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Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 12:03 PM 14 hrs ago

Bits and bobs from Paris

We were both feeling under the weather when we hit Paris. So we didn't get to ramble around like we normally do.

Will the HOA let me put this between our bedroom windows?


They objected to this.








Centre Pompidou


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Bits and bobs from Paris (Original Post) Old Crank 14 hrs ago OP
Of all my traveling and living abroad for 12 years, Paris is the city I miss the most -- thank you fierywoman 14 hrs ago #1
We like Paris also. Old Crank 10 hrs ago #11
Wonderful photos! blm 14 hrs ago #2
Thanks Old Crank 10 hrs ago #12
Great shots, thank you Walleye 13 hrs ago #3
Well, my dear Old Crank, your ramblings look great to me! These are just wonderful. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy 13 hrs ago #4
So much to see. Old Crank 10 hrs ago #13
Even the graffitti has class. And what's wrong with a sculpted breast for your HOA? erronis 12 hrs ago #5
In Baden Baden, Germany : Tuesday is mixed nude day at the spa. surfered 12 hrs ago #6
Friedrichsbad. Old Crank 10 hrs ago #16
I love the Krakken Old Crank 10 hrs ago #14
Great photos of the out of the way and not noticed things. surfered 12 hrs ago #7
It is my fire inspector training. Old Crank 10 hrs ago #15
Keep your mouth closed looking up. Those gargoyles are known to "leak". erronis 7 hrs ago #22
Thanks. I try to look around. Old Crank 10 hrs ago #17
Cool collection Old Crank. At first glance my eye put an extra o in bobs. George McGovern 11 hrs ago #8
There are plenty more Old Crank 10 hrs ago #18
Ha Ha LOL Then, who needs crafts? George McGovern 6 hrs ago #23
Sometimes/most times best things are found in out of the way places - Bumbles 11 hrs ago #9
You are welcome Old Crank 10 hrs ago #19
For what it's worth then, I'm glad you DON'T just sit and watch the world go by! George McGovern 6 hrs ago #24
Once in Florence Old Crank 2 hrs ago #25
#1. Cover up the nipple and --- maybe. But don't let John Ashcroft see it. 3Hotdogs 11 hrs ago #10
I'm in Europe Old Crank 10 hrs ago #20
That's nice. But you asked about the H.O.A. I'm just trying ta save ya some legal fees. 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #21

fierywoman

(8,626 posts)
1. Of all my traveling and living abroad for 12 years, Paris is the city I miss the most -- thank you
Thu May 14, 2026, 12:05 PM
14 hrs ago

so much for these!

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
11. We like Paris also.
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:21 PM
10 hrs ago

I like Bologna a bit better. More people sized. But we have more to see.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,910 posts)
4. Well, my dear Old Crank, your ramblings look great to me! These are just wonderful. Thank you!
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:12 PM
13 hrs ago

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
16. Friedrichsbad.
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
10 hrs ago

Only 2 days a week with bathing suits. Tues and Thurs have both sides available for both genders. The other days men and women are somewhat separated. We went though on 2 different days, one day set by gender and the other mixed.
The whole therm thing they do is quite the experience. We will go back.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
14. I love the Krakken
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:25 PM
10 hrs ago

We can't affix anything to the outside of our building. Like most HOAs, but German....We will follow the rules.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
15. It is my fire inspector training.
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:27 PM
10 hrs ago

the first thing you do when you enter a room is to look up (sprinkler and detectors)
Walk down any old European street look up. There is so much stuff.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
17. Thanks. I try to look around.
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:43 PM
10 hrs ago

If I am walking in a group I can be a real pain as I drag along behind....

George McGovern

(12,761 posts)
8. Cool collection Old Crank. At first glance my eye put an extra o in bobs.
Thu May 14, 2026, 02:36 PM
11 hrs ago

A premonition to your first and fourth pictures.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
18. There are plenty more
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:45 PM
10 hrs ago

Trust me.
They fit in my friends definition of art or crafts. If there are boobs it is art. None, crafts....

Bumbles

(477 posts)
9. Sometimes/most times best things are found in out of the way places -
Thu May 14, 2026, 02:53 PM
11 hrs ago

art, food, people, conversations, quiet. Bits and bobs, you know. Thanks, Old Crank.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
19. You are welcome
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:46 PM
10 hrs ago

I keep fighting the impulse to shoot everything all the time or sit in a plaza with some tea or wine and watch the world go by.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
25. Once in Florence
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:08 AM
2 hrs ago

We sat outside at a restaurant waiting to order some tea. The waiter never showed, but I did get a short series of instagrammers trying foe the best shot by the Golden bridge.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
20. I'm in Europe
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:48 PM
10 hrs ago

There are plenty of breasts on statues and reliefs. There are also a fair number of firm backsides for the women to notice also.

3Hotdogs

(15,528 posts)
21. That's nice. But you asked about the H.O.A. I'm just trying ta save ya some legal fees.
Thu May 14, 2026, 04:08 PM
10 hrs ago
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