tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post1746895651797880373..comments2024-02-13T11:01:15.301+01:00Comments on Peter's Paris: Avenue de BreteuilPeterParishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-23865843303884270472011-05-07T22:18:38.716+02:002011-05-07T22:18:38.716+02:00Oh, your pic of the map of the "roundabout&qu...Oh, your pic of the map of the "roundabout" reminds me on how crazy the traffic was there (we came by car from Amsterdam, since Holland is my country of origin). <br />You seem to know Paris well! What's the best time to visit? We came in Aug. and it seemed like the people who actually live there were on vacation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788129650584437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-12021197711748043722011-05-03T01:04:41.996+02:002011-05-03T01:04:41.996+02:00Ah Spring in the parc!!!Ah Spring in the parc!!!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-38729557776421953452011-05-02T05:07:10.447+02:002011-05-02T05:07:10.447+02:00Les Invalides has been a stopping place for me for...Les Invalides has been a stopping place for me for years although I cannot pinpoint why other than it was the pattern for the Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia. <br /><br />I love the courtyard and cannons and the grounds are exquisite as you have shown... I will have to walk along Avenue de Breteuil on my next visit!<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-41943535917056000302011-04-30T21:14:06.301+02:002011-04-30T21:14:06.301+02:00I must look back over all my photos , sure I have ...I must look back over all my photos , sure I have some of this area .. if NOT will just have to go back :-)Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-390719655361443272011-04-30T08:01:24.687+02:002011-04-30T08:01:24.687+02:00Les "jeux pour enfants", c'est bien....Les "jeux pour enfants", c'est bien...mais on ne peut pas dire que cela améliore le paysage.Alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588240936191844264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-17319402741779401692011-04-30T01:29:14.385+02:002011-04-30T01:29:14.385+02:00Hi Peter! Finally some time to stop by... And alwa...Hi Peter! Finally some time to stop by... And always learning when coming here!! Incredible the way you transformed Avenue de Breteuil in such an interesting spot... One wouldn't find it by just going there... ;)<br /><br />Blogtrotter Two is still strolling in Amsterdam... Enjoy and have a superb weekend!!Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403056056512006654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-57710173671723960752011-04-29T22:13:15.580+02:002011-04-29T22:13:15.580+02:00Mmm ... I thought you were using Google Earth to g...Mmm ... I thought you were using Google Earth to get this aerial shots of Paris. But I have downloaded it and that's not the one.<br /><br />GE seems to be part photograph and part artist's impression. I need to go back and look at my shots from Montparness Tower ... which approximate you views ... sort of.<br /><br />How were you and your friend getting to Mongolia ... by train? Mongolia is a large country ... larger than France, nearly as large as Australia.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-53546585498839162042011-04-29T05:16:09.807+02:002011-04-29T05:16:09.807+02:00another beautiful part of Paris accessed so wonder...another beautiful part of Paris accessed so wonderfully for us...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255193476024745869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-76901917394602620492011-04-28T21:29:25.796+02:002011-04-28T21:29:25.796+02:00After an absence of a dozen years, I am finally he...After an absence of a dozen years, I am finally heading back to Paris in June. Your posts are going to find their way into my list of things to see and do. So many times I've wondered why monuments such as this one were erected, and what the importance was of the people involved.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-82826284213192827352011-04-28T21:07:26.470+02:002011-04-28T21:07:26.470+02:00What is a "water sparkling tower"?What is a "water sparkling tower"?starman1695https://www.blogger.com/profile/07301165791997413427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-36316699162625930032011-04-28T19:06:40.501+02:002011-04-28T19:06:40.501+02:00Peter, thanks so much for the beautiful walk today...Peter, thanks so much for the beautiful walk today! The Invalides is one of my favorite places to explore and the park is beautiful when the daffodils bloom. Have a great day!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879047507861682885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-53596398145661855362011-04-28T16:11:54.351+02:002011-04-28T16:11:54.351+02:00How is it that I STILL have not visited the Invali...How is it that I STILL have not visited the Invalides?? So of course I"ve not seen this lovely park. BTW, very clever that aerial map with the photos. That must have taken hours!! I can see April in Paris is all that it's cracked up to be! :)<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-90507164984719904272011-04-28T12:27:57.471+02:002011-04-28T12:27:57.471+02:00So beautiful sunny Paris,and your post is perfect!...So beautiful sunny Paris,and your post is perfect!Lovely pictures, wonderful collages!<br />We were visiting Tuscany! And today lots of laundry to do and I'm also trying to visit blogfriends! :) LOL<br />Thanks for this amazing post!<br />hugs<br />LéiaCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-5072076317420265392011-04-28T12:11:39.176+02:002011-04-28T12:11:39.176+02:00Excellent work as usual Peter. I thought Rosa Bonh...Excellent work as usual Peter. I thought Rosa Bonheur was just a café in the Buttes Chaumont park!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-31625491931279185692011-04-28T11:17:38.578+02:002011-04-28T11:17:38.578+02:00Brilliant research and post as I have come to expe...Brilliant research and post as I have come to expect from you. How can there be so much more to learn about this city? I am quite happy to see a woman among the quartet.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-51624169759430395452011-04-28T10:12:24.406+02:002011-04-28T10:12:24.406+02:00Un beau quartier pour de belles promenades. Ca don...Un beau quartier pour de belles promenades. Ca donne presque envie de faire un petit saut à Paris. Presque.hpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909569906337732982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-85361680263104688092011-04-28T10:03:34.261+02:002011-04-28T10:03:34.261+02:00Oh, that is a lovely area. I like how city people ...Oh, that is a lovely area. I like how city people all over the world throw themselves down on the grass as soon as the sun comes out, and how there are little signs by those lawns saying "jeux de ballon strictement interdits"!Synnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194314589221755487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-63519895994853758932011-04-28T09:47:04.876+02:002011-04-28T09:47:04.876+02:00C'est une rue qui vaut cher au monopoly. Mon f...C'est une rue qui vaut cher au monopoly. Mon fiston a été hébergé là quelques temps (sur la gauche en regardant les Invalides) par un copain dont la soeur était en Australie, avant de se mettre en colocation rue Henner...Cergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623905868861239570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-33223356234809640882011-04-28T08:59:07.843+02:002011-04-28T08:59:07.843+02:00Quel interessant post historique, Peter ! Merci po...Quel interessant post historique, Peter ! Merci pour cela et que Paris est beau !<br />Ma Mémé me parlait souvent de l'avenue de Breteuil, je me demande si c'est pas là où elle allait travailler en tant que couturière (avant d'être concierge).claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356955828590617751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-33864707512062980682011-04-28T07:09:16.822+02:002011-04-28T07:09:16.822+02:00Great page Peter !
It's a pleasure to visit Pa...Great page Peter !<br />It's a pleasure to visit Paris trough your pictures...<br />Regards,<br /><br />PierrePierre BOYERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165681226483890508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-31489319986972609372011-04-28T05:00:58.311+02:002011-04-28T05:00:58.311+02:00As always, a wonderful posting. I love the Bonheur...As always, a wonderful posting. I love the Bonheur painting of the horse fair. It's one of my favorite paintings - so much powerful and untrammelled horseflesh!! I have as yet to get to one of your architectural photos, but my post today does have sketches of the waterfowl at "your" park. And may I say, I am SO jealous of your weather; it still feels like winter here.Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-83326065846638170372011-04-28T03:46:39.506+02:002011-04-28T03:46:39.506+02:00"Les beaux quartiers""Les beaux quartiers"Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-82788932220950887132011-04-28T00:49:25.584+02:002011-04-28T00:49:25.584+02:00I've seen Bonhour's painting. It's ama...I've seen Bonhour's painting. It's amazing. It fills the entire room. And Paris is simply too stunning. Sigh...Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679485132057382813noreply@blogger.com