Port de l'Arsenal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmIWVQX_lHY7MMUsr458sy_OL3l6zYC5qQ_BYwgJ5H6e6uevyPDHxIXFwSDMhPbx-tgje9Uo7ofmmQnTn2y5EjqMaOBj76pUQCw8l1e7cdoBXaSdufO0xou7-mFPJUHqEBeoLsJhFFnA/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+011+DSC_9122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmIWVQX_lHY7MMUsr458sy_OL3l6zYC5qQ_BYwgJ5H6e6uevyPDHxIXFwSDMhPbx-tgje9Uo7ofmmQnTn2y5EjqMaOBj76pUQCw8l1e7cdoBXaSdufO0xou7-mFPJUHqEBeoLsJhFFnA/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+011+DSC_9122.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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Port de l'Arsenal</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;">From certain Bastille Métro platforms </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you can see the boats moored in Port de l'Arsenal.</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;">This warm September day reveals a business meeting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on the deck of a boat.  The three look as if</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">this is "business as usual."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bon week-end</span></i></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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></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;">Port de l'Arsenal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Port de l'Arsenal

Port de l'Arsenal From certain Bastille Métro platforms  you can see the boats moored in Port de l'Arsenal. This warm September day ...

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Paris de la nuit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S3ASpq4MjAv3MAGo6nnL6suKqJof2PAN4cl52zU_k26iamY5Lw3B-p1ErroUzfvYVbdx1iI35zo8j46d7lCgzgw3dP0Z1qctBkq_vBUbp4okwthWqwC0Ndr3wPwJ_CUpjAmqcbzFtYA/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+589+DSC_8103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S3ASpq4MjAv3MAGo6nnL6suKqJof2PAN4cl52zU_k26iamY5Lw3B-p1ErroUzfvYVbdx1iI35zo8j46d7lCgzgw3dP0Z1qctBkq_vBUbp4okwthWqwC0Ndr3wPwJ_CUpjAmqcbzFtYA/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+589+DSC_8103.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;">Paris by night</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;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Looking west from Pont Neuf</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the Seine sparkles with the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reflection of lights...</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;">both the famous </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the ordinary</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;"><br /></span><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joining James' Weekend Reflections </span></i></a><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i>right here</i></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">from Pont Neuf, the Seine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Paris de la nuit

Paris by night Looking west from Pont Neuf the Seine sparkles with the  reflection of lights... both the famous  and the ordinary Joining Ja...

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Beacoup de jambes et dots

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WDmAwBtnzqACkfRKW6y0aLQUcqglgVHN3ftWdleFLjvOOED13MTcJbt6L0H3p56a6OED-0OL6LgLZMR9VXA1vvyjuPDB2JFoqQggkeMiGmKdGzTpLiZ6PTYeABIGjNli2IM-FrZJWZI/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_89DSC_8683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Printemps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A creative window display </div><div style="text-align: center;">of mirrors, legs, chaussures,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and many "dots"</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">boulevard Haussmann</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>

Beacoup de jambes et dots

Printemps A creative window display  of mirrors, legs, chaussures, and many "dots" bon weekend Printemps window - Yayoi Kusama bou...

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Un rendez-vous?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PA_r9-RfmM46m3-oHKuFGb0eH_vOtTrvtBHH2ixmF1Uv8SgEiSNxtYBo75P3BTTzhS8Nldygn5RfBNjZrBul0wLJCweyUQVBqEiecay-xTB7o64jZhNK1En7VNmud0H6rDmju679zUM/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+167+DSC_0866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PA_r9-RfmM46m3-oHKuFGb0eH_vOtTrvtBHH2ixmF1Uv8SgEiSNxtYBo75P3BTTzhS8Nldygn5RfBNjZrBul0wLJCweyUQVBqEiecay-xTB7o64jZhNK1En7VNmud0H6rDmju679zUM/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+167+DSC_0866.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 leather jacket,</div><div style="text-align: center;">dark sunglasses,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a sliver of light...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a rendez-vous?</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;">Paris restaurant</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>

Un rendez-vous?

The leather jacket, dark sunglasses, a sliver of light... a rendez-vous? Paris restaurant 75001, Paris

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Une table pour deux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5GmmIiYa-2tYW3DWB1hulzqUSxB8aI3bnZqr5yEzdEnFfGcCmQXRgkPBAPRbXBz68t7-Zis9F08ajFIZqSb8YAgr7y55blVQbYk-5e0BM6yDCJ43TwOaWDPKjZh-SjkvkbP9u05TGC8/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+091+DSC_8766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5GmmIiYa-2tYW3DWB1hulzqUSxB8aI3bnZqr5yEzdEnFfGcCmQXRgkPBAPRbXBz68t7-Zis9F08ajFIZqSb8YAgr7y55blVQbYk-5e0BM6yDCJ43TwOaWDPKjZh-SjkvkbP9u05TGC8/s740/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+091+DSC_8766.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Table for Two</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes a window washer </div><div style="text-align: center;">can provide a little assistance</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a photograph...  merci beaucoup!</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;">Jardin du 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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Une table pour deux

Table for Two Sometimes a window washer  can provide a little assistance with a photograph...  merci beaucoup! bon weekend Jardin du Palais ...

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Rue de Sèvres - le reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ZreBSHJZMN12WqkkYKOoKgTLUVN5SZL0v7xZ56KeMISVnrOR8cemv9BzY5LYG4iEiRn-gcyERCnw03euv8BYBPLVbSXVYjcJkOZlT2bzAZnNg3rOucVZs4LU8YP_Jyv_RBMqI6z_QU/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+006+DSC_8680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ZreBSHJZMN12WqkkYKOoKgTLUVN5SZL0v7xZ56KeMISVnrOR8cemv9BzY5LYG4iEiRn-gcyERCnw03euv8BYBPLVbSXVYjcJkOZlT2bzAZnNg3rOucVZs4LU8YP_Jyv_RBMqI6z_QU/s640/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+006+DSC_8680.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This unusual chandelier appears to float </div><div style="text-align: center;">on rue de Sèvres</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows of Hermès are always intriguing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we passed by this one at least twice a day.  </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;">17, rue de Sèvres</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>

Rue de Sèvres - le reflet

This unusual chandelier appears to float  on rue de Sèvres The windows of Hermès are always intriguing and we passed by this one at least tw...

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Café Antoine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNQTUGuNhuE8GytFfhyvM_Uz5fmPnHXpeuh1336bl-Motuzshpa9NHChGpd1ubMBblkxy6KXebF6lnKOqegdFwfECMnIhVK9pnkx3kr6VFAUCSwRWsEEyFeHZQhB8KitGU1RihEsSe4w/s1600/2013+May+22+Wed_187DSC_5797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNQTUGuNhuE8GytFfhyvM_Uz5fmPnHXpeuh1336bl-Motuzshpa9NHChGpd1ubMBblkxy6KXebF6lnKOqegdFwfECMnIhVK9pnkx3kr6VFAUCSwRWsEEyFeHZQhB8KitGU1RihEsSe4w/s640/2013+May+22+Wed_187DSC_5797.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Café Antoine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, this charming little cafe </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its red facade</div><div style="text-align: center;">and zinc bar is closed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy to say that before it closed</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I enjoyed lunch with a friend as we sat </div><div style="text-align: center;">in this front window and chatted with the regulars.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Café Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17, rue Jean de la Fontaine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Café Antoine

Café Antoine Sadly, this charming little cafe  with its red facade and zinc bar is closed. Happy to say that before it closed  I enjoyed lun...

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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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Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was</div><div style="text-align: center;">the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shot was captured in reflection</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12, rue Daru</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">75008 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></em></div>

Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. ...

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un garçon et son bateau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk75t1KvzotXCqCEU22KAeCZGlYR9KpCPMuVBtmvR_XD8kMVDNFHgEO0YMff1bvQLWe4Ux2wjfwy2eA6tbt8yshIMKWOiHcmQRjxwwcMTHWlLzE5Bweg1d_sD3lGbvyQiugKdNO6-yIuw/s1600/2004+July++066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk75t1KvzotXCqCEU22KAeCZGlYR9KpCPMuVBtmvR_XD8kMVDNFHgEO0YMff1bvQLWe4Ux2wjfwy2eA6tbt8yshIMKWOiHcmQRjxwwcMTHWlLzE5Bweg1d_sD3lGbvyQiugKdNO6-yIuw/s640/2004+July++066.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether you are sailing one of these boats</div><div style="text-align: center;">or just watching, it will take you back to childhood</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;">(if you ever left)</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;">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;">Jardin du Luxembourg</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>

un garçon et son bateau

Whether you are sailing one of these boats or just watching, it will take you back to childhood (if you ever left) bon weekend Jardin du Lux...

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La tentation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi859uXepylJy3Fs9CUDHlan9145zJuo8gSISvTTTAYctstnJ6luO_pd44r_gDoTO9XdvLCKq6jgDMZ0p6LKc0n25OznW_kDz9QVrSihh4azEOhjtNVD5LRNyzYKkm4zd8-thaleiz5pUY/s1600/2010+0620+Paris+DSC_0934cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi859uXepylJy3Fs9CUDHlan9145zJuo8gSISvTTTAYctstnJ6luO_pd44r_gDoTO9XdvLCKq6jgDMZ0p6LKc0n25OznW_kDz9QVrSihh4azEOhjtNVD5LRNyzYKkm4zd8-thaleiz5pUY/s640/2010+0620+Paris+DSC_0934cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Temptation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you get so close to your </div><div style="text-align: center;">screen that you can almost taste these?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At least there is fruit</div><div style="text-align: center;">so it must be healthy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miam-miam</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 Mouffetard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La tentation

Temptation Can you get so close to your  screen that you can almost taste these? At least there is fruit so it must be healthy! Miam-miam Ru...

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Jardin du Palais Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQHkIKefR9IvF0u8tLI_ViFvHP_AwrH_TwAUH1EyabDb37CWu5I7tVEMf2wiEX1qdClLKMIfAXv-uZYhJ45M5sZbEyiV0Fvk00gevkoD5sTsvmgtKBVoEHikD7J6g0KDIt9qU5CmGTus/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_110DSC_4042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQHkIKefR9IvF0u8tLI_ViFvHP_AwrH_TwAUH1EyabDb37CWu5I7tVEMf2wiEX1qdClLKMIfAXv-uZYhJ45M5sZbEyiV0Fvk00gevkoD5sTsvmgtKBVoEHikD7J6g0KDIt9qU5CmGTus/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_110DSC_4042.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps the water is just a bit too cool yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A sweater and a light jacket kept her warm </div><div style="text-align: center;">while her toes were tempted to take the plunge.</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;">Jardin du 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>

Jardin du Palais Royal

Perhaps the water is just a bit too cool yet. A sweater and a light jacket kept her warm  while her toes were tempted to take the plunge. bo...

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Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8evuEg9ageMJCEF4j5yBgs1NCtgoXBolmG37-VGFAuNti6Clei2eZUUAPB__Hl_HH0xcuK07NnbrpOEKgbSQclZZMxEoamS5KaKQp9KZUqH9jdSF4lgbLGtZ_txCVyYN6RJcu-CE6A/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_049DSC_4163.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">a fine spring morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a light breeze put the ripples on this <i>bassin</i>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">while the ducks added concentric circles</div><div style="text-align: center;">like artists with brushes on a canvas</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 week-end</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;">Parc de Bercy</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une belle matinée de printemps - Parc de Bercy

Parc de Bercy a fine spring morning Only a light breeze put the ripples on this bassin , while the ducks added concentric circles like artis...

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petits chocolates de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywrs27apMWf7VVA4QDaxuIbBLACwn1ZkHLU6zu3m2HKwC497FdbzDyIJrySY2r8DeDcA2YnS1CAMEW6wWNJVUBHK-pPFrNLa_CH_lroBHNqsca8vrD_8tSwfB6XweS3BzrBoCRvRs9_w/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_106DSC_4789.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries </div><div style="text-align: center;">have their "designs of the season"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may find chocolate fish</div><div style="text-align: center;">and other creative expressions of Easter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">spring and delicious chocolate.</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;">Jeff de Bruges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

petits chocolates de Pâques

All the chocolate shops, bakeries, and pâtisseries  have their "designs of the season" In addition to rabbits and chocolate eggs  ...

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Les yeux verts - City Daily Photo Theme Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0TpyA3l7QPcXGvwSzX-wc4msKCyyahCzDpql9y7M78hcG81a9G5Q5YwarA2T9t99bIco4f9-CPGiDPzsXClhyMS1BdM3EIuHsGvzaOdrcS8mSVOHGXiYHgw1Xk_CCWmJaoYlmQg61nw/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_50DSC_3919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0TpyA3l7QPcXGvwSzX-wc4msKCyyahCzDpql9y7M78hcG81a9G5Q5YwarA2T9t99bIco4f9-CPGiDPzsXClhyMS1BdM3EIuHsGvzaOdrcS8mSVOHGXiYHgw1Xk_CCWmJaoYlmQg61nw/s1600/2013+May+18+Sat_50DSC_3919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"the green eyes"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To look at someone with green eyes might imply envy </div><div style="text-align: center;">but to see these eyes today</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I feel thankful for the times I have been in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a promise of many more visits to come.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, my eyes are blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I join the City Daily Photo bloggers around the world </div><div style="text-align: center;">in Theme Day, "My Camera-Shy Self Portrait."  </div><div style="text-align: center;">See the creative interpretations of the April theme <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/april-2015-gallery-my-camera-shy-self.html" target="_blank">here</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;">Jardin du 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><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">April 1</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">poisson d'avril</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les yeux verts - City Daily Photo Theme Day

"the green eyes" To look at someone with green eyes might imply envy  but to see these eyes today  I feel thankful for the times I...

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La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris at Night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky.</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 have stood on this same spot in all kinds of weather,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I can close my eyes to be transported there in my imagination.</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;"><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;">Pont Alexandre III</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Click here to see reflections around the world<br /><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-evening-at-lopera-weekend.html" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></div>

La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

Paris at Night The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky. I h...

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Petit Palais - Grand Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj895Gj1IJFVm1c0Gx6bswxvq3OOY4d73Ing2lHuZZOXlei7CFLylcAUnRLf8bf8IldX4aaJWtCMFSW3bX1L-pvpxl1j4vC4RCmzoxCpsEBnbRtoQOAXD01uJO5S8FS8h1sZkEgJ8A4228/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+209+DSC_8338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj895Gj1IJFVm1c0Gx6bswxvq3OOY4d73Ing2lHuZZOXlei7CFLylcAUnRLf8bf8IldX4aaJWtCMFSW3bX1L-pvpxl1j4vC4RCmzoxCpsEBnbRtoQOAXD01uJO5S8FS8h1sZkEgJ8A4228/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+209+DSC_8338.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eclectic </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the courtyard of the Petit Palais,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can catch a glimpse of the Grand Palais </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the ornate gold ironwork at the 'Petit's' entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reflections are of the beautiful and quiet garden courtyard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet oasis in the busy city of Paris.</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;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Winston Churchill</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;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Petit Palais - Grand Palais

Petit Palais Eclectic From the courtyard of the Petit Palais, you can catch a glimpse of the Grand Palais  and the ornate gold ironwork at t...

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Hermès - la vitrine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguysGcyQCMAlBrCdP0W2xuIPHtjngmAqBh2PDkY5WDne_PeAAxBwzR0HMlRPDYv3BJFMzwe4Z-N1ULQx3itqqBFKDjR4tflLUyUf0LqjxfzaNoXAgyZq_Zjbq81fCCwP4E_bunl1BGPBk/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+003+DSC_8677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguysGcyQCMAlBrCdP0W2xuIPHtjngmAqBh2PDkY5WDne_PeAAxBwzR0HMlRPDYv3BJFMzwe4Z-N1ULQx3itqqBFKDjR4tflLUyUf0LqjxfzaNoXAgyZq_Zjbq81fCCwP4E_bunl1BGPBk/s1600/2014+Sept+18+Thur++++_20140918+003+DSC_8677.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hermès</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The two windows of  Hermès' </div><div style="text-align: center;">rue de Sèvres shop was filled with an array</div><div style="text-align: center;">of crystal glasses with a backdrop of translucent silk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The jewel-toned colors of the silk </div><div style="text-align: center;">blown into action by an oscillating fan</div><div style="text-align: center;">created a colorful motion in the mirrored reflection.</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 week-end</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;">Hermès</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17, rue de Sèvres</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>

Hermès - la vitrine

Hermès The two windows of  Hermès' rue de Sèvres shop was filled with an array of crystal glasses with a backdrop of translucent silk. T...

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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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Rue la Feuillade

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

Rue la Feuillade

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

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