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"Le Palace des Vosges"
Fractional Ownership
9 Place des Vosges
4th Arrondissement, Paris

Now you can own a share in an AMAZING "maison" -- more of a house in the country than an apartment in Paris, right smack dab in the middle of Paris' most elegant square -- the Place des Vosges.

Includes Two Bedrooms, Two Baths + Powder Room
With Usage of Two Parking Garages
(1 = Personal Storage Lockers, 1 = Parking), 84m2 (900 sq ft)

Editor's Note: If you haven't already visited the newest videos of Le Palace des Vosges, then do!

The videos are accessible at /frenchproperty/fractional/PDV_video_tour.html

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Dear Parler Paris Reader,

Some of us like our eyes to be behind the camera lens. Others like to be the object of the lens. And then there are those who just get a thrill from the end product of the union between the eye and the object of the eye.

Luckily for photographers, videographers, collectors, aficionados and the like, the month of November in Paris celebrates the art of seeing and being seen as immortalized on a one-dimensional surface in black and white or color...during the bi-annual "Mois de la Photo."

In the late 1980s, I became interested in photography as art. My eye was not behind the lens, nor in front of the lens, but just one of those who got a thrill from the end product of the union between the eye and the object of the eye. Tad Beckman of Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, describes photography as art in this way: "There are three fundamental components of what we call art. First, is the artist; second, is the medium; and third, is the art work. All three, clearly, are interrelated. The fundamental idea, however, is that the artist produces an art work within a selected medium." He cites many of the photographers whose work you'll have a chance to see this month during the "Mois de la Photo" (read his entire article at www4.hmc.edu)

The 15th edition kicked off October 27th with more than 90 exhibitions, seminars, conferences and films at museums, galleries and other venues all over the city. American photographers have a rather impressive showing.

The Bibliothèque Nationale de France, site Richelieu is showing 320 photographs taken during the 1970s by American photographers (through January 25, 2009), such as Diane Arbus, Mary Ellen Mark, Gary Winogrand, Lewis Baltz and others you'll recognize if you're at all familiar with those behind the lens whose work marked an era.

"L'Art de Lee Miller" at the Jeu de Paume, site Concorde on until January 4, 2009, is well worth a detour. I saw these same beautiful images in San Francisco this past Summer in the showing at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).

If you've never had the pleasure of visiting the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, then now is a good opportunity to see his work along with the work of "Walker Evans, American Photographer" (on until December 21st).

Part of the celebration includes the annual "Paris Photo" Fair opening tomorrow (November 13-16) at the Carrousel du Louvre with about 100 international galleries and the "Salon de la Photo" also opening tomorrow (November 13-17) at the Parc des Expositions, sponsored by the SIPEC (Syndicat des entreprises de l'Image, de la Photo et de la Communication).

So, whether you prefer to have your eyes behind the camera lens or to be the object of the lens, or one of those who just gets a thrill from the end product of the union between the eye and the object of the eye...do not miss the "Mois de la Photo" in Paris and all it has to offer to heighten your visual sense.

A la prochaine...

Adrian Leeds
("twins" with dautghter, Erica Simone, Photographer)
Editor, Parler Paris

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Le Pinot Noir
Rue Debelleyme, 3rd Arrondissement
One-Bedroom, Sleeps up to 4

"Le Pinot Noir" one-bedroom luxury apartment is a wine connoisseur's dream and everyone's dream. Located just steps off the lively rue de Bretagne, but facing the quiet little street of rue Debelleyme across the street from one of Paris' finest restaurants, Le Pamphlet, it affords views of rue de Bretagne and the adjacent Marais streets from close to rooftop level.

Le Pinot Noir is completely equipped for pure luxury. Newly renovated, it is complete with a queen size bed that converts to twin beds when desired, a comfortable and easy-to-open sofa bed for additional guests, a washer/dryer combination, microwave, four-burner ceramic stove, full size over, large refrigerator with separate freezer, high speed Internet, flat screen TV, DVD player, stereo, and free(!) long distance phone service

For more details and photos visit /parlerparis/apartments/rentals/pinot_noir.html

To book, email apartments@adrianleeds.com

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Buying Property in France? Don't spend more than is necessary when transferring currencies!!!

Buying Property in France? Don't spend more than is necessary when transferring currencies!

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The solution is HIFX.

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