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 along the Seine  Dec. 2022

Vélib rental bike Paris Dec. 2022  

 Manatees Three Sisters Springs Crystal River,  Florida Dec. 2022

 

 

 

 

 Elder Mill Covered Bridge Watkinsville, Ga. 2022

Horse and Rider  American artist  Charles Ray Bourse de Commerce Museum Paris 2022

  Jeanne d'Arc  (English:  Joan of Arc ) gilded bronze  original  1774 second copy 1889 Emmanuel Frémiet ... Place des Pyramides  Paris Dec.2022

 

Bateaux Parisiens   cruising the seine  by the Conciergerie  Paris Dec. 2022

 Police Roller Brigade rollerblading  to control crime, crowds, ticketing  in Paris . December 2022

     Eglise Saint-Eustache 2 Impasse Saint-Eustache Paris 2022 ... built   between   1532 and 1637  Gothic church with a Renaissance decor

Spherades Fontaine des Spheres 1985 artist :  Pol Bury  ... Palais Royal courtyard Paris Dec. 2022

Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World 3 Rue Guynemer Luxembourg Gardens Paris Dec. 2022 Luxembourg Gardens bronze replica of the original statue created in 1900 by Frederic Bartholdi ... original statue on display since 2014 in   Musée d’Orsay ... There are 8 statues in Paris and many more throughout France.

fountain   Croix-du-Trahoir dates back to  1775    adjoins the wall of a building raised in 1776  the corner of  rue Saint-Honoré  and  rue de l’Arbre-Sec . mentioned in  Victor Hugo ’ s   “ The hunchback of Notre-Dame ”  site registered as historic monument in 1925 ... lucky find for me ,  the fountain was steps away from  my hotel ( L'Empire )

 

  Poetic  Quotes Benches  “ Tendre vers l'achevé, c'est revenir à son point de départ. ” poet  Colette  ( To reach for the end is to return to one's starting point.) the eastern row of benches in  Palais Royal Garden pays homage to  Colette and other women poets 

ski  lessons Luxembourg Garden Paris Dec. 2022

  Notre Dame and  Bouquinistes Paris Dec. 2022

 Louvre reflection Rue de Rivoli Paris  2022 ... mirrored building between  Louvre and Palais Royal added after 2019. mirrored on three sides

Les Deux Plateaux   (     Colonnes de Buren ) 2 Rue de Montpensier inner courtyard of the Palais Royal  Artist : Daniel Buren  1986

 View from Pont des Arts ... nearly a million 'lovelocks' removed. about 45 tons . glass panels have replaced the mesh panels that locks were easily attached.

Bouquet of Tulips Oct. 2019 artist: Jeff Koons Petit Palais Paris Dec 2022 ... controversial work. gift to the people of Paris a tribute honoring the victims of the Nov. 2015 attacks ... 36 feet in height constructed of bronze and aluminum

  stained glass Eglise St-Severin Paris Dec. 2022

Chuuuttt ( 'shh' )  2011 artst :  Jef Aérosol Place Igor Stravinsky Paris 2022  

 L' écoute ( sleepy head figure ) 1986 Henri de Miller