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  1. CarolynB
    November 20, 2019 @ 9:20 am

    Fab photos! One of the reasons I love Paris this time of year is the City of Light lights up earlier 🙂

    Hope you enjoy this evening on the Champs (maybe dinner & view at Renault!?which is now on our list for a Champs respite thanks to you!).

    Yay for the sunshine and merci for your fun posts. LOVE your blog 💟

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 1:15 pm

      We love the sunshine too!!! Merci

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  2. Lynne Berry Vallely
    November 20, 2019 @ 12:26 pm

    These are great! Really want to visit that restaurant.

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 1:51 pm

      Absolutely, it’s really lovely. Reminds me of La Fermette Marbeuf before it closed.

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  3. Charles Gattis
    November 20, 2019 @ 1:19 pm

    Would love to have been with you on that walk even though I can’t keep up with you two. In one picture, Bernie looks like a true street photographer.

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 1:50 pm

      Funny that you should make that comment, Charles. He was called down at the big canopy by someone who mistook him for a true photographer. Said he had to have permission! Thank goodness, he had already gotten the big Christmas tree in all of its various iterations.

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      • Charles Gattis
        November 21, 2019 @ 2:53 pm

        Neat. I could tell he has the air of a serious photographer these day. No more laid back “snap-shooting.” This is art!

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  4. Monica & Marlyn
    November 20, 2019 @ 1:19 pm

    Beautiful and festive!

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  5. Thad
    November 20, 2019 @ 1:35 pm

    Beautiful, Linda! The picture of the grille work at the old Les Halles is the way it was when I first visited the market there.

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 1:47 pm

      Yes, and I loved it! It took them at least five years to put up this new monstrosity, maybe longer. I don’t like it!!

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  6. Sharon Tyson
    November 20, 2019 @ 1:35 pm

    Lovely pics of the City of Light gearing up for the Christmas holiday season. So happy that we all get to tag along!!!!!!!

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 1:46 pm

      Merci, my friend. Wish you all were here!

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  7. Judy Gattis
    November 20, 2019 @ 1:56 pm

    Yes, wish we’d been there, too. Love to walk off a meal.
    Absolutely in love with Paris at Christmas. Our Christkindlmarket will be on the square this year, closest to what I’m seeing your pics. It’s the weekend you return.

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 2:05 pm

      How many years has this been in Hsv? I’ve never known about it!

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      • Judy Gattis
        November 20, 2019 @ 4:09 pm

        This will be third year. Last year it was at Davidson.

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  8. diane
    November 20, 2019 @ 3:40 pm

    Love the Christmas tree photos, the lights are beautiful and the lego church is amazing. Wonder how long that took. Thanks Linda for sharing everything

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 7:15 pm

      You ain’t seen nothing yet!! Glad you are enjoying.

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  9. Cindi
    November 20, 2019 @ 4:03 pm

    These photos were worth the wait! The restaurant is fabulous but the Christmas light photos speaks to my love of all thing Christmas,

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  10. Charla
    November 20, 2019 @ 5:05 pm

    We arrive a week from today! So excited! Your blog, and book have been so helpful in our planning.

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    • lspalla
      November 20, 2019 @ 7:14 pm

      Let me know when you arrive. Perhaps we can share a meal together!

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      • Charla Bradford Owens
        November 22, 2019 @ 4:46 pm

        Would love that!

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  11. Paula Steigerwald
    November 20, 2019 @ 5:05 pm

    We thought we walked all over Paris!! Ha… just have to go back and see MORE!
    Loved the pics

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  12. Pat O'Brien
    November 20, 2019 @ 8:01 pm

    Magnificent day and night!

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  13. Peggy Bilbro
    November 21, 2019 @ 2:28 am

    This is a lovely post! So glad Les Halles is decorated for the holidays! We must try that restaurant. It looks like a beautiful example of Art Nouveau decorations and architecture.

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    • lspalla
      November 21, 2019 @ 5:27 am

      Frenchie’s today for lunch!! First time.

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