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Simply..the lesser sights....

18/4/2019

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Grace (who I met through this blog!) lives in Paris and met up with us for a meal one evening in a favourite traditional bistro on the banks of the Seine.

Grace it was wonderful!

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She also recommended the Musee Montmartre which was amazingly quiet though just a couple of minutes walk from the crowded steps and packed restaurants around Sacre Coeur. It was warm enough to enjoy coffee outside in what was Renoir's garden.

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And sunny enough to create beautiful shadows..

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A gem. There is even a vineyard..thank you Grace.

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We chanced on a fabulous florist where bouquets the size of a table were going out of the door and whole branches of cherry blossom and fully grown and flowering clematis in pots were on the pavement. They kindly allowed me to take photographs (lots!) and I was astonished to see Iceland poppies for sale as cut flowers for the first time.

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It must take a lot of skill to condition these delicate things
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There were also refugee families in the Metro - a woman sitting on the ground feeding yoghurt to her baby, a young family carriage-hopping clapping and singing in strange rap/african/eastern european rhythms with hard voices - a young man and woman and a boy who may have been 9 or 10. They may have been parents and child or they may have been siblings. It was hard to tell.

I had buried my purse deep in my backpack, safe from pickpockets on both occasions.

The local street in Montparnasse, tiny parks and gardens and playgrounds, artworks and posters in the Metro - the lesser sights of Paris (or any city) can be fascinating too.

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The prize in this competition was to sleep in the Louvre!  We were too late to enter..Do you have any special memories of Paris?

More after the Easter break -


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Happy Easter
12 Comments
Mary
19/4/2019 05:44:03 am

So nice to get off the beaten path...never get tired of flower stalls, especially ones with such special blooms.

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:07:16 pm

Very specail and every season! Very expensive too no doubt, but it is free to look!

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cath
19/4/2019 10:52:00 am

An impressive display of flowers, imagine to keep and take care of those in warm weather... I visited the website, a real feast of colour.

Happy Easter to you too, Freda.

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:08:25 pm

Wonderfully colourful and yes, a treat.

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Lotta link
20/4/2019 04:11:37 am

Enjoying your pics - such a waft of France! A night in the Louvre would be fun! Maybe not very conducive to sleep though...
Have a lovely Easter Freda.

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:09:11 pm

I can't imagine I would sleep a wink!

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Julia
20/4/2019 04:53:29 am

I can see why you came home so exhilarated, Freda..and alive! One just has to open their eyes to these amazing experiences all around you! A feast for the senses for sure...:-)
Happy easter to you also!

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:12:03 pm

I should think if you don't feel alive in Paris you might as well give up on life!

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Rosemary
21/4/2019 04:07:39 am

Any special memories of Paris ? Musee Rodin, Musee de Moyen Age, Rue Mouffetade, Croques Monsieur in the bar in Place Contrascarpe, piano recitals at night in the church, St Julian, in the Latin Quarter, walking down from Montmartre at night, Parc Andre Citroen, the Luxemburg Gardens, the Tuileries, Place Royale. Walking the Promenade des Plantes, Buying CDs in Fnac at the Louvre. And so on and so on. Your photos brought back the beauty and intense interest of Paris.

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:13:12 pm

What precious memoriies Rosemary. You know it well. I hope you enjoyed Edinburgh.

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Grace
23/4/2019 04:55:23 am

I'm so glad you enjoyed the Musée de Montmartre. I do love the garden with the view over the vineyard. It's also really beautiful in autumn when the colours start to change. They have a Fête des Vendanges in October. I really enjoy walking in Paris and discovering places which are off the beaten track and far from the hordes of tourists. I must check out that flower shop ...

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Freda
24/4/2019 01:14:15 pm

I may be asking for more recommendations one day Grace!

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