View from my friends' apartment.
April 15 - 22, 2005
France
| Oui oui monsieur! Try not to be too jealous. Nothing but the best for Oui-vie! Had a great time, eating, drinking, dancing and visiting with old friends. |
View from my friends' apartment.
Some of the architecture.
Metro stop.
My friend Patrick.
Bumper to bumper traffic in front of our coffee shop.
First coffee shop in Paris.
Pascal returning from work.
Walking up the street near their place.
At the bar.
Another coffee shop, the next day.
He really doesn't take a good picture.
Me again.
The birth place of Edith Piaf.
Looking down from a park near Patrick and Pascal's.
Place de la Republique.
A church near their neighbourhood.
More architecture.
Side Street.
There's a Guinness tavern on the right hand side.
Baguettes!
After dinner at the boys' place.
They're friend Serge.
Serge's boyfriend, Mohamed (Momo).
After dinner.
More after dinner shots.
Momo and Olfa.
Later on in the club.
It's really late.
And it keeps getting later.
Oh God, can we please go home??
Still hangin' on.
It is nearing 5:00am at this point.
Next day on Champs Elysees.
Chateau Versailles.
More at Versailles (there's a bunch of these).
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That the private cathedral of Louis XIV
Me visiting my summer home.
Louis XIV.
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Gilded gates.
Sitting on the steps.
Sculptures.
Clock.
Some of the massive gardens.
More gardens.
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Fountains.
In the back is a huge pond with canoes.
Me and Patrick by the fountain.
Pascal and me.
More view.
Outside one of the gay bars on Sunday evening.
Going up the escalator in the Metro.
Patrick, Supermodel.
Don't ask me what's going there.
A small archway.
Across the seine.
This is the Acadamie Francaise where they choose what words will be in
in the dictionary each year.
The Louvre.
More Louvre
Parliament.
Le Grand Palais.
Le Grand Palais.
Bridge to le Grand Palais.
Les Invalides. This is where Napolean's tomb is.
More Invalides.
Napolean.
Need I say it?
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Underneath the tower.
You can run, but you can't hide.
Le Pantheon.
This is a 2nd century roman arena.
And the description for those of you who read French.
Notre Dame.
Notre Dame.
City Hall
Patrick at a coffee shop.
Sun shine follows me every where.
La concergerie. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were kept in the
two towers before being decapitated in Place de la Concorde.
and again.
The Louvre from the boat.
Musee d'Orsay
Old bridge - Pont Alexandre III.
The boats.
La tour Eiffel.
See, I really was there.
The obelisk is Place de la Concorde.
House of Pierre Cardin
The N is for Napolean.
Notre Dame.
Notre Dame.
Samaritaine. Big shopping complex.
Inside Notre Dame.
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I lit a candle for the sister of one of co-workers.
There it is under the Virgin Mary.
La
Place des Vosges.
Louis XIII
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More of la Place des Vosges.
Opera.
On the Metro.
Patrick at dinner (notice cigarette).
Enjoying my last evening out.
Boys drinking wine.
This is the bakery where Patrick's friend works.
She gave me all kinds of free stuff.