English June 19, 2006 - July 11, 2006: Trip to Europe |
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I was very much delighted today because my son and his wife took us to Paris by car. This was for the first time for us to visit Paris. |
After some two and a half hours, we arrived at the center of Paris, Tour Eiffel. | ![]() |
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I couldn't believe that I was walking around the tower. |
We first took lunch nearby viewing the tower. | ![]() |
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French bread and fried potato,and beer, of course. |
My son and his wife left somewhere and we got on a sightseeing bus on the upper deck. | ![]() |
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Those buildings had once been only in my dream. |
Notre DameCATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME | ![]() |
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INVALIDES |
ARC DE TRIOMPHE |
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PLACE DE LA CONCORDE |
Louis Viton at Champs Elysees | ![]() |
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We fully enjoyed the sightseeing. |
I returned back to Trocadero to view the tower again. | ![]() |
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We then visited a restaurant in Champs Elysees. |
Police and army guarded the city from the fever and violence of world soccer game. | ![]() |
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Beautiful sunset. |
We stayed a hotel in newly developed area LA
DEFENSE. |
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I stayed in Paris' hotel. |
Grande Arche de la Defense,"New Arc de Triomphe." | ![]() |
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