 We will arrive in Paris late afternoon... |
 While riding the TGV, I will do a little drive-by shooting... |
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 75 rue du Cardinal Lemoine... |
 Hotel des Grandes Ecoles |
 The spring garden is in full bloom... |
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 We check into our room... |
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 We love this charming round window... |
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 We leave our garden oasis to explore the Latin Quarter... |
 Within a couple blocks of our hotel is this lively square with a fountain... |
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 Bon appetit! |
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 Young & Happy? |
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 Watching you... |
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 Whatya gonna do with that rope, cowboy? |
 Gonna rope me a motorcycle! |
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 Time to find a place for dinner... |
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 We decide on a table outside as the weather is pleasant... |
 and watch the activity on the street... |
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 This little boy was dancing to the music... |
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 Say "fromage"! |
 ...CLICK!... gotcha! |
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 With thanks to an English gentleman who snapped this photo of us. |
 We walk back to our hotel after a most pleasant evening. |
 We are up early and will have petit dejeuner in the garden... |
 Ahhhhhhh... she has arrived with the bread. Let the day begin! |
 Here we are in the city and it is quiet... |
 So simple and so satisfying! |
 Merci beaucoup! |
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 We ride the metro... |
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 Sacre Coeur |
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 Note the statue in the foreground... |
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 A special thanks to my husband for capturing this next series of images! |
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 Obviously... it does not take much to amuse me! |
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 Merci beaucoup! |
 May I interest you in an Eiffel Tower? |
 All sizes... small, medium, large |
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 Or perhaps a painting? |
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 Self portrait... |
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 Mr. Bean! |
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 Meow! |
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 Yes, there is a vineyard in Montmartre... |
 What's not to love about a little French Bull??? |
 Playtime... no batteries required! |
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 Back to the metro... |
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 Metro art... |
 You go girl! |
 We return to our hotel in anticipation of Jean-Pierre's arrival... |
 Bonjour Jean-Pierre! |
 Jean-Pierre... you speak such good English! |
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 We enjoy dinner together... |
 J'espère que nous nous reverrons bientôt! |
 A special thank you... |
 Bonne nuit! |