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Hotel Frontenac on Rue Pierre Charron |
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This hotel is near our place but look for the Turkish flag.... |
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Les egouts |
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It is interesting to go down to the gutters of France and yet pay for it. Surprisingly there are no odors. I was expecting the worst. How it was built, why certain are where they are, it is very educational. |
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Les egouts |
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They have street signs for the canalization system as well. |
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Les egouts; engineer Eugene Belgrand |
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Les bateaux mouches sur la Seine |
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We have not ridden these yet on this trip. Waiting for sunnier and warmer days to do it. |
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The American Church on Quai d'Orsay |
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This is another American church. It was closed at the time but lots of young peoples checking the bulletin board for rental places. |
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Daffodils on Quai d'Orsay |
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Spring is surely on its way. Here and there flowers are coming up. I had not planted any this year so these make up for my laziness. |
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The American Church on Quai d'Orsay |
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L'Obelisque from Quai d'Orsay |
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We the barren trees, it is possible to see the Obelisque from far away. Reminds me of our house in Zurich where the lake was visible during the winter but not the rest of the year. |
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Aristide Erland memorial on Quai d'Orsay |
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Athena in front of Assemblee Nationale |
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I saw pictures of this statue during the Commune days. She looked the same. |
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Sully in front of the Assemblee Nationale |
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Legion d'honneure musee |
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As with many buildings, it is under renovation. Even though we cannot visit it for the next few years, I am happy that they are renovating it. It would be a shame to let all the buildings go to waste. |
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Les deux musees |
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We had lunch here and surprisingly it was very pleasant including the waiter. |
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Hotel de Pomereu |
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Another one of the big, beautiful, private hotels. People knew how to live at the time. |
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La maison des dames des PTT |
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For the women who worked at the Post, Telegraph and Telephone. There is an extreemly good restaurant here, called Le Telegraph. |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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I had thought that the great dome we had seen from Assemble National was Saiant-Roch. But alas. However, it is a beautiful church. Some notable people are buried here. Just a few weeks ago in the Gala magazine I saw the funeral services for a friend of Johnny Holliday. |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Memorial to Pierre Corneille at Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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The philosopher lies here. |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Saint-Roch on Rue du Rivoli |
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Hotel de Noailles on Rue de Rivoi |
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Hotel de Noailles on Rue de Rivoi |
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Hotel de Noailles on Rue de Rivoli |
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This famous street is a delight to walk. There are the famous hotels particuliers, small stores and towards the Place de la Concorde touristic shops. Many of them nice souvenirs of Paris. |
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Convent et club des Feuillants on Rue du Rivoli |
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Convent et club des Feuillants on Rue du Rivoli |
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%20on%20Rue%20du%20Rivoli.JPG "La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli")
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La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli |
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Having been given to the Polish church many decades ago, it is a center for the Polish people. Many signs are in Polish. There is a soup kitchen to help the Polish homeless. It is the heart of Poland in Paris. And the dome is the MISSING DOME. |
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%20on%20Rue%20du%20Rivoli.JPG "La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli")
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La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli |
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%20on%20Rue%20du%20Rivoli.JPG "La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli")
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La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli |
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%20on%20Rue%20du%20Rivoli.JPG "La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli")
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La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli |
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%20on%20Rue%20du%20Rivoli.JPG "La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli")
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La chapelle de l'assomption (Polish church) on Rue du Rivoli |
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Cour des comptes |
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My ex-banker in front of the accounting building. |
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L'Orangerie at the Place de la Concorde |
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This is also under reconstruction. While the repairs were being done, they discovered some old remnants of days gone by. The archeological dig plans to save many of these. |
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La fontaine at Place de la Concorde |
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La fontaine at Place de la Concorde |
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La fontaine at Place de la Concorde |
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La fontaine at Place de la Concorde |
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Millet Les Glaneuses |
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One of my mother's favorite paintings. The museum of Orsay is really a wonderful place because one is able to see things without being rushed, pushed and shoved. |
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A painter copying Millet's Les Glaneuses |
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Millet L'Angelus |
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The accompanying painting to the Les Glaneurs. |
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Antoine-Louis Barye Les Cerfs |
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Guess who likes deer. |
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General view of the rez-de-chaussee of Musee d'Orsay |
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This was the platform; trains used to come right here |
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres; La Source |
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Eugene Delacroix; we don't know the title of this picture |
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Eugene Delacroix; La chasse aux lions |
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Chasseriau, Theodore Le tepidarium |
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Many of the Orientalists will use this picture in their books. |
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Decamps, Alexandre Marchard turc fumant dans sa boutique |
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Books on Turkey or the Ottoman Empire use this picture. |
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Franz-Xaver Winterhalter; Mme Rimsky-Korsakov |
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Cabanel, Alexandre Naissance de Venus |
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Edouard Manet Olympia |
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The defiant and controversial Olympia. Her confidence became the rallying point for many feminists. |
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Claude Monet Femmes au Jardin |
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Claude Monet La Pie |
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This is one of my favorites because of the snow and its effects. |
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J.B. Carpeaux Les quatre parties du Monde |
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Henri Chapu Jeanne d'arc a Domremy |
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Paul Gaugin Les lavandieres a Pont-Auven |
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec La Femme aux gants |
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Alfred Sisley Vue du Canal Saint-Martin, Paris |
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We were here and it looks almost the same. |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Margot |
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Claude Monet; Chrysanthemes |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Jeunes filles au piano |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Fete Arabe |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Danse a la campagne |
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Shall we dance? |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Le Ravin de la femme sauvage |
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Paul Cezanne; La maison du Docteur Gachet a Auvers |
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Paul Cezanne; Le joueur de cartes |
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What a poker face. |
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Paul Cezanne; nature morte |
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Paul Cezanne; La maison du pendu, Auvers-sur-Oise |
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Vincent van Gogh; La meridienne |
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I think I would like this very much. Sleeping so peacefully on a hot summer day. |
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Vincent van Gogh; L'eglise d'Auvers-sur-Oise |
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Claude Monet; Femme l'ombrelle |
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Claude Monet; le jardin a Giverny |
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We have not had the time to go there yet. In a way it is good because I am waiting for flowers to come up. |
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Claude Monet; les nympheas bleus |
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Claude Monet; le pont d'Argenteuil |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Le bal du Moulin de la Galette |
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We see the Moulin de la Galette in our walks. Just imagine how it must have been during Renoir's time. |
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Hmm...have to look up the name.... |
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Claude Monet |
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Don't know the name, what was special was the crystal vase, and perhaps that is the title |
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Edgar Degas |
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The ballerinas of Edgar Degas. |
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James Whistler; variations en violet et vert |
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His mother wasn't here although she is supposed to be.... |
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Claude Monet; les Coquelicots |
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The puppies are so real. They almost dance in the wind. |
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Claude Monet; Carrieres-Saint-Denis |
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La grande horloge du cafe des Hauteurs |
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We took this picture while we were having lunch at the Cafe des Hauteurs. |
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Charles Cordier La Juive |
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This was a special exhibit and you weren't supposed to take photos. I snuk one....Cordier is really great. Gotta buy a book. |
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Jules Blanchard; Femme Arabe |
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Le restaurant du Musee d'Orsay |
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This is such an elegant place. We just had to stop and have something. It must have been left over from the great era. |
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Le restaurant du Musee d'Orsay |
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Le restaurant du Musee d'Orsay |
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Le restaurant du Musee d'Orsay |
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Le restaurant du Musee d'Orsay |
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