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OK, there is FAR too much to say about Paris. I've been trying to write it all in one whole post for almost 2 weeks and finally had to break it into multiple posts. Even though, in my initial report I complained about the cold I wasn't prepared for, as well as how gray it was, as I look back on my pictures, I have to admit, Paris is pretty photogenic. I should really so about 6-10 dfferent series of photographs to really do it justice: Paris at Night, Black and White Paris, the People of Paris, Le Tour Eiffel, The Cafes of Paris, etc etc etc.
Day 1: Our favorite day. The Eiffel tower in the morning, wandering the 6th arrondismont in the afternoon, the Champs-Elyesee and the Arc de Triomphe in the evening and Geoff's 40th Birthday Dinner at the oldest restaurant in Paris. Kinda hard to beat a day like that.
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A repelling class was there that day. Pretty cool place to take lessons.
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Standard
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Loved this little guy - marvelling at Just How Tall It Is
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Lovers initials at the middle level of the tower
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Me attempting to look impossibly Parisian at our first meal in Paris and mostly succeeding in just looking like a New Yorker.
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Wandering around...
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Standard couple making out shot
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Stairs up to the top of the Arc De Triomphe
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Arc de Triomphe
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The view from the top...
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More to come. And yes, there are videos from Paris as well. Brace yourselves.
6 comments:
I observe: the sun was shining, the photos are magnificent, you were in shirt sleeves at an outdoor cafe, the photos are magnificent but I repeat myself, just for emphasis.
Ugh. Seeing these makes my heart ache for Paris - Ache! Love: * The Pears * The Cafe Chairs * All the pics of the buildings/apartments... can't wait to see more!
The sun shone at the 3 hours of the first day at the Eiffel Tower and never again, the rest of the "sunny" times were via photo editing, and we were at an indoor cafe. But I do I take your point. Looking back, it was pretty stinkin' lovely.
I'm so jealous... but in a good way:) Man do I miss that city!!
Absolutely stunning..I am dying to go to France - Paris especially and now I want to go even more! Miss you - hope you are well...
That last photo is AMAZING. Makes me want to go.
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