxw_-swl_39uQpHbLfB31LS6Y/s640/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a grand piano,</div><div style="text-align: center;">art, a wall of books in French,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and fabulous views,</div><div style="text-align: center;">even the laundry looked better </div><div style="text-align: center;">from this 6th floor window</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 du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

l'apartement

With a grand piano, art, a wall of books in French, and fabulous views, even the laundry looked better  from this 6th floor window Rue du Fa...

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Une porte de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yhNkyAVPSQFA6BQgOSa3SRct3r5Ci_zx1JACsagNGjzCoSJjOgdjghqlcgH8AYjFxs-UAu6WgtDprs7cuwIL3LyAltZ5cXCrFTKAOgdbPqwjcWSf2beygLSXibvXIMkbkDYumlsuLuI/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0630.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patches, paint, patina...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">the old door has seen many pass</div><div style="text-align: center;">through its portals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the stories it could tell</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;"><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;">Une porte de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue de Bretagne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une porte de Paris

Patches, paint, patina... the old door has seen many pass through its portals the stories it could tell bon weekend Une porte de Paris rue d...

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Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU865z0qkptYcC9OiY8bJD6MozinHZIq8GznZLUftYm5ePMOpTExiYtcv17XhpqMKA5OXxDbATMSic9m2RCBL1OtBnuCeln6vPPxOOn_ACqFfMkdHVe4ru92zl66IbMNAarSfNU8rMErU/s1600/2010+Dec+5+DSC_0177.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you know what <u>tomorrow</u> is?</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the USA it is April Fools Day and we play pranks like, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Look out!  There's a spider on your shoulder!"  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The tradition in France includes <i>poisson d'avril</i>, attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.  There is an interesting history of this holiday of foolishness, and it originated in France in the 16th century.  You can<a href="http://www.francetravelguide.com/april-fools-day-in-france-le-poisson-davril.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1 are called <i>poisson d'avril</i>, which literally means the "April Fish," because a young naive fish is easily caught.  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, are you going to play a little prank tomorrow?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHrBYQm022CTMhKdQOT0LB4Ln8SfH88E0MbY7Qf3zf35a37p_hhxlBypOns5U1xc72yj0dA0dRSqkBhwqx6mZmpJDjO9MttHFoOMn0GmVBGBBdMa6lTJB8PJkpo0PUV_YeCXVi9Axdj4/s1600/2012+Apr+1+Paris_070DSC_5617.jpg" width="211" /></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;">Marché d'Aligre et le Baron Rouge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Poisson d'Avril - chut! (demain)

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le Génie de la Liberté

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamoiY8CAbhopdgTpy23wgcX9ALWiPEwlOYU2uRVLK0N89ecoTdgzWNz4mTmoCyq8Vz6KoPjb2AVAQLW5HXPzmztRnLDv0vdYs6UnDKCPmdA99qh4DxErJWwotJ00D5K5kEjXA5wbbXyQ/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamoiY8CAbhopdgTpy23wgcX9ALWiPEwlOYU2uRVLK0N89ecoTdgzWNz4mTmoCyq8Vz6KoPjb2AVAQLW5HXPzmztRnLDv0vdYs6UnDKCPmdA99qh4DxErJWwotJ00D5K5kEjXA5wbbXyQ/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Colonne de Juillet</div><div style="text-align: center;">(July Column)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen from the street below, the gilded "spirit of freedom"</div><div style="text-align: center;">appears ready to take flight into the blue sky</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This towering Corinthian-styled column is topped with </div><div style="text-align: center;">Auguste Dumont's "Génie de la Liberté" </div><div style="text-align: center;">built between 1835 and 1840 to commemorate </div><div style="text-align: center;">the 1830 revolution</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;">Colonne de Juillet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de la Bastille</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>

le Génie de la Liberté

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Église Saint-Laurent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Laurent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The present church dates to 1429 and finally completed in the 19th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was built on Paris' north-south axis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">linking Senlis and Orléans, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as laid out by the Romans in  the 1st century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are always candles </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the many chapels</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;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, boulevard de Magenta</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Laurent

Église Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.   The present church dates to 1429 and finally ...

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Passage Verdeau - le stube

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LE5KufEfcoJDWqKGQC4VF76EbVaf_iz7DnFWBaB_miCgn2VK7nBgy-_99XH3a03L0GIilFPj8FlbnMgRdztTN5k3BLKCNwGV1hwJH3zgBj989Q1BGs4euFs7k6stO-pACoPIhMk4vjs/s1600/2015+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+191+DSC_8868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LE5KufEfcoJDWqKGQC4VF76EbVaf_iz7DnFWBaB_miCgn2VK7nBgy-_99XH3a03L0GIilFPj8FlbnMgRdztTN5k3BLKCNwGV1hwJH3zgBj989Q1BGs4euFs7k6stO-pACoPIhMk4vjs/s1600/2015+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+191+DSC_8868.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passage Verdeau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The high fishbone glass ceiling and clean neoclassical lines </div><div style="text-align: center;">of this often forgotten passage are remarkable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1847 it is an extension of </div><div style="text-align: center;">the passages Jouffroy and Panoramas.</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;"></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 Stube Verdeau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, passage Verdeau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Passage Verdeau - le stube

Passage Verdeau The high fishbone glass ceiling and clean neoclassical lines  of this often forgotten passage are remarkable. Built in 1847 ...

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Métro Réamur-Sébastapol

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4v8kVGP1eVfBCT_o_BVotHml7KZ-D5Jllpo-kUUFHBRyzZyFV6v4Sl2QZEr6sLYvR4WJmQ4zgE2oaHA1nYeyKyKjk1TqshAZ5DHBmIGYZCC7vuKR5GQyg7AhyMBfomPjcJDiu8kcfg/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4v8kVGP1eVfBCT_o_BVotHml7KZ-D5Jllpo-kUUFHBRyzZyFV6v4Sl2QZEr6sLYvR4WJmQ4zgE2oaHA1nYeyKyKjk1TqshAZ5DHBmIGYZCC7vuKR5GQyg7AhyMBfomPjcJDiu8kcfg/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0159.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With an entrance designed by</div><div style="text-align: center;">the renown Hector Guimard, French architect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is now the best known representative of  the</div><div style="text-align: center;">Art Nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This metro station entrance is but one of the styles</div><div style="text-align: center;">designed for the Métro.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you are in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">make a list, a sketch, a photo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of all the ones you can find.</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;"><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;">Métro Réamur-Sébastapol station entrance</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Palestro</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Métro Réamur-Sébastapol

With an entrance designed by the renown Hector Guimard, French architect. He is now the best known representative of  the Art Nouveau style ...

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Poilâne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiRiQa2OBWYkW26y0rAyHLQYqpq_7FiW9r9QEkN4rMUyKNmRSxHDCfvw7xXuBnnotgSGRujppjnKFhytJKhiruDJpELnrAU6dhayhcLZA1yGqFXQ-26gS7EfcYuZJ3d35V_K9cmOeIBo/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+058+DSC_0164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiRiQa2OBWYkW26y0rAyHLQYqpq_7FiW9r9QEkN4rMUyKNmRSxHDCfvw7xXuBnnotgSGRujppjnKFhytJKhiruDJpELnrAU6dhayhcLZA1yGqFXQ-26gS7EfcYuZJ3d35V_K9cmOeIBo/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+058+DSC_0164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poilâne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Deep under the street, the Poilâne wood-burning ovens </div><div style="text-align: center;">scent the air with the smell of baking bread.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can close my eyes and recall the delicious aroma </div><div style="text-align: center;">of early mornings on Rue du Cherche-Midi.</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;">"... mark it with a 'P' and put it in the oven</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">for baby and me" </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;">Poilâne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue du Cherche-Midi</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;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Poilâne

Poilâne  Deep under the street, the Poilâne wood-burning ovens  scent the air with the smell of baking bread.   I can close my eyes and reca...

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Patisserie reflet - Le Moulin de la Vierge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljS6Uvzkd46rjWVkQPc0OTHBwfNXedHCpnckhN0nCypy68mEY3-qwzcYzdyNiB20kRn2ScDyYNMfyOD_xTCDfdN2N2E2P3M5v_u2zm0Fq5HFOquc39IIE86NiWmB_ayiwBFQCub-6cGs/s1600/2011+Nov+05+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljS6Uvzkd46rjWVkQPc0OTHBwfNXedHCpnckhN0nCypy68mEY3-qwzcYzdyNiB20kRn2ScDyYNMfyOD_xTCDfdN2N2E2P3M5v_u2zm0Fq5HFOquc39IIE86NiWmB_ayiwBFQCub-6cGs/s1600/2011+Nov+05+DSC_0232.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although there are several of these boulangeries in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is the original shop with its wood-fired ovens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is worth a trip to Rue <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Vercingétorix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">to gaze at the original tiles and mirrors,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">etched glass doors, all </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">unchanged over the past century. </span><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Moulin de la Vierge</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue Vercingétorix</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Pernety </span></i></div>

Patisserie reflet - Le Moulin de la Vierge

Le Moulin de la Vierge Although there are several of these boulangeries in Paris,  this is the original shop with its wood-fired ovens. It i...

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Les toits de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GU11c89VKRBp12PoHooaTACSbI7BjcqL-tKq0GdPEC9SxXV6ikMU2J4ePpocMCH_Y70dn80z_FfcndPLC1gNTecuKPyyonIX73bEiZk_jvgy2ZvARl6r5YR-4yMN-LjZAjk2p2p_pAY/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+009+DSC_1234.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The roofs of Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The clay chimney pots and roofs </div><div style="text-align: center;">offset the winter blue skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Surely there are as many layers of history </div><div style="text-align: center;">as there are angles of these buildings</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;">a convergence of streets</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>

Les toits de Paris

The roofs of Paris The clay chimney pots and roofs  offset the winter blue skies.   Surely there are as many layers of history  as there are...

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Le Bateau Ivre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Zv8YjGH814JsTDzECuFjwy4sIR13XO6MlSK9pvjRT2AHzSwoSyvtChq4GUi3pXpQ96KfRx_ImzujdNy8BhEweWp06JSDQaYWI3X1uRLGODAzNpT3VLuQdxxN_TUrwB4Qq7O6U0VNa8/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_110DSC_8948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Zv8YjGH814JsTDzECuFjwy4sIR13XO6MlSK9pvjRT2AHzSwoSyvtChq4GUi3pXpQ96KfRx_ImzujdNy8BhEweWp06JSDQaYWI3X1uRLGODAzNpT3VLuQdxxN_TUrwB4Qq7O6U0VNa8/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sun+am_110DSC_8948.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scouts and Guides de France</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday afternoon a large group of Scouts </div><div style="text-align: center;">performed in the square of Église Saint Sulpice </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then walked to Jardin du Luxembourg.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The poem "Le Bateau Ivre" </div><div style="text-align: center;">written by a young Arthur Rimbaud in 1871 </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been written on the long stone wall in the narrow street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lone Scout paused ever so briefly to take notice.</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;">Le Bateau Ivre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Férou</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>

Le Bateau Ivre

Scouts and Guides de France On a Sunday afternoon a large group of Scouts  performed in the square of Église Saint Sulpice  and then walked ...

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Elle pleure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XmGivq7DQjXp6dvRdhENf98tMty5XEM3dnGh6KTy7jBSIS1vGxdJYKLYmfH2jTj0Qa39yBYwISzjyh75eD_xrugG7oDe_k3jEKbAUM8I1Ix6fLLctv8onyFYZQ-7xmq1954POX-mlTc/s1600/2009+Dec+00341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XmGivq7DQjXp6dvRdhENf98tMty5XEM3dnGh6KTy7jBSIS1vGxdJYKLYmfH2jTj0Qa39yBYwISzjyh75eD_xrugG7oDe_k3jEKbAUM8I1Ix6fLLctv8onyFYZQ-7xmq1954POX-mlTc/s1600/2009+Dec+00341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She cries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She has cried many times </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the past century</div><div style="text-align: center;">for loss of innocent lives </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She cried again </div><div style="text-align: center;">on January 7, 2015</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;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div>

Elle pleure

She cries She has cried many times  over the past century for loss of innocent lives She cried again  on January 7, 2015 Cimetière du Père L...

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Carrousel Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvB3a_qy0AbTatEgKJwnI9EpLhB_QyqkXPG3cp87zAb6JYFuOHe6A8HUPPHk244ZK0P9hXZadwO8p_dYhElSH34FaCeFLisPiN7IiBEvI8oNHqtZLg3zJUgiL0j-5xx5MCpKDznG4LLk/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvB3a_qy0AbTatEgKJwnI9EpLhB_QyqkXPG3cp87zAb6JYFuOHe6A8HUPPHk244ZK0P9hXZadwO8p_dYhElSH34FaCeFLisPiN7IiBEvI8oNHqtZLg3zJUgiL0j-5xx5MCpKDznG4LLk/s1600/2011+Nov+5+DSC_0153.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrousel Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although this carrousel looks a bit shabby, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a close inspection reveals that it consists of the original wood horses.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the carrousels in Paris today have been "updated" </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the wood replaced with artificial polymers and plastic.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">These horses could do with a bit of paint, but all together look quite good.</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;">Carrousel Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gare Montparnasse</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75015, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Carrousel Montparnasse

Carrousel Montparnasse Although this carrousel looks a bit shabby,  a close inspection reveals that it consists of the original wood horses....

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Qu'est ce que c'est?!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lY19_H0Of3WzUSgMgVdisYF3RbEx4nfub0wXKeY2BvMYI5UWkhNvhctP7eZkyzk4d8efoj1gyLM8oiy_-4imte1QVC8lkMUHl2hjX16kvhu2ftGe5OvgXlDod32bI5JLTSlJ5x2rbXQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+132+DSC_1357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lY19_H0Of3WzUSgMgVdisYF3RbEx4nfub0wXKeY2BvMYI5UWkhNvhctP7eZkyzk4d8efoj1gyLM8oiy_-4imte1QVC8lkMUHl2hjX16kvhu2ftGe5OvgXlDod32bI5JLTSlJ5x2rbXQ/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+132+DSC_1357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is this?</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a reflection, inverted (180°),</div><div style="text-align: center;">an ornate ceiling, with a mirror </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a chandelier....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the elegant dining room of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Grand Vefour at Palais Royal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking a photo of the mirror on the ceiling  (from outside)</div><div style="text-align: center;">is the closest I have ever been.</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;">Tant pis pour moi</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 Grand Vefour</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</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>

Qu'est ce que c'est?!

What is this? Can you guess? It is a reflection, inverted (180°), an ornate ceiling, with a mirror  and a chandelier.... It is the elegant d...

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