Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A Florist By Night .....




 Some of the florists in Paris stay open at night
I love peeking through the windows into a wonderland of colour


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Friday, May 10, 2013

Ladurée on Rue Royale .....




Taking a peek through the windows of the famed French patisserie
 Ladurée on Rue Royale
The reflections give a glimpse of the wonderful old architecture
that surround this affluent area.

In case you're wondering ...  I did pop in for a glass
of pamplemousse rosé accompanied by one of their
delectable macarons ... well worth the visit!



 


fondée en 1862

 
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Monday, May 6, 2013

Dans La Rue de Paris #1 .........

 

Place de L'Abbe Basset   5eme Paris


Every-day Parisians doing what they normally do
walking the dog ... taking a leisurely stroll to the local kiosque
for Le Journal and perhaps a magazine or two.

 


They walk everywhere .... maybe that's what keeps them neat and trim!


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Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Crepuscule Hour .....



~   Tuileries Gardens   Paris   ~

The prettiest time of the day in Paris is
that beautiful time when the sun slips quietly below
the horizon ... blanketing all with the most amazing
soft golden-pink light.

A photographers delight!

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

To Market To Market .........

 


Oh! how I love Market Day's in rural France
where the locals come to forage out the very best
in local produce before settling into one of those
typical French rattan chairs for a coffee and a chat



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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Sous le Ciel de Paris ........





Straight ahead is Pont Neuf
 the oldest bridge in Paris.

When I'm in Paris I like to travel the river
on the  hop on hop off Batobus boat shuttle
much smaller and nicer than the big touristy Bateaux-Mouches


 


Everything looks lovelier under blue skies

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Quaint Village In Brittany .........


 
Roaming the streets of a pretty little village in Brittany

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It made my heart sing
 
 
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Friday, April 19, 2013

Two Elegant Ladies ........

 
 



Late afternoon looking across La Seine to the Ile Île-des-Cygnes
where Paris's version of the Statue of Liberty
stands tall and proud ... in the background you cannot miss
the beautiful lace profile of La Tour Eiffel

 




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Monday, April 15, 2013

Une Fleur en Liberté ...........




This beautiful little fleurist on Rue Saint-Sauveur is just adorable
I loved to walk by just to see what pretty arrangement
Madame had created for passers by to enjoy.

~ Une Fleur en Liberté ~

 


"The roses throb as in a bygone day as they were wont
The tall proud lilies sway
Each bird that lights and twitters is a friend"
                                                                           Paul Verlaine


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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Japanese Reflections .......

 


Claude Monet's beautiful Japanese Water Garden
 


 
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