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The French Flag - in Paris
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The symbol of Paris - the Eiffel Tower
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I loved taking pictures of this Icon
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taken during a walk in our neigbourhood
I tried a B&W shot to imitate some of the classic old photos...
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climbing to the top of the Arc
Only a few hundred steps - Sharon is doing well.
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Arc de Triomphe
In 1806, Napoleon I conceived of a triumphal arch patterned after those of...
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Paris Sunset from the top of the Arch
the sun setting on the business section of Paris
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Tower lights
It also glitters throughout the night.
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The night lights of Paris
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Champs Elysess at rush hour
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Notre Dame de Paris
The popular novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo,...
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Notre Dame and the back gardens
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A headless apostle
at the front entrance
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and its famous gargoyles
Construction of the cathedral started in 1611
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the Statue of St. Michael
the beginning of the Latin Quarter
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An original Metro entrance
Near Saint Michael fountain
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early 1900 street fountain
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Saint Severin built in the 1600's
We happened upon a free afternoon concert by the Pacific Lutheran University...
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The main island of Paris on the Seine
Notre Dame is in the background
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built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900
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the beautiful bridge to the exhibition
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A 1900's bridge lightstandard
Near the Exhibition Hall
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keeping the streets of Paris clean
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Sainte-Chapelle - upper chapel windows
Erected by Louis IX, this magnificent chapel was originally designed to house...
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the rental bike system - a good idea
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The Palace of Varsailles
The site began as Louis XIII’s hunting lodge before his son Louis XIV...
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The Varsaille chapel, 2nd floor
The Royals put a great emphasis on religion.
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Palace room detail - simply amazing
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the Kings bedroom
All this and no shower!!
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Now that's a shower stall!
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A beautiful Palace ceiling
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Hall of mirrors
it should be renamed the hall of people!
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A palace backyard view
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one of the many gardens
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One of the many water fountains
None of the fountains were running due to the less than normal rainfall this...
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The flower beds were everywhere.
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another fountain - looking to the Palace
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The Louvre Museum
This was the Royal Palace before moving to the "burbs" in...
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A new interior staircase
below the glass pyramid.
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Easter Island artifact
One of the famous heads, used in sinus commercials!
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Venus de Milo
One of the most popular ladies at the Louvre
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the Most popular lady at the museum
Mona Lisa
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The new glass Pyramid
Built above a new entrance in 1988
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the Glass inverted Pyramid
completed in 1993 and featured in "the Da Vinci Code movie"
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streetscape - Latin Quarter
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the Orsey Museum
Amazing works of Art - Monet was featured
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In Paris you'll find the very new
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and the very traditional
traditional; is that another word for old?
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our apartment block
the entrance to our block are the double wooden doors. The experience was...
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pastries on display, hmmmmmmm
Unfortunately this shop was next door to our apartment entrance. A...
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Farewell Paris
Unfortunately it's time to leave, and we still had many things to...
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Farewell
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Western Europe
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