I've had a couple opportunities to get over to Paris and it is one of my
favorite cities. And for someone who hates cigarette smoke as much as I do,
that's saying something. The second time Christi and I spent three days there
over her birthday and it was wonderful. We raced around town taking in the
sights and definitely want to get back there again. I'm trying to convince her
and her friend Karen to do the Paris Marathon (convenient for me since I'd just
be walking around taking pictures, and not running the actual marathon).
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Bikes on the Champs Elysees |
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Our hotel was right on the Champs Elysees about a block down from the Arch de Triumph. I took this shot standing in front of our hotel. |
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Market |
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We walked from the hotel over to the Eiffel tower on the first day and found this great little market on a side street |
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Eiffel Tower |
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I was disappointed that the Eiffel Tower was obscured by fog, but in retrospect this was one of the coolest photos I've taken |
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Bridge over the Seine |
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We walked from the Eiffel Tower down to the Louvre along the Seine |
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Pigeon |
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As usual I can't help taking pictures of birds |
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Arch |
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A shot of the Louvre through a beautiful Arch |
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Other Side |
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That same Arch from the other side. If you look close you can seen the obelisk and the Arch de Triumph in distance. |
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Christi |
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Christi standing in front of the Louvre |
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The Louvre |
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Some people complain about the new entrance to the Louvre, but I think it's cool looking |
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French Police |
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There were cool looking French Police helping someone in front of the Louvre |
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Me |
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A shot of me in front of the Louvre |
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Through the Glass |
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A shot of the Louvre through the glass of the pyramid |
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Heading Down |
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Christi at the top of the stairs inside the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre |
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Statues |
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A shot of statues on the ledge of the Louvre. Shot from the coffee shop inside the Louvre where we had great lattes and pastries : ) |
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Inside the Louvre |
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I love this shot inside the Louvre of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. |
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Metro |
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Despite the fact that I don't know French the metro was easy to navigate |
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Statues |
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Some beautiful statues in front of a museum on our way to the Eiffel tower |
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Looking Up |
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No fog today, and a great view of the Eiffel Tower |
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Arch de Triumph |
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On our way up the Eiffel Tower I got this great shot of the Arch de Triumph |
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Looking across the Seine |
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This is the view across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower |
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Looking Back |
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And this is the view of the Eiffel Tower from that same spot across the Seine |
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