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Post by mossie on Oct 6, 2018 15:53:37 GMT
Having thought I might not visit Paris again, Kerouac tempted me with a visit to a quiz, I took the bait so here we are again The very well attended quiz took place in an Irish pub close to Hotel de Ville. A very noisy and crowded bar, but a well behaved mob which allowed the quizmaster to get his question out in both English and French We did not win despite my colleagues best efforts, but at least won a consolation prize of a free half each. Now the rest of my lazy visit starting with my firs meal, a snack in the Terminus Nord across the road from Gare du Nord where the waiters are correctly dressed but holding some form of meeting When I left my first proper meal in the evening I snapped this reflection caused by the wettest weather i encountered this time Next dat I met yey another attractive serveuse, here writing out her menu board at the little cafe that I stopped for my first cafe in I then took a little stroll along the top part of the Canal passing this library barge and a well decorated truck But this barge must take the prize Here is the bow I crossed over rue Crimee by the Pont Levant, its erection is commemorated here by this plaque also adorned with this So I carried on to the Bassin de la Villette, with its varied collection of houseboats, here is one set up for idling in But this is more down market and don't mess with this one if you value the seat of your pants I'll spare you any more while I take a break to speak to my youngest son, with a last look along the mooring
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Post by mossie on Oct 6, 2018 17:24:55 GMT
The Bassin also providesa home to this cormorant, I spent a while watching it fishing and am amazed how long they can stay under water There were also a pair of ducks on the lookout for a meal The swimming areas were being dismantled, although the people doing it were getting in a muddle Another favourite of mine is Parc des Buttes Chaumont, where romance on a chance meeting is always a possibility [/url] And this proves why Parisiennes are often so trim The gardens are well tended and the place is always popular, I consider it to be the best park in Paris The main purpose of visiting the parc was to update my anti-spider defences, courtesy Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann and Jean-Charles Alphand I will dredge up some more later
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Post by mossie on Oct 6, 2018 17:26:15 GMT
Sorry, will sort those sizes out, bugger the whizz kids at postimage.
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Post by bjd on Oct 6, 2018 18:10:33 GMT
Glad you see you are still willing and able to go to Paris and stroll around. Nice pictures of the barges in what seems to be your favourite area of the city.
By the way, "librairie" means bookshop, a library is called "bibliothèque".
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 6, 2018 20:53:35 GMT
Great report as ever Mossie.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 6, 2018 23:02:37 GMT
As Mossie pointed out to me, this has been his 3rd trip to Paris this year. I don't even dare say "this was his 3rd trip" because he is capable of running back to Paris again in December to put my Christmas window reports to shame.
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Post by mossie on Oct 7, 2018 9:34:17 GMT
Don't bank on it Kerouac, I am still recovering from that effort. And also not having a lot of luck with sorting out postimage, most of the images I posted in the wrong size I have to download to postimage again and each time it is a total faff to sort out sizes and posting. Terminal Brainfade has most certainly set in.
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Post by onlyMark on Oct 7, 2018 11:56:39 GMT
Mossie, question - have you signed in to Postimage and have an account? I presume you do. The reason I ask is what is happening to you is a little puzzling as regards the photo sizes. I am signed in and when I start a new "gallery" and begin to load it, the photo size in the box stays at that for a 17" screen. This is the setting I used a long time ago when I originally set it all up and loaded my first photos. If I add to an existing gallery or start a new one, the size setting always appears in the box as what I originally set it at. Is anyone else having the same problem as Mossie?
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 7, 2018 13:49:06 GMT
Since I have various albums in various sizes, I always have to be careful to select the size each time.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 7, 2018 15:26:43 GMT
More treasures from you, Mossie ~ thanks! What a lively eye you have, as every time you go to Paris you bring back completely different photographic souvenirs. Nice to see those close-ups of the barges, but the picture that really blows me away is that great wide shot with the young woman running.
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Post by fumobici on Oct 7, 2018 17:56:46 GMT
Mossie, I've no idea why but your Paris photos provoke an urge to go back to Paris again more than anyone else's here. Maybe again in the Spring.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 7, 2018 17:58:42 GMT
Mossie has a totally perfect eye for daily life and a unique way of describing it.
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Post by mossie on Oct 7, 2018 20:26:57 GMT
Thanks Mark, yes I have an account and I thought I had trained it to work in that size, but it don't. Very tricky because it won't let me alter it, afraid all this tech stuff muddles my simple brain nowadays.
Bixa, please don't flatter my simple snapshots, some are very snatched, spur of the moment affairs. Although I always try to add an informative commentary, which I think is essential for this type of thing.
Fumobici, you must return as often as possible, the old Dr Johnson adage about London. "The man who is tired of London is tired of life", is even truer when applied to Paris. Or have I been totally seduced by the place!?
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Post by lagatta on Oct 7, 2018 23:55:36 GMT
I agree about both great cities. Though as you also do, I find it is essential to remember the charms and many facets of smaller towns, as well as their historical and cultural importance.
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 8, 2018 19:36:53 GMT
Fellow trivia fan here. I used to love bar quiz nights. I haven't played ever since my team got cheated out of a win by a group that was clearly and unabashedly looking up the answers on their phones. When I pointed it out, the moderator just shrugged. I've been put off quiz nights ever since.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying this report. I love the assortment of colorful barges. Looking forward to more.
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 8, 2018 19:38:48 GMT
Mossie, I've no idea why but your Paris photos provoke an urge to go back to Paris again more than anyone else's here. Maybe because one of his first photos was a young woman in an unzipped dress.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 8, 2018 19:56:45 GMT
There was a very strange news item about the Pont de Crimée canal area today. A mobile phone thief drowned in the canal yesterday around 5 a.m. The victim fought back and pushed the thief into the canal. Seeing that the thief was in difficulty, the victim jumped into the canal to try to save him. Unfortunately (?) he failed.
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Post by mossie on Oct 9, 2018 18:21:47 GMT
Are you sure he was trying to save him?? or just continuing the fight back. Good for him if he did.
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Post by mossie on Oct 9, 2018 18:45:53 GMT
Now I have summoned up the time and patience to tackle postimage I have corrected the sizing in my first post, and can now hopefully finish off. I always visit the Gibert bookshop at St Michel to get a calendar for the upcoming new year. Several metro stations are being totally refurbished and this one has a surreal atmosphers with all the decor removed Another thing I noticed is how the desperate lock idiots have decorated the handrails After getting my calendar I went in search of coffee, passing this begging Moslem woman on the way. I shot the snap from my cafe chair and she maintained this attitude the whole time, only pausing to stuff any coins offered int a pocket in her galabiah I also had a view across the river to St Chapelle As I walked back across the river I noticed this fellow had picked a good spot to read his paper Putting my career cap back on I was intrigued by these ripples in the asphalt of the footpath. Asphalt suffers from plastic deformation from excessive traffic loadings, and this is an excellent example of the surfacing flowing downhill because of the constant pedestrian traffic, and that the path lays in full sun Had also snapped one of the sight seeing boats sailing along One evening I had snapped the serveuse puzzling over her paperwork and shot the 60 bus coming down the avenue My last morning saw another stroll along the Bassin where this lady was being interviewed and filmed. As you see she spotted me taking the snap and gave me a little wave a second later The moment was complete when this big flotilla of children learning to handle a kayak came past. I think French schools do a wonderful job in getting children out in the fresh air And so my visit was over all too soon, but I had done too much eating drinking and walking and was all in.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 9, 2018 21:11:11 GMT
You did it again, Mossie -- another Paris report completely different from any other, but equally fascinating What I particularly love about this one is the way you captured the feel of a big city, all those things that remind us that besides its historical beauty, Paris is a bustling metropolis. Loved the juxtaposition of the atm user & the person praying, also the guy who had staked out his spot beside the river. Speaking of river, the last picture of the paddling kids is wonderful. Oh yeah -- where else in the world would I have ever learned about asphalt ripple?!
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