Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXV - Quelle heure est-il ?


While photographing this gentleman in the Marais one afternoon, I turned and noticed the clock behind me.  I'd love to know the story behind it.
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21 comments:

  1. Pierre BOYERNovember 15, 2011 at 12:22:00 AM CST

    J'aime beaucoup...

    Pierre

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  2. French Girl in SeattleNovember 15, 2011 at 12:40:00 AM CST

    Lovely shot, but can't help you there. Sorry, Virginia. -- Veronique

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  3. AlainNovember 15, 2011 at 1:26:00 AM CST

    Quelle heure est-il,
    Madame Persil ?
    Six heures et quart
    Monsieur Placard

    (Pour la rime, on dira que La pendule retarde)

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  4. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahNovember 15, 2011 at 1:45:00 AM CST

    Classic !

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  5. JoeNovember 15, 2011 at 2:43:00 AM CST

    Whenever Robert walked through The Marais he always kept his eyes cast down on the pavement. His finds have included a wallet, a mobile phone and a gold chain. Today the gutter offered him a scorched but intact piece of paper. He deciphered the cursive handwriting; "At the Grand Central Terminal Clock look up to the sky and with your eyes trace an invisible line from 5 o'clock and search for the passage hidden in plain sight"....

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  6. Shell SherreeNovember 15, 2011 at 3:32:00 AM CST

    Whatever the story, you turned it into a beautiful photo op, V!

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  7. Elizabeth at Eiffel TellsNovember 15, 2011 at 5:26:00 AM CST

    Love French iron work.....thank you.

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  8. Leif HagenNovember 15, 2011 at 6:45:00 AM CST

    Donald Trump gave this New York clock to Francois Mitterand back in 1993 as a friendship gesture to Paris! C'est vrai cette histoire, V de B?

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  9. DarylNovember 15, 2011 at 7:33:00 AM CST

    Was it set to NY time or to Paris time?

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  10. RoseannNovember 15, 2011 at 7:34:00 AM CST

    V-
    I hope you took a photo of the words facing the clock. My curiosity is piqued.

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  11. This is BelgiumNovember 15, 2011 at 7:58:00 AM CST

    interesting isn't it ? next time, you will find out and let us know.; there is quite a lot to go by.. could this be a reference to le Musée du Temps de Besançon?
    http://whatisbelgium.blogspot.com

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  12. MalyssNovember 15, 2011 at 10:36:00 AM CST

    For me , the mystery in this picture is the quote. Not enough words to make it complete..

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  13. KarlNovember 15, 2011 at 12:34:00 PM CST

    Beautiful old clock !

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  14. AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 4:16:00 PM CST

    Ah, if only I had enough time to pound out a story about this clock, but unfortunately for me, it's bed time!

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  15. DianneNovember 15, 2011 at 4:24:00 PM CST

    Il est six heures et huit. Isn't that clock just simple divine - and set against le rouge. So pleased you looked up.

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  16. AlexaNovember 15, 2011 at 4:26:00 PM CST

    Exactly what Shell said! The clock looks nothing like the one in Grand Central, but it's beautiful.

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  17. Castles Crowns and CottagesNovember 15, 2011 at 7:33:00 PM CST

    Il est l'heure d'aller à Paris! Anita

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  18. VirginiaNovember 15, 2011 at 8:09:00 PM CST

    For those wondering about the quote, google the author. I found it once, but can't translate.

    Joe, you're scenario is intriguing! Let us hear more.
    V

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  19. Kalyan PanjaNovember 15, 2011 at 9:18:00 PM CST

    lovely capture!

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  20. PamelaNovember 15, 2011 at 9:56:00 PM CST

    I love this photo V it is so striking! The black clock against the red is incredible!
    You have the best eye for photography!

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  21. VPNovember 21, 2011 at 1:16:00 PM CST

    Wonderful image!

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