A Parisian Kaleidoscope

Posted on by CMKL

Selecting from pictures taken on our walks together during the past week, I composed this Parisian vignette as a kaleidoscopic birthday card for my travel companion and partner in life. Happy birthday, my Lion!

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Sorry, I couldn’t resist!! Below is the more macho version 🙂

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Old house
Old rats
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And the new house, the brand-new Halles of Paris, not even quite finished yet. Rat count unknown so far.
Embassy of Costa Rica on right
Gorgeous Art Nouveau building in Avenue Rapp
Shades of Barcelona – note the asymmetries.
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Nähkästchen

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Le Nouveau Gaumont Alésia movie theater – it will open soon, one hopes (months overdue)!

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No tacos here, just drinks 😦

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Abbey Road with Cell Phones
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Possibly the most revolting looking chocolate sculpture ever
Funky
Posh

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Centre Pompidou

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Any clue what this might be? Let me know!

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Place des Vosges
Sumo-Hamlet
This wrestler escaped into the garden …
Sculpture by Jesus Curia Perez
He sang powerful arias, quite moving!
At 5 months of age, our granddaughter Harper already has her own clothing emporium … not!
¡Una carreta típica!

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Should I live to be ninety, I could divide my life in geographical sections. One third in Europe, one third in North America, one third in Central America. I could metamorphose into a pie chart.