Flamme de la Liberté à Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ5RQ2eUXKR-T7UakvXkhQWW2nSVeaaAV81zcDTTVX5fBz65cfvHYC_vrX0tQRXuPJQ2wag1ON7EN-giVHHW7SkI9yHQAW9ppu1FygaR4YAehf8SgKobD_p3_VpvzhEAdz8bfX-4QSKc/s1600/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ5RQ2eUXKR-T7UakvXkhQWW2nSVeaaAV81zcDTTVX5fBz65cfvHYC_vrX0tQRXuPJQ2wag1ON7EN-giVHHW7SkI9yHQAW9ppu1FygaR4YAehf8SgKobD_p3_VpvzhEAdz8bfX-4QSKc/s640/2011+Nov+Day+8+P1010352.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Flame of Liberty 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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"The Flame of Liberty.  An exact replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame offered to the people of France by donors throughout the world as a symbol of the Franco-American friendship.  On the occasion of the centennial of the International Herald Tribune.  Paris 1887-1987."</span></i></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 site of this monument is Pont de l'Alma on the right bank of the Seine.  How appropriate that La Tour Eiffel is peering in from the other side of the river.</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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeaux anniversaire, USA!</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;">Flamme de la Liberté</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place de l'Alma</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>

Flamme de la Liberté à Paris

Flame of Liberty in Paris "The Flame of Liberty.  An exact replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame offered to the people of France...

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Dominique Bart - artiste-peintre

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9198008712/" title="2010 June 17-18 DSC_0673 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 June 17-18 DSC_0673" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/9198008712_4ba776f947_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">Dominique Bart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Artist</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;">Si vous passez Place des Vosges à Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">vous rencontrerez certainement sous les arcades au n° 13 <strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dominique Bart</strong>. Artiste-peintre, </div><div style="text-align: center;">il vous montrera ses aquarelles et ses huiles représentant cette superbe place.</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;">I have had this photo for a few years of M. Bart, but did not know his name.  Mon amie Marie found him and bought one of his beautiful watercolors.  He allowed me to take his photo, and Marie shared his name.  I have not seen him on recent visits to Place des Vosges, but would love to give him a copy of this portrait.  Perhaps I will find him on my next trip. </span></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;">Dominique Bart</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;">13, 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;"><br /></div>

Dominique Bart - artiste-peintre

Dominique Bart Artist Si vous passez Place des Vosges à Paris,  vous rencontrerez certainement sous les arcades au n° 13   Dominique Bart . ...

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Boulevard Saint-Germain - le marché

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2tEmDw4UHdd30iDF1VKjklEyYL5Wb6Lfz3TXT1nxAY1qOGbMBt33_bP7yjLT9uCuzfuLkqqT24-GNNEBgLN4pfPzw6RPbyL7YGam_LOayPSw6ixKULqS72-mFDOHafNJh6H1MaBbv0/s1600/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2tEmDw4UHdd30iDF1VKjklEyYL5Wb6Lfz3TXT1nxAY1qOGbMBt33_bP7yjLT9uCuzfuLkqqT24-GNNEBgLN4pfPzw6RPbyL7YGam_LOayPSw6ixKULqS72-mFDOHafNJh6H1MaBbv0/s640/2010+June+17-18+DSC_0700.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;">Booths along Bd Saint-Germain</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 colors in this booth caught my eye, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but it was only just now that I noticed two souvenirs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I should have purchased that day.  </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;">I see the <i>vélos</i> in many bright shades and just below... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">are those miniature 2CVs*?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* 2CV = <i><span class="st"><em>deux</em> chevaux-vapeur</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 class="st">Weekend street (sidewalk) market</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st">Bd Saint-Germain at Rue Bonaparte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="st"> </span></i></div>

Boulevard Saint-Germain - le marché

Booths along Bd Saint-Germain The colors in this booth caught my eye,  but it was only just now that I noticed two souvenirs  I should have ...

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