Parisian Sights
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Following the
tour we spent a few
days enjoying the sights of Paris, including the Hôtel des
Invalides, where (among others) Napoleon's tomb resides; the iconic
Eiffel Tower; various churches (Notre Dame, St. Chapelle) and museums
(Musée d'Orsay, Louvre); gardens, etc.
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Approaching the Invalides
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Cannons at the Musée de
l'Armée at the Invalides
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A "side" chapel at Napoleon's
tomb
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Napoleon's tomb...the biggest of
them all...
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Cannon and Tricolor
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Robert at a street cafe near
the Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower...what else?
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Tower trivia: it was built as a
temporary structure for an exhibition;
and during WWII, members of the
Resistance sabotaged the tower elevators
to prevent anyone in the German command
from being photographed atop the
now
symbol of France. I guess none of them
wanted to walk up.
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View from beneath the tower
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Build a tower, get a street named
after you
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Inside Notre Dame
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Robert along the Seine near
Notre Dame
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More big ferris wheel...
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The facade of Notre Dame
in the afternoon sunlight
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Musée d'Orsay, an ex-train
station
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View from Musée d'Orsay - Montmartre
is in the background
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More views...
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Sacre Coeur
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Montmartre bluff street scene
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View of the church from the
square, Montmartre
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Street artist (hustler) doing his thing
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Liza and Robert drinking and watching
the world go by
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We're at the Louvre! The
Mona Lisa, under glass
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Venus de Milo
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View of the glass pyramid
from inside the Louvre
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Outside the Louvre
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A Parisian tunnel that the riders go
through (not the Princess Diana
Memorial Tunnel though)
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The Tuileries garden
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Saint Chapelle stained glass
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Saint Chapelle
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Robert with a heap of skulls
and femurs in the Catacombs
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In the Catacombs
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Palais du Luxembourg in the Jardin
du Luxembourg
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Liza in the garden
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Jardin du Luxembourg
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