Post Paris Trip – Day 40

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2014, 399 images, April, Au Vieux Paris d'Arcole, Bassin de l'Arsenal, CA, Friday the 13th, July, Moulin Rouge, Mug Shots, Musee Carnavalet Gardens, Notre Dame, Oroville, Paris, Place des Vosges, Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Pont Neuf, Reception, Rue Ravignan Stocking Store

Well it has been Forty Days since I got home from Paris, and all of this time I have been key wording the 29,684 photos that we took during our April 2014 trip! I have also finally narrowed down the images that I want to seriously look at to print for our up coming showing at Mug Shots, on the brick walls, during the whole month of July.  That narrowed down list now has 399 images in it and I have a date with the printer this Friday the 13th to go over what and how I want the final show images printed. Back to the salt mines as they say!

Our reception has been set for July 9th 5-7pm, 2014 at Mug Shots, 2040 Montgomery St, Oroville, CA 95965. Please join us if you can.

Here are a couple of images that we are thinking of printing!

From Notre Dame

From Rue Ravignan Stocking Store!

From the Musee Carnavalet Gardens!

From Au Vieux Paris d’Arcole on the Ile Cite!

From Pont de Bir-Hakeim!

Moulin Rouge!

From Pont Neuf!

From Bassin de l’Arsenal!

From Place des Vosges!

 

Paris Day 15 – Bassin de l’Arsenal

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2014, April, Bassin de l'Arsenal, Canal Saint-Martin, Jardin du port de l'Arsenal, many beautiful walking paths, Paris, Port de l'Arsenal, Seine River, Twelveth Arrondissement

Bassin de l’Arsenal incorporates the Jardin du port de l’Arsenal and the Port de l’Arsenal, all sitting in the Twelveth Arrondissement and along the waterway that starts the Canal Saint-Martin. At the north end overlooking  the Bassin is the July Column and next to the East is the newer Opéra Bastille. I walked from the Column at the north to the south and mouth of the Bassin to the locks that boats use to gain access to and from the Seine River. The beautiful gardens of the port did not disappoint with many beautiful walking paths and flora in bloom!

Street lamp and July Column!

Opera Bastille!

Port de l’Arsenal.

Stairway to the Port de l’Arsenal.

Colorful boat of the Port de l’Arsenal.

A beautiful start to the gardens!

A cafe sits at the start of the garden and overlooks the Bassin!

Easy place to sit and take in the sun!

A look back at where the canal disappears under the July Column and goes into darkness!

Kids enjoying the day in the garden!

Another look back at the column!

Icelandic Poppies, just beautiful!

Ditto!

Purple and Yellow, Mother nature sure knows her colors!

A view from where I sat and enjoyed a coke!

Refreshing!

Enjoying the time of just sitting and sipping on a coke!

The view around me!

Another peaceful walkway!

Look back again at the garden and column!

Beautiful Calla Lily!

Easy place to just wander and take in the peace and quite!

Beautiful views everywhere!

Another great walking path!

Next to the port!

An area map of the bassin and canal!

A street level view looking north up the bassin!

Down the stairs looking for the locks to the river!

The Lock House!

A walking bridge over the lock, beware of the light turning red!

A look up the Bassin de l’Arsenal at lock level!

Paris Day 15 – The Fourth Arrondissement Marais

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2014, April, Bassin de l'Arsenal, Café Français, Cafe Victor Hugo, Colonne de Juillet, Fourth Arrondissement, Hotel Sully, Les Amis du Musée Carnavalet, Marais, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, Place des Vosges, Red White and Blue

Hoping that spring had actually sprung, today I was headed to the Marais and the Musee Carnavalet or the official name, Les Amis du Musée Carnavalet, beautiful gardens and museum! After that a walk over to the Place des Vosges and maybe lunch at Cafe Victor Hugo. After lunch pass through the Hotel Sully and then over to the Bastille area!

Entrance to the Musee Carnavalet.

The gardens from ground level!

Beautiful intricate designs!

A gardener’s job is never done here!

Beautiful from all angles!

Gardener finishing one design!

On to another!

The Statue of Victory overlooks the gardens!

The gardens from the second floor!

The Statue of Victory overlooking the gardens on the ground floor!

The gardens from the second floor!

Beautiful rooms filled with treasures from a bygone era!

Marble stairs to exit by!

Place des Vosges!

Place des Vosges!

Place des Vosges!, All four sides of the square have these beautiful walking arcades!

Place des Vosges! Another arcade view from around the square!

Place des Vosges!, All four sides of the square have these beautiful walking arcades! One of them even has a cafe in the middle of it!

Cafe Victor Hugo!

Cafe Victor Hugo!

Entrance to the Hotel Sully via the arcade of Place des Vosges

Hotel Sully.

Hotel Sully.

Red, White and Blue chairs at the Cafe Francais!

Colonne de Juillet, The July Column (French: Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the “three glorious” days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the “July Monarchy” of Louis-Philippe, King of the French. It was built between 1835 and 1840.

A view onto the Bassin de l’Arsenal.

 

 

26 Days and Counting

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Bassin de l'Arsenal, Canal Saint-Martin, Musée d'Orsay, Parc de la Villette, Paris, Place de la Bastille, Reflective Moment, Seine River

Reflective Moment!

On our 2003 trip we took the Canal Saint-Martin boat trip from the Musée d’Orsay up the canal to Parc de la Villette. The 4.5 km trip takes about 2 hours and travels up river from the d’Orsay and enters the Port de l’Arsneal just east of the I’lle Saint-Louis. There it enters the Bassin de l’Arsenal and travels under the Place de la Bastille then starts entering locks in the 10th arrondissement and is finally risen about 22 meters (72 feet) in elevation.

As we entered into the Port de l’Arsneal the captain of the boat told me to be ready for a reflective moment. Here is a photo of my beautiful bride Lois and myself enjoying our canal trip on our 10th Anniversary on the Seine River in Paris, France.

Reflective Moment at the Port de l’Arsenal!