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Our humble abode, 3 Rue Magdebourg, I apparently already mussed up the place.
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Our kitchen and my Mom looking at a map, cute hair Mom!
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I think this is a nice shot out the window of our apt. up through the courtyard.
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A view down into the courtyard. Imagine this with an opera singer and...
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Talk about efficient use of space. A sink, shower, washing machine and...
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A little better idea of the space in the apt. Sorry for the mid sip picture Mom.
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Just a short walk down towards the Seine, on the other side of the...
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On our first full day in Paris we decide to start the day of shopping...
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After getting through some security checks along the Champs Elysees,...
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The first band. You would think this would start the parade but no, we wait...
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Guys with flags, again, I thought this would start the big procession, but no.
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We abandoned the "parade" after seeing Jaques Chirac's...
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This would be the band on horseback, yes, a band on horseback, in formation,...
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They also have WAY cool hats.
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Again, *the* Louis Vuitton boutique. I could get used to this.
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My Mom and I stop for a bite to eat at a Cafe close to the Christian Dior...
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My Mom's meal, taking full advantage of an Atkins break.
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And the band played on. Around the corner from our cafe we heard the...
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Thought this was nice shot of the Place de Charles DeGaulle, I forget...
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In the window along a neat shopping street near the Bastille, took us...
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A dinner-spot that specialized in Belgian beers.
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My choice, made by monks I believe.
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My Mother's choice, an organic lambic beer, sort of an odd combination of...
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Just a sampling of what the restaurant had to offer. Note the man in...
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Me, at what I like to call "mecca". This would be *the* Sephora store.
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Inside the flagship sephora...note the emphasis on Dior and other...
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GIANT perfume bottles in the entrance way, again the French brands, dior,...
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We accidentally ended up right next to the Moulin Rouge...we were on...
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A poor attempt at getting me and the blue eiffel tower in one shot....this is...
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Me on the way up to the Trocadero, looking out on the bleu Tour...
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On our way to a small museum with lots of Monet's, in a very old...
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HEAVEN. This is what I thought we would be making at the Cordon Bleu.
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Oddly one of my Mom's proudest moments, finding precut thick bacon or...
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Attempt at being artsy, the flowers in the trees were a lovely purple, but it...
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Even the little girls are stylish here.
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A view from the top of the Arc du Triomph. 300 stairs, a true feat for...
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Another view from the Arc du Triomph.
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Ditto.
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Me having my Da Vinci Code moment outside the Louvre.
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Possibly one of my favorite food finds in Paris, the Tartine. Sort of an...
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France 2006 - 055
My Mom's tartine, a great meal after a tiring and painful trip...
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France 2006 - 056
The next day we set out to the Chateau Chenonceau. This is the walk up...
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The first view of the chateau.
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Mom looking serious at the bottom of my photo.
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The garden to the right of the chateau and moat(who doesn't love a moat?).
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A view up the river, taken in the great hall that spans the river.
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Inside the great hall. Turns out it was a hospital during WWII, and...
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A view downriver.
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One of the many beautiful fireplaces. I could get used to this.
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What an amazing cabinet!
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Again, amazing furniture and artwork.
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Love the boars head above the butchers block, albeit a bit insulting...
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Note all the cake pans and giant copper pots.
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And I thought cooking was confusing with a gas stove....
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Really what everyone needs, a hand cranked rotisserie!
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Down in the kitchen of the chateau, simple and clean space.
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Mom and I in the upstairs hall, with the centuries old tapestries.
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On of my faves, a hunter with his dog.
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I believe this is Catherine de Medici's bedroom.
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Her fireplace with her royal crest.
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Neat little armoire in Catherine's room.
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One of the best photos, I would have to look up who's crest this was, but...
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Another great bed, with the gold seal in the upper left.
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Mom in the yellow and white garden outside the chateau, before we took a walk...
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A view from the other garden, where you can see how the chateau spans the river.
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A tourist pic. :)
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A view of the gardeners house, I'd take it!
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The "farm" on the grounds, the tall skinny trees and breeze in...
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A canal surrounding the farm and chateau.
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I love the Peugeot Rez Runner.
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France 2006 - 106
Pansies in the Chenonceau village.
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A cute village on the other side of the train stop for Chenonceau.
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A nice train stop, and a cute older couple waiting with us.
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In the Metro, a poster for one of my favorite singers, Ben Harper.
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A view down a street in the Hill of the Quails area of town. Felt like...
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More Hill of the Quails, cute houses!
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We accidentally arrived along the Seine for some sort of rollerblading...
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A view of Notre Dame from one of the Bateau-Mouches that go along the Seine....
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I wonder who Don Juan is?
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A cloudy view of some typically Parisian buildings.
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Un petit chien!
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France 2006 - 121
Two guys with groceries in their little boat...are they opposed to ground...
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A boat called Papillon, or butterfly.
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Paris is beautiful all around, the sculptures everywhere are amazing.
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Looks like a pirate ship in disquise to me.
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A close up of the bridge sculpture.
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A different bridge, but more interesting sculptures.
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A view up our street. Our apartment is one or two doors down on the left.
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The cross street, down the next block was a nice grocery store and...
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Crazy how close we were to the eiffel tower(above the tree).
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Apparently folks have garages below their apartments, which is a bit...
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Our street, Rue de Magdebourg.
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Our favorite local Patissierie & Boulangerie in the 16th, I miss...
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Mom making dinner on Mothers day.
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Rabbit, white asparagus, fingerling potatoes and a mustardy cream sauce for...
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A restaurant we had to try, where you order before you go in and you...
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Eating "Dans le Noir". :^)
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A fun shot on the subway or Metro.
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The fron entrances to Versaille.
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The clock and sculptures at the entrance.
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Blurry and off centered photo of the King's chapel of Versailles....
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Blurry photo of the top level of the chapel.
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Ceilling of the chapel in Versailles.
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Not sure who this was, but the different colored marbles and stones were...
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The Throne Room. Kind of a small throne, innit?
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One of the Louis's portraits. I got a kick out of the girly shoes.
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More amazing stone work and gold accents, this truly is an opulent place, at...
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Half of the famous Hall of Mirrors (where the Treaty of Versailles was...
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Beautiful ceiling paintings near the Hall of Mirrors.
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I guess I have a thing for colored marble.
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One of the darkened rooms where they are trying to preserve the...
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A portrait of which I don't remember the subject, one of the wives of the...
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One of my favorite halls. The King had commisioned mural sized paintings of...
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Just one of the paintings, earlier in France's history.
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Louis XIV, not a modest guy.
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A view of the garden and fountain right outside the main building.
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A garden, but no flowers in most of Versailles gardens, at least not...
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A mazelike garden that was to the side of Versailles, and you look out...
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In the children's study area, possibly the coolest globe ever.
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I loved this fabric and had to take a photo.
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The Dauphin's bed...teeny tiny!
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In the Dauphin's room, little chairs and a huge gold clock.
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I wish this weren't so blurry, a great armoire, looked slightly asian in...
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The Dauphin.
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Many photos of the gardens "out back". The view of the sky is amazing...
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Looking down thru the gardens to the canals.
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A look back at the castle, BEAUTIFUL sky.
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A closer view of the walk down to the canal.
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One of the sculptures along the way, and my attempt to be "artsy".
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Yup. Artsy.
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Another artsy attempt.
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The famous fountain at Versailles....they only turn on the water during the...
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A artsty attempt, but the landscaping and way the water and green and sky are...
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A better view of the entire castle.
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Another fountain. I liked the fish and frogs around the lower levels.
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We took a journey up to a canal, a "boho" part of town. I loved this...
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A view of the canal.
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We stopped for a quick drink, and I was trying to take candid...
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I was trying to get the nice couple sitting across the canal, but it...
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Looking down at the canal lowering to let the boat through.
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A view up the canal. This is another part of the city that looked like a...
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After our last supper in Paris (the amazing fondue), just a turn down...
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A photo on our last night, with beautiful sky and the sparkling Eiffel Tower....
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