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| March 15, 2004 16:07:44 |
This was my master to-do and packing list for the trip. All this extensive planning didn't save me from having to make a mad run across Downtown Denver to catch the airport bus just in the nick of time.
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| March 16, 2004 14:07:03 |
The Basilica of Sacré Coeur is seen beyond this street.
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| March 16, 2004 14:18:11 |
Tons of people were hanging out on the grounds of the Basilica of Sacré Coeur.
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| March 16, 2004 14:22:43 |
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| March 16, 2004 14:23:00 |
The top of the hill offers an incredible view of Paris.
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| March 16, 2004 14:23:18 |
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| March 16, 2004 14:32:59 |
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| March 16, 2004 15:00:00 |
Café des deux Moulins, one of the settings of the movie Amelié.
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| March 16, 2004 15:05:30 |
Inside the cafe, there are several posters of Amelié. The cafe has been wildly popular since the release of the movie.
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| March 16, 2004 15:18:45 |
Moulin Rouge
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| March 16, 2004 15:22:45 |
Someone put a gas station in the middle of the sidewalk!
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| March 16, 2004 15:28:27 |
Lots of crazy traffic.
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| March 16, 2004 15:37:03 |
The subway stations have funky signs!
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| March 16, 2004 16:07:58 |
The Eiffel Tower is very, very big.
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| March 16, 2004 16:12:23 |
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| March 16, 2004 16:12:54 |
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| March 16, 2004 16:25:54 |
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| March 16, 2004 16:26:41 |
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| March 16, 2004 16:38:58 |
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| March 16, 2004 16:47:08 |
Looking up through the base of the Eiffel Tower.
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| March 16, 2004 16:47:26 |
This is a picture of one of the tower's four legs, and gives an idea of how huge this tower is.
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| March 16, 2004 17:37:56 |
Views from the top of the tower.
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| March 16, 2004 17:38:28 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:39:01 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:39:58 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:40:15 |
It looks like someone sneaked in a downtown while France wasn't looking!
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| March 16, 2004 17:41:16 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:41:47 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:42:08 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:42:34 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:42:56 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:43:12 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:43:55 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:46:21 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:55:21 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:57:32 |
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| March 16, 2004 17:58:49 |
The Eiffel Tower makes a pretty large shadow.
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| March 16, 2004 18:37:16 |
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| March 16, 2004 19:08:53 |
The Eiffel Tower lights up at night.
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| March 16, 2004 19:39:01 |
Montparnasse
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| March 16, 2004 19:52:46 |
This picture shows the Heinleinesque high-speed travelator at the Montparnasse metro station that's discussed in this BBC article. Unfortunately, it was shut down when I visited. Commuters get to choose between the "Très Rapide" high-speed travelator, or the old-fashioned "Très confortable" travelator.
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| March 16, 2004 20:27:53 |
Even Paris has KFC.
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| March 17, 2004 09:19:41 |
A view out the window of my hotel room into the small courtyard.
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| March 17, 2004 09:20:02 |
The hotel room.
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| March 17, 2004 09:20:35 |
The courtyard.
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| March 17, 2004 10:09:07 |
Wow, you come out of the subway station at the Louvre to see this astonishingly huge museum! But that's nothing compared to when you walk into the courtyard and see...
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| March 17, 2004 10:19:40 |
...even more Louvre! This is one enormous museum. I wonder what's beyond those gates on the far side...
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| March 17, 2004 10:24:34 |
Holy smokes! These two buildings you see on either side stretching into the distance are also part of the Louvre! AND, the Louvre occupies an enormous underground area between the two wings! You could get lost in this place! The glass pyramid ahead is the entrance to the Louvre. You can read more about the Louvre at the Wikipedia.
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| March 17, 2004 10:25:38 |
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| March 17, 2004 10:26:37 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:00:47 |
The Louvre's main entrance area, under the glass pyramid.
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| March 17, 2004 11:16:41 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:18:31 |
Castle ruins remain buried beneath the Louvre.
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| March 17, 2004 11:21:26 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:37:01 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:40:29 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:44:20 |
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| March 17, 2004 11:52:06 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:01:31 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:06:13 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:23:22 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:24:07 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:34:03 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:39:15 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:45:05 |
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| March 17, 2004 12:55:20 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:06:49 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:07:08 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:16:28 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:17:37 |
I wasn't sure if I would be allowed to take a picture of the real Mona Lisa, so I took a picture of this poster.
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| March 17, 2004 13:22:40 |
Hey, which way is the Mona Lisa room? Ah, thanks!
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| March 17, 2004 13:32:31 |
The real Mona Lisa!
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| March 17, 2004 13:34:20 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:35:30 |
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| March 17, 2004 13:43:36 |
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| March 17, 2004 14:05:52 |
In a Paris McDonald's, you can order a Royale with Cheese!