Whether we have day after day of sun or rain and gray skies for weeks on end in the Spring, my eye seeks color and finds it everywhere. Sometimes it is subtle and sometimes it is amazingly vibrant. Is it any wonder that the beauty of Paris assaults the senses at any time of year and in all kinds of weather? http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Conciergerie-at-dawn-MG4399/143972668_NY8Yd-Ti.jpg http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/gallery/1322966_fWXx6/ 2008-07-14T04:43:50Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Bikes-MG1628/66411834_drPJj-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Locksmith and Repair Shop</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#92754974_JCeZG" title="Locksmith and Repair Shop"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/SerrurerieMG0436/92754974_JCeZG-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Locksmith and Repair Shop" title="Locksmith and Repair Shop" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T11:46:23Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/SerrurerieMG0436/92754974_JCeZG-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Passage Moliere in the Marais</p><p><a 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src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Merry-go-round-MG1489/66411920_VMuYv-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Merry-go-round at the Hotel de Ville" title="Merry-go-round at the Hotel de Ville" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T05:10:51Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Merry-go-round-MG1489/66411920_VMuYv-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Picasso Museum</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#66478752_tNsah" title="Picasso Museum"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Picasso-Museum-2/66478752_tNsah-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Picasso Museum" title="Picasso Museum" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T05:09:38Z Virginia 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Center</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#92476845_u7gcm" title="View from the Pompidou Center"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Pompidou-roof-in-rainMG0007/92476845_u7gcm-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="View from the Pompidou Center" title="View from the Pompidou Center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T14:52:01Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Pompidou-roof-in-rainMG0007/92476845_u7gcm-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Bouquinist Wares</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#114992379_XnAGW" title="Bouquinist Wares"><img 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http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Louvre-courtyard-MG0291/92477139_rxcux-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Fresh Strawberries for Sale</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#63367896_MbsUk" title="Fresh Strawberries for Sale"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Strawberries-MG0335/63367896_MbsUk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fresh Strawberries for Sale" title="Fresh Strawberries for Sale" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T07:18:27Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Strawberries-MG0335/63367896_MbsUk-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Newsstand</p><p><a 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1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T05:12:23Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Mime-MG0236/66411930_eziC8-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Under Water</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#141382422_QfLaJ" title="Under Water"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Underwater-plantMG3928/141382422_QfLaJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Under Water" title="Under Water" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T19:04:35Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/Underwater-plantMG3928/141382422_QfLaJ-Th.jpg 2007-04-05 10:29:18 <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />Le Conciergerie à l'aube</p><p><a 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src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/lEmil-USM-x2-3-17-04-1363656/313224976_FmamQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="L'Émil and its dingy docked by the Seine - March 2004." title="L'Émil and its dingy docked by the Seine - March 2004." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-14T03:18:12Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/lEmil-USM-x2-3-17-04-1363656/313224976_FmamQ-Th.jpg 2004-03-17 10:04:03 <p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com">Virginia</a><br />At the End of Market Day - Boulevard de Ménilmentant</p><p><a href="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/1322966_fWXx6#331605197_82oWt" title="At the End of Market Day - Boulevard de Ménilmentant"><img src="http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/After-market-gf-IMG4076/331605197_82oWt-Th.jpg" width="150" 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title="Les Grilles des Jardins du Luxembourg during a springtime downpour in April 2008." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-14T05:00:39Z Virginia http://flyinggina.smugmug.com http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/Two-Cities-Boston-and-Paris/Paris/Paris-in-Spring/rainy-day-Luxembourg-curves/331737499_KUFgg-Th.jpg 2008-04-14 06:08:53