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 1. Jean Le Gac's detective at
Place Fréhel by Nemorino, 1 more photos
"Accustomed to the allusive style of the painter, the young detective understands that the message tells him to continue the chase along the street Julien Lacroix."
This is the street that goes off to his right (our left) and leads up to Belleville Park.
Second photo: Place Fréhel was named after the singer and actress Marguerite Boulc'h (1891-1951), whose stage name was Fréhel. On the link below there is a tiny green square which you can click on (if you can find it) to hear Fréhel singing La Java bleue in 1938.
Velib' 19102
Métro Pyrénées, Belleville
GPS 48°52'23.18" North; 2°22'54.28" East Leave a Comment
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 Urban art at Place Fréhel
(click to enlarge) by Nemorino
It shows two workmen (actually life-size puppets) lowering a huge blackboard with the words "Il faut se méfier des mots" = Beware of Words.
This square, which could also be thought of as a vacant lot, came into being when some buildings had to be torn down during the construction of the tunnel for Métro line number 11 from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas in the 1930s.
Velib' 19102
Métro Pyrénées, Belleville
GPS 48°52'23.18" North; 2°22'54.28" East Leave a Comment
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 Pretty Blue storefront in
Montmartre, rue Tholozé by BeatChick
I happened upon this lovely blue storefront on the rue Tholozé while on my way to find Studio 28. Nothing special, just pretty and blue with photos in the window.
Sometimes it's good just to put the guidebook away, wander thru the streets, let serendipity take you. Then you'll discover places of your own. Paris is FULL of these wondrous little places. And that's when Paris becomes yours.
Photo: April 2003 Leave a Comment Other Contact: 30 rue Tholozé, Paris 75018
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 Balzac, by Auguste Rodin by vivalasteph
This impressive bronze statue of Balzac, by Rodin, stands proudly at the intersection of Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail.
Side note: there is another cast of this sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
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 Motto on Wall of rue
St-Julien-le-Pauvre by BeatChick
Le chiffon fait le papier, le papier fait l'argent $
L'argent fait le banque, le banque fait le prêts €
Le prêt fait la mendiant, le mendiant fait des chiffons. ¥
Loosely translated or transliterally translated (thank God for Babelfish):
The rags make the paper, the paper makes the silver (money) $
The silver (money) makes bank, the bank makes the loans €
The loans make the beggar, the beggar makes the rags. ¥
And all with the appropriate money signs of the major power brokers of the world (U.S., Europe & Japan), but notice who they put first, either they're placing the U.S. first as having the most power or they're demonizing the U.S. the most, probably the latter. Very clever, I thought, very philosophical & very sage. I approve! I'm so glad I took the photo so that I could unravel the little mystery at home.
Please click on the photo to see the full Motto.
Photo: April 2003 Leave a Comment
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 St. Germain's newest statue by CALSF
I am not sure what this person really wanted to accomplish but it was pretty amusing to see him. He must have been quite good in imitating a statue as no one approached him (or did not want to). Leave a Comment
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