Friday, July 3, 2009

Paris

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The Louvre



Happy to see some sun finally - it had been pretty cold up until now!



Sacre Coeur





View of the Eiffel Tower from Montmartre



Nothing stops progress. They have built a bridge over the Montmartre cemetery. Some of the tombstones only just fit!



Notre Dame (in the rain)



Notre Dame - close up



Notre Dame - inside





Eiffel Tower - at night (and in the rain)







Champs Elysees - red and white lights



Eiffel Tower - light show. On the hour ever hour 20 000 flash bulbs sparkle for 10 minutes all over the tower.



Centre Pompidou













Notre Dame (again, this time in the sun)



Notre Dame - from the back







Jardin du Luxembourg





Sacre Coeur - from the Musee d'Orsay



Statue on top of the Musee d'Orsay



With the exchange rate at about AU$1 = 0.55 Euro, this coke cost about AU$6



van Gogh - starry night @ the Musee d'Orsay





Hotel des Invalides



Eiffel Tower







Arc de Triomphe







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