Valentine's Weekend in Paris, Feb 2005

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Sunrise at our first rest stop, two hours after we started.

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Dover Castle from the docks

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White Cliffs of Dover

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We arrive in Calais at sunset, in rainy weather.

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Arch de Triumphe

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Eiffel Tower. Looks like Paris is aiming for the 2012 Olympics

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Righthand side of the Trocadero.

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Some roads pass right through the Louvre. I hadn't known that. Weird.

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Notre Dame cathedral, through the bus window in the rain.

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The Sacre Coure cathedral (probably spelled wrong)

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Two pieces of the view of Paris from the Sacre Coure.

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I'm fairly sure that's the Notre Dame cathedral in the center of this view.

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The long flight of stairs leading up to the Sacre Coure (Sacred Heart)

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The pyramid in the center of the Louvre courtyard - this is the main entrance to the museum.

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A model of the Louvre, including cutaways to what's underneath.

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The Arc du Carroussel.

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Looking back toward the Louvre and the Carrousel Arch.

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The Orsay Museum, which used to be a railway station.

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An interesting zoomed view from about halfway between the Louvre and the Obelisk, the Arch de Triumphe looking nearly next door, and the modern towers of La Defense behind it.

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A couple of French mounted police, just hanging and watching the tourists wander to-and-fro. I didn't even realize they'd smiled for my camera...

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