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is the front of the hotel. It's 6 stories tall and we stayed on the top floor. The street in front is only 1 car wide so it's a one-way street. Most of the time it was a pedestrian street since it was pretty much only used for cabs picking up and dropping people off at their hotels.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10206491.jpgP1020649https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020636.jpgP1020636https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10206311.jpgP1020631I love these authentic looking lights in the halls.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10206301.jpgP1020630https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010794.jpgP1010794Paris has a toilette shortage! There are no toilettes in the Metro stations - the only one I ever found was for shop workers only and one of the workers gave me the key for 1 Euro. There are toilettes on the trains but the doors are locked. We were in the park above the Montparnasse Train Station and we went down into the station to find a toilette. We finally found the one pictured which cost 1/2 Euro. But hey, it was clean! It's one of those 4 step toilets. (1) Put your coin in the slot and enter and lock the door, (2) use the bathroom, (3) push the green button by the door to exit, (4) then the door closes behind you and the whole room is sprayed with water and disinfectant. They make me nervous. What if they just missed that one little step of opening the door when you hit the green button? And you came out drenched? Scary!2018-05-18T18:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/11/giverny/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010032.jpgP1010032This is the fruit display that was moved out to the front of the store every morning. Their fruit was beautiful and beautifully displayed. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010023.jpgP1010023The whole store, about the same size as a small boutique. Shelves are stacked from floor to ceiling.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020305.jpgP1020305https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020308.jpgP1020308https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020307.jpgP1020307https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020300.jpgP1020300https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020291.jpgP1020291https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020278.jpgP1020278https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020277.jpgP1020277https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020247.jpgP10202472018-05-21T15:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/15/hotel-saint-louis-en-lisle/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stairwell1.jpgStairwellKnow what this is? It's looking down 6 floors through the stair banister. Isn't this a great shot! (Good job, Chuck!)https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lobby.jpglobbyhttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hotel-br.jpgHotel BRThe rooms are old (the hotel was built in the mid 1600's) and the beams in the ceiling support that (pun). https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010038.jpgP1010038https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100371.jpgP1010037https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100361.jpgP1010036This one had hams, cheeses, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit and cold cereals. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100351.jpgP1010035https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100341.jpgP1010034The continental breakfast was always pretty much the same. There were 2 little rooms beside the dining room. This one had juices, coffees & teas, and all the condiments.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100331.jpgP1010033https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10206701.jpgP1020670In general, hotel rooms in Paris and our hotel are very small but ours has a small sofa bed in it so can sleep 4. But it would be very small for 4 people. 2018-05-16T05:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/15/paris-cats/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/orange-cat.jpgorange catThis orange restaurant cat can't understand why Chuck won't let him help order off the menu. He KNOWS what's good here!2018-05-15T18:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/13/street-performers/2018-05-14T17:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/13/doors-doors-doors/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020577.jpgP1020577https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020574.jpgP1020574https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010605.jpgP1010605https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010018.jpgP1010018https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010017.jpgP1010017https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010010.jpgP1010010https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010009.jpgP1010009https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10100071.jpgP1010007https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010004.jpgP1010004https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020575.jpgP10205752018-05-14T01:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/12/getting-around-in-paris/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10204241.jpgP10204242018-05-14T00:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/12/a-night-at-the-opera-house/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020666.jpgP1020666One of the modern dance pieces performed at the Paris Opera Ballet on our visit there. (Photo courtesy of Paris Opera)2018-05-12T18:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/12/everything-foodie-in-paris/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020662.jpgP1020662The stairway down into the breakfast room. It's like going down into a dungeon.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020656.jpgP1020656https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020651.jpgP1020651This is the food market down in the next block from our hotel. There are much bigger markets around the city but a lot of the neighborhoods only have small markets like this one. Amazingly, they seem to have everything you need. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020649.jpgP1020649This is Denis, one of the fabulous desk clerks. Denis and Bernard were so nice and worked so hard to try to help me solve my perpetual Internet problems. I can't say enough good things about these 2 guys.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020631.jpgP1020631I love these lights in the halls.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020589.jpgP1020589Often the stairs looked like this during the day because the cleaning crew had stairs or elevator of their own. They had to lug these huge, heavy bags of sheets, towels and cleaning supplies everywhere and store them on the stairs since there were literally no halls on the floors..https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020618.jpgP1020618The seats are beautifully upholstered and attractive to look at. But the cushions do not fold up which makes it hard for people to pass by if they're on the inside of the row. And there are 2 little fold-up seats in each row in the aisle for extra seating. Unfortunately, if somebody wants to get by them in the aisle, they have to stand up and fold up their seats in order to let people get down the aisle.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020614.jpgP1020614The special boxes next to the stage.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020609.jpgP1020609The boxes on the sides.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020608.jpgP1020608These are where our balconies would be at home, but these are no more than 2-3 seats deep, so the whole opera house doesn't have the amount of seating that one would expect.2018-05-12T15:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/12/local-parks-and-playgrounds/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020368.jpgP1020368This bigger-than-life statue and his dog were at the corner of one of the parks and we never could find any identification on them. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010037.jpgP1010037The tables are in between the 2 serving areas. Because it's such a small hotel, you get to know the other tenants very quickly at breakfast. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010036.jpgP1010036. . . and this is the other area. Breakfast is pretty much the same every day, the usual Continental Breakfast, but there's a large variety of pastries and the croissants are to die for!https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010035.jpgP1010035Going upstairs. The stairs are narrow and steep.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010034.jpgP1010034There are 2 parts to the serving area of the breakfast room. This is one of the areas.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010033.jpgP1010033These pictures above our bed could make an OCD guy go crazy (but I'm not naming any names here, just saying...)https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10205881.jpgP1020588https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020428.jpgP1020428And the toilettes in the Steak and Shake were red, and I do mean RED! The bathrooms in the chain places like this one (and McDonald's, Five Guys, Burger King, etc.) require a code which is printed on your receipt so that non-customers cannot use them, https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020427.jpgP1020427We ate in this burger place called "Steak and Shake" and then realized it's an American chain that's been around since the 60's. The walls were papered with old photos from their American counterparts. As a rule, we observe a "no American chains" embargo when we travel because we want to experience the local food.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020578.jpgP1020578Okay, guess which kind of crepe is most popular. Why it's Nutella, of course, and there are stands like this one everywhere. and nutella is also the most popular in restaurants. 2018-05-12T13:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/11/the-pantheon/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10205211.jpgP1020521The Convention Nationale Monument. "Marianne," the fictional woman who symbolized the Revolution, stands in the enter, flanked by soldiers who fight for her and citizens who pledge allegiance to her. The inscription below reads "Live free or die." (I believe Marianne later took up her cause in New Hampshire.)https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020518.jpgP1020518Beautiful glass dome.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020508.jpgP1020508Voltaire's statue and tomb.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10205061.jpgP1020506Rousseau's Tomb2018-05-11T22:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/11/montmartre/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10204481.jpgP1020448https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10204431.jpgP1020443https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10204421.jpgP1020442https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020458.jpgP1020458https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020456.jpgAs young men, many famous impressionist had homes in the area and they painted in the artist squares. Many of the other buildings have been here for centuries too, like this vine-covered Maison Rose restaurant.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020450.jpgP1020450https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020441.jpgP1020441https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020439.jpgP1020439The view from atop the hill near Sacre-Coeur.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020436.jpgP10204362018-05-11T15:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/11/saint-sulpice/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020497.jpgP1020497Love those long, lighted hallways.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020493.jpgP1020493Interesting piece about Braille who also found a resting place here. (Sorry it got cut off)https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020489.jpgP1020489Victor Hugo's crypt. All of the crypts are in the basement.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020487.jpgP1020487Victor Hugo's inscriptionhttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020481.jpgP1020481In the front hall.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020479.jpgP1020479The Foucault Pendulumhttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020472.jpgP1020472This building is huge! https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020566.jpgP1020566Saint Sulpice is such a large structure in such a confined area that it's hard to get a good photo of it.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020561.jpgP1020561This beautiful fountain can be seen across the courtyard from the front steps of the church.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020554.jpgP1020554The mamouth organ pipes at the back of the church.2018-05-11T15:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/10/a-day-at-versailles/2018-05-11T17:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/07/marie-antoinette-and-an-art-display/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010541.jpgP1010541Inside of the house, the woodwork is very intricate.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010538.jpgP1010538I believe this is Rodin's sister. There's just something so special about her.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010535.jpgP1010535I think Rodin is most famous for The Thinker.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010524.jpgP1010524Rodin's house is beautiful and it's my understanding that he had several roommates in order to afford to live there. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010517.jpgP1010517And huge, carefully pruned pine trees.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010514.jpgP1010514So many of Rodin's statues are of downtrodden-looking figures. Don't remember what the story is with these 3 guys2018-05-09T16:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/08/jardin-atlantique/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010805.jpgP1010805The benches are of varied heights to accommodate both short and tall people.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020111.jpgP1020111Driving down narrow streets through crowds of locals and tourists all gawking with envy at our cool Citroen.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020108.jpgP1020108St. Sulpice Cathedralhttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010837.jpgP1010837Gorgeous Rhododendrons in a pretty orange color.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010836.jpgP1010836I'm not sure what kind of bird this is but I love his yellow eyeliner.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010830.jpgP1010830These irises were very pretty too.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010824.jpgP1010824Well THAT'S awkward!https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010821.jpgP1010821The minimum age for this piece of equipment is 3 years so I think Denise is safe riding it.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010815.jpgP1010815One of the funnest things about the park is the play equipment, although some of the "kids" seem a little big.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010810.jpgP1010810I don't know what they are but I love these vines.2018-05-09T13:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/08/our-vintage-citroen-tour/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020107.jpgP1020107St. Sulpice Cathedral, the second biggest church in Paris.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020099.jpgP1020099The Pantheonhttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020146.jpgP1020146The colorful ferris wheel at the end of the champs-Elysees.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020143.jpgP1020143The Arc de Triomphehttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020136.jpgP1020136Another view of the Eiffel Tower.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020128.jpgP1020128Our tour started at 9:30 and our driver managed to gt us to the Eiffel Tower at precisely 10 pm so we could catch one of the special light shows that adorns the Eiffel Tower every hour on the hour in the evenings.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020110.jpgP1020110This is our driver. He's a native Parisian who's working on his PhD in history at the Sorbonne. He was SO nice, and knowledgeable about all things "Paris."https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020095.jpgP1020095Vintage is a fancy word for "old." The car was a stick shift and it lurched and coughed and sputtered in heavy traffic, all the time with the driver telling us fascinating tidbits about Paris.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1020094.jpgP1020094Here's our little vintage Citroen - isn't it adorable? 2018-05-08T16:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/08/napoleons-tomb/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10105581.jpgP1010558The detail work on these columns is amazing. And they're so tall!https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010553.jpgP1010553This is Napoleon's tomb. It's difficult to get a photo that clearly shows the size of the tomb and the room.2018-05-08T08:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/07/jardin-des-plantes-garden-of-plants/2022-05-05T18:22:06+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/07/rodin-museum/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010527.jpgP1010527Rodin's estate is very sizeable. Besidees a big pool with foundain, there's a wooded area on one side that is home to several of his statues and a flower garden on the other side..2018-05-07T19:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/06/tiny-sainte-chapelle/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010483.jpgP1010483This is all you can see from the outside.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010481.jpgP1010481The toilettes that serve Sainte-Chapelle are in the courtyard and down some stairs because they also serve the Palais de Justice. There are no signs on the doors so a budding artist has hand-drawn these figures to help distinguish the men's from the women's bathrooms. Unfortunately I cannot share the drawing that signifies the men's restroom. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010480.jpgP1010480https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010474.jpgP1010474https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010471.jpgP1010471https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010466.jpgP1010466https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010461.jpgP1010461https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010453.jpgP1010453https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010446.jpgP1010446https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010787.jpgP10107872018-05-22T02:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/06/lumiere-de-lceils-lamp-shop/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010791.jpgP1010791https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010789.jpgP1010789https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/light-shop-5.jpgLight Shop 5https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/light-shop-3.jpgLight Shop 3https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/light-shop-2.jpgLight Shop 22022-05-05T15:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/06/notre-dame/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010013.jpgP1010013Notre Dame as seen from St. Louis Island.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010616.jpgP1010616We saw this big group of local walkers with walking poles near the Seine.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010608.jpgP1010608Oh those Parisians have such a sense of humor! Actually I think I like it.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010590.jpgP1010590Isn't this exactly what I've been trying to tell you? Like forever?https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010146.jpgP1010146Okay, I've been practicing up on my French. I'm calling this one "Le Rental Bicycle in Le Seine." I wonder how they explained that to the rental agent?https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010589.jpgP1010589I love these crocheted balls that graced the ceiling of this little boutique. They certainly were an attention-getter.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010416.jpgP1010416Don't you just love this street in our neighborhood?https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010280.jpgP1010280In the Tulleries, those large gardens that run between the Louvre and the Place de la Concordel, goats keep the grass "mowed" in the gullies where lawn mowers aren't efficient. https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010205.jpgP1010205A brass band on the Seine on Labor Day. But of course.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010183.jpgP1010183Equestrian police guard the Tulleries, the gardens near the Lourve. They also patrol the street in front of our hotel. You frequently hear them go clopping by and it reminds you to watch where you step later on.2018-05-06T16:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/05/out-and-about-in-paris-part-1/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010611-2.jpgP1010611 (2)Isn't this line of pre-school ducklings and their mother-duck teachers just adorable?https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010622.jpgP1010622A uritrottoir.2018-05-06T16:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/05/labor-day-at-pere-lachaise-cemetery/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010278.jpgP1010278Some of the front entry doors.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010270.jpgP1010270https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010268.jpgP1010268https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010264.jpgP1010264https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010261.jpgP1010261https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p10102581.jpgP1010258https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010255.jpgP1010255https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010254.jpgP1010254https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010253.jpgP1010253https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010251.jpgP10102512018-05-05T21:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/05/musee-dorsay/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010406.jpgP1010406Beautiful arc deco glass.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010405.jpgP1010405Bedroom Suitehttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010403.jpgP1010403Interesting lamphttps://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010398.jpgP1010398Unique corner cabinet.https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/p1010372.jpgP10103722018-05-22T02:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/05/musee-de-lorangerie/2018-05-05T21:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/05/03/more-technical-difficulties/2018-05-05T14:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/04/30/rain-rain-go-away/2018-05-05T17:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://iloveparis.blog/2018/04/30/au-lapin-agile-the-nimble-rabbit/https://iloveparis.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/lapin-2.jpgLapin 2Au Lapin Agile on a snowy day. 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