~France - Paris Page~
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~France - Paris Page~ |
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| Jane and I had one day (April 26) to ourselves to see France before heading to Tain L'Hermitage, and we took FULL advantage! |
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| Our hotel was in what I called the "Administrative" district. Never at a loss for guards. | The front of the National Assembly building. |
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| Our first real view of the Eiffel tower! | The glass palace - I totally want a roof like that in my house! But Jane doesn't think it will do well with snow. |
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| The Eiffel Tower - in full view. | Jane in front of the palace. |
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| Ok - so maybe I don't want a glass roof.... gives a whole new meaning to "I don't do windows." | Arc de Triomphe |
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| Jane and I took a lunch cruise on the River Seine. No - we aren't back in the U.S. - this is the model of the Statue of Liberty that France kept. I'm told this is looking towards NY. I'll take their word for it. | Notre Dame from the River - we'll be back.... |
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| The Île de la Cité - with Notre Dame. | We are FINALLY AT the Eiffel Tower. |
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| One of the four elevators to take you to the first platform. | Monsieur Eiffel - or a replica thereof. |
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| Going up.... | Jane in 'high' spirits. :-) |
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| The city (the glass palace) from the Eiffel. | The Louvre from the Eiffel. |
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| The Arc... | You can see modern Paris in the background. |
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| Looking down - don't worry - there is a railing. | We decided to take the stairs down. |
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| They were nice enough to number them so you wouldn't have to count. | This is about the length of the line we waited in. Not too bad, though. |
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| Pictures of those who chose to ride down. | Now we are at the arc - it is sunset and, yes, I am standing in the middle of the road. |
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| This time we took the stairs up AND down. Kind of made me dizzy on the way down. | View of Champs-Elysées from atop the Arc. |
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| The lights on the tower started coming on while we were on top of the Arc. Beautiful sight. | When in doubt - follow the running man! |
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| The Arc at night. | It is almost midnight and we are almost back at the hotel - one last shot. |
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| Train Station - heading down to Tain L'Hermitage | Arriving in Tain L'Hermitage! Click HERE to go to that web page |
MAY 1st - BACK IN PARIS |
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| The Louvre - no, we didn't go in. I know, I know.... But we were on a mission. | The best chocolate team in France...in case you are wondering where we are, Nici (middle) is nice enough to hold up a sign. :-) |
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| The mission - to find the Amarino Gelato shop near Notre Dame. Courtesy of Nici. Gorgeous and delicious, too! | I'll let Nici explain this one to any one who knows her! (gotta love it!) |
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| Tour of Chocolate factories on May 2nd. (Look in the mirror and see a familiar face.) | Cocoa bear - courtesy of Patrick Roger boutique. No, it wasn't solid and it wouldn't fit in the overhead. |
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| If you don't get this - I'm not explaining - just move on.... | May 3rd - Jane knew of my obsession with Strawberry pastries. I think I about drove her nuts on this day! |
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| Supposedly the street where the French Revolution started. | Roses at a local market - just gorgeous! |
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| At the zoo (that Napoleon started). The orangutan exhibit - who is watching who? | I forget what kind of animal this was, but it was very odd.... The kids think so, too! |
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| The Chestnut trees were in full bloom in Paris. | Inside Notre Dame. |
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| One last picture of Notre Dame and then Au Revoir from France. | |
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