https://michaelpieters.com/2014/04/02/26/https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cathys-pic.jpgCathy's PicMichael relaxing in HonFluer. (photo by Cathy Hoxie)https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/carnavalet.jpgCarnavaletEntrance to Hotel Carnavalet. In 1548, Jacques des Ligneris, President of the Parliament of Paris, ordered the construction of the mansion that came to be known as the Hôtel Carnavalet; construction was completed about 1560. In 1578, the widow of Francois de Kernevenoy, later known as Carnavalet, purchased the building. In 1654, the mansion was bought by Claude Boislève, who commissioned the well-known architect, François Mansart, to make extensive renovations. Madame de Sévigné, famous for her letter-writing, lived in the Hôtel Carnavalet from 1677 until her death in 1696.[33]https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pont-neuf.jpgPont NeufThe Pont Neuf ("new bridge," now the oldest in Paris) and the "stern" of Ile de la Cite, as seen from Pont des Artes. https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fly-fishing-at-the-pont-ancien.jpgFly fishing at the Pont AncienIt was intermittent sun and rain Sunday afternoon in Poissy. I caught a cast, just as the clouds came over the Pont Ancien. The bridge, by the way was rebuilt time and again from the 13th century until allied bombing in 1944. In 1952 it was replaced by a bridge further upstream.https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/metro-station-signage-at-cite.jpgMetro station signage at CiteDoes any other city have such artistic subway-station entrances? I prefer art deco, but this art nouveau rocks.https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tabac.jpgtabacEvery commercial block seems to have a ubiquitous "tobac" sign. Sometimes just tobacco products are sold, but often there is a small cafe or bar included.https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/loasis-daboukir-patrick-blanc.jpgl'Oasis d'Aboukir - Patrick BlancFaçade de la viehttps://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/building-on-the-cite-medieval-square-provins2.jpgBuilding on the Cite Medieval square - Provinshttps://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/la-femme1.jpgLa FemmeHow about an image of an image?https://michaelpieters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shhh-let-the-statue-talk1.jpgShhh let the statue talkMy best photos are the ones which tell a story, for which they must be dynamic. Professional photographers work hours to set up a scene that will tell a story, I was lucky enough to stumble on this one.2014-05-24T13:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://michaelpieters.comdaily1.02014-05-24T13:52:29+00:00