Lost in thought...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoQTUyc5MdzxrCGrzWmn3RDH24yIoWZMQMwCcGiR5YwpoY1N564ZdiK45GSYPc7aXxg0svua925xP2HosYPhpm2uPxU8W_3mS0T1IRkmljRKwpotUBquqe7PfM9GwieC4tG884rAHRKM/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0050.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568566899654540210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoQTUyc5MdzxrCGrzWmn3RDH24yIoWZMQMwCcGiR5YwpoY1N564ZdiK45GSYPc7aXxg0svua925xP2HosYPhpm2uPxU8W_3mS0T1IRkmljRKwpotUBquqe7PfM9GwieC4tG884rAHRKM/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0050.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This young woman was alone in Jardin du Palais Royal, sitting quietly on the park bench, no acknowledgement of our presence or of others scattered throughout the park. Was she in deep contemplation, waiting for a friend? When we walked past this spot several hours later she was gone, no visible evidence of her time spent on the bench.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Métro Palais Royal Musée du Louvre</span></div><br /><div></div>

Lost in thought...

This young woman was alone in Jardin du Palais Royal, sitting quietly on the park bench, no acknowledgement of our presence or of others sca...

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Hier et Aujourd'hui

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6z-kybjsx_vQ3l4HT9CqdD-C5zETCMD6Q7PE4EYWWp9we8k6fqPjb5FheHnusxzL0sSivywgOg1tZ19g6TAVLX8jAT19LLrTNmHN1iYf8Kebm25so5cp6SXeI7oONE3iFcsTGa4DLag/s1600/2008+july+paris+DSC_0053.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568193364296303458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6z-kybjsx_vQ3l4HT9CqdD-C5zETCMD6Q7PE4EYWWp9we8k6fqPjb5FheHnusxzL0sSivywgOg1tZ19g6TAVLX8jAT19LLrTNmHN1iYf8Kebm25so5cp6SXeI7oONE3iFcsTGa4DLag/s640/2008+july+paris+DSC_0053.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Well, here it is... my favorite restaurant in Paris -- <a href="http://resto.hieraujourdhui.free.fr/indexfr.html"><strong>Hier et Aujourd'hui<br /></strong></a><br />It is out on the edges of the 17ième arrondissement but worth the trip! <em>Pudlow Paris</em>, a restaurant guide listed this restaurant as "Best Value for Money" in the 2007-2008 edition. It allowed that Franck Dervin was trained under Guy Savoy and Alain Dutournier and has a fresh, sharp and precise menu changing daily. Franck and his wife Karin Ouet handle every aspect of this dining experience... <em>Hungry for Paris</em> featured this as one of its 100 reviewed restaurants.<br /><br />We have been making the trek out to our favorite restaurant to see our dear friends since 2007, and most trips we go for lunch and also for a dinner. If you go, please tell them that Genie sends greetings... Oh, and be sure to call ahead as reservations are necessary.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk49itLhMjaoZbBdbVWjkGuzp0v2iy-caEdI51QVUm4Rx64hxQO8746U6xHJ9XuEEqpyXT_9ErdkDn4lLUN386BvkmniVc8iT3ud5bD3dxVo4XVdha8nEAnwiQc-BniMuOERDJhjGXR8/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00194.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568191452322000962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk49itLhMjaoZbBdbVWjkGuzp0v2iy-caEdI51QVUm4Rx64hxQO8746U6xHJ9XuEEqpyXT_9ErdkDn4lLUN386BvkmniVc8iT3ud5bD3dxVo4XVdha8nEAnwiQc-BniMuOERDJhjGXR8/s400/2009+dec+paris+00194.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-MeJ5vvUWHgT5VMaESfEqP2ESanJxJnqV0r54R0n52T7cw7kJgBAJWWQU77fUmS2Qit0EzMVPTe5dgYZRQ7kZsBEWojIy0Z7Ad5qYlOE7Ye2wv2NnkfpoMEdz_2f-0ELBOw0-TyWjJE/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0196.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568191099950832034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-MeJ5vvUWHgT5VMaESfEqP2ESanJxJnqV0r54R0n52T7cw7kJgBAJWWQU77fUmS2Qit0EzMVPTe5dgYZRQ7kZsBEWojIy0Z7Ad5qYlOE7Ye2wv2NnkfpoMEdz_2f-0ELBOw0-TyWjJE/s320/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0196.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Hier et Aujourd'hui<br />145, rue de Saussure<br />Métro Wagram (not Villiers)</em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM6WRV4B8H5huoywZ-uAYm9RFTgIA8uosxDkJmLibQoPe4x2TSzv58U8kTTGItexcU1DN2IInyDrJ_nUxJjaKkjuaB9nH8rULSpt7yUA6aCB8SpioEPRB1XHX9VsN6P5SIXVduWDQBY4/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0200.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568190413026069026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM6WRV4B8H5huoywZ-uAYm9RFTgIA8uosxDkJmLibQoPe4x2TSzv58U8kTTGItexcU1DN2IInyDrJ_nUxJjaKkjuaB9nH8rULSpt7yUA6aCB8SpioEPRB1XHX9VsN6P5SIXVduWDQBY4/s320/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0200.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 236px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>

Hier et Aujourd'hui

Well, here it is... my favorite restaurant in Paris -- Hier et Aujourd'hui It is out on the edges of the 17ième arrondissement but wort...

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Église Sainte-François de Sales

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjUhUSmWPcDe26m-VmopZcZOjC7eaaBaffXAFKUN0dgdAe6zI_VYSnpJBFE9-ZyAbjbWIXrwzCyc6VV3315c_FXo26QMRMxvjaikBLEvgaN76FvZ6WHO8vwrZeciaxcq37UKSRnMnM-g/s1600/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0193+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542901750931446706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjUhUSmWPcDe26m-VmopZcZOjC7eaaBaffXAFKUN0dgdAe6zI_VYSnpJBFE9-ZyAbjbWIXrwzCyc6VV3315c_FXo26QMRMxvjaikBLEvgaN76FvZ6WHO8vwrZeciaxcq37UKSRnMnM-g/s640/2007+dec+paris+DSC_0193+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Rue Brémontier in the 17ieme is one of the streets between the Metro Wagram and our favorite restaurant in Paris. We recognize familiar landmarks along the way and Église Sainte-François de Sales assures us that we are headed in the right direction. When I was introducing Marie and Virginia to Franck and Karin last June, we stopped for photos in and outside this neighborhood church.<br /><br />Bon dimanche! </span>

Église Sainte-François de Sales

Rue Brémontier in the 17ieme is one of the streets between the Metro Wagram and our favorite restaurant in Paris. We recognize familiar land...

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