In Paris - Three, Two, One....Tour - CycleBlaze

May 19, 2023 to May 25, 2023

In Paris

I just can’t quit Paris.

 All of my European tours over the past five years have begun and ended in Paris, and each journal documenting those tours, including this one, have several entries on my days in Paris. In the hopes of avoiding too much redundancy in the Paris entries, I’ve often tried to highlight some new perspective or events that seem memorable enough to document. This weeklong stretch before returning to the US was filled with routine chores, catching up on the journal and long walks through some of my favorite quartiers of Paris. It was a week filled with a bit of nostalgia for I place I’ve not yet left, and with thoughts of when I might return. 

A Danish drinking and cycling team tour Paris
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Les Invalides
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From the Alexander III bridge
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My local bakery - I will sorely miss my "baguette traditionne"
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The Pasteur Institute - it was during my sabbatical here in 2015 that I grew to know and love Paris
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Louis Pasteur
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The French Police bike patrol
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Jardin de Luxembourg in May
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Lady Liberty in Luxembourg Gardens
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Pavillon Davioud, Luxembourg Gardens. In addition to housing a school of horticulture, it is the setting for the annual honey festival
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A source of the honey - the apiary in Luxembourg Gardens
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Kirsten KaarsooThat is interesting.
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Lunchtime picnics in Luxembourg Gardens
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Waiting for his boat to come in
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Kathleen JonesStarting that particular sartorial splendor early, eh?
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Place du Panthéon - surrounded by the Panthéon, the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and the Sainte-Geneviève Library - I imagined dialog balloons filled with serious thoughts and big ideas
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Kirsten KaarsooHaha. They may gut be thinking what should I have for dinner!?
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Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
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Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
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Staircase in Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
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Scott AndersonWonderful. I’ve never seen this one, like so much in Paris.
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Checking in on restoration progress at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
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The shape and colorful inlay on this building near Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris caught my eye
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Closer look at the colorful inlay
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The Eiffel Tower, tourist boats on the Seine, and classic green boxes of Paris bouquinistes
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In the Louvre Courtyard. I originally thought the pattern on the museum building was due to the sun and clouds, but as I got closer I saw that it was a pattern of light reflected by the Pyramide du Louvre
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Kathleen JonesNever saw that before, either in real life or in a photo. Very cool.
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Susan CarpenterTo Kathleen JonesThanks Kathleen - I was pretty amazed when I saw the pyramid reflected in the building and building reflected in the pyramid. A bit mystical- maybe I should write a book :)
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May in Jardin du Tuileries
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Kirsten KaarsooThe irises will always remind me of the bike tour I have just had through France. There were so many of them in lots of different colours.
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A snack break in Jardin de Tuileries
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A small Paris manifestation, or demonstration - this one in support of schools
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Farewell lunch with Alex and Carla
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So, my three act play has ended, awaiting only my return to Paris and an epilogue to wrap things up.

Today's ride: 5 miles (8 km)
Total: 1,172 miles (1,886 km)

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