{"id":2187,"date":"2007-12-29T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-29T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:55:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:55:36","slug":"paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aV2ae3LCI\/AAAAAAAABnc\/l9kEcNhi_vw\/s1600-h\/PB1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aV2ae3LCI\/AAAAAAAABnc\/l9kEcNhi_vw\/s400\/PB1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>My beloved thought that I was down and in need of a boost, so took me off for a whirlwind trip to Paris, leaving boys with Granny (thanks Granny!) and just the little girl for company. The above photo was the first one I took, just after walking out of our hotel door. I hadn&#8217;t changed the setting away from monochrome, but I quite like the result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aVYae3LBI\/AAAAAAAABnU\/zu-_vMYkygo\/s1600-h\/companions.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aVYae3LBI\/AAAAAAAABnU\/zu-_vMYkygo\/s400\/companions.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>On the &#8216;allee des cygnes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aU86e3LAI\/AAAAAAAABnM\/gLWUgmEWf7w\/s1600-h\/zoom+lens.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aU86e3LAI\/AAAAAAAABnM\/gLWUgmEWf7w\/s400\/zoom+lens.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>Doing my usual thing. Not wondering &#8216;where&#8217;s the beach&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aT7Ke3K_I\/AAAAAAAABnE\/ogbTOoLQNDY\/s1600-h\/passionate+thrusting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aT7Ke3K_I\/AAAAAAAABnE\/ogbTOoLQNDY\/s400\/passionate+thrusting.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>In our walks around the city we were very struck by the passionate intensity of the public sculpture &#8211; quite a contrast to that on display in London.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aTfae3K-I\/AAAAAAAABm8\/YYjCo_oHuvc\/s1600-h\/ro+ro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aTfae3K-I\/AAAAAAAABm8\/YYjCo_oHuvc\/s400\/ro+ro.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>My wife is a big Rodin fan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aHaKe3K9I\/AAAAAAAABm0\/rWPINxdwEp8\/s1600-h\/straight+lines.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aHaKe3K9I\/AAAAAAAABm0\/rWPINxdwEp8\/s400\/straight+lines.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>The French <span>love <\/span>their straight lines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aGy6e3K8I\/AAAAAAAABms\/68Jn4vcD3rk\/s1600-h\/our+lady.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aGy6e3K8I\/AAAAAAAABms\/68Jn4vcD3rk\/s400\/our+lady.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>Our Lady of Paris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aGIae3K7I\/AAAAAAAABmk\/YTB72IVYqQ4\/s1600-h\/coming+home.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h8lco0yxl-k\/R3aGIae3K7I\/AAAAAAAABmk\/YTB72IVYqQ4\/s400\/coming+home.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>On the way home.<br \/><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My beloved thought that I was down and in need of a boost, so took me off for a whirlwind trip to Paris, leaving boys with Granny (thanks Granny!) and just the little girl for company. 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