{"id":533,"date":"2008-04-24T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2008-04-24T07:42:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T14:42:00","slug":"an-american-pig-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/an-american-pig-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"An American Pig in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few more Paris photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/mcgone.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/IHoG%20International%20Tour\">Fernando von Bakonstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/ihog-at-eiffel.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SBCh_55A5RI\/AAAAAAAAC3o\/nPq9UNQiRoA\/s320\/20080418_0165.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192828489601967378\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">It <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">w<\/span>as spring&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; 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