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Metro station George V is undergoing a renovation.
The scraps of posters are left to muse upon. One dates the last major
renovation as 1964/1965 with a movie poster. The movie is Crack in the
World (Quand la terre s'entr'ouvrira) starring Dana Andrews and
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No matter the season, la baguette est toujours à la mode!
March 2008 |
While on the rooftop of
Printemps,
a dolphin
balloon escaped
its captor and sailed
away over the
skies of Paris
February 2008 |
Along the Champs-Elysées for the 2007 holidays, simulated
falling water through the branches began brightening the avenue the last
weekend in November; 56 km of garland and over a million lights --
Gillesl'e Père Noël Jaune
December 2007 |
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Late
autumn in the Bois de Boulogne grabbing those last
moments for canoeing and picnicking while
riding on rented bikes through the woods. - November 2007 |
Between the Quai
de la Rapée and the Voie Mazas and
Viaduc d'Austerlitz is a tiny spot for playing the cello en tout
tranquilité that flashes by when riding the No. 5 Bobigny-Place de
l'Italie line. October 2007 |
View overlooking
Notre-Dame de Paris from
Square Viviani September
2007 |
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 Within the walls
of the
Jardin du Palais Royal, an entertainer traveled around playing his mobile
piano. Earlier, a girl dressed as a fairy sat on the top of the piano, playing the
violin as he rolled along under the trees. July/August 207
Additional
information Palais Royal (Wikipedia)
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Urban realism/surréalism at 39 Blvd. George V is a
collage photo of the original Locqueville-designed building under
renovation; an inspiration of the plastics technician,
Pierre Delavie; in place until March 2008.
June 2007
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 Apéro (aperitif)
in the herb garden "to stimulate the appetite before the main meal". Often
we will take an apéro with guests at our apartment and then go out to
dinner.
May 2007 |
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A full moon in Paris during an early morning sunrise
from my bedroom window in the
11th arrondissement.
April 2007
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Spring 2007 arrived in mid-February along the
Promenade Plantée, a former railroad line from 1859.
March 2007
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Sacre-Coeur
on the
Butte de Montmartre. Photo from the window of
Dreyfus (Marché St. Pierre) on their
top floor.
February 2007 |
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A pre-Christmas interview outside Galeries Lafayette
Decorations from Nov 2 to Dec 31
December 2006
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Two of the eight statues at
Place de la Concorde representing France during the 5th
annual Nuits Blanches (white nights festival)-every
October - November 2006
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XXIII
Biennale des Antiquares 2006 - Stand 47
Valllois
Grand
Palais Note 2007: Jean-Michel Frank
designed this furniture from the 1930s . It has been sold.
October 2006
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One portion of
Monet's Nymphéas - Water lilies at the
Musée de l'Orangerie.
September 2006
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Diversity at the
annual Paris festival "Quartier
d'été. Wild and crazy machines at the
Grand Palais.
August 2006
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Man
your sailboats at the
Jardin des Tuileries. The oldest and largest (62 acres) park is open
between 7:30 a.m. and
7 p.m. Closest toilet near
Place de la Concorde.
July 2006
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Caught in pixels! Romance along the Solferino bridge
June 2006 |
Japanese cherry
blossoms (cerisier au Japon) across from the
Bibliothèque Forney (Hôtel
de Sens, 4th arr.)
May 2006 |
Notre-Dame de Lorette (1836) in the foreground
is located in the 9th arrondissement. It has a
spectacular ceiling and is built in the Roman basilica style, designed by Hippolyte Lebas.
April 2006 |
The Grand Palais became a paradise for
children between December 14, 2005 and January 4,
2006
March 2006 |
The children's rink at the Hôtel de Ville continues until
February 26: weekdays 'til 10 p.m., weekends 'til midnight
February 2006
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 The Eiffel
Tower over Paris near the Arc de Triomphe.
The lighthouse
over a sea of rooftops.
January 2006 |
Merry Christmas seen at the Flower and Bird
market on l'Île de la Cité
December 2005 |
The flame of the unknown soldier at the
Arc de Triomphe
has burned since 1923. The unknown soldier from WWI was laid to rest
here on November 11, 1920
November 2005
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View of the Palais Garnier's north façade
with figures designed by Louis-Félix Chabaud seen from Galeries Lafayette.
October 2005 |
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Brazil was the theme for Paris Plage 2005.
Palm trees, sand and water have appeared along the Seine since 2001.
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Summer in the department store. The 1912 dome
at Galeries Lafayette is Byzantine inspired and 33 meters high.
July/August 2005
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Pousette parking lot on Bus 60 in the
20th arrondissement
June 2005
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Louis Philippe bridge seen from the Ile Saint
Louis
with the tower of the Saint Gervais church
in the background - May 2005
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Park next to church St. Germain des Prés
during the
fête de l'arbre (Arbor Day
celebration); annual tree trimming and
planting around Paris. Paris has approximately
95,500 trees. - April 2005 |
Place Paul Verlaine
-This well reaches 620 meters into
the Albien
sand protecting it from modern pollution.
Parisians are
filling their water bottles with the fresh
water in Buttes aux
Cailles.-March 2005 |
The Louvre and pyramid designed by
I. Ming Pei built in
1985.
The Louvre is open Wed & Thurs evenings
until 9:45 p.m.; closed Tues.
February 2005
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Eiffel Tower Night Lights --
Ice Skating on first level until January 23, 2005
between 9:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.
January 2005
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One of the Christmas windows at Galeries Lafayette.
Lili to the left is the G.L. Christmas fairy.
The windows light up in early November.
Stores are open the three Sundays
before Christmas (Dec 5, 12 and 19)
December 2004 |
Did the tourist wake up Mr. Pigeon? Charles Pigeon
invented the popular non-explosive gas lamp.
Montparnasse cemetery
Story of Charles
Pigeon -
Nov 2004 |
Bus from 1936, one of 900 manufactured,
made its last run in 1971. The bus was back in service
during the Journées du Patrimoine 2004 - Oct 2004
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 A summer
memory along rue
des Barres behind Saint-Gervais; choir sings
everyday
between 6
and 6:30 p.m., except August - Sept 2004 |
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Pont
Alexandre II built in two years, inaugurated 1900;
named after
Russian czar.
July/August
2004
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Sour dough
baguette from Levain au Marais - my favorite baguette June 2004 |
 Lady in the
window - rue du Petit Musc in the Village of St. Paul (4th) - May 2004 |
The Conciergerie and bouquinistes along the right bank of the
Seine - March and April 2004 |
 Activity
around Métro Bréquet Sabin,
Boulevard
Richard Lenoir
February 2004
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Did apartment owners say "not in my backyard!" when the
Eiffel Tower was being built?
Along bus route 32 toward Trocadero.
January 2004
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An evening stroll along the Pont de Sully bridge
December 2003
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Countryside? No,
Indian summer at Jardin des Plantes
November 2003
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Stained glass in
the church St. Eustasche near Les Halles
October 2003 |
May 2008
