June 15, 2003

Phallic symbol

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Another view from the top

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View from the top

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Weird face

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The dedication

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There are McDonald's everywhere in Paris

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National Assembly

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Austin Powers ripoff

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TVs!

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Shoes!!!

San Marina at Forum des Halles.
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Queue at the Eiffel Tower

Nothing like the queues at Universal Studios...
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Grave of the unknown soldier

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Phallus up close

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The tunnel to the Arc de Triomphe

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The Arch itself

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The officers of the Imperial Army

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Staircase of the Arc de Triomphe

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Psychoanalyst

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Escalators at Centre Pompidou

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Centre George Pompidou

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Different cult figures

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More cult stuff

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The IHT at Versailles

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Drowning horses

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More cult cone trees

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Gardens at Versailles

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Gardens at Versailles

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Versailles

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Versailles

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Cult cone trees

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Charlemagne

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Descartes

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Battle of Yorktown

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Battle hall

This hall contains paintings of important battles in French history, including the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 (or "Yorcke-Town", as it is known in French), commanded by General Washington and General Rochambeau.
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Napoleon's coronation

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Sealed off roof

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Marie Antoinette's bed

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Who needs the original painting when a photograph is good enough?

It protects the fragile artwork.
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Escalator guts

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Notre-Dame

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Doors of Notre-Dame

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Notre-Dame

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Tufte-style bus map

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The carousel at Sacre-Coeur

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Sacre-Coeur

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Looking down from Sacre-Coeur

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View from Sacre-Coeur

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Montmartre track

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Montmartre train

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More trains on Champs Elysees

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Trains on the Champs Elysees

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Different phallus symbol

Place de la Concorde
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New watch

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How do they do that?

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Centre Pompidou elevator

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Ripoff of the HSBC logo

Click to enlarge.
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In case of wheelchair fire, escape this way

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Hall of mirrors

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Tourists listening to the audio commentary

Versailles
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The Kings of France

At Versailles.
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Versailles chapel

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Queue at Versailles

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Versailles

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June 11, 2003

People staring at trees

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More courtyard

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The mblogger's locale

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People staring at trees

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Not an mblogger

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Louvre courtyard

This glass-roofed courtyard reminds be a lot of the Great Court at the British Museum. Which came first?



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Mbloggers need refreshments too

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Louvre through a dirty window



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Louvre through a dirty window

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The mblogger's gear

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The mblogger's gear

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I wanna be buried like this!

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Art piracy?

Louvre
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Flash photography of the Mona Lisa

Amazingly, the French allow flash photography of the Mona Lisa. This is probably the reason why the painting is not separately illuminated.
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Louvre pyramid -- male

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Louvre pyramid -- female

Designed by I.M. Pei (who was trained at MIT, iirc)
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CDG graphic design

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Waiting for luggage

Still CDG terminal 1
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Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1

The ugliest airport in the world.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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