Bridge," but the bridge is actually the oldest in Paris
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The inverted pyramid and little pyramid at the Louvre |
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A cool ancient Iranian pillar at the Louvre- this is just the top; it was gi-normous! |
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Egyptian cat statues at the Louvre |
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This Egyptian cat statue looks like Hannibal |
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A golden calf at the Louvre |
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An Egyptian worshipping a cow on a tablet at the Louvre |
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Ancient Egyptian precursors for Smurfs |
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Christine with yet another statue of Ramses II at the Louvre |
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Egyptian cat statues at the Louvre - isn't it cute; the kittens are playing |
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Egyptian cat statues at the Louvre |
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Egyptian cat statues at the Louvre |
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Another view of the cute Egyptian kitty statue at the Louvre |
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Christine in front of the Venus de Milo at the Louvre |
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The back of the Venus de Milo |
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Another view of the Venus de Milo |
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Christine in front of Winged Victory at the Louvre |
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A basement room visitors can't access at the Louvre; it looks like they are restoring pieces |
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Mike: "Hey, there's a cleaver in that guys head" |
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Crowd in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre |
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Christine in the Grand Gallery at the Louvre |
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Da Vinci's Madonna on the Rocks (for "The Da Vinci Code" fans |
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Da Vinci's St. Anne, Mary and Jesus at the Louvre |
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Christine checking out art in the Grand Gallery at the Louvre |
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The crowd in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre |
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The crowd in front of the Mona Lisa (at the front railing) at the Louvre |
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Veronese's The Wedding at Cana - opposite the Mona Lisa - at the Louvre |
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Detail from the Wedding at Cana - this guy is checking out the quality of Jesus' wine |
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Detail from the Wedding at Cana - Jesus isn't sure that changing the water into wine was a good idea |
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Detail from the Wedding at Cana - how can a painting be complete without a dwarf with a parrot? |
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Look ma, no hands, and the toga still stays up! |
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A view of the Louvre from the window of the Grand Gallery wing |
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France's crown jewels at the Louvre- the only crown jewels that we have run across that can be photographed. Mike thinks that might be because they no longer have a king |
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A gnome on a snail at the Louvre |
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A room of Greek statues at the Louvre |
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A cool Islamic vase at the Louvre |
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Looking down the spiral staircase leading up to the pyramid at the Louvre |
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Christine in front of the pyramid at the Louvre |
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The pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre |
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Kids playing on the little pyramid under the Louvre, with rainbows |
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The cool Moroccan food from the food court under the Louvre |
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Notre Dame |
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A quickie shot of the inside of Notre Dame |
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Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
| Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
| Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
| Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
| Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
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Christine near Notre Dame |
| Cool stunt jumping roller-bladers near Notre Dame |
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Notre Dame |
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How could it be Paris without a strange, break-dancing mime? |
| How could it be Paris without a strange, break-dancing mime? |
| How could it be Paris without a strange, break-dancing mime? |
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Pont-Neuf - the dock on the Ile de la Cite where our tour boat took off from. Pont-Neuf means "New Bridge," but the bridge is actually the oldest in Paris |
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The Orsay Museum from the Seine |
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The Assemblie Nationale - where the French Parlement meets; the "Paris 2012" sign on the front is for the Summer Olympic bid |
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This is either the Alexandre III Bridge or the Invalides Bridge (I'm not sure which) |
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This is a statue called "le zouave." It is on the Alma Bridge and is used by Parisians as a water level marker during floods. Apparently, in a big flood in 1910, this guy was up to his neck in water. |
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Another view of "le zouave" on the Alma Bridge |
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The Eiffel Tower from the Seine |
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The bottom of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine - panoramic |
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The top of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine - panoramic |
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The Chaillot Palace - used to be a royal residence; now it holds several different museums |
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Another view of either the Alexander III Bridge or the Invalides Bridge |
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The Place de la Concorde - the obelisk marks the site where the guillotine once stood in the French revolution |
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The Louvre from the Seine |
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Notre Dame from the Seine |
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Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
| Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
| Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
| Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
| Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
| Cool Notre Dame at sunset from the Seine |
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People hanging out at the Pont-Neuf |
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Mike really likes this photo with the way it captures the name of the tour and the sunset. |