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quick look at a French house on the train from the airport
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quick look at a French house on the train from the airport
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a building I passed during my unsuccessful attempt to go to the Baccarat.
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a building I passed during my unsuccessful attempt to go to the Baccarat.
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more paris architecture
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more paris architecture
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Okay at last, a place to visit! The umm.. Opera House I believe.
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Okay at last, a place to visit! The umm.. Opera House I believe.
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The inside was gorgeous and gothic, but unfortunately not ideal for taking pictures
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The inside was gorgeous and gothic, but unfortunately not ideal for taking pictures
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It had several floors, and the stairscases were definitely big part of the grandeur.
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It had several floors, and the stairscases were definitely big part of the grandeur.
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there were lots of beautiful painted murals on the ceilings too.
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there were lots of beautiful painted murals on the ceilings too.
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Okay, in the case of this picture, it actually was this dark. There were several dark narrow staircases surrounded by dark stone that led into the seating areas when the theater is open (I think)
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Okay, in the case of this picture, it actually was this dark. There were several dark narrow staircases surrounded by dark stone that led into the seating areas when the theater is open (I think)
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lavish ceiling in another area of the opera house
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lavish ceiling in another area of the opera house
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gorgeous and better lit view of some ceilings
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gorgeous and better lit view of some ceilings
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view from the hall in the last picture out into the street
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view from the hall in the last picture out into the street
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they had several of these really neat 3-D paper drawings, like the world's most elaborate pop-up book.
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they had several of these really neat 3-D paper drawings, like the world's most elaborate pop-up book.
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it was cold and rainy, so I didn't do more than pop up from the subway and see la place du concorde before ducking back down.
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it was cold and rainy, so I didn't do more than pop up from the subway and see la place du concorde before ducking back down.
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Underground mall by the Louvre
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Underground mall by the Louvre
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This picture's for you Dad! (a la The DiVinci Code)
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This picture's for you Dad! (a la The DiVinci Code)
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My Dad gave me a lot of grief about not going to see the Louvre. But I was only in Paris for a day and a half. And I've never been a huge art museum person
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My Dad gave me a lot of grief about not going to see the Louvre. But I was only in Paris for a day and a half. And I've never been a huge art museum person
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Given that, it is sort of ironic that my new apartment in Atlanta is right by the big museum.
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Given that, it is sort of ironic that my new apartment in Atlanta is right by the big museum.
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Still, I do love architecture, so I took lots of Louvre pictures from the OUTside.
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Still, I do love architecture, so I took lots of Louvre pictures from the OUTside.
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Here we go, one picture of the inside of the Louvre. (Sort of- there was a window looking in from the Mall)
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Here we go, one picture of the inside of the Louvre. (Sort of- there was a window looking in from the Mall)
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the eiffel tower lights up at night!
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the eiffel tower lights up at night!
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A rather blurry picture of the outside of the Musee D'Orsay. I passed it on my cruise down the Seine.
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A rather blurry picture of the outside of the Musee D'Orsay. I passed it on my cruise down the Seine.
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It sparkles too! Every once in a while the tower would light up with sparkling blue lights.
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It sparkles too! Every once in a while the tower would light up with sparkling blue lights.
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The view out over Paris from the BLIZZARD at the top of the Eiffel Tower
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The view out over Paris from the BLIZZARD at the top of the Eiffel Tower
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A building I passed in the city of Versailles on my way to the palace
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A building I passed in the city of Versailles on my way to the palace
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First look at the mammoth palace. I was so excited to be here!
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First look at the mammoth palace. I was so excited to be here!
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Here is the quaint little city itself. I ducked down this sidestreet and grabbed a quick breaffast from a bakery.
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Here is the quaint little city itself. I ducked down this sidestreet and grabbed a quick breaffast from a bakery.
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I'm here!! I made it!
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I'm here!! I made it!
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This was unquestionably the best thing I saw in France. I have had a fascination with Versailles since I first heard about it in my middle school French classes.
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This was unquestionably the best thing I saw in France. I have had a fascination with Versailles since I first heard about it in my middle school French classes.
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And my first look at the inside. What else would you expect but white and gold?
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And my first look at the inside. What else would you expect but white and gold?
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Even though the snow did in general make the trip unpleasant, it was very cool to see the garden snow-covered instead of just winter dormant.
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Even though the snow did in general make the trip unpleasant, it was very cool to see the garden snow-covered instead of just winter dormant.
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just one of the many beautiful ceiling murals
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just one of the many beautiful ceiling murals
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the marble really blew me away. It was incredible how different colors of it were used throughout the palace to create designs.
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the marble really blew me away. It was incredible how different colors of it were used throughout the palace to create designs.
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I would later see another once of these paintings in a church in Cassis, designed to create false depth perception.
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I would later see another once of these paintings in a church in Cassis, designed to create false depth perception.
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Yes, every corner was this lavishly decorated.
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Yes, every corner was this lavishly decorated.
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The Mars room (Check the paining.) There was a series of rooms themed after different planets/ Roman gods.
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The Mars room (Check the paining.) There was a series of rooms themed after different planets/ Roman gods.
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and lots of beautiful chandeliers
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and lots of beautiful chandeliers
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ceiling of the room in the previous picture.
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ceiling of the room in the previous picture.
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this hall was lined with busts. There was this other really impressive white room full of busts and paintings of past kings, but none of the pictures turned out.
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this hall was lined with busts. There was this other really impressive white room full of busts and paintings of past kings, but none of the pictures turned out.
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The one and only picture of me! Taken by some friendly Japanese tourists.
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The one and only picture of me! Taken by some friendly Japanese tourists.
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something else I was really excited to see- Note Dame!
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something else I was really excited to see- Note Dame!
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I am not religious, but I found the churches in France surprisingly moving and spiritual anyway. Something about such a grand monument to faith...
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I am not religious, but I found the churches in France surprisingly moving and spiritual anyway. Something about such a grand monument to faith...
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more fabulous stained glass windows from inside
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more fabulous stained glass windows from inside
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