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This is where we stayed in Paris this trip. Great choice. Extraordinarily modern hotel for Paris - large rooms, good lighting, plenty of data ports, marble bathroom, buffet breakfast, etc. Magnificent location on the Seine between Blvd St Michel and the Louvre. Reasonably priced only if you book ahead on their internet site. Highly recommended! |
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The Military Museum at Invalides. |
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This was our first stop in Paris. It's one of our favorite museums. It contains building after building of armour, weapons, and uniforms from medieval Europe, Napoleonic times, World War I, and World War II.. |
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Turkish warrior. Compare with the one at the NY Met. |
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Not exacty today's cell phone |
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Statistics by country on how many people died during WWII. |
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Tomb of Vaubaun (Louis XIV's military architect) at Invalides. His remains rest right across from those of Napoleon. |
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Vaubaun is one of J.P.'s heros, so I guess he's also one of mine. We visited a lot of the forts he designed in the south of France. |
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Courtyard view of the Louvre |
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JP and I spent most of Monday walking around the Louvre |
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J.P at the Louvre August 2008. Compare with May 1999...... |
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J.P. at the Louvre, May 1999 |
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One of my favorite ceiling paintings in the royal apartments at the Louvre. |
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You can tell summer is over when they start to dismantle the ferris wheel in the Tuilerries |
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New in 2007 - after being closed for more than a decade - the Orangerie is open and Monet's water lilies are viewable. Compare with the NY MOMA |
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We spent most of Tuesday at Versailles. This was my fifth trip there - JP's third. Hey, who's that old man? |
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New at Versailles in 2007 - all the milkmaid cottages of Marie Antoinette are open to the public. |
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New at Versailles in 2007 - certain areas of the park previously locked up are now completely open. JP sits and ponders about his future...... |
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...I'd like some of that too! |
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One of the lines at Versailles - not the ticket line - this is the ladies bathroom line. |
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Gothic rib vaulting at Notre Dame de Paris |
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This is one way to get someone's attention. |
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The Soldier Store in Paris. |
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JP and I have been going here for years - looking but not buying - not a kids' toy store - a store for serious collectors. Finally this trip I bought a small Templer Knight mounted on a horse. |
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Montelbano's - my favorite restaurant in the world - great Escargot! Magnificant views across the Seine from Notre Dame. |
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Shakespeare and Company. I bought college books here in 1972 and I went shopping here again. |
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