1 My digs for eight lazy days between Tunisia and home. Compact but not bad and very well located for walking everywhere
2 My first wander - had read about a little not-well-known gallery
3 Turns out the painter-owner had just come back from San Francisco so a picture of 'home'
4 Continuing along the picturesque little street
5 and passing by what would come to be my familar folks welcoming me back to rue Amelot
6 Passing through Republique - this time with no gillet jaunes blocking the view.
7 A lovely late May evening meant for enjoying Canal Saint-Martin
8 Arrived at my destination - Apostrophe's Cafe with Manouche jazz tonight.
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14 Crossing he Canal agan. It stays light till 11pm!
15 Just an ordinary Friday - a visit to the Apple store (went to IKEA too!) Then back for a nap before later...
16 Entering one of my favorite spots - Place des Vosges
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19 Always enjoy the windows around Paris
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24 and arrived at the Seine - heading for Pont Marie.
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28 A song from Larry Browne
29 Two Larrys on two trumpets
30 How could I not record A Night in Tunisia??
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33 Richard Lenoir Market - every Saturday and Thursday
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36 All ages at play in La Villette
37 Came to hear a free Brazilian concert
38 Agathe Iracema - voice & percussion
39 Francesco Ciniglio - drums
40 Sandro Zerafa - guitar
41 Agathe Iracema - voice & percussion
42 Francesco Ciniglio - drums
43 Art installation at La Villette
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49 Back in the Metro
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52 Chagall's Paris - at the Atèlier des Lumiéres
53 I always go the Atelier des Lumiére when in Paris. This immersive show was all about Chagall. Please excuse too many slides that follow....
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76 A short sequence of Paul Klee
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79 Finally a visit to the cimetiéere du Père Lachaise
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82 I left never finding the 'famous' tombs'. resting my feet on Rue de la Roquette.
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84 Found a little art coop on the way home. They were installing a show. We're now instagram buddies.
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89 Ping Pong in Rchard Lenoir parc
90 a new day - on the early train to Bordeaux
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100 The Miroir d'Eau in front of the Bourse
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103 Where the word 'dapple' comes from (just kidding).
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105 I've run into the World before, docked in a couple of other places. And here it is in Bordeaux.
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109 had a little taste of wine talk and sip in a celler not on the normal tourist path
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112 The contemporary art museum where I will come tomorrow
113 My favorite part of Bordeaux, the Bar a Vin - glasses for 2 - 3 euros, small plates if desired of bread, cheese, charcuterie, no pressure, lovely surroundings.
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118 View from Sharon's apartment!
119 and funky club where we saw Disney jazz
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121 The next day - at the muséo
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124 Keith Haring made this drawing just for the elevator. You can't see it except by moving up or down
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127 Like being back in England! Gilbert & George.
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134 And back at the Bar a Vin before my time here is done!
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136 And now something entirely different - observing Rachael teach her multilingual choir
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144 The Porte Saint-Martin (English: St. Martin Gate) is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the grands boulevards Boulevard Saint-Martin and Boulevard Saint-Denis.
145 And my 'last-night-in-Paris' dinner with Isabel and her husband and step-daughter at an Algerian restaurant. Perfect!
