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[fumobici]

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[htmb]

Lovely, Fumobici. I see you covered a lot of ground, too. It's interesting to see how the foliage changed in the few weeks between our visits. I was standing in the exact same spot when taking one of the same pictures (mine is not posted).

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That's all I think. Many, if not most, of the regulars will have a good idea where these were taken. Glad to answer any questions.

Htmb, let me guess. The overlook at Pere Lachaise?

[htmb]

Correct cemetary! Photo 9 in your second post. The tower.

I particularly love your first few photos of the Seine.

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Gorgeous. Thank you!

[bjd]

What a wonderful mixture of photos! Your night pictures really turned out well.

[mossie]

A wonderful selection. I particularly like the mother duck watching over her brood. You certainly covered a lot of ground, may I be churlish and say we could do with a bit of commentary.

[fumobici]

I know. The idea was to let the images tell their own tales. And being lazy of course. You can probably easily guess where 90% of these were taken. The duck and ducklings were in the canal St. Martin, near the corner.

[htmb]

I missed my Canal Saint-Martin walk this year!

[htmb]

While your night shots are really exceptional, I think some of my favorites are the views of streets with curves and twists. Just looking down the street into a future lurking around a bend.

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Great set of photos, fumobici, but I'm imagining certain people who stick exclusively to central Paris -- even after 10 or more trips -- and who would be completely flustered trying to guess what city you had visited. For example, there are no more than 3 or 4 photos where you can even get a partial glimpse of any Haussmannian architecture.

I always like to see Paris through different eyes, and whenever I walk around Paris with a visitor, it allows my to refresh my own eyes at the same time.

[htmb]

Fumobici, how many days did you spend in Paris?
Your photos are a reminder of places I either did not go, or never made it back to a second time after deciding that was something I wanted to do. I meant to return to Bercy, but didn't. I mentioned Canal Saint-Martin above. Never went, though I was just nearby on a couple of occasions. I had also planned to return to Parc Montouris, which I explored briefly. Unfortunately, the rainy weather later in my trip caused me to veer from that plan.

[fumobici]

Eight days more or less. I walked mostly, so my perambulations centered on the XIme where I was staying but I could be in Pere Lechaise or the Bastille within five or ten minutes walk and in an hour could be in Belleville or Butte-aux-Cailles or Bercy. I was really very lucky with the weather, lots of cool temperatures that are best for going up and down hills, a few rain showers that forced me to duck into a random cafe for a noisette or a snack until the shower had abated and only one really warm day, the day before I left where it was into the high twenties. But mostly mild and pleasant, clouds and sun--just what you'd like to see.

[htmb]

In my opinion, that's the best way to see Paris. Just walking and looking; seeing where a road leads you. You were certainly lucky with the weather. I would have preferred a few more sunny days during my visit, but I don't think the rain slowed me down all that much. If I weren't working I'd most likely avoid visits in the summer and would aim for a less crowded time of year. I do like the longer days though.

[mich64]

I just loved it Fumobici, wonderful photos. A beautiful balance of subjects.

[tod2]

I love your photos fumobici! What I would love even more is to know where certain lovely photos were taken!
Starting with the last one - the beautiful fountain.
Moving up... the carved window/doorway, the lily pond and above that the walkway water gardens.
Then looking down on to the shady trees and sandy boulle playing area(?).
Also curious to know where the swimming pool and large building with helicopter pad were taken?
How about the red, blue, yellow and white striped street? Apart from the stout fellow showing his tackle I know where most of them are! Can you help?

[fumobici]

Thanks tod. In order:



This is Place du colonel Bourgoin, a little roundabout in the XIIe.



This was a little eboniste's workshop in the XXe.



The next three are all in the lovely Parc de Bercy.



The large building above on the Seine is the ministry of Finance.



The swimming pool is the Piscine Josephine Baker, which is, oddly to me, a barge berthed on the Seine. A boat full of water!


The painted street is in place Martin Nadaud near the top of Pere Lechaise just a couple of blocks from place Gambetta.



The big guy in bronze is just in front of the Pantheon, you can see it in the background although it's covered with signage as it was being worked on.

[lagatta]

A Rob Ford sighting!

[nycgirl]

These are terrific photos and many of them are quite unusual. I enjoy looking at Paris through your eyes.

I noticed the cemetery statue of Dalida has certain parts that are highly polished. Is it a practice to rub the statue, kinda like the tradition of leaving lipstick kisses on Oscar Wilde's tomb?

[fumobici]

The bust of Dalida is on the street in Montmartre, I think near the house she had there. It looks like many a statue where people rub a certain part for luck or whatever and it gets shiny. Apparently her nipples are lucky. Maybe I should have given it a go.

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There's a tomb in Pere Lachaise covered with a bronze effigy of a nineteenth century man, I forget who it was. The, ahem, crotch area of his trousers is all shiny from the rubbing. I was told by the tour guide that legend has it that the action can cure infertility and is very popular with young wives.

Aha. Victor Noir.

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Yes, well, rigor mortis has definitely set in.