tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8535945694204553943..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Les deux bouts du pontKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46940490276414876382014-11-30T12:40:07.111+01:002014-11-30T12:40:07.111+01:00If you mean....
Two languages split by three thous...If you mean....<br />Two languages split by three thousand miles of water... <br />yes!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58782606197488058942014-11-29T22:43:14.331+01:002014-11-29T22:43:14.331+01:00Yes, Paul was an engineer at the Direction du Patr...Yes, Paul was an engineer at the Direction du Patrimoine et de l'Architecture. He started out at rue Lobau, across the street from l'Hotel de Ville in "Gestion du Domaine", then moved to the big building on Bd. Morland, then to the rue de la Perle in architecure, and finally to Quai de la Rapée. Living in Nogent, all these offices were fairly easy to get to.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12938147064985879612014-11-29T19:56:44.186+01:002014-11-29T19:56:44.186+01:00Gosia:
The Jardin des Plantes, the ancestor to the...Gosia:<br />The <i>Jardin des Plantes</i>, the ancestor to the Natural History Museum, was founded in the 1630s. The French NHM might be smaller than it's London counterpart, but it is one hundred years older! LOLchmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86426571170992902712014-11-29T19:06:29.435+01:002014-11-29T19:06:29.435+01:00This museum is smaller than in London. In my point...This museum is smaller than in London. In my point of view.Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43161170052241222562014-11-29T15:08:07.403+01:002014-11-29T15:08:07.403+01:00The last photo is sympa. Jeans and boots are the a...The last photo is sympa. Jeans and boots are the attire here and there both.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48098040836053858332014-11-29T13:13:55.128+01:002014-11-29T13:13:55.128+01:00Ellen, I looked at that picture again this morning...Ellen, I looked at that picture again this morning and realized it was the Direction du Patrimoine et de l'Architecture (Mairie de Paris). It's not far from <i>chez vous</i>, when you think about it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41837214623036419522014-11-29T12:29:37.580+01:002014-11-29T12:29:37.580+01:00That striking building -- see the Paris flags at t...That striking building -- see the Paris flags at the door on the left? That's the entrance to city offices. That is where Paul ended his career as a city engineer.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62697224466591964932014-11-29T11:32:49.963+01:002014-11-29T11:32:49.963+01:00People in Paris are still very slim and slender, e...People in Paris are still very slim and slender, even though obesity is becoming a problem in France. That building does look like the Lutétia, doesn't it?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16511832161021324272014-11-29T11:31:46.947+01:002014-11-29T11:31:46.947+01:00You are welcome, Pauline. I was there in October, ...You are welcome, Pauline. I was there in October, but the weather was very pleasant. I was lucky.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19946476139596966172014-11-29T11:31:03.698+01:002014-11-29T11:31:03.698+01:00Tim, did you see my comment about flapjacks on Sus...Tim, did you see my comment about flapjacks on Susan's blog post from a few days ago?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40518487254814000832014-11-29T11:23:45.427+01:002014-11-29T11:23:45.427+01:00It is remarkable how slim these people are on that...It is remarkable how slim these people are on that last photo. On the first one, this building reminds me of Hôtel Lutétia, near Le Bon Marché on the left bank.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89777516729685996142014-11-29T11:22:38.745+01:002014-11-29T11:22:38.745+01:00There are worse places than the Jardin des Plantes...There are worse places than the Jardin des Plantes to wait for a train! Though it was June, I think, when I did it. Thank you for reminging me of pleasant memories. PaulineTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46113295160898332972014-11-29T09:32:15.513+01:002014-11-29T09:32:15.513+01:00C'est une question très indiscrète, Tim. Et ma...<i>C'est une question très indiscrète, Tim. Et maintenant j'ai donné la réponse...</i>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31908483943160596632014-11-29T09:30:56.719+01:002014-11-29T09:30:56.719+01:00Yes, I do remember that well, A M. I'll have t...Yes, I do remember that well, A M. I'll have to look it up in Google images and compare it. Thanks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45991470809928026972014-11-29T08:39:01.305+01:002014-11-29T08:39:01.305+01:00Ken, I love the last pic...
have you "done&qu...Ken, I love the last pic...<br />have you "done" anything to it...<br />or is it "as out of the camera"?<br />The effect of the bark and leaves seems almost watercolour in aspect...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88966461043934057522014-11-29T08:12:23.391+01:002014-11-29T08:12:23.391+01:00the first pix reminds me of the willard hotel in w...the first pix reminds me of the willard hotel in washington dc. do you remember that on PA avenue near the white house?anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com