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Paris on the First Day of the Year

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Happy New Year! May the sun shine the way for you everyday of the New Year!

Photo: The top of one of the corner columns of Pont Alexandre in Paris.

We are in Paris! French husband, the children and I spent the last day of 2007 and will spend today the first day of the New Year in the most beautiful city in France. Here are some snapshots of our time so far…more to come in the next few days.

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The Louvre, The Pyramid and a bronze statue of a woman taking a nap after rocking out dancing the TECTONIK last night under the Eiffel tower.

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"Do you think they are playing catch?" I asked Sacha.

Sacha informed me that even the Roman gods did the Tecktonik! 

Oh these French teen-agers they are fast!

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A view looking out of the Louvre, towards the Pyramids.

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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, in the Louvre.

Happy New Year!

Photos: Paris glory.

Comments

65 responses to “Paris on the First Day of the Year”

  1. Karin

    Bonne Année to you, Corey! I have seen the midnight hour here in Georgia and now I am off to climb into my nice comfy bed and get some much needed sleep.
    Bon nuit.

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  2. herhimnbryn

    Dearest C and all your family,
    A Happy and Peaceful New Year.

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  3. Dawn

    Happy New Year sweet Corey! I’m wishing you much health, happiness and love for the new year, xxoo, Dawn

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  4. Lea

    Happy New Year Corey, Yann, Sacha, and Chelsea!!! It’s still the old one here, and here you are, already in the new one! I made mussels tonight and thought of all of you, mine were good… but nothing beats French Husband’s cooking… Have fun on your outing, and make sure that bronze statue gets to bed, they just fall asleep wherever they land otherwise… XO

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  5. Merisi’s Vienna for Beginners

    Dearest Corey,
    Happy New Year
    to you and your loved ones,
    from Vienna,
    Merisi

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  6. kristin Co

    BONNE ANNEE 2008 Corey et qu’elle t’apporte des moments de PAIX, de JOIE et BONHEUR parmi les tiens !

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  7. Darla

    Starting the year in Paris sounds wonderful. The best to you and yours in 2008.
    Darla

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  8. Jeanne

    Enjoy your days in Paris and God bless us all real good in the bright beautiful New Year 2008
    I love you
    Jeanne

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  9. Chantal

    Bonne année Corey ! Quelle te soit douce et belle.

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  10. marita

    a good start in the french capital!
    have a great year corey, full of health and happy time for you all!

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  11. Miss Maddie’s

    You make us lust for such a trip!
    Enjoy the New Year beginning in the city of love…
    Susan

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  12. Shannon

    Happy New Year Corey, Yann, Chelsea and Sacha.
    Had I known you were going to Paris, I would’ve sent you my leftover Euros to buy me some pearls from that shop we couldn’t find!!
    It must’ve been nice not to have been smuggled onto the train by Yann, LOL.

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  13. maria

    Hi Corey,
    How wonderful to spend New Year’s in Paris.
    Thanks for the pic of “Winged Victory.”
    I’m pretty sure you’re blog is the closet I will get to this favorite of mine!
    Happy 2008!
    -maria

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  14. maria

    Hi Corey,
    How wonderful to spend New Year’s in Paris.
    Thanks for the pic of “Winged Victory.”
    I’m pretty sure your blog is the closest I will get to this favorite of mine!
    Happy 2008!
    -maria
    corrected for typos—it is still quite early in NY….

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  15. jeni

    Happy New Year Corey! I wish you all the best in this fresh new year. What a way to start off 2008, “Dancing in PARIS”!
    Jeni

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  16. tut-tut

    happy New Year! I’m listening to the Tecktonik, so your blog has a soundtrack. I can picture you dancing to this!

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  17. Beverly

    New Years Eve in Paris sounds like a dream!
    Did everyone dance under the Eiffel Tower?

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  18. Pauline

    Happy New Year TICA! Thanks for the glimpses of Paris. Dance on!

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  19. Marie-Noëlle

    Playing catch???
    In all French school playgrounds, children play “cat”.
    “jouer à chat”… you know the rule: the cat must catch the mice…
    “chat perché” : another version of the game…
    the cat still has to catch mice… but the mouse is safe when it manages to perch (on a stone, a bench, a stool,…)
    On your first picture, your “mice” found a real safe place to keep off the cat !!!
    “chat baissé”- another version… an easy one for very young children : the mouse can’t be caught when it squats down (any position as far as it is down !)
    I think your second picture illustrates well how to play !
    “chat glacé”- mice can’t be caught if they stiffen like statues… I bet the 2 characters on your third picture are playing that version of the game…
    next picture- there is the cage for mice caught by the cat, in the original/ordinary version…
    Now to your last picture… I do not know this version at all … Was the rule “chat ailé”? … or “chat étêté” (or “sans tête”)?
    Maybe it was played only in Royal grounds ?!?
    Any idea Sacha ??? …Maybe the result after playing tektonik music for too long a time?!?…)

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  20. beachy

    How fortunate you are to spend the holiday in such a beautiful city! I think your whole family will be dancing today! =)

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  21. Marie-Noëlle

    PS – BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNEE !!!

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  22. Mary Anne Davis

    Happy New year, Corey!! What a wonderful way to ring it in… Hope to connect with you in ’08.

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  23. Miss Sandy

    What a wonderful way to spend the first day of the New Year! Best wishes in 2008 to you and your family.

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  24. Cre8Tiva

    so much fun you have…may the spirit of a new year fill your home with an abundance of love, laughter, and joy…may the magic of the moment bring peace to your heart all year long…may your creativity take you to amazing places and may you experience the resulting bliss…much love to all of you and your families…rebecca

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  25. Lisa

    Happy New Year, Corey! I know that 2008 will bring you many, many joys. Hugs, Lisa

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  26. Dee

    I love Paris! Love the Louvre!…the memories are flooding back! I wanna be there! 🙂 Wonderful photos, Corey!
    The very best New Year to you and your family!

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  27. Cheryl

    I love Paris, the memories are flooding back…I want to be there! Oh wait, my mom just said that!! Me too, Mom!! Great photos Corey!

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  28. Lisa Johnson

    Bonne Annee Corey! Wish I could have met you in Paris! I am longing to go back and see everything I missed the first time. I hope you had a wonderful time in the most beautiful city in the world.
    Best wishes for the New Year!
    Lisa

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  29. Anne

    Bonne Annee, dear Corey.
    Would you believe I went to Paris for the sole purpose of seeing the Winged Victory with my very own eyes! For some reason it was a powerful goal in my life and it didn’t disappoint. Seeing her on the first day of the year is perfect!
    Thank you for your lovely inspirational blog – always a highlight in my day.

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  30. blueVicar

    Enjoy every minute…I’m curious, though…Paris seems to have lost its color and gone sepia. I like it!!
    Happy New Year! Bonne Année!
    Meilleurs voeux!!

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  31. Suzanne

    Happy New Year Corey!!!!!!!!

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  32. Rosemary

    So beautiful Corey!
    You are a lucky girl!!
    I can’t wait to see Paris with my own eyes.
    Happy New Year!
    Rosemary

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  33. Elaine L.

    I’ve been to Paris, twice, and was not disappointed either time. Most people don’t realize that March is a great time to go. It’s the end of the low season and you can get chartered flights, including hotel – cheap.
    That dance is certainly creative! I have never heard of it. I must be living under a rock. LOL
    Here’s Wishing us ALL a Healthy, Peaceful, and Prosperous Year!
    ~elaine~

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  34. Cat

    Happy New Year!

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  35. Kitem

    Happy New Year and bonne année, twice said is better, have a wonderful time in Pareees.

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  36. Pinkie Denise

    Dear Corey; I love”winged victory”she can still fly with out her head, Thank you for sharing…..Happy New Year! xoxoxo Godmother

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  37. Tammy

    Happy New Year Corey,
    I recently discovered you through Victoria magazine and I have been visitng every since. Thank you for sharing Paris. I have always wanted to go there and someday I hope I will.
    blessings

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  38. Dee/reddirtramblings

    That Sacha is a smart cookie. I got a giggle out of the “playing catch.” Thank you for the visit to Paris through your pictures. Happy New Year.

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  39. Aina

    What a wonderful city to spend your day in!!
    Every picture is so beautiful, so full of character..
    Wish you the very best for 2008 Corey!
    I am looking forward getting seduced by your writing and gorgeous pictures.
    Kiss from Holland
    Aina x

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  40. Sandy

    Beautiful photos Corey. Happy New Year & Best of Health to you & your loved ones.

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  41. Sandy

    Beautiful photos Corey. Happy New Year & Best of Health to you & your loved ones.

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  42. Mountain Dweller

    Bonne année Corey!
    Your blog is like a coffee table book – one that should always be on show for guests to admire. May your success continue in 2008!

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  43. My Melange

    Happy New Year!

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  44. Kas

    Happy New Year Corey! I’m so excited to see your post today as my husband & I have been pouring over Paris guidebooks and videos this weekend. Our 15th wedding anniversary is in May and we will be celebrating it in Paris! This is momumental for us so my fingers are still crossed that everything will work out. Your gorgeous photos are calling to us!

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  45. Carolyn

    How lovely to bring in the new year surrounding with such beauty.

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  46. Lee

    Very best wishes for a happy, exciting and creative New Year!

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  47. tlchang

    Happy New Year, and best-best wishes for 2008 to you Corey. Thank you so much for your daily glimpses into the beauties of life.

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  48. Colette

    Happy New Year, Bonne Année! You picked a choice spot to celebrate.
    The Samothrace winged victory statue brought a big smile to my face. I have a picture of it somewhere…I must find it!

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  49. Eclat

    Yayyy, welcome to Paris! Did you spend the NYE evening at the Eiffel Tower? Whatever you did, have fun and enjoy the city! It’s so, so purdy! :0)

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  50. Laura at Blame It on Paris

    I love, love, love the Victory at Samothrace. I used to go into the Louvre once a week just to look at it. What a great image for the New Year.
    Happy New Year, Corey! Thanks for all your beautiful thoughts and beautiful images this past year.

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  51. betheanne

    hoorah for winged victories for the new year,reminds me of your photo with arms gracefully apart,
    thanks for the inspiration,great photos and witty words
    joy and blessings for the new year
    from an ex-pat blogging newbie!
    betheanne

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  52. Ellen Cassilly

    I always thought that Winged Victory of Samothrace had the sexiest belly. Actually the stone carved as light as a filmy gauze is the sexy part.
    Love and joy to all in 2008. Ellen

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  53. BOSSY

    Happy New Year sweetie! Love, sister Bossy.

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  54. JanePoe (aka Deborah)

    What a perfect location to celebrate the new year. Peace, love and many blessings to you & yours, xx, JP/deb

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  55. Suz

    Happy, Happy New Year to you, Corey. You have offered special glimpses of divine glee this year. Thank you!

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  56. ~jolenemarie

    In 2008 may all the LOVE and KINDNESS and LAUGHTER you’ve sent out to each of us come back to you tenfold… xox

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  57. Marva

    Corey – Happy New Year! Love your pictures! Hopefully one day I’ll make it to Paris to take my own photos, of course they probably won’t be as good as yours but maybe if I practice a lot! Marva

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  58. Betty C.

    Happy New Year to you! Ours was very different — au fin fond de la Lozère — but also beautiful.

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  59. Betty C.

    Happy New Year to you! Ours was very different — au fin fond de la Lozère — but also beautiful.

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  60. liannallama

    oh, I love your posts and photos–they always make me smile! I think that winged victory statue must be one of the most beautiful things in the entire Louvre! I hope I can go to see it in person one day!

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  61. susanna

    Happy New Year, Corey! Wow – to spend New Year’s Eve in Paris – fun! Your photographs are beautiful, as usual, and guess what?! I saw your photographs in Life Images magazine at Barnes & Noble yesterday! Way to go, Corey!

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  62. kristin

    Happy Happy New Year!! Thank you for a year filled with delightful stories always accompanied by the most visually romantic photographs…i look forward to more in 2008! Peace and Joy to you and your beautiful family!

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  63. CanadianCarrie

    Oh, I love it! I want to go back to Europe… the Louvre was one of my favourites in Paris, though we were rushed through with our group. I will spend the day there next time!

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  64. Steph

    Happy New Year! What gorgeous photos (as usual!)

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  65. Tamara Straight Poop

    Oh, my Winged Victory of Samothrace. I fell deeply in love with her when I met her. One of my favourite photos from that Paris trip was also a lovely column in Pont Alexandre. So lovely.

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