Paris Through My Lens
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

La boutique de bonbons

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La Cure Gourmande  is chain with six shops around Paris and also Spain and Belgium.  They specialize in biscuits, chocolats, and confiseri...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Deux oiseaux

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Ma Bourgogne is a café I frequented during my stay in Paris the summer of 2010.  I felt comfortable there and the waiters were delightful ...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Quarante-deux

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Tellement Paris! Yesterday markedParis Through My Lens' third anniversary. Scroll down for the details.  There's a little giveaway...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

This Is How It All Started

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As most of you know by now, I fell in love with Paris in March, 2007.  Daughter Melissa, who was already in love, took granddaughter Eva an...
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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bienvenue à Ladurée!

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I hear from friends Daryl and Conrad in NYC that Ladurée has opened a small shop there, and the crowds are still wrapping around the...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

All Aflutter

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I thought we'd have little challenge today, although I'm sure my sharp readers won't miss a beat. We'll give it a go anyway...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving Paris

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If you are an American living in Paris, there are probably certain food items that you must crave from time to time and would pay many eu...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Une grande entrée

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The entrance to Parc Monceau is pretty snazzy for a semi-public park don't you think?  For all the formality of the gated entrances a...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

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I fret.  I fret a lot over my blogs. I worry about the quality of my photographs, or if  I'm boring my dear readers when I post  too ma...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXVI - le Métro

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Forgive the tourist shot today, but I loved the vine covered wall behind the Métro sign. Saint- Germain- des- Pres 
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Les Ombres

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Cimetière Passy
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Le kiosque à journaux II

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So very Paris. Place Monge
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Friday, November 18, 2011

À travers les branches

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Novembre à Paris!
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

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70e Anniversaire de l'appel du Général de Gaulle This enormous banner was hung on the facade of the Hôtel de Ville in June, 2010.  From...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Les Lumières à l'Hôtel de Ville

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For me, the Hôtel de Ville is stunning,  jour et nuit, hiver ou d'été.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXV - Quelle heure est-il ?

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While photographing this gentleman in the Marais one afternoon, I turned and noticed the clock behind me.  I'd love to know the story ...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Où sont les frites??

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Moules, one of my favorites.  
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Un escalier - le musée du Louvre

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Le Louvre meshes old and new seamlessly.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

100 Layers of Paint on the Door...

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I have to wonder how long it's taken to get to the bare wood.  Perhaps he's been working nuit et jour! (In clean white pants and sh...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXIV - L'echarpe rouge

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Last January you will remember that Mary, Peter and I visited Shauna von Giesbrecht ' s beautiful jewelry and textile shop in Montmartr...
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Musique Improvisée

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Le Pied a Terre on rue Mouffetard is a favorite of mine.  The street dining is limited to two tiny tables perched precariously on the uneve...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Paris, Je t'aime!

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My two Paris loving amies, Mary and Genie are both in Paris today, so I decided to drag out a photograph that brings back some wonderful me...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Paris Rose I - What Are The Chances...???

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Sometimes, if you just sit, wait, and watch, a shot likes this just falls in your lap! ( It helps if you're in Paris of course)
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Monday, November 7, 2011

Le Cigare

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Pétanque at the Jardin du Luxembourg is serious business.  Here Monsieur concentrates before the throw.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Well Coiffed

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Since most of my trips to Paris have been in the late fall and winter, I have been able to observe the trees in the gardens and along the C...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXIII- Bonjour Mouseketeers!

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Jef Aeros o l   is one creative guy. Who would expect to find one of the Mouseketeers immortalized on a building in Paris?  How many of ...
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Matin au marché

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Unlike many of Paris' street markets,  this one on rue Mouffetard , is open almost every day. We stayed close by in 2009 and crossed th...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Un poème sur le mur

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No matter how often I walk familiar streets in Paris, I always seem to find new delights such as this poem with artwork on the side of ...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Un petit trésor à Paris

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Rarissime , fondee en 1658,  translates to "extremely rare".  Across the street from our flat last January, it is tucked under t...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Paris Rouge LXXII - Chez Marianne

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Chez Marianne in the Marais is a place I've photographed more than once. I've never dined here. I checked the ratings and found it...
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Monday, October 31, 2011

Le dame en or

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The series of statues here overlooking la Tour Eiffel is lovely but this time, the golden light in the window caught my eye. The reflection...
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Birmingham, AL, United States
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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