tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13962629061845464332024-03-19T09:50:28.639+01:00Focus On ParisA beautiful photo blog of images of Paris by Barbara Pasquet JamesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2601125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-23595749949419778532024-03-19T07:21:00.001+01:002024-03-19T07:21:53.845+01:00Espresso and Proust<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNT0WM1xeiPzqR-Tam9UR4Sxr58DdYb890H38khRJzorqx6-kon12-TF9Tfbn9q9oDSKboI4EW73VHMAKnpyKCjBpafmkQdd0lPh6yucsurOiURXSr19T4PfmYt0Hbxel7FmbvszawmGcmX93qGSb9_I-zEujw4UjJwd9chCuRCfsEBs8klLVmvSMoTg/s1650/IMG_3013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="888" height="1003" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNT0WM1xeiPzqR-Tam9UR4Sxr58DdYb890H38khRJzorqx6-kon12-TF9Tfbn9q9oDSKboI4EW73VHMAKnpyKCjBpafmkQdd0lPh6yucsurOiURXSr19T4PfmYt0Hbxel7FmbvszawmGcmX93qGSb9_I-zEujw4UjJwd9chCuRCfsEBs8klLVmvSMoTg/w579-h1003/IMG_3013.jpeg" width="579" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Paris cliché. </span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-55681197017564761202024-03-18T11:00:00.003+01:002024-03-18T11:22:16.485+01:00Museum Monday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BoCVZdiz028BWqdXjVQ_byRJrWo1ih8vuEpNjAuCSqn5oiCMhFpKXpdc2giCeerR7k34uUFpKbmks5Nz7qr51IM9FgvOLp0qirfnD5jiIePPzyZzfu81SwIqzxHuhS4dZuhNd2woPxBgcYeDEnf7FB5ivSjUtVX3dXo01okLVLyydwkAzw70jUX_xoo/s1554/CLUNY-15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1554" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BoCVZdiz028BWqdXjVQ_byRJrWo1ih8vuEpNjAuCSqn5oiCMhFpKXpdc2giCeerR7k34uUFpKbmks5Nz7qr51IM9FgvOLp0qirfnD5jiIePPzyZzfu81SwIqzxHuhS4dZuhNd2woPxBgcYeDEnf7FB5ivSjUtVX3dXo01okLVLyydwkAzw70jUX_xoo/w663-h469/CLUNY-15.png" width="663" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside the National Museum of the Middle Ages.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.musee-moyenage.fr/en/" target="_blank">Musée de Cluny</a> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-40306455730697062312024-03-17T10:43:00.005+01:002024-03-19T08:09:17.176+01:00L'Hôtel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6Y4QStScv1j6RDCXCUrjTzxgedQfwWwNFCV4GtKmRC0eBBxAEDCCeGCuv_5rYKCtJL4JQA1tAb7p9yKRR16229QZq5lx3Pen5_4s2sgELFHZHApghOmKD6aPs97lmdzMdKlhZZ-76X_CJmSOicze8o2ClMJRC46CgbVxCc51iZ_DKaKRP7vB-Vlvgc/s834/IMG_8282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6Y4QStScv1j6RDCXCUrjTzxgedQfwWwNFCV4GtKmRC0eBBxAEDCCeGCuv_5rYKCtJL4JQA1tAb7p9yKRR16229QZq5lx3Pen5_4s2sgELFHZHApghOmKD6aPs97lmdzMdKlhZZ-76X_CJmSOicze8o2ClMJRC46CgbVxCc51iZ_DKaKRP7vB-Vlvgc/w626-h640/IMG_8282.jpg" width="626" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) rented a <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">furnished apartment at this now elegant hotel when it was the Hôtel d'Alsace. He lived here until his death, famously saying, "I am dying beyond my means.”</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">L'Hôtel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">13 rue des Beaux Arts 75006</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">*** </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Saint Patrick's Day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-37093574036248694262024-03-16T10:15:00.003+01:002024-03-16T10:22:27.373+01:00Corner café<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A café on Place du Tertre literally in a corner.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-29490764713264395952024-03-15T09:27:00.003+01:002024-03-15T09:39:09.209+01:00Fish Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKc1IHQBKqdPv79oF44vV_pA_1281kfhyphenhyphenJDhyphenhyphenWCmnjQIwQamFvth28Ny_LsV4Lg8iqaTVRByty_uuTQc0mXBwSa2jZteSoR968AKAivEpVBcShnG3C2ZdWVcCW80HEgYMsB9jsAarU4k80Lbng9aRe43rI309X5u0jrgw6nFSjdpIsl0uJ6My35yPuBA/s1300/IMG_2955.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1300" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKc1IHQBKqdPv79oF44vV_pA_1281kfhyphenhyphenJDhyphenhyphenWCmnjQIwQamFvth28Ny_LsV4Lg8iqaTVRByty_uuTQc0mXBwSa2jZteSoR968AKAivEpVBcShnG3C2ZdWVcCW80HEgYMsB9jsAarU4k80Lbng9aRe43rI309X5u0jrgw6nFSjdpIsl0uJ6My35yPuBA/w640-h638/IMG_2955.png" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A stop for lunch on the French Atlantic coast.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Brittany: 3 hours (or less) from Paris <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-19256666517939985802024-03-14T06:21:00.011+01:002024-03-15T09:49:07.571+01:00Rothko, in retrospect<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXGYblwpE-whcDhU6R2TqqyJyDh9fQyMclQqlWepKc6SqhM5F1DBAptQikEW8HSpEUDA3qkRjoVda2XgYAw-TFtD3JAG86NXKWNvU1lushY09xym7xcQOziE0l_Ek48XaHaKP9iIkF9zbQe2kwpt8vT_IXdPiM2sFnc-LsSqY-6V1EyL9c1Aw9yTpgxY/s1600/rothko-3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXGYblwpE-whcDhU6R2TqqyJyDh9fQyMclQqlWepKc6SqhM5F1DBAptQikEW8HSpEUDA3qkRjoVda2XgYAw-TFtD3JAG86NXKWNvU1lushY09xym7xcQOziE0l_Ek48XaHaKP9iIkF9zbQe2kwpt8vT_IXdPiM2sFnc-LsSqY-6V1EyL9c1Aw9yTpgxY/w604-h804/rothko-3.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Exhibition:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mark Rothko (1903-1970)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First retrospective in France since 1999.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/mark-rothko" target="_blank">Fondation Louis Vuitton</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Last days -</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ends April 2, 2024</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">*** <br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I belong to a generation that was preoccupied with the human figure, it did not meet my needs. Whoever used it mutilated it.</i> - Mark Rothko in 1958 <br /></span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7AoGR2BBgs-9FPv81UDv7qEgTY9KwmtEbGQa88jPAr3gd7FGJ7gIgRGuu-A4n3KsgTtBp7wa9U1Dgsg1zO8aWgIPF0Sy0AkdGR0FA1fE3v9Zm5oBb1n_GBGpj-vI07gh5dAkfu_ilTdJsz38TQxLRBw9yKl0KW5BLAoThX68K4K6Y74lHW5ZkaGQ0uY/s1600/rothko-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="791" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7AoGR2BBgs-9FPv81UDv7qEgTY9KwmtEbGQa88jPAr3gd7FGJ7gIgRGuu-A4n3KsgTtBp7wa9U1Dgsg1zO8aWgIPF0Sy0AkdGR0FA1fE3v9Zm5oBb1n_GBGpj-vI07gh5dAkfu_ilTdJsz38TQxLRBw9yKl0KW5BLAoThX68K4K6Y74lHW5ZkaGQ0uY/w593-h791/rothko-2.jpeg" width="593" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66hGLWkaLS9ZKyEDiY_yymbjOkEVbn_wdw_2N-8sDo-zTvbjW5AVPkWPW-WpYVuUlDqdQexllxhfjPsZUtbB18bRs2nfhOxfs06u_s3Lmc-2rwSTIio4FPe_YA2AQcIyteMq7HXBTYH9n6J6eGqt48gpKpHoVyANC6qY11KFOOMkr-oJjy5KoZeA44-w/s1600/rothko-6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="814" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66hGLWkaLS9ZKyEDiY_yymbjOkEVbn_wdw_2N-8sDo-zTvbjW5AVPkWPW-WpYVuUlDqdQexllxhfjPsZUtbB18bRs2nfhOxfs06u_s3Lmc-2rwSTIio4FPe_YA2AQcIyteMq7HXBTYH9n6J6eGqt48gpKpHoVyANC6qY11KFOOMkr-oJjy5KoZeA44-w/w610-h814/rothko-6.jpeg" width="610" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX8FbG_viATq6fOicwTfskEqxpmq-wgon8RybpcZBWCqFH65nKy3BhvuQr73XuhxzH5jYuQWVZK_66TVTf3iyvltZv70NJxaWdbyq_nekPfPMUGUd3mnxQ7iOg-bgZpETOgSgZsYwOkK6XKIts70iDpFGKkn-v3C3D7aqRoL-n6WS6si5gv1jq-ah2WY/s1600/rothko-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX8FbG_viATq6fOicwTfskEqxpmq-wgon8RybpcZBWCqFH65nKy3BhvuQr73XuhxzH5jYuQWVZK_66TVTf3iyvltZv70NJxaWdbyq_nekPfPMUGUd3mnxQ7iOg-bgZpETOgSgZsYwOkK6XKIts70iDpFGKkn-v3C3D7aqRoL-n6WS6si5gv1jq-ah2WY/w544-h640/rothko-1.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsI-UXjmj0pxc2BjWHwgR7NgQqKXimx9XhxHPq0PC7Sh_WwMWz-GbQhsBZtObvI93DeXIH1OFIJFYJ1DOZEMXFFdQ0_Nrehpcl0gj_lWvCRtYIOB61-NYy2gW_SB7DlyiwtQId28-H7C9M5MqRToHesAU6RC5HB7RYY7H4tNow_CiG-5c8aZCy-lsUT8/s1600/rothko-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsI-UXjmj0pxc2BjWHwgR7NgQqKXimx9XhxHPq0PC7Sh_WwMWz-GbQhsBZtObvI93DeXIH1OFIJFYJ1DOZEMXFFdQ0_Nrehpcl0gj_lWvCRtYIOB61-NYy2gW_SB7DlyiwtQId28-H7C9M5MqRToHesAU6RC5HB7RYY7H4tNow_CiG-5c8aZCy-lsUT8/s1600/rothko-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below: an early work, untitled. Surprisingly, Rothko was a <span>figurative painter for more than 10 years.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsI-UXjmj0pxc2BjWHwgR7NgQqKXimx9XhxHPq0PC7Sh_WwMWz-GbQhsBZtObvI93DeXIH1OFIJFYJ1DOZEMXFFdQ0_Nrehpcl0gj_lWvCRtYIOB61-NYy2gW_SB7DlyiwtQId28-H7C9M5MqRToHesAU6RC5HB7RYY7H4tNow_CiG-5c8aZCy-lsUT8/s1600/rothko-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYzDwQsuCK0x0q1YSXrH2c7Z_A03A2FujsjhxlZB-NfVnZFl5oAfuzsNbqoqLLlJgVgY8KpZ14mvoWciAYev5V4pZv48oHsn9vBMB-q3Jc3PexVebAdCdEac0xFxzz6nDd1XvthoyP3ZG1c6D8HBRMMEfIyrmI_7KaSuR3g3IoaoKVsOq1NFkZbcqNK4/s1483/rothko-5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1125" height="718" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYzDwQsuCK0x0q1YSXrH2c7Z_A03A2FujsjhxlZB-NfVnZFl5oAfuzsNbqoqLLlJgVgY8KpZ14mvoWciAYev5V4pZv48oHsn9vBMB-q3Jc3PexVebAdCdEac0xFxzz6nDd1XvthoyP3ZG1c6D8HBRMMEfIyrmI_7KaSuR3g3IoaoKVsOq1NFkZbcqNK4/w545-h718/rothko-5.jpeg" width="545" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsI-UXjmj0pxc2BjWHwgR7NgQqKXimx9XhxHPq0PC7Sh_WwMWz-GbQhsBZtObvI93DeXIH1OFIJFYJ1DOZEMXFFdQ0_Nrehpcl0gj_lWvCRtYIOB61-NYy2gW_SB7DlyiwtQId28-H7C9M5MqRToHesAU6RC5HB7RYY7H4tNow_CiG-5c8aZCy-lsUT8/s1600/rothko-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-65921731556537669242024-03-13T10:14:00.013+01:002024-03-13T19:50:32.910+01:00Wine Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh44aksTSbaALzYQfBEMIcwLTf-Qj4VygXs4WqtC99g3kHBJNOe3GVQjP4tgQ6vwpqPNp7DOSyLsKoanKDeVH3MDRSpvIzscQSeau-tkbPLg4Qd6DUj2JnReaKHl9EKHtayEv8v4vvO-GMJMxvNanlWsf9PdPmchABAIJSGTMwZ_comcHh-Mb0A2e3uw/s1600/wine%20wednesday%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="787" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh44aksTSbaALzYQfBEMIcwLTf-Qj4VygXs4WqtC99g3kHBJNOe3GVQjP4tgQ6vwpqPNp7DOSyLsKoanKDeVH3MDRSpvIzscQSeau-tkbPLg4Qd6DUj2JnReaKHl9EKHtayEv8v4vvO-GMJMxvNanlWsf9PdPmchABAIJSGTMwZ_comcHh-Mb0A2e3uw/w590-h787/wine%20wednesday%209.jpg" width="590" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That magical moment between lifting glasses for a first toast and waiting for the food to arrive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-86625980105053579542024-03-12T09:08:00.002+01:002024-03-12T09:11:19.947+01:00Time travel Tuesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiYFPpzqpX4enzMgkHXbaJaWR0lBdacC1d4ZJfLQHUrK1O69jM-lJvPzGych5LDURrraNsN-jJU8bPBGhsf3j1NWPrXz8Q6LXGBG1iomvbJWOxUgzg9YVugNI_4Cf4KUzCogG4uGXKmpnp2dwM-gUqJk8CWXsWzYGk8mydRdvR_HfcUfoQiRrGBDCCvw/s1600/IMG_5822.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="759" height="1258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiYFPpzqpX4enzMgkHXbaJaWR0lBdacC1d4ZJfLQHUrK1O69jM-lJvPzGych5LDURrraNsN-jJU8bPBGhsf3j1NWPrXz8Q6LXGBG1iomvbJWOxUgzg9YVugNI_4Cf4KUzCogG4uGXKmpnp2dwM-gUqJk8CWXsWzYGk8mydRdvR_HfcUfoQiRrGBDCCvw/w631-h1258/IMG_5822.jpeg" width="631" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> A stroll through Paris' bustling covered passages is a journey back in time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-50099807438633320492024-03-11T08:40:00.002+01:002024-03-11T08:42:29.183+01:00Moulin Monday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuHxqjD-owerSvtHbGD-skV0HAnPRO1008vIvRKW4AKuyzP-XNJHQXFAOiIHazqX4HnqE1LXTgQo1ln_VIo5LAthoxEc1-cxHG2hc4_o6SJHch2giBrv9-WhqP6dOHWuTkg7kDHARs8PrKaZGswYwT4e_fDFUQtNm97vRzaJxN5YDs4IgtABbEJbML-s/s1600/IMG_8440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="832" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuHxqjD-owerSvtHbGD-skV0HAnPRO1008vIvRKW4AKuyzP-XNJHQXFAOiIHazqX4HnqE1LXTgQo1ln_VIo5LAthoxEc1-cxHG2hc4_o6SJHch2giBrv9-WhqP6dOHWuTkg7kDHARs8PrKaZGswYwT4e_fDFUQtNm97vRzaJxN5YDs4IgtABbEJbML-s/w624-h832/IMG_8440.jpeg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Le Moulin de la Galette, at night.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-8559918998503159212024-03-09T07:04:00.002+01:002024-03-09T07:04:55.620+01:00Sandwich Saturday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjtCsHVheFBUFOF0-pyW_BFl3DdtQBL1MLkTo5NwlB3TE5-GkstQ9D8s-FRRNTRNgfVdzMeJjvog2rcFjAMj2cDS4Vb8AOEH2cthjO0DBPzeIfJXoHGuq5yGjZFyFYYRHEJXkrEtlwuPI3wTN1XOskvhDvDdVOKY183Llifhwo9mUnhupTeUrKG6q0YQ/s1600/IMG_5660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="828" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjtCsHVheFBUFOF0-pyW_BFl3DdtQBL1MLkTo5NwlB3TE5-GkstQ9D8s-FRRNTRNgfVdzMeJjvog2rcFjAMj2cDS4Vb8AOEH2cthjO0DBPzeIfJXoHGuq5yGjZFyFYYRHEJXkrEtlwuPI3wTN1XOskvhDvDdVOKY183Llifhwo9mUnhupTeUrKG6q0YQ/w621-h828/IMG_5660.jpeg" width="621" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready-made sandwiches appear in many Paris <i>boulangeries</i> around lunchtime.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-61199779104105908962024-03-08T08:17:00.001+01:002024-03-08T08:17:13.443+01:00Foucault Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MeXqoddgX1PJEem1xR9uUGwCdUWHau5Pw-H9Qzs82tRcY0TdL9tNUkMmTSoRzhMt_B7JBfUbmH-O6JA2NG5idVBXws14BBuTkiwviPqy4Ap7YTTAQmBIPmZ5lfGyY9JAvim19GpamZYR1Y5FKcnpgVPTdNzuWP0PHs3PzR1g9qGrZyn0MkxtEV5IXh8/s1198/IMG_9929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="678" height="1038" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MeXqoddgX1PJEem1xR9uUGwCdUWHau5Pw-H9Qzs82tRcY0TdL9tNUkMmTSoRzhMt_B7JBfUbmH-O6JA2NG5idVBXws14BBuTkiwviPqy4Ap7YTTAQmBIPmZ5lfGyY9JAvim19GpamZYR1Y5FKcnpgVPTdNzuWP0PHs3PzR1g9qGrZyn0MkxtEV5IXh8/w587-h1038/IMG_9929.jpg" width="587" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Foucault Pendulum swings beneath the main rotunda at the Pantheon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-49850448032025418462024-03-07T08:30:00.002+01:002024-03-12T10:23:47.708+01:00Throwback Thursday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__mRYk4jbmutHyjzbI28NNP2WomZVty_96O90eF372amzZ9skEvFv92Sh7_Bmfod0VvactuDReNhJPKCmWHkGWY2HZN_L8kumZQYwyaV5ObHUcLwVopfeDIkXBEftk24YH_je_3646U7dzEjXQNOzrLxXh3eR4NQ21R9B_OoWFOXqI0CwQlO_UbGbQcM/s992/IMG_1225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="744" height="783" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__mRYk4jbmutHyjzbI28NNP2WomZVty_96O90eF372amzZ9skEvFv92Sh7_Bmfod0VvactuDReNhJPKCmWHkGWY2HZN_L8kumZQYwyaV5ObHUcLwVopfeDIkXBEftk24YH_je_3646U7dzEjXQNOzrLxXh3eR4NQ21R9B_OoWFOXqI0CwQlO_UbGbQcM/w618-h783/IMG_1225.jpeg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5zkZjkCF_YXoXpM8Vc9ApO5oDjY2b-7hWvS4GsiyynkK73QtjR3yIQk8XTzvCI2SlQWF4hk1eeMLSBrkh-gr4UCx7kMhRZRSdYIItsUw0hAqeEKlWh2LQieEF3GK0Myt4WG120C-B7FyA2bfk0V5rCQfwrXXGOEAmoTuDDGlYIDqRRRWoAF0lPhls-U/s1356/IMG_1226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="1356" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5zkZjkCF_YXoXpM8Vc9ApO5oDjY2b-7hWvS4GsiyynkK73QtjR3yIQk8XTzvCI2SlQWF4hk1eeMLSBrkh-gr4UCx7kMhRZRSdYIItsUw0hAqeEKlWh2LQieEF3GK0Myt4WG120C-B7FyA2bfk0V5rCQfwrXXGOEAmoTuDDGlYIDqRRRWoAF0lPhls-U/w640-h232/IMG_1226.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Christmas Eve feast, in Montmartre<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above: pit fire on the patio; granny's pink crystal (3 glasses per place setting - champagne, wine, <i>digestif</i>);<i> foie gras</i>; a fine old Sauternes - for starters<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-15117638548873829682024-03-06T10:52:00.018+01:002024-03-19T08:49:01.062+01:00Wine Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP5lryXc8lSEkEnTOoeeRXXo8Af9DwMcohOuGaDQ5nth7dPyKCT0mrm3jmi2DCwh6nJRZ5XByMuytWWZ0D-zpvulm_YD1I0CoFzYe8s_xte9iX7tHGraBydlpXRFBZ-B4yMy6aP5wpghX32QxFTXpprYsU4lxM_xtBvUb9w6Z1VKlIOTX-6NkYJwm4FE/s1600/IMG_2448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP5lryXc8lSEkEnTOoeeRXXo8Af9DwMcohOuGaDQ5nth7dPyKCT0mrm3jmi2DCwh6nJRZ5XByMuytWWZ0D-zpvulm_YD1I0CoFzYe8s_xte9iX7tHGraBydlpXRFBZ-B4yMy6aP5wpghX32QxFTXpprYsU4lxM_xtBvUb9w6Z1VKlIOTX-6NkYJwm4FE/w589-h785/IMG_2448.jpeg" width="589" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Champagne, wine, beer and other drinks are set out for the evening's first screening at one of the many small art house <i>cinémas</i> that dot the Latin Quarter.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">***</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While living on the coast in the north of Spain years ago it was easy to get to Paris by train, and sometimes, with friends, we'd treat ourselves to a weekend of "movie marathons" at those easy-to-miss theaters on Left Bank side streets known for showcasing off-the-radar quality international indie films and filmmakers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Upon arriving in Paris the first order of the day was to head for a kiosk to buy the latest copy of <i>Pariscope</i> or <i>L'Officiel des Spectacles</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, weekly magazines that list all the movies in the city, then, over breakfast, make a game plan of what to see and in what order. The films we were looking for - whether from the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy… - would be left intact in their original languages (labeled V.O. for "<i>version originale</i>"), something that was not an option at most theaters in Barcelona, which was closer but did not have the variety of films that Paris did. Whatever the original language, it was vital to hear the actors' true voices and not have to endure badly synchronized translations of dubbed versions. And, as most of the titles we chose were already in English, distracting subtitles would not be an issue. - BPJ <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below: some of the <i>cinémas</i> that have survived</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Quartier Latin</i>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Cinéma Le Champo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cinéma Saint-André-des-Arts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christine Cinéma Club</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Le Reflet Médicis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">La Filmothèque du Quartier Latin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Studio Galande - besides a roster of independent films, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in V.O. w/performances every Friday and Saturday night. Bring a bottle of water and rice</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Montmartre:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Studio 28 - <i>cinéma</i> interior by Jean Cocteau - bar w/charming tea salon / courtyard</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-59514616352744699242024-03-05T09:37:00.007+01:002024-03-06T14:18:46.222+01:00Bastard bakers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NMb0AIdcJ_ltpEyho9QMm3BZW5fzbSjTZJp4cvb-KmoyJV7KHDon4pHBFIPiezV3WrXtGVu0HjH9q1fJFFgQHG3H6Fa60xv-bEmCrOLeqczS8cn6VyVHbsoCpewzYWnZZyK_XlO_yyE0L50Uow9ccMoliB67uFKHuIUpeJoJvU1H6vKxVm7mKnjJ5Hw/s1600/IMG_8788.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="825" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NMb0AIdcJ_ltpEyho9QMm3BZW5fzbSjTZJp4cvb-KmoyJV7KHDon4pHBFIPiezV3WrXtGVu0HjH9q1fJFFgQHG3H6Fa60xv-bEmCrOLeqczS8cn6VyVHbsoCpewzYWnZZyK_XlO_yyE0L50Uow9ccMoliB67uFKHuIUpeJoJvU1H6vKxVm7mKnjJ5Hw/w619-h825/IMG_8788.jpeg" width="619" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLWNgrP-u7i3xLJjqV_8WGR6MTZlciEHK1mQ_AW59HyqqQukzwg3oJJCAQqSKMeBU4iBdtVp2eJPnb3XblTp9pBn_b1qBGLcqMHrj-0HmC1SRuiWlUja5LyMGTi4t2M8zd_6drjJ-UQQa22O7aTgrXeyUggGhpqiKa9F4EknZRkerQCjJpzmY2GZbvqM/s1600/IMG_8760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="753" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLWNgrP-u7i3xLJjqV_8WGR6MTZlciEHK1mQ_AW59HyqqQukzwg3oJJCAQqSKMeBU4iBdtVp2eJPnb3XblTp9pBn_b1qBGLcqMHrj-0HmC1SRuiWlUja5LyMGTi4t2M8zd_6drjJ-UQQa22O7aTgrXeyUggGhpqiKa9F4EknZRkerQCjJpzmY2GZbvqM/w565-h753/IMG_8760.jpeg" width="565" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">French Bastards are baking Paris by storm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The French Bastards <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Boulangerie-Pâtisserie artisan</i> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">65 rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle 75009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://thefrenchbastards.fr/fr">- 5 more locations - </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-76215697088082256132024-03-04T09:58:00.007+01:002024-03-04T10:16:08.061+01:00Monument Monday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllJw-odvjsYZLS-E63IKSlSlYTKTu2jASKiG-KvpwNS7SQLSzIF6r1teps0X_LO9racEWgwnGfmtE0YkC65-c0vyuf_UwY7g-gG-kXFOkBB3KJXktTQhLvkJVGghpN6RqKAxguwIOB5lt9PT8a1PhL9ljyJXynU17o59ebcOwDpNw0WB-g0xhucOvEXI/s1600/IMG_9937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="848" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllJw-odvjsYZLS-E63IKSlSlYTKTu2jASKiG-KvpwNS7SQLSzIF6r1teps0X_LO9racEWgwnGfmtE0YkC65-c0vyuf_UwY7g-gG-kXFOkBB3KJXktTQhLvkJVGghpN6RqKAxguwIOB5lt9PT8a1PhL9ljyJXynU17o59ebcOwDpNw0WB-g0xhucOvEXI/w636-h848/IMG_9937.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside the Pantheon atop Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the Latin Quarter, an enormous mausoleum with tombs of Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Pierre and Marie Curie, Rousseau, Louis Braille, to name a few.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-73844279497581225042024-03-01T10:01:00.000+01:002024-03-01T10:01:57.149+01:00Fountain Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Melting snow meets melted cheese high in the Haute-Savoie region of France.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">***</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Recommended: fly/drive<br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>PARIS - GENEVA</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Direct flight (1-hr 5 min) + car rental (1-hr 10 min drive to Haute Savoie)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 hours (or less) from Paris</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">***</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.france-montagnes.com/departement/haute-savoie" target="_blank"><b>Ski stations Haute-Savoie</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-42727154913128166212024-02-26T09:36:00.000+01:002024-02-26T09:36:03.972+01:00Mocha Monday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemOZjTsNfrO_QanUf3fGbAxIVApEn5lv837EYVvGPWqIQeVlltqzX-eL39mjRbSCh8VRMZIsR2avqEVC8Q8pBv4hQ5WUsbGE5cOISz4d2AKuG3Xeoo1KS0y-m7oy-GLLLn9JmhG35pbYUpdxrrhr7LbxMA4EgiRWLZJOP9JY5VeJtgrC2NIlfxcSCVj0/s750/IMG_9272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="750" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemOZjTsNfrO_QanUf3fGbAxIVApEn5lv837EYVvGPWqIQeVlltqzX-eL39mjRbSCh8VRMZIsR2avqEVC8Q8pBv4hQ5WUsbGE5cOISz4d2AKuG3Xeoo1KS0y-m7oy-GLLLn9JmhG35pbYUpdxrrhr7LbxMA4EgiRWLZJOP9JY5VeJtgrC2NIlfxcSCVj0/w640-h636/IMG_9272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> An espresso brought to the counter balanced atop a <i>café noisette</i>. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-62625348275105574842024-02-25T09:56:00.006+01:002024-03-19T08:27:26.986+01:00Sunday driver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgBYIUSTVkw9CYsbqcSCLwzNoSkW0mwyTFtnjsRfe_WVTu-pNcLFal5NO4onPlNq7gM6vve6WQonDYWgckIBzF5MGr5ZGfNZJvp2tkZ4yVPCPDDL-V0K2FQ9IpoeCdqqOthhkg0FJYHmudMaaCLmUiuyZqnthL7wBBgQmxCpRGMvThEBLf1reXJg_E5s/s2040/IMG_2299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="920" height="1376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgBYIUSTVkw9CYsbqcSCLwzNoSkW0mwyTFtnjsRfe_WVTu-pNcLFal5NO4onPlNq7gM6vve6WQonDYWgckIBzF5MGr5ZGfNZJvp2tkZ4yVPCPDDL-V0K2FQ9IpoeCdqqOthhkg0FJYHmudMaaCLmUiuyZqnthL7wBBgQmxCpRGMvThEBLf1reXJg_E5s/w619-h1376/IMG_2299.jpeg" width="619" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again classic and vintage cars in top condition converge on <i>la butte</i>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above: the driver has stopped for a <i>café<br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-60503198626190220192024-02-24T09:06:00.006+01:002024-02-24T09:25:42.735+01:00Snow moon Saturday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWndgGjfLWW0c30X2ANkHT54OyR43scWQ9ZPRS6ZxbSUJfY4hyphenhyphenr39mfqiVGI6IVJND2R9SSORxTjBZVFBC09lWT-uWsnP6wlBMKzD40R9wL-2ZfWfEZ4VmdgHB93b-b_OQHKFrilkvv27Z__X4nZIRflodFo-eoK6US4u7J1IyjTb9lyL1WwVwsr0Cb0/s1600/IMG_8231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="655" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWndgGjfLWW0c30X2ANkHT54OyR43scWQ9ZPRS6ZxbSUJfY4hyphenhyphenr39mfqiVGI6IVJND2R9SSORxTjBZVFBC09lWT-uWsnP6wlBMKzD40R9wL-2ZfWfEZ4VmdgHB93b-b_OQHKFrilkvv27Z__X4nZIRflodFo-eoK6US4u7J1IyjTb9lyL1WwVwsr0Cb0/w640-h655/IMG_8231.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">February's Snow Moon is the last full moon of winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-40293442323955758252024-02-23T09:06:00.003+01:002024-02-23T13:07:32.509+01:00Over the roof<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCX60fh53A9PUxrqDh5Q-0vXfgAeTmlJpwqEUgjzdk6Be-ATB6xBpOwZP0XyPwt7oFmeL-zJXas6QrPzYOYINAZ-nvnzN9Sjg7Et4RrZQPjsPZZap0D5Ywp6iqm3cqPtO_CNqCgObHehHxjCHNH38oL97pHPqbCKmYUFNzKcBs3ga5KubUcYiYZ930bo/s736/IMG_1119.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="517" height="877" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCX60fh53A9PUxrqDh5Q-0vXfgAeTmlJpwqEUgjzdk6Be-ATB6xBpOwZP0XyPwt7oFmeL-zJXas6QrPzYOYINAZ-nvnzN9Sjg7Et4RrZQPjsPZZap0D5Ywp6iqm3cqPtO_CNqCgObHehHxjCHNH38oL97pHPqbCKmYUFNzKcBs3ga5KubUcYiYZ930bo/w617-h877/IMG_1119.jpeg" width="617" /></a></div><br /></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Breathtaking sunset views over Paris rooftops.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-74513880260475546502024-02-22T10:11:00.004+01:002024-02-22T10:40:23.568+01:00Throwback Thursday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEobGCefX-57cc3tvOWC82r9rzEDRu6WjMueEFvAuTdf0_ZjSYxKDuksRmAuNhiz3iNbg0m-j2EeO0q5vOiEJjdiY7swMnfJOTjuXHRH8H4xBDn4wQstQwk4yRccyU4fzmEA0a6vbta7ef2jkE786U76cUfMEcrxDcAFHfPIjXkl6__rcZlVOUOPYOCp4/s1392/nouvel%20an%20chinois.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1392" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEobGCefX-57cc3tvOWC82r9rzEDRu6WjMueEFvAuTdf0_ZjSYxKDuksRmAuNhiz3iNbg0m-j2EeO0q5vOiEJjdiY7swMnfJOTjuXHRH8H4xBDn4wQstQwk4yRccyU4fzmEA0a6vbta7ef2jkE786U76cUfMEcrxDcAFHfPIjXkl6__rcZlVOUOPYOCp4/w640-h454/nouvel%20an%20chinois.png" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chinese New Year festivities in the 13th <i>arrondissement</i>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2024: Year of the Dragon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396262906184546433.post-83226934196358842042024-02-21T09:50:00.012+01:002024-02-22T10:01:34.607+01:00Window Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4kkUBbXnsb7aU2Bk1iKriOgtajYjoQNt2q-25tVcS3B5LBiH8LtL0uLIUSZFWODUXd6SWoYu6_I0kQB3y3AGMyFtoS7-4BQ1Ji1wwLbZ2KO_msgjgI7TWbcEGcbjsiD3V2JW5dasvCzhK4cAOx3O6JIx0vJod1J4g7F7vViBlBfdQNZsMs595PBasZc/s1223/IMG_6009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="997" height="754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4kkUBbXnsb7aU2Bk1iKriOgtajYjoQNt2q-25tVcS3B5LBiH8LtL0uLIUSZFWODUXd6SWoYu6_I0kQB3y3AGMyFtoS7-4BQ1Ji1wwLbZ2KO_msgjgI7TWbcEGcbjsiD3V2JW5dasvCzhK4cAOx3O6JIx0vJod1J4g7F7vViBlBfdQNZsMs595PBasZc/w615-h754/IMG_6009.jpeg" width="615" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">How much is that eggplant in the window?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Chez Marianne</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 rue des Hospitalières Saint-Gervais 75004</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0