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L'Eure à Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ieIQ-NERbt8s7HbbnObtzVc3sD5ZVZ0InhT2qK-9f7UxAPZEDBYhAcgVEybtjlZH0SyiK3WDPuGANXnKJfqaCN-dVoBgigjAOZJfnte_e2fKKqMHBWR38sBdciYnh8epJ90pyvTiXs/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ieIQ-NERbt8s7HbbnObtzVc3sD5ZVZ0InhT2qK-9f7UxAPZEDBYhAcgVEybtjlZH0SyiK3WDPuGANXnKJfqaCN-dVoBgigjAOZJfnte_e2fKKqMHBWR38sBdciYnh8epJ90pyvTiXs/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">L'Eure à Chartres</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only will you find the magnificent cathedral in Chartres, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a quiet place to stroll along the river Eure, </div><div style="text-align: center;">stopping for a cup of tea, a delicious lunch, </div><div style="text-align: center;">or an assortment of pastries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The relaxed pace of life here is a welcome reprieve </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the rush of daily life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Eure à Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Eure à Chartres

L'Eure à Chartres Not only will you find the magnificent cathedral in Chartres, but a quiet place to stroll along the river Eure, stop...

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Petit Palais - la cour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" width="640" /></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;">The Courtyard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or <i>un café</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  The museum is free and the courtyard is perfect for a rest after seeing the museum and its exquisite palace.<br /><br /><br />Do not miss Monet's  "Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt"<br />and Rembrandt's self-portrait painted in 1631. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><b>Petit Palais</b></a>, City of Paris Fine Art Museum <br />Avenue Winston Churchill <br />75008 Paris </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><br /></div>

Petit Palais - la cour

Petit Palais The Courtyard At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or un café . ...

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Rue du Trésor - le vélo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaz2FnGeU5HYY5-WrO3t0qCqAvDr0qutrF8o_TFBEy2zEWNZRHeqLwZs5jT_ystCwE6uvv4uMbBuYR-qu_vW5wV_OOGhaB5gXpYiO7jo2l_t4T-5RgjhyEOmqG5S7cIYgUh0I3wgUsc4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_490DSC_6101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaz2FnGeU5HYY5-WrO3t0qCqAvDr0qutrF8o_TFBEy2zEWNZRHeqLwZs5jT_ystCwE6uvv4uMbBuYR-qu_vW5wV_OOGhaB5gXpYiO7jo2l_t4T-5RgjhyEOmqG5S7cIYgUh0I3wgUsc4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_490DSC_6101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue du Trésor</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bicycle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This short pedestrian street </div><div style="text-align: center;">has a border of green on both sides </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a variety of cafés and bistrots.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flash of rain just prior to my photo </div><div style="text-align: center;">gives an extra boost of green to the new spring growth.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not too difficult to dodge the showers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Trésor</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue du Trésor - le vélo

Rue du Trésor the bicycle This short pedestrian street has a border of green on both sides with a variety of cafés and bistrots. The fla...

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Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5PJGxSGRGaVUtm7aSchQ9NJRH4rJW5qEDnp_m0uYifqPU7_Q0TCRqh8oLm88jdEBxtJnV9CDoIxT4HRjuL6b4kKMnQbj4xAllshjtFfgFYSmFmlfNxc7ltQ2-MYJZPdG-wFq6hsof-c/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_240DSC_4488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier</div><div style="text-align: center;">a contemporary art museum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Architecture_Prize" title="Pritzker Architecture Prize"></a> architect Jean Nouvel<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel"></a> surrounded by a modern woodland garden landscaped by Lothar Baumgarten.  Would you believe that the landscaper's name translates to "tree garden?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen from across Boulevard Raspail, it is difficult to discern the trees from the building with a multitude of green reflections.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fondation Cartier is one of Europe's most important institutions for contemporary arts.  It hosts a constant stream of  temporary exhibitions focusing on particular contemporary artists, schools, or themes.  It is also an important patron to contemporary artists,  commissioning important works and offering artist-in-residence programs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">261, boulevard Raspail</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Joining James' Weekend Reflections</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">View all the contributions here</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain - le reflet

Fondation Cartier a contemporary art museum Fondation Cartier inhabits a striking clear glass building designed by Pritzker Prize architect...

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Jardin de l'Intendant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin de l'Intendant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find this verdant sculpted garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet place to enjoy the greenness of spring in Paris.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Les Invalides</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></span></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant

Jardin de l'Intendant On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides you will find this verdant sculpted garden, a quiet place to enjo...

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Un homme en vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-4YjBFb4kTTCCy9wTBJTmqcrvkzwXva21kiMqAzYSb8E70YZXBa5gspXDJ6aozDVkfG_RXRNG6w1-H6ems6PVpHNq4mCqUvAd2q3Cq44CyxPk9G_t7tVKXhPgXPYWqg_xZRa5H4fuhQ/s1600/2009+Dec+3+00183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-4YjBFb4kTTCCy9wTBJTmqcrvkzwXva21kiMqAzYSb8E70YZXBa5gspXDJ6aozDVkfG_RXRNG6w1-H6ems6PVpHNq4mCqUvAd2q3Cq44CyxPk9G_t7tVKXhPgXPYWqg_xZRa5H4fuhQ/s1600/2009+Dec+3+00183.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Men in green</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The streets are meticulously cleaned daily by the men in green.  </div><div align="center">An interesting feat of engineering allows the water to flow </div><div align="center">under low pressure from the curbside openings into the gutters.  </div><div align="center">This man with his broom helps sweep the water </div><div align="center">and the floating debris back into the sewers.  </div><div align="center">There are over 12,000 of these WOs (water outlets) in Paris.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Are you wearing green today?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Boulevard des Invalides</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Un homme en vert

Men in green The streets are meticulously cleaned daily by the men in green. An interesting feat of engineering allows the wate...

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Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vB7m_yFL1CzkoLOVKQnBA4-Yu4H8Oex1t1ec8Lf8V3Tl0-nyccvgkRL0PhzgNjsabqum3XJ0ZcKS7sAh8i_1_3hkfZYKyOly_zfPLxP7j35VBE6eq-x66lTQGvLyvJfOGu4Twbv3TY8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_7DSC_8601.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;">Green chairs at Café de la Paix</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;">It is Friday and I have reserved these chairs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for later today...</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;">a virtual Paris get-together with friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Alons-y!</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Café de la Paix</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, boulevard des Capucines</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div>

Café de la Paix - des chaises vert

Green chairs at Café de la Paix It is Friday and I have reserved these chairs for later today... a virtual Paris get-together with friends ...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9846554426/" title="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 - June 19 DSC_0780" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/9846554426_ddecae4938_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">The Medici Fountain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This quiet space is found just east of the Sénat </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Claudel.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The garlands of ivy on the long sides of the pool </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">provide a respite from the otherwise crowded garden.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even when all of these chairs are filled, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">there is a hush and reverence, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">perhaps a tacit understanding by those who come here.  </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;">It is one of my favorite quiet places in Paris</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Medici Fountain</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - La Fontaine Médicis

The Medici Fountain Jardin du Luxembourg This quiet space is found just east of the Sénat with the closest garden entrance at Place P. Clau...

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Jardin de l'Intendant II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin de l'Intendant</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;">On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this quiet topiary garden walled off from the Avenue de Tourville.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is far away from the entrances to les Invalides and the tourists.   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In my many visits here I have seen </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">families, lovers, readers, walkers, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and not infrequently a single person </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">enjoying the benches and solitude.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Les Invalides</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>75007, Paris</em></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant II

Jardin de l'Intendant On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides is this quiet topiary garden walled off fr...

8:01 PM

Palais Royal - un reflet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN0MN9iYpN7xJPAdlYbK334vnVyQ3L8CGHkCHLxr2sEzZhWcWrHl1VrRUOh58pAUi17AE-Fb1EN0vw9ZRvXbwAfJ7GUa6OdvZFywQMuiIeBOu-PaCanx7_2JjbQCdtzLqD5npcBqMKNY/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_50DSC_3919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN0MN9iYpN7xJPAdlYbK334vnVyQ3L8CGHkCHLxr2sEzZhWcWrHl1VrRUOh58pAUi17AE-Fb1EN0vw9ZRvXbwAfJ7GUa6OdvZFywQMuiIeBOu-PaCanx7_2JjbQCdtzLqD5npcBqMKNY/s640/2013+0518+Sat_50DSC_3919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Palais Royal</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;">In the arcade of Palais Royal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">these reflective green lenses caught my attention...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and, my reflection.</span></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;">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;"><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;">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>

Palais Royal - un reflet

Palais Royal In the arcade of Palais Royal, these reflective green lenses caught my attention... and, my reflection. bon weekend Palais Roy...

8:01 PM

Jardin des Plantes

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8873619515/" title="2013 0523 Thurs_146DSC_6362 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0523 Thurs_146DSC_6362" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/8873619515_0cc76c911e_c.jpg" width="530" /></a><br /><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;">Jardin des Plantes</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;">Walking alone in the garden, an alley of trees appeared, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">presenting a carpet dappled by the sun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a pattern of lace.</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;">The sun was elusive,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and one must be quick to capture its appearance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Plantes</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75005, Paris</em></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Gare d'Austerlitz</em></span></span></i></div>

Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des Plantes Walking alone in the garden, an alley of trees appeared, presenting a carpet dappled by the sun with a pattern of lace....

8:01 PM

Place des Vosges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_6IzZRPtUaGPlTf6E7lq1akEtsNHFFfVbaRkyAfH4pvUFux4W4FPiLB1_7argRQS2UXiRzM3EZi8YIaoflg5zn1uaIu6Wmc3F_m4_0Npam7K5v9M7LUWgS-lnLBucN-O6jtu_rWpjDw/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_104DSC_6318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_6IzZRPtUaGPlTf6E7lq1akEtsNHFFfVbaRkyAfH4pvUFux4W4FPiLB1_7argRQS2UXiRzM3EZi8YIaoflg5zn1uaIu6Wmc3F_m4_0Npam7K5v9M7LUWgS-lnLBucN-O6jtu_rWpjDw/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_104DSC_6318.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Place des Vosges</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;">The angles and patterns seen in this 400 year old square reflect the old and the new.  The lines of green superimposed on the curves of the lampposts and the never-ending archways are pleasing to the eye.</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;">The four rows of houses forming the square were all built to the same design.  On a sunless day it is possible to enter the park and then lose your sense of direction.  Well, perhaps with dark clouds rolling in from the west, you will get your bearings again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place des Vosges</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges The angles and patterns seen in this 400 year old square reflect the old and the new. The lines of green superimposed on t...

8:01 PM

Métro Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTeDMqh0ih1scwWimN7bJ3UxjfTIY4iHcGsJdxgzoJq5R0XWODlqHXVI93zYnwpLfl0kVxqGREzL4lpSie2NqJ49rVA4MULdH8ScOXFbEt3HVW1Bi5Rw1gLnjD51sExwBZWpJgCDpYwI/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The seats were too far apart for these lovers</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;">Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Laumière</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Métro Laumière

The seats were too far apart for these lovers Ah, c'est Paris, n'est-ce pas? Métro Laumière 75019, Paris

8:01 PM

Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGJ8ljlK5_8wGCYROD3ynEJ9xWz_ti9Exjz5wP1c0SMGj-QRvo7Sv2fm-wIB51vP981ZziRL-DDmyDRs8nmFjpHEtngNGxNtc0VPJYqj0MVv56VPxumyHBTLPv9a5T72bI4ag_tnGI44/s640/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_26DSC_8982.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">une petite grenouille?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">The flâneurs and others in the park gave him a wide berth </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">as there was much water flying.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">coa-coa</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">or should that be ribbette-ribbette?</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(ribbit!)</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>Jardin des Tuileries</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><i>75001, Paris</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - une petite grenouille?

une petite grenouille? No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuileries. The flâ...

8:01 PM

Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s1600/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEvAw7XE62Hhw84HNznxm1HeQUXbXr2Sth2MqXpptjlNP0CKhgUSkMbQjMzxeKh_ra8KVf5HpI_VFY4wMgur3RE9IbC4Oc4fH1rLORxWlTjbL_piq5qWOplSrqsOKhgvjV7k7fuV-aM/s640/2011+april+day+7+DSC_0425.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Water fountains are magnets for little boys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It does not matter the nationality.</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;">He was only filling his water bottle...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">again and again and again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: 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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - petit garçon

Water fountains are magnets for little boys. It does not matter the nationality. He was only filling his water bottle... again and again and...

8:01 PM

Montmartre - en printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-9DgLtDHB1paB2zCFlwS39AltpgD8L0tak7hkIQlPGF2aA_daT6wqWDzMBmGPhHiLgdAo95D_HWDXRqhuCbsZj7GqBT4AoyACvqcIamvhLaJSLU1LJymFVYwVGnb4UoKsqoKYZxqE8/s1600/2011+apr+16+DSC_0326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-9DgLtDHB1paB2zCFlwS39AltpgD8L0tak7hkIQlPGF2aA_daT6wqWDzMBmGPhHiLgdAo95D_HWDXRqhuCbsZj7GqBT4AoyACvqcIamvhLaJSLU1LJymFVYwVGnb4UoKsqoKYZxqE8/s640/2011+apr+16+DSC_0326.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;">Rue de l'Abreuvoir</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;">Dressed for spring in <i>rose et vert</i>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Montmartre looks like a page from a fairy tale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Place Dalida et Rue de l'Abreuvoir</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></div>

Montmartre - en printemps

Rue de l'Abreuvoir Dressed for spring in rose et vert , Montmartre looks like a page from a fairy tale. Place Dalida et Rue de l'Ab...

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Jardin du Luxembourg - une tortue verte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkZupDd8ldXZD8rtTmPTPuKxfuBEJmBXw346izM3BEYWgcwZl8J9C-4hpsv5Oat1syjv5kEuJ_ebBLyEIG9Qbme86noZDy3eLN-Qe8zt27md2iSKA4APnqHO9q6P4X6cGXlQgTchxZ3c/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkZupDd8ldXZD8rtTmPTPuKxfuBEJmBXw346izM3BEYWgcwZl8J9C-4hpsv5Oat1syjv5kEuJ_ebBLyEIG9Qbme86noZDy3eLN-Qe8zt27md2iSKA4APnqHO9q6P4X6cGXlQgTchxZ3c/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0508.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;">A green turtle in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This young fellow with a jacket and mittens</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> to match his green turtle seems in a daze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Is he wishing that he had jumped on the <span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/03/yah-yah-plus-vite-cheval.html" target="_blank">cart led by a stallion</a></b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which would surely be faster than <i>une tortue</i>? </span></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: 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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Jardin du Luxembourg - une tortue verte

A green turtle in Jardin du Luxembourg This young fellow with a jacket and mittens to match his green turtle seems in a daze. Is he wishing...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - l'escargot

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bIA3k6E3IfsmB5tbuKscu1pJbZbNmybMkCCm_4tuTCIxpYUHUiN11slfK0-_YT8q7F8M1TPaOCsu04o03NluMqHC6WsvaX7bKBxVZ-Y8cQD9DgIaeQmaOhnuS3vcr8gUk2eZBaIAfh8/s1600/2013+Oct+3+Wednesday_152DSC_8028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bIA3k6E3IfsmB5tbuKscu1pJbZbNmybMkCCm_4tuTCIxpYUHUiN11slfK0-_YT8q7F8M1TPaOCsu04o03NluMqHC6WsvaX7bKBxVZ-Y8cQD9DgIaeQmaOhnuS3vcr8gUk2eZBaIAfh8/s640/2013+Oct+3+Wednesday_152DSC_8028.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;">"Snail"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</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;">On the top of a shrub in the garden of Palais Royal, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">we found this little fellow enjoying the gentle rain.</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;">No, I did not order escargot that day.</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: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Run, little snail!)</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Joyeux anniversaire, M and D)</span></i></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - l'escargot

"Snail" Jardin du Palais Royal On the top of a shrub in the garden of Palais Royal, we found this little fellow enjoying the gent...

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Rue Paul Bert - la porte verte

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8245418819_2bec3bbd68_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8245418819_2bec3bbd68_c.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rue Paul Bert</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;">Just a few steps from Bistrot Paul Bert </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this striking green doorway of great height.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is complemented by the architectural details, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the bright red flowers in the window box, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a reflection of the building just opposite.</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;">It was a beautiful spot to meet a friend for déjeuner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">24, rue Paul Bert</div><div style="text-align: left;">75011, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;">Métro Faidherbe Chaligny</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Paul Bert - la porte verte

Rue Paul Bert Just a few steps from Bistrot Paul Bert is this striking green doorway of great height. It is complemented by the architect...

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Café - Les Halles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApE2bYwa839_DVObycKFpUdhVg4jEJchmo6DtRpoupdOHD0o3Up92nfUYP_tTtIMKUjZ9FzMrqujCWxWL-VIjU4NLz2PcTAip5jKZgO_7INr64Gx60q_0TpJpAsg2oHYd6ZeJlzLzftM/s1600/2011+april+1+DSC_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApE2bYwa839_DVObycKFpUdhVg4jEJchmo6DtRpoupdOHD0o3Up92nfUYP_tTtIMKUjZ9FzMrqujCWxWL-VIjU4NLz2PcTAip5jKZgO_7INr64Gx60q_0TpJpAsg2oHYd6ZeJlzLzftM/s640/2011+april+1+DSC_0044.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It looks a bit lonely here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The bustling business is not until a bit later in the day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are in the USA</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Thanksgiving</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Café - Les Halles</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Berger</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Café - Les Halles

It looks a bit lonely here. The bustling business is not until a bit later in the day. If you are in the USA Happy Thanksgiving Café - Les H...

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