Paris 2009

[MJT] The obvious start of Paris trips - Tour Eiffel

[MJT] Garden under the Tower; with interesting rocks and caves(!); but artificial, I'm afraid...

[MJT] We used the stairs to get to the first level!

[MJT] A constructor's dream come true (or a nightmare)

[MJT] A view from the first level at the ground level below the Tower

[MJT] There are two such gardens below the Tower - this is the second one

[MJT] A view at the Montmartre

[MJT] Martha on her way to the second level

[MJT] This is already high, but there's still an elevator to take

[MJT] A panorama of Paris from the topmost viewing terrace; in the front: Pont d'Iena, Warsaw Square, and Trocadero Fountains; further back - Paris business center

[MJT] A view in the direction of Arc de Triomphe

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[MJT] The direction - East

[MJT] The original Statue of Liberty

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[MJT] Bridge of Alexander III

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[MJT] I wonder how it's like to live on a river...

[MJT] A begging sparrow

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[MJT] Tuileries

[MUT] Musee du Louvre, obviously (don't go there - boring as hell)

[MJT] Now, that's better - a cave in Parc de Buttes-Chaumont

[MJT] Real stalactites!

[MJT] Meditation Temple - unfortunately, closed this time...

[MJT] Rocks and water in the park

[MJT] The cave - once more

[MJT] Both entrances to the cave

[MJT] A bridge in the park; this was a quarry once, and the bridge was built for the railway

[MJT] Tolkien?!

[MJT] A rat stealing bread from birds

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[MJT] Ok, so the bridges are artificial, but the rocks aren't (mostly)

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[MJT] The St. Martin's Canal - we had our hotel nearby

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[MJT] Above the main entrance to the Notre-Dame cathedral

[MJT] The cathedral's chimeras

[MJT] And that's my wife, 15 years and counting... (hm... why did I put her picture among those of chimeras?)

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[MJT] Place de l'Horloge (Clock Square)

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[MJT] Fountains near the Pompidou Center (here's where you find the most expensive beer in Paris)

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[MJT] The line to the Cathedral... about 40 minutes worth...

[MJT] Chimeras from the top

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[MJT] Just before the trip to Moulin Rouge - we're waiting for the bus on the Square Whatever-The-Name

[MJT] A night trip on the Seine; flashes on the Tower look really nice

[MJT] Moulin Rouge, the day after - we weren't allowed to take photos before or during the show

[MUT] Yeah, we don't get it here - fresh seafood of all kinds

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[MJT] In Espace Montmartre Salvador Dali

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[MJT] The opera building on the... Place de l'Opera

[MJT] Live music near the Opera