Repetto en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaQ2JLTuLjbnp4ywFYcXjGEZGZLe9uSH9xU3JNpI0cWDh8awOmFnagYGQ7TacGT56SVhQbKNcO25dY9KKYZD5qlQFX4SSO6UNfqVonv8djpBZj4XrSqWEDQqBAgeGS7gkowmr7yTt6rc/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+860+DSC_2559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaQ2JLTuLjbnp4ywFYcXjGEZGZLe9uSH9xU3JNpI0cWDh8awOmFnagYGQ7TacGT56SVhQbKNcO25dY9KKYZD5qlQFX4SSO6UNfqVonv8djpBZj4XrSqWEDQqBAgeGS7gkowmr7yTt6rc/s640/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+860+DSC_2559.jpg" width="620" /></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;">Repetto</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;">It is always a treat to see the Repetto windows on Rue de la Paix </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with crystal chandeliers and wall of mirrors.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The snow-flocked trees frame the ballet scene vignettes.</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;">By January 7, the windows will have a heap </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of once-worn pale pink pointe shoes to announce Les Soldes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Repetto</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;">22, rue 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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Repetto en hiver

Repetto It is always a treat to see the Repetto windows on Rue de la Paix  with crystal chandeliers and wall of mirrors.   The snow-flocked ...

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Les Marquis de Ladurée - papier et chocolat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhroqhrfRVxvV6f75n2nVi98km-vl7VzG-6PMjoHR90Ji0bj-0FRTt4J8VMr4u647OkEU0jfMGijZI-86RjJ6EhoZBhbYqTD5aFP0gTLcNdBZ9Uoc8Eh5ul2J_b3YHAWhl5mI34IAoXCk/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+917+DSC_2616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhroqhrfRVxvV6f75n2nVi98km-vl7VzG-6PMjoHR90Ji0bj-0FRTt4J8VMr4u647OkEU0jfMGijZI-86RjJ6EhoZBhbYqTD5aFP0gTLcNdBZ9Uoc8Eh5ul2J_b3YHAWhl5mI34IAoXCk/s640/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+917+DSC_2616.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;">Les Marquis de Ladurée</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;">Expanding the Ladurée brand beyond the pastries and macarons, <a href="http://marquis.laduree.com/en_int/#!house" target="_blank">Les Marquis de Ladurée</a> is a luxury product dedicated to exquisite gourmet chocolates.  The flagship boutique is found just off Place Vendôme with a window full of branded chocolates.</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;">What you may not notice at first glance...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everything in the windows other than the chocolates are made of paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The chandeliers, the candles, the plates, the flat-ware, the goblets, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and even the "crystals" hanging from the chandeliers.</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;">Les Marquis de Ladurée</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;">14, rue de Castiglione</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Marquis de Ladurée - papier et chocolat

Les Marquis de Ladurée Expanding the Ladurée brand beyond the pastries and macarons, Les Marquis de Ladurée is a luxury product dedicated t...

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Métro Gare d'Austerlitz

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfXrec4EuwPm011az-BxAa5uLyMUjziwMHumRMB-LFj3wLT9s5k_nNQEOEt3KUFRgh0F8sVOm0Mzrh2j65bd2yJYaFZnm8XLwH4rhO8Q3Wgk0HdeVrRTZxstJEi7zm1wDHjwDxbbUDNE/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+207+DSC_9413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfXrec4EuwPm011az-BxAa5uLyMUjziwMHumRMB-LFj3wLT9s5k_nNQEOEt3KUFRgh0F8sVOm0Mzrh2j65bd2yJYaFZnm8XLwH4rhO8Q3Wgk0HdeVrRTZxstJEi7zm1wDHjwDxbbUDNE/s640/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+207+DSC_9413.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Métro Gare d'Austerlitz</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;">As you look beyond the Métro platform, you can see the trains approach and depart.  So many of the stations now protect the awaiting passengers with glass panels and the view is only be into the darkness of the subway tunnels.  I rather enjoy the few above-ground stations and the ability, for now, to peer down the winding tracks.</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;">If you are vacationing during these holiday weeks, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">be safe and travel well.</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;">Métro Gare d'Austerlitz</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;">Platform, Line 5</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Métro Gare d'Austerlitz

Métro Gare d'Austerlitz As you look beyond the Métro platform, you can see the trains approach and depart.  So many of the stations now ...

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