La Comédie-Française (Weekend Reflections # 277)

Paris, France

The Comédie-Française building reflected in a puddle of water in La Place Colette.

Have a great and hopefully long M.L.K. Day weekend!


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Model and "mini-model" (Weekend Reflections # 276)

Versailles, France

I thought about posting a somber black and white reflection of Paris but I decided against it.  

I feel a real connection with France and especially Paris. The horrible acts of terrorism this week made me sad and angry. I hope strong measures are taken to insure the safety and freedom of French citizens as this cultural war continues.
Aux armes, citoyens!


As I mentioned last week, I was caught in the act photographing a reflection. This is an advertisement and its reflection is in the corner of a bus shelter. I like how the bright lights and colors seem to jump out of the darkness.

This is from Cielquimper's December 10th blog post:  "The (same as usual) lights on rue de la Paroisse and the silhouette of James the photographer taking what will hopefully be a cool reflection photo!"
Click here to see the post.

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Upside Down = Right Side Up (Weekend Reflections # 271)

Budapest, Hungary

If you look at the bottom left corner of this photo you will see that it's upside down, which makes the reflection appear right side up. I took this shot during my last vacation. It's the Hungarian Parliament Building and Danube river reflected in a slightly tilted glass table in my hotel room. Also the pattern on blue carpet seems to match the reflected clouds. :-)

Enjoy your weekend!

Weekend Reflections is still on auto-pilot 

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Kick the Can (Weekend Reflections # 250)

Prague, Czech Republic

Hey look, I'm on TV!  Nope, it's just my reflection in a trash can in a window display. Which is even better for me. :-)

Have a great Weekend!

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A Dark Street in London (Weekend Reflections # 247)

London, England          

I was in a hurry to get back to the hotel when I took this shot, but I couldn't resist the reflection in this glass building.

Have a great weekend but don't forget the sunscreen. :-)

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Chapeau (Weekend Reflections # 246)

Paris, France

A hat tip to all of the good fathers out there!

I also tip my hat to everyone who comes here and shares there wonderful reflections!

Happy Father's Day weekend!

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Church of St. Anne (Weekend Reflections # 244)

Budapest, Hungary           Church of St. Anne (Szent Anna-Templom)


In hindsight I wish that I would have been more patient and removed the cigarette butts and waited for the water to re-settle before I took this shot. However, I suppose this photo illustrates Budapest's majestic beauty and seediness, two characteristics of most cities.

Finally, after all of cleaning, painting, replacing, fixing, etc., this is our moving weekend! It will be nice to be able to settle down, relax and just breath. It was a lot of work for such a small place and the work will continue but now it's really ours. :-)

I wish you a great weekend!

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Tate Modern Inversion (Weekend Reflections # 243)

London, England                                     

All of this is just a reflection on a wall. 
In the Tate Modern Museum there is a place to sit and look at a nice view of St. Paul's Cathedral. Here's a warning: turn right, NOT left, when you exit the elevator or you just might walk into this wall.  Sorry, that's me kneeling in the bottom right side of the picture.

I hope you have a good Memorial Day weekend!

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A Ceiling Lamp Reflected in a Table (Weekend Reflections # 241)

Prague Czech Republic                                  Café Louvre

As promised, here is one of the light fixtures from last week's Weekend Reflection photo. This time it's reflected in a table.  Unfortunately my Café Louvre menu isn't in focus but at least the reflected lamp is.

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Happy Mother's Day Weekend!!!


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Café Louvre (Weekend Reflections # 240)

Prague, Czech Republic                      Café Louvre

Some of you might remember seeing this photo on my other blog last year.


The reflected light fixtures seem to go on forever. Next week I'll post a picture of one of these light fixtures reflected in a table.

"You have just entered the foyer of Café Louvre. This Café, bearing the name of the world’s famous gallery, has been standing here for over a century, since 1902. Among its guests were Karel Capek, Franz Kafka as well as Albert Einstein during his professorship in Prague. The Café’s life was interrupted by force in 1948 by the communist coup when all café fixtures were thrown out of the windows into Narodni Avenue. The cultural melting pot was revived in the place after 1992 when the devastated premises underwent a complete reconstruction." 

Sorry for not commenting very much lately but I'm still very busy, probably until mid-June. The condo needs more work than I expected. 

Have a great weekend!


 

Comme à Lisbonne (Weekend Reflections # 239)

Paris, France                                                                       Le Marais

This photo brings back great memories for me. My camera was wet so I walked into the first open doorway to dry it off. It happened to be the door of a little place in the Marais called Comme à Lisbonne. After I dried off I couldn't resist trying an espresso and one of their delicious Portuguese pastries called pastéis de nata. After my snack I was beyond content, almost blissful, and as I walked out I snapped this street/reflection photo.

Have a good weekend!

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Trachtensalon Witzky (Weekend Reflections # 238)

Vienna, Austria

In case you are wondering, "Trachtensalon Witzky" is the name of the clothing store where I found this window display. It's not my style, but if you want a dirndl or lederhosen, it's the place to go.

Happy Easter!

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Garben Strasse (Weekend Reflections # 235)

Vienna, Austria                                                            Garben Straße

Garben Street in Vienna is a nice place to find reflections while window shopping and people watching.

 Have a great weekend!

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Joyeuse Saint Valentin (Weekend Reflections # 229)

Paris, France                      The Stravinsky Fountain

When I took this shot last year, I thought it would be good for Valentine's Day and for Weekend Reflections. I can't believe that  I actually remembered to post it.

"The Stravinsky Fountain is a shallow basin of 580 square meters located in Place Stravinsky, between the Centre Pompidou and the Church of  Saint-Merri. Within the basin are sixteen works of sculpture inspired by Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and his other major works. The black mechanical pieces of sculpture are by Jean Tinguely, the colored works by Niki de Saint Phalle."

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Giubbe Rosse (Weekend Reflections #227)

Florence, Italy                           (Piazza della Repubblica)

The reflection is a little blurry because it's on a small mirrored decoration on the backside of a moving carousel horse. It looks like the Caffè Giubbe Rosse waiter is smiling and making the "call me" hand gesture to the guy at the table. 

Click HERE for more about Caffè Giubbe Rosse.

 Enjoy the weekend!

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Taking Time to Dream (Weekend Reflections # 210)

Vienna, Austria

This man seemed to be dreaming of different times and far away places. 
The man on the bench and the paintings next to him were reflected on a room divider made of polished stone in The Kunsthistorisches Museum. I left the wood moulding and a slice of an actual(not reflected) painting on the right side to give a little perspective.

I wont be around very much for the next three or four weeks but Weekend Reflections will still be here, so please continue to enjoy it. :-)

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Pouvez-Vous M'entendre Maintenant? (Weekend Reflections # 209)

Paris, France                                                         

"Can you hear me now?"
To be honest I don't know what he was saying, but since a bus and truck just passed by, my guess is as good as any.

Well, I hope everyone had good week. Now let's have some fun with reflections! :-)


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Shhh, 4 Years of (Weekend Reflections # 208)

Paris, France                                                  (A reflection in The Stravinsky Fountain)


In Weekend Reflections # 199 I posted a different reflection that I saw in this fountain. This reflection seemed to look better flipped upside-down.


Can you believe that Weekend Reflections has been around for four years? Thanks for participating! :-)


I hope you have a really great weekend!


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Crossing Pont Saint Louis (Weekend Reflections # 207)

Paris, France  (looking down at wet concrete on a windy, rainy day)


This puddle reflection isn't as clear as last week's because the sidewalk surface is rougher, the wind was blowing and it was raining.

After I finished snapping pictures of their reflections, this group of tourists seemed a little confused. I just smiled and went on my way. :-)


 Have a great weekend!

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Le Boulevard Saint-Germain (Weekend Reflections # 206)

Paris, France

A little slice of Paris in a puddle for your viewing pleasure. :-)

I wish everyone a very good weekend!


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