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Monday, June 9, 2014

L'anniversaire en Paris


I've posted some about my time recently in Paris for my sister's big 50th birthday
 but not really about what I did a week later on mine.
I started my day with the Brassai exhibit, 
For the Love of Paris
at...

the Hotel de Ville.


FYI: the exhibits there are always free!





Then a light lunch at my favorite little 
resto cave-a-vins


also known as La Reserve de Quasimodo



And had my favorite entrees there:
the Rillette de Sardine
and a chevre chaud salad. 





From there, it's only a couple of short blocks to Notre Dame...



so I took a walk through to find some of my favorite angels...
(how gold his wings look)


and famous French martyrs...






I always love the shot of the burning candles
beneath one of the rose windows...




and the play of shadows on the ancient floor. 













Someone else also celebrated a birthday
recently...



Took a walk along the Seine ...





And in the evening had Birthday Tiramisu
(one of my favorite desserts)
after Ethiopian food with friends and family. 



It was a fabulous birthday 
in that most fabulous city. 
Don't remember the last time 
I spent a birthday alone
and enjoyed it so much. 


(Photos copyright: Kirsten Steen)

4 comments:

  1. Chère Kirsten, c'est si beau cette ville de merveilles! BISOUS, Anita

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  2. My first trip to Paris was five years ago this June and so this is an especially lovely reminder!

    I think I may have been to your restaurant! And of course, beautiful Notre Dame. When I was last there, they still had scaffolding in restoration for the birthday celebrations! What a lovely post for me to see today!

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  3. You are such an amazing photographer! Thanks for sharing your birthday again while taking me to your favorite Paris places. Someday!

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