tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73250393125396634602024-02-20T15:56:39.062+02:00Inside Europe Guideeurope-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-50407915256940226352010-06-17T14:48:00.000+03:002009-06-17T14:59:44.914+03:00Visiting Paris for the first timeWe will be visiting Paris at the end of the July and we will be grad to share with you our impressions as first-time visitors of this fabulous city. In the next posts we will present our plan for the 7 days stay in Paris giving basic information about major attractions we plan to visit. We will be mainly interested in museums, architecture, sculpture, bridges, the French culture, shops and many other things we will discover in Paris.europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-91138190662961175512009-09-11T13:15:00.015+03:002009-09-11T15:55:11.674+03:00First day in Paris (22.07.2009)The first full day in Paris started with an early visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral. At around 9.00 AM we were among the first visitor inside this magnificent Gothic Cathedral.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu19PAkH-oLFJWX9mrTDKxvD1gupGANNrUxzUH3-_kcdNcFsXp0AmD4wCTr9nVKL5KN1sNaGhXVGU1_bC1NW4DIJjzRoTF5J5RAxENCLAWcvZNUH1ou7iM-TTmLDaHcW7XThXdUN5c9g/s1600-h/Picture+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu19PAkH-oLFJWX9mrTDKxvD1gupGANNrUxzUH3-_kcdNcFsXp0AmD4wCTr9nVKL5KN1sNaGhXVGU1_bC1NW4DIJjzRoTF5J5RAxENCLAWcvZNUH1ou7iM-TTmLDaHcW7XThXdUN5c9g/s400/Picture+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380152998733320834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXkL0VvV1o6x8QFUmzoZcPVNj-cSgtVCjqJtIiwdeoO-HEFYvvdN69xF1xXnLA-VckhO54x8peHba5mmozgAN-1P72w6mzOYX0Je5bgSLpDqhQAYR0DOdCEzInd6KkqMvNHQHc7d1y6c/s1600-h/Picture+128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXkL0VvV1o6x8QFUmzoZcPVNj-cSgtVCjqJtIiwdeoO-HEFYvvdN69xF1xXnLA-VckhO54x8peHba5mmozgAN-1P72w6mzOYX0Je5bgSLpDqhQAYR0DOdCEzInd6KkqMvNHQHc7d1y6c/s400/Picture+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380153248675347938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfN9gNHZsVnkCz5_kx7QCiAMmv-b61YkFrYF55H1ZsCQWvcUuhjY3hK78E6Wv0nmV3lOhdbRKfHxoUtwBMRwP2JpkNqgoDDFCxt1gd1bR_5FcfmyoUB1BxCDZB5gas5F7Z7qVepBW2xw/s1600-h/Picture+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfN9gNHZsVnkCz5_kx7QCiAMmv-b61YkFrYF55H1ZsCQWvcUuhjY3hK78E6Wv0nmV3lOhdbRKfHxoUtwBMRwP2JpkNqgoDDFCxt1gd1bR_5FcfmyoUB1BxCDZB5gas5F7Z7qVepBW2xw/s400/Picture+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380153445727953938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg2pIaRlk-PSUJYpKT0es8cnIUVwyaOb5XLywgKQ7fTsQSV_YbjSy9SBAHV1f7hHWwOFkoMx4sh_-a3IEB9btJ-tqgR-PiXM53IEhYbTSS3k6-rfebpp8b3sbJiYTpkWuL4OhY8OP9Ew/s1600-h/Picture+208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg2pIaRlk-PSUJYpKT0es8cnIUVwyaOb5XLywgKQ7fTsQSV_YbjSy9SBAHV1f7hHWwOFkoMx4sh_-a3IEB9btJ-tqgR-PiXM53IEhYbTSS3k6-rfebpp8b3sbJiYTpkWuL4OhY8OP9Ew/s400/Picture+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380154522460686850" border="0" /></a>After visiting the interior we decided to enjoy the view of Paris from the Notre-Dame Tower. Because the Tower opens at 10.00 AM we still had some time to take photos and wander around. It really worth climbing 400 stairs because the view was splendid and so we had the chance to see the major attractions of Paris from above.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg7GnpYAStPydEfll4md9MRGWq6LodSG4i0lLxLI7G4A8CTbKUQcLXCN6n0kfwKGKTl2gv7tJwHXtCGl5bBC9GH74-4ycj8qqwDk9vtoJn8JL6Zq1pzi269_M89k2YZFP_ZfBuQISgp8/s1600-h/Picture+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg7GnpYAStPydEfll4md9MRGWq6LodSG4i0lLxLI7G4A8CTbKUQcLXCN6n0kfwKGKTl2gv7tJwHXtCGl5bBC9GH74-4ycj8qqwDk9vtoJn8JL6Zq1pzi269_M89k2YZFP_ZfBuQISgp8/s400/Picture+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380156080495390546" border="0" /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjn7S3mmkWSi1Cu0faxgBQhXtAHKS988cvLm8wkmL07EXCHWc0SC8Dy88yZoO7wpvEqp7Lrx0wpewD26JPH2CYAZB2nd8J3NIAGkfhT9QoW3bSsu_9JoQdi3Qz4GZyrTIUzXmly0dZBw/s1600-h/Picture+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjn7S3mmkWSi1Cu0faxgBQhXtAHKS988cvLm8wkmL07EXCHWc0SC8Dy88yZoO7wpvEqp7Lrx0wpewD26JPH2CYAZB2nd8J3NIAGkfhT9QoW3bSsu_9JoQdi3Qz4GZyrTIUzXmly0dZBw/s400/Picture+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380156568452976882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Gargoyles were there guarding Notre-Dame from possible enemies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo9ApxJ88rR_oWpN2ZuoiekCgCKdAHs0pFNYrVsbKwFoAM8H7XLHB_qH9S9-3Hs_mn1YHFlD10pa3_sFsDiOP49ZGqGTn3Ul-4hR3D8kwWv8ay0nH_16vzzP2MNKUDNwTnrzjwrz3wVI/s1600-h/Picture+182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo9ApxJ88rR_oWpN2ZuoiekCgCKdAHs0pFNYrVsbKwFoAM8H7XLHB_qH9S9-3Hs_mn1YHFlD10pa3_sFsDiOP49ZGqGTn3Ul-4hR3D8kwWv8ay0nH_16vzzP2MNKUDNwTnrzjwrz3wVI/s400/Picture+182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380156884522136130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrrWKrgO9NIRT8oXdp5eEoayBLtXK1Itf1jlF__HbV-RfbQc_Ir4cnzZe3iQfhD2qI3essKo7NpfpbLrlqxsNPaNnyAL0mgfaQ6Wyqf_q-WYhF9LOTvfTOxwtHB3-Y8n2eofYXT-xteQ/s1600-h/Picture+177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrrWKrgO9NIRT8oXdp5eEoayBLtXK1Itf1jlF__HbV-RfbQc_Ir4cnzZe3iQfhD2qI3essKo7NpfpbLrlqxsNPaNnyAL0mgfaQ6Wyqf_q-WYhF9LOTvfTOxwtHB3-Y8n2eofYXT-xteQ/s400/Picture+177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380157457760207122" border="0" /></a>We continued the walk to the Square Jean XXIII and then we went to see the Marche aux Oiseaux which is near the Metro Station.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rUgUbojw-xyz-1bNorCxLhCopeJdixgR_epBdJ_TjQJ224IFokJzW4Mn-EON7_nBN5ODSmKv-biuVDHZkQfA2u88bPW4UIzC5oxG5vv4-NmVZccgkV89qhv7BGICKdO8_KBoBBXk8nw/s1600-h/Picture+211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rUgUbojw-xyz-1bNorCxLhCopeJdixgR_epBdJ_TjQJ224IFokJzW4Mn-EON7_nBN5ODSmKv-biuVDHZkQfA2u88bPW4UIzC5oxG5vv4-NmVZccgkV89qhv7BGICKdO8_KBoBBXk8nw/s400/Picture+211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380159918834376418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMft7FgQ38lqZUV4Q9MFdd0-GUqP8o6ZLBkTOTHIQyPvShVJzz6UNMskOYGY47Tt-mbg5hOaGmnjbG9C2bEJErRm1qPQa9WV6kIiDT0J3rkXwPOsDGFpTR9hz8ztzlb7_DOC7Y0ilfYc/s1600-h/Picture+214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMft7FgQ38lqZUV4Q9MFdd0-GUqP8o6ZLBkTOTHIQyPvShVJzz6UNMskOYGY47Tt-mbg5hOaGmnjbG9C2bEJErRm1qPQa9WV6kIiDT0J3rkXwPOsDGFpTR9hz8ztzlb7_DOC7Y0ilfYc/s400/Picture+214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380160345782611986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWW3V2lD5MbzHIKn3niC5Rh4k2gs2c_9fsRUSrftB0d8q4ulmgbDeFdk0db7vhb8aphiRm9KGxABn3cqdnw656gFo4b_J8ZQtFSZ3V4OTNxHGYA5XJBp-FHRsikTByrxfVURwxw-FAPo/s1600-h/Picture+225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWW3V2lD5MbzHIKn3niC5Rh4k2gs2c_9fsRUSrftB0d8q4ulmgbDeFdk0db7vhb8aphiRm9KGxABn3cqdnw656gFo4b_J8ZQtFSZ3V4OTNxHGYA5XJBp-FHRsikTByrxfVURwxw-FAPo/s400/Picture+225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380160657465179426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4x2_WywTThi0h2a8gz2ckUcedfIYJubWGfxzt-4YS24LSV5DPbQAQGlQJWhPqb_S6DgQvw8pQS1Syhqd6t0n8HS7h6uHnt6x7OzjoWric2tguuzGjJC0oQ231F5uvM5H1NSTbIgVrtM/s1600-h/Picture+230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4x2_WywTThi0h2a8gz2ckUcedfIYJubWGfxzt-4YS24LSV5DPbQAQGlQJWhPqb_S6DgQvw8pQS1Syhqd6t0n8HS7h6uHnt6x7OzjoWric2tguuzGjJC0oQ231F5uvM5H1NSTbIgVrtM/s400/Picture+230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380160931043875954" border="0" /></a>Then we passed near Palais de Justice and then visited Saint Chapelle and we were lucky because it was a sunny day so the stained-glass windows were impressive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GmJS_04rRa_z-OhWXRX-TVnVlu1x9PK9t84AZainmFzovpmvtHo3K_JS4NRhal5TAuvVY__TjFC6JC4V_7TXYxvkrAOZVxE__4CO-e_FhAUncRzel9fwSZStOh4T0-d5QjItrmJmMLQ/s1600-h/Picture+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GmJS_04rRa_z-OhWXRX-TVnVlu1x9PK9t84AZainmFzovpmvtHo3K_JS4NRhal5TAuvVY__TjFC6JC4V_7TXYxvkrAOZVxE__4CO-e_FhAUncRzel9fwSZStOh4T0-d5QjItrmJmMLQ/s400/Picture+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380183407202200034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUT_pM6JMy-B_jcJLrPqCjzASGblRFKkq_PGjPwJghcspY9j3yUjuF7I281ODV-P9-9BhMvAWG-UaaDvcRylMer_Cjn2SXpN2W7E0j2xzUWKVgRuTWizxPOkvxfZKxKeGxFBywfgLIVI/s1600-h/Picture+238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUT_pM6JMy-B_jcJLrPqCjzASGblRFKkq_PGjPwJghcspY9j3yUjuF7I281ODV-P9-9BhMvAWG-UaaDvcRylMer_Cjn2SXpN2W7E0j2xzUWKVgRuTWizxPOkvxfZKxKeGxFBywfgLIVI/s400/Picture+238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380182821498371650" border="0" /></a>The afternoon was reserved to the Marais area. We started from Hotel de Sens, Hotel Beauvais and when we were on the Rue Francois Miron we noticed a sort of gallery. The lady from inside invited us to visit the place and we went down and there we could see Abbey The House of Ourscamp. This cellar served as a warehouse for the monks of Ourscamp.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UZL-RcohHF192P470FdLADe0qkiyCdxgwoMR0rje0dRyUUvvgxAMUP6AIe44mAA_e_EOW3hUB0_obft14HSv_sUl7wvlOXMnLhqzcU2FrzvSy_rwWJuRRvu1h4kwCMy0-6vGQERsRUU/s1600-h/Picture+287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UZL-RcohHF192P470FdLADe0qkiyCdxgwoMR0rje0dRyUUvvgxAMUP6AIe44mAA_e_EOW3hUB0_obft14HSv_sUl7wvlOXMnLhqzcU2FrzvSy_rwWJuRRvu1h4kwCMy0-6vGQERsRUU/s400/Picture+287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380184129756177570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXYqgpsA_jKxoTkt4YrGvu7JKJvGECJPzrAUvX7xsa6xLfy-Ncu4dWpEE7EKhTjnYEahqCYXxQF9Mpdt4AXxCV0d8BJ1zxO8wtCyZCa-he_hiuhrQ0FOr0LUvR2fUt6HIOzfwZPtnyvs/s1600-h/Picture+295.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXYqgpsA_jKxoTkt4YrGvu7JKJvGECJPzrAUvX7xsa6xLfy-Ncu4dWpEE7EKhTjnYEahqCYXxQF9Mpdt4AXxCV0d8BJ1zxO8wtCyZCa-he_hiuhrQ0FOr0LUvR2fUt6HIOzfwZPtnyvs/s400/Picture+295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380184459731747682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C2NQkzm_6S7Hd35koC7MqWmr4Ijm8og-mFTFrqZq2udpWZm3GP3lqltWhuFpai3D4_c43XC9uA4Md1jUESCNiQG6cUPhkYbsQFcB75rpIMqpVct_vg358IX1BcpRPiCIRnG_5WmyFME/s1600-h/Picture+299.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C2NQkzm_6S7Hd35koC7MqWmr4Ijm8og-mFTFrqZq2udpWZm3GP3lqltWhuFpai3D4_c43XC9uA4Md1jUESCNiQG6cUPhkYbsQFcB75rpIMqpVct_vg358IX1BcpRPiCIRnG_5WmyFME/s400/Picture+299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380184853335891394" border="0" /></a>We then wanted to pass by Hotel de Ville. In our way we stopped and admired St Gervais - St Protais.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXyp_loQqa5mM3xIvCAgd9B9I0nvbjZbeDfbFP6rg6vMTqdWXuJsLYxkq7pcezT-MpH6tURnJOHnzhG_38ccUZ_vfMmnNASUFrVPYJtLPhNlDff85BsP3knSWM2NBQZpwyU29gELOC4/s1600-h/Picture+310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXyp_loQqa5mM3xIvCAgd9B9I0nvbjZbeDfbFP6rg6vMTqdWXuJsLYxkq7pcezT-MpH6tURnJOHnzhG_38ccUZ_vfMmnNASUFrVPYJtLPhNlDff85BsP3knSWM2NBQZpwyU29gELOC4/s400/Picture+310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380185566868889842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyVT48OataZsbkc_hPR68sqk-bar0inuuaC6PswbUWlHWV7-Kng83M5RHTvg7uLM4boQV8gVm_IZpa8eB_Mt7W3f0VVtsRLwrteTYe6jwPTrziYHKaFil60OuVe9dxN-ZJo0-iOx-CoE/s1600-h/Picture+312.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyVT48OataZsbkc_hPR68sqk-bar0inuuaC6PswbUWlHWV7-Kng83M5RHTvg7uLM4boQV8gVm_IZpa8eB_Mt7W3f0VVtsRLwrteTYe6jwPTrziYHKaFil60OuVe9dxN-ZJo0-iOx-CoE/s400/Picture+312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380185760710762482" border="0" /></a>Centre George Pompidou was our next destination but first we passed Tour Saint Jacques and we decided that one climb was enough for today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH6_UjoIRH8y7w81RzTfzvIx7ppLAAKHP6af9VCQtxiSpdccXl-RjzfJgS3VKZAkWJb1d6ogVk6B9Oh7j0pu5P8_5GQVb8lku5AdFNmJht47hL9_1I4liHk4oknTKk8SqU0ojZs04P14/s1600-h/Picture+316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH6_UjoIRH8y7w81RzTfzvIx7ppLAAKHP6af9VCQtxiSpdccXl-RjzfJgS3VKZAkWJb1d6ogVk6B9Oh7j0pu5P8_5GQVb8lku5AdFNmJht47hL9_1I4liHk4oknTKk8SqU0ojZs04P14/s400/Picture+316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380186512778790578" border="0" /></a><br />We dind't spent that much time inside Centre George Pompidou because modern art isn't really on our list of interests. We visited Saint Merry Church which is very close to Pompidou.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudCfN3BGCvbEiIOBhbDApqABSnrSETFzB6vr84Wg4iQwMICQcvfbNHgi0iq9Dp0UpBuLfaEjZG0i7RqxleRla6nG0DuY5OAgLpTye4erntlf8vSxNRbZtLtuapYWEaEog-3_zezBWlEY/s1600-h/Picture+321.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudCfN3BGCvbEiIOBhbDApqABSnrSETFzB6vr84Wg4iQwMICQcvfbNHgi0iq9Dp0UpBuLfaEjZG0i7RqxleRla6nG0DuY5OAgLpTye4erntlf8vSxNRbZtLtuapYWEaEog-3_zezBWlEY/s400/Picture+321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380187553109142050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyPh36Zumt6WXaRlGca7BsJuirzj4P7Re6zG7coP7KjA549Eg5Hy-y14DQdeNc8l9cruu7R9AmN5uNORZTUfzCIGPhpdlqSggDIjas6df461o_HlB2-ncNo0MADvXvDGQGEO5t__nNPI/s1600-h/Picture+319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyPh36Zumt6WXaRlGca7BsJuirzj4P7Re6zG7coP7KjA549Eg5Hy-y14DQdeNc8l9cruu7R9AmN5uNORZTUfzCIGPhpdlqSggDIjas6df461o_HlB2-ncNo0MADvXvDGQGEO5t__nNPI/s400/Picture+319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380187878300984690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGB9yVBowMUR7ElVWMNisL_mhqIeuVCWXGlPo-pPHqYgTGl_ErGxNRUmnniUfu-RcWZYe6cCws8uoV69dO3suZx859h3DBLS84xWIXn32XuoXKWTlOof9PgRg3pdVDkTDZ8knrY_gAfE/s1600-h/Picture+324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGB9yVBowMUR7ElVWMNisL_mhqIeuVCWXGlPo-pPHqYgTGl_ErGxNRUmnniUfu-RcWZYe6cCws8uoV69dO3suZx859h3DBLS84xWIXn32XuoXKWTlOof9PgRg3pdVDkTDZ8knrY_gAfE/s400/Picture+324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380188324601383202" border="0" /></a><br />The place we were so excited to visit was the l‘Atelier Brancusi which is a reconstruction of his studio which contains different sculptures. Among the most famous works are The Endless Column, Sleeping Muse, The Kiss, Miss Pogany.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XCEWVVrcc7Ts7zUh1k7yRC7OXs2jQXvFFqrNK5ZddJyhGMR2Nqqr3HBQDobvlDvocE4XxrzjzCIkceV-5WV6_hrHdAz_p8XKpZRT1gcaYkWodXHUcKjYkDH_81D3Tt3fK4JK2oRGFEc/s1600-h/Picture+327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XCEWVVrcc7Ts7zUh1k7yRC7OXs2jQXvFFqrNK5ZddJyhGMR2Nqqr3HBQDobvlDvocE4XxrzjzCIkceV-5WV6_hrHdAz_p8XKpZRT1gcaYkWodXHUcKjYkDH_81D3Tt3fK4JK2oRGFEc/s400/Picture+327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380188692915420738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHRddskcbv7nxnbnsAso2GuurxjZhe8W8uWeG8SItsJETsTBZ80OjcBxhu039A0IV3KErbv1YpcKkeipIeZkH_hwHT8yeoPhhqcdBGzCDYGqME84_UBjRrJ_FDbaiYTKnwHyrphdjQzk/s1600-h/Picture+331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHRddskcbv7nxnbnsAso2GuurxjZhe8W8uWeG8SItsJETsTBZ80OjcBxhu039A0IV3KErbv1YpcKkeipIeZkH_hwHT8yeoPhhqcdBGzCDYGqME84_UBjRrJ_FDbaiYTKnwHyrphdjQzk/s400/Picture+331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380188860864011394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHyts-akcxvQUXkEryW_ToYkad3Ne-oMRMJSSl5Bct8vDxvdiTxF1-O8mWfaRHkaKe93VBnQruIy0Q6gATJ2-8o3KRak6Y51oq-KMJGGqgxCfGi7NKtoVe2jEdYrWMACSj6rpszFYY8A/s1600-h/Picture+334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHyts-akcxvQUXkEryW_ToYkad3Ne-oMRMJSSl5Bct8vDxvdiTxF1-O8mWfaRHkaKe93VBnQruIy0Q6gATJ2-8o3KRak6Y51oq-KMJGGqgxCfGi7NKtoVe2jEdYrWMACSj6rpszFYY8A/s400/Picture+334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380189102231316258" border="0" /></a>We then went to The Forum les Halles, which we expected to be a not safe area and it was indeed like that. It was full of police officers walking around making sure that everything is alright. After that, we visited Church Saint-Eustache, which is another Parisian gothic gem. We also noticed near by the Bourse the Commerce.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-NxAvHYdPHVH1c1m3gP5tRHl9xCPLLczFT0Re2TUbsM9NLRCWZ8MrlTONYG5En-JcMd0ZfNf-9RCddv25OTKWPAMveQ-53QWvJJ-JbvdSpEp-Nbu94kiPAenMiR3gNHooinSUcGNuGs/s1600-h/Picture+343.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-NxAvHYdPHVH1c1m3gP5tRHl9xCPLLczFT0Re2TUbsM9NLRCWZ8MrlTONYG5En-JcMd0ZfNf-9RCddv25OTKWPAMveQ-53QWvJJ-JbvdSpEp-Nbu94kiPAenMiR3gNHooinSUcGNuGs/s400/Picture+343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380190351242274450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0MainBfuHWElmgfLyAjViXaIGFwojzHUyyBc8n97gZyqw1liIa16_H0EHlBIfGHG7z8_eZPkJ2sg2LyMcA1TbwogviojkpWKMkhflsChmnzLbIBZfkWVgauvesKQUV1MduokbKMjU2U/s1600-h/Picture+341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0MainBfuHWElmgfLyAjViXaIGFwojzHUyyBc8n97gZyqw1liIa16_H0EHlBIfGHG7z8_eZPkJ2sg2LyMcA1TbwogviojkpWKMkhflsChmnzLbIBZfkWVgauvesKQUV1MduokbKMjU2U/s400/Picture+341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380190504771481042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi53qO5jwKq0hkxUP8JVPkzzXFql2VPIe6ZOxUeAx91dNI65Frtk2OzY9S5Ob28qI3IUSHNVMiCzM1JN7XA58fuAdt90nMsLzQVs7rp69FwamLk6cKaDdwqhGfQzrHpJ8domuwJXkOEzw/s1600-h/Picture+352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi53qO5jwKq0hkxUP8JVPkzzXFql2VPIe6ZOxUeAx91dNI65Frtk2OzY9S5Ob28qI3IUSHNVMiCzM1JN7XA58fuAdt90nMsLzQVs7rp69FwamLk6cKaDdwqhGfQzrHpJ8domuwJXkOEzw/s400/Picture+352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380190833414064722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1FVtFTD0b4gOuCVJeftLPHRIciEwGDfBOLhVANmcSE8ehW2AhuhuXi1CAUvDWep3DGRt8dxMuAlUSgvW92OmudE0ltz9Hj1-T8Ugt14HmonpkQto8PucWXvDA1m0nHBJdfAE94WIcVM/s1600-h/Picture+355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1FVtFTD0b4gOuCVJeftLPHRIciEwGDfBOLhVANmcSE8ehW2AhuhuXi1CAUvDWep3DGRt8dxMuAlUSgvW92OmudE0ltz9Hj1-T8Ugt14HmonpkQto8PucWXvDA1m0nHBJdfAE94WIcVM/s400/Picture+355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380191066083088930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsY4vkHVyTdxwjMLsoNQQsn5zbT_vvpqhlcqPF9NsHC94dQla-GmK21ZXUUf3KQDgDYdRe3KpZHkYcS3-J40v0okoT8DoYas_eTc7GhpsbkC0N66Cb0WuNh_CgOEtF4lxQVxcTXZKUkVw/s1600-h/Picture+346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsY4vkHVyTdxwjMLsoNQQsn5zbT_vvpqhlcqPF9NsHC94dQla-GmK21ZXUUf3KQDgDYdRe3KpZHkYcS3-J40v0okoT8DoYas_eTc7GhpsbkC0N66Cb0WuNh_CgOEtF4lxQVxcTXZKUkVw/s400/Picture+346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380191473556102130" border="0" /></a><br />The day ended visiting the Passage Grand Cerf.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9lJ1lIG_eCXNiqNfvLwQmSR9TfFP9faNF5fy0J-2nnvD2fwZUYj7vV987TFeQQ8xFUhgSgFoluy_s0p3OUKozuP0bzpidsGwE1CWLW68o2R11qQBp-822oAeGkAKWnDRO1Ov29gX1Rs/s1600-h/Picture+359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9lJ1lIG_eCXNiqNfvLwQmSR9TfFP9faNF5fy0J-2nnvD2fwZUYj7vV987TFeQQ8xFUhgSgFoluy_s0p3OUKozuP0bzpidsGwE1CWLW68o2R11qQBp-822oAeGkAKWnDRO1Ov29gX1Rs/s400/Picture+359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380192305109863746" border="0" /></a><br />It was indeed a lovely day and we were delighted that we managed to visit so many places on a single day<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-6147061818305657072009-08-12T10:11:00.004+03:002009-08-12T11:37:21.449+03:00First evening in Paris (21.07.2009)The trip to Paris was wonderful and we visited almost all the places we have planned. We have great memories about our visit and we want to share them with you.
<br />On the first day we arrived at 6 PM at the Hotel Republique des Halles which is very close to Metro station Jacques Bonsergent. The room was nice, clean but quite small. We didn't spent that much time in the room except from showering and sleeping so it was exactly what we were looking for.
<br />We decided to take a walk on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Champs Elysees</span> until we arrived close to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arc of Triumph</span>.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub-oTi-Yot95A2kj8W45jguRySPlWrrfgc9XBDk0_kbmH-2qKLyrzuB-DSwvtnOGdTgCgc3gVFdCZFXRoCUMGmQlPIJgO_yuCPfO5Cgy59ucHgresO0_1pcEPWuPrPsO8Ibgf4W2aEvc/s1600-h/Picture+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub-oTi-Yot95A2kj8W45jguRySPlWrrfgc9XBDk0_kbmH-2qKLyrzuB-DSwvtnOGdTgCgc3gVFdCZFXRoCUMGmQlPIJgO_yuCPfO5Cgy59ucHgresO0_1pcEPWuPrPsO8Ibgf4W2aEvc/s400/Picture+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368984719975626258" border="0" /></a>We then continued our walk on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Place du Carrousel</span> until we arrive on the <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> Quai des Tuileries. From there we had a splendid view of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Musee D'Orsay</span> and also of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tour Eiffel</span>. <span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >
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<br />We wanted to get a closer view of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tour Eiffel</span> so we took the metro to the Trocadero station. It was full of people on the Place of Palais Chaillot and we took some photos and decided go get back to the Hotel. We knew that we will came back in the following days to the Tour Eiffel in the daylight.
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<br /></span>europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-20861291202191149782009-07-20T11:46:00.002+03:002009-07-20T12:00:06.914+03:00Paris here we come!After days of searching, reading, planning we finally agreed upon a 7 day schedule for our trip to Paris. As it will be our first visit to Paris we plan to start seeing the major attractions but also some quit and interesting places we have read about. We'll also have the chance to be in Paris at the end of the Tour de France so we plan to see the cyclists near Concorde on the Voie Georges Pompidou.<br />One day to go and we'll be in the City of Lights!europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-28808411226523567042009-06-18T22:54:00.010+03:002009-06-19T12:41:13.884+03:00Hôtel des Invalides<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31b8tSRNISbNyje1qPYaLb4dnkHLuiUVxaziQ2eal1P8-9JUUqeU_Js1Uj2kLrQBDpLanPbxDOSBy0QphRotq8Kz-D9_6fPA0R_rhEkmvSLf67aD1O5RRnr91DZdAV45noQ9MBHsKHVI/s1600-h/map4+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31b8tSRNISbNyje1qPYaLb4dnkHLuiUVxaziQ2eal1P8-9JUUqeU_Js1Uj2kLrQBDpLanPbxDOSBy0QphRotq8Kz-D9_6fPA0R_rhEkmvSLf67aD1O5RRnr91DZdAV45noQ9MBHsKHVI/s1600/map4+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348758564968058706" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></div><div><b>1. Hôtel des Invalides
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<br /></b><div style="text-align: justify;">This was the first military hospital and was build from 1671 to 1676 by Louis XIV. The dome crowning the church is the work of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and is a perfect symbol of the splendor Louis XIV wanted under his reign. Today the harmonious Classical façade is one of the most impressive sights in Paris with its garden and tree-lined esplanade stretching to the Seine.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hours</span>: daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (5:00 pm in winter)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Price</span>: € 8,5 (This ticket gives access to the Musée de l'Armée, Napoleon's Tomb, the Contemporary Expositions, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and to the Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération)
<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Metro</span>: La Tour-Maubourg, Varenne
<br />Website: <a href="http://www.invalides.org/">http://www.invalides.org/</a><b>
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<br /></b></div><div><b>2. Dome Church of the Invalides
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<br /></b><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cramona%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The Dome Church is a masterpiece of French classical architecture and its decoration was given to the finest artists of Louis XIV (Charles de la Fosse, Jouvenent, Girardon) who also worked at Versailles. After Louis XIV’s death plans to burry the royal family here were abandoned and it became a monument to Bourbon glory.
<br />A popular tourist site today, The Dome Church is the burial site for Napoleon Bonaparte and for other several military officers who served under him.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hours</span>: From 10am - 6pm (from April 1st to September 30th)
<br /> From 10am – 5pm (from October 1st to March 30th)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Price</span>: € 8,5 (This ticket gives access to the Musée de l'Armée, Napoleon's Tomb, the Contemporary Expositions, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and to the Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération)
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<br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div><div><b>3. Musée Rodin (77 Rue de Varene)
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<br /></b><div style="text-align: justify;">Musée Rodin was opened in 1919 in the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds. In return of a state-owned flat and studio, Auguste Rodin left his work to the state nation. Some of his most celebrated sculptures are on display in the garden (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Thinker, The Gates of Hell</span>) and the rest n the indoor exhibition (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Kiss, Eve</span>).
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hours</span>: 9.30 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. (April to September)
<br /> 9.30 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. (October to March)
<br />The museum is <span style="font-weight: bold;">closed on Mondays.</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Price</span>: 10.00 € (museum+exhibition+garden)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Metro</span>: Varenne
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website</span>: <a href="http://www.musee-rodin.fr/">http://www.musee-rodin.fr</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /></b></div><div><b>4. Pont Alexandre III
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<br /></b></div><div><b>5. Grand Palais</b></div><div><b>
<br /></b></div><div><b>6. Petit Palais</b></div><div><b>
<br /></b></div></div>europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-50479809560741453102009-06-18T22:25:00.008+03:002009-06-18T23:16:42.341+03:00Trocadero & Eiffel Tower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6spj8b4nCBzAcz1ePT7BZCId1dXC2t3M1apshRTxosV-0vF4z8J0tTjZXoNI-gHOJiFtCyiIxkLlyvmv-UeynygjhKHBaE6MSZGezuXoucwLWFcE0G1oXiTp1YQpVZfE8IMTBsqAhII/s1600-h/map3+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6spj8b4nCBzAcz1ePT7BZCId1dXC2t3M1apshRTxosV-0vF4z8J0tTjZXoNI-gHOJiFtCyiIxkLlyvmv-UeynygjhKHBaE6MSZGezuXoucwLWFcE0G1oXiTp1YQpVZfE8IMTBsqAhII/s1600/map3+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348751078157699938" border="0" /></a><br /><div><b>1. Eiffel Tower</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Eiffel Tower, named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, is the tallest building in Paris (324m). The first and second levels are accessible by stairways and lifts. The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Opening hours:</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">From June 13 to August 31, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elevators 9:00am to 00:45am, Final lift up at midnight (11:00pm for top floor)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Steps 9:00am to 00:45am, Final admittance midnight</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Price:</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elevator entrance tickets (to second floor) 8.00€ (adults), 6.40€ (youth), 4.00€ (children)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elevator entrance tickets to top floor 13.00€ (adults), 9.90€ (youth), 7.50€ (children)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stair entrance tickets (to second floor) 4.50€ (adults), 3.50€ (youth), 3.00€ (children)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Plan:</b> <a href="http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/multi/pdf/eiffel-fr-ang.pdf">http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/multi/pdf/eiffel-fr-ang.pdf</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Metro:</span></b> Trocadéro, Passy, École Militaire</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Website:</b> <a href="http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/">http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/</a></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnu7KhvoVqXoPYaSEItgK1wSEVHBZAgxgedEt1pFh_HO-ODZdgKoxq0Gjw5NkgK2V6zk1exd10WZGDhEo5v29IXVGdKan-oUFArEXqRDIpxMyRu40Uxb_JjCU9SjymWX5_Fux5MtCsj8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnu7KhvoVqXoPYaSEItgK1wSEVHBZAgxgedEt1pFh_HO-ODZdgKoxq0Gjw5NkgK2V6zk1exd10WZGDhEo5v29IXVGdKan-oUFArEXqRDIpxMyRu40Uxb_JjCU9SjymWX5_Fux5MtCsj8/s1600/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348757800079964530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><b>2. Place de Trocadéro<br /><br /></b>The Palais de Chaillot, also named Trocadero, was designed in Neo-Classical style for the 1937 Paris Exhibition. The Palais de Chaillot is above all famous for its spectacular view on the Eiffel tower, but it also worth a visit for its museums, specially the Navy museum with ship models spanning three centuries of naval history.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Metro</span>: Trocadéro<br /><br />In the east wing of the Palais de Chaillot you can visit<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Musée des Monuments français </span>(Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine). Here you can find three-dimensional models of great French cathedrals and also casts of French architecture from the 12th to 18th centuries.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website</span>: <a href="http://www.citechaillot.fr/">http://www.citechaillot.fr/<br /></a><br />On Avenue Albert de Mun you can find <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aquarium du Trocadéro</span> which is home to over 500 species of sea creatures, including seahorser, clown-fish, stonefish and some spectacular sharks and rays.<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>Website: </b><a href="http://www.cineaqua.com/">http://www.cineaqua.com</a><b><a href="http://www.cineaqua.com/">/</a><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwx9KJ1GrWJt4kl5_C5dfLEJgup3m_vtRloDfI2KJnaUxcezwe6qMDiFOPMumaYF0EzXTP0z_Z5KBWxPLcKfLxFLO60Rdwbxg-2uqWjgTzaLl2a-DJsFcTFbdPSiBPB8EVQsal5smyHU/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwx9KJ1GrWJt4kl5_C5dfLEJgup3m_vtRloDfI2KJnaUxcezwe6qMDiFOPMumaYF0EzXTP0z_Z5KBWxPLcKfLxFLO60Rdwbxg-2uqWjgTzaLl2a-DJsFcTFbdPSiBPB8EVQsal5smyHU/s1600/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348757959780899986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><b>3. Champ de Mars<br /><br /></b>The gardens stretching from the Eiffel Tower to the Ecole Militaire were originally a parade ground for the officer cadets. It was for the Universal Exposition of 1889 that the architect Jean-Camille Fromigé re-designed the Champ de Mars by reducing it from its original 42 hectares. Today, the Champ de Mars is a vast lawn area with wide walking paths crossing the lawns.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"><br />Metro</span>: Ecole Militaire<br /></div>europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-37863077696110187262009-06-17T22:17:00.014+03:002009-06-17T23:47:46.311+03:00Tuileries Quarter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPS6BVkjd5GZnEs0xiokNSQ9puU41cx6xbEFEuKKzaGf54ip9VzZZQT3oMIxDDv35VFyoha_ZJ2UIOokTHNdE7VfO7423phKe1W_5RaYzoiy-WcZf2crBrwW0Osf7_kmKEJ2Yhod3Smg/s1600-h/map2+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPS6BVkjd5GZnEs0xiokNSQ9puU41cx6xbEFEuKKzaGf54ip9VzZZQT3oMIxDDv35VFyoha_ZJ2UIOokTHNdE7VfO7423phKe1W_5RaYzoiy-WcZf2crBrwW0Osf7_kmKEJ2Yhod3Smg/s1600/map2+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348378098878757106" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Louvre Museum</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Musée du Louvre is the most visited museum in the world and it houses over 35000 objects from the 6th century BC to the 19th century. The collection is divided among Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; and Prints and Drawings.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hours:</span> 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day except Tuesday, until 10 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday evenings.<br />The Pyramid and Galerie du Carrousel entrances are open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except Tuesday.<br />The Passage Richelieu is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Tuesday.<br />The Porte des Lions entrance is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesday and Friday.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Price:</span> €9 for full-day access to the Louvre, except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon. It is also valid for the Musée Eugène Delacroix.<br /> €6 (from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.) This ticket provides access to the Louvre, except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon, on Wednesday and Friday evenings.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plan:</span> <a href="http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/pdf/src_document_52741_v2_m56577569831215619.pdf">floor plans</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Metro:</span> Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre station.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website:</span> <a href="http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en">http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en</a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kXsXSx2vmxWMJ5OfUyoJfMsQSl7eQiXbJs1ojxwjcB301XEc6idUR1qum9YxX94k_wD5EKHmFd-vtrM4Fr1Q19w6Tx-6w-iG5TZV33uHFjQ_6v9eNvOkx5EDUcXIrKmSsMK6HJDJc70/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kXsXSx2vmxWMJ5OfUyoJfMsQSl7eQiXbJs1ojxwjcB301XEc6idUR1qum9YxX94k_wD5EKHmFd-vtrM4Fr1Q19w6Tx-6w-iG5TZV33uHFjQ_6v9eNvOkx5EDUcXIrKmSsMK6HJDJc70/s1600/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348391848799106898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel</span><br /><br />Built by Napoleon in 1806-1808 as an entrance to the former Palais de Tuileries, its marble columns are topped by solders of the grand Armée.<br />It is part of the so-called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grand Ax of Paris</span> which consists of the Grande Arch de la Defense, the Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, the Champs-Elysees, the Obélisque de Luxor at the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and continues on to the Louvre.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Metro</span>: Palais Royal Musée du Louvre<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Jardin des Tuileries</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">These formal gardens were once the gardens of the old Palais des Tuileries and were redesigned in French formal style by <span style="font-weight: bold;">André Le Nôtre</span>, the celebrated gardener of King Louis XIV, the Sun King.<br />The gardens include several fountains, two large basins, numerous sculptures and two museums, the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l'Orangerie, which displays Claude Monet's large water lily paintings.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Place de la Concorde</span><br /><br />The original place was built between 1754 and 1763 and was called the Place Louis XV. Between 1793 and 1795 it became the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Palace de la Révolution</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>and held in its center the guillotine that executed Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, Robespierre and many others. The name symbolize the end of a troubled era and the hope of a better future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dq6A5BSX0pPTU7CY12kWwUP_DHGUJIiuDTsY5Kb24imKu2Whby2JB1dwvRnsJiaJfFg44NbBcyqk122noOvDGKMqqvWsCgAaeb52mLS4T0WGQHLU9faLae0FKsYIFis-B7onTSvO3LQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dq6A5BSX0pPTU7CY12kWwUP_DHGUJIiuDTsY5Kb24imKu2Whby2JB1dwvRnsJiaJfFg44NbBcyqk122noOvDGKMqqvWsCgAaeb52mLS4T0WGQHLU9faLae0FKsYIFis-B7onTSvO3LQ/s1600/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348392040023736066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Place de la Madeleine</span><br /><br />The place de la Madeleine was created on the same time as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Madeleine church</span>, which was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon’s army. A colonnade of 20 m high (64ft) Corinthian columns encircles the building and supports a sculptured frieze.<br />The edifice is impressive, colonnades guarding the entrance, but the real attraction of the area is the stores that surround the church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyJAAZIUhI5Z3YGmgYt633Xzbwwl2sJeuRQj1iK7cLtO7c1e-GxqdmtQ37BHXm1mspfhtmWH951zG3NgPYDWBGXA-RM3PZfgQ6wYxlQDH7yIP4Z9yB2f18Y-BVw__DX0D2JoJjUv3bug/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyJAAZIUhI5Z3YGmgYt633Xzbwwl2sJeuRQj1iK7cLtO7c1e-GxqdmtQ37BHXm1mspfhtmWH951zG3NgPYDWBGXA-RM3PZfgQ6wYxlQDH7yIP4Z9yB2f18Y-BVw__DX0D2JoJjUv3bug/s1600/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348392225892847634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Place Vendôme</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At origin this place served as a monument to the glory of the arminies of Louis XIV. The present column was erected by Napoleon, inspired by the Trajan's Column, to celebrate the victory of Austerlitz.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Palais Royal<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Palais Royal was at first the the home of Cardinal Richelieu and then it passed to the Crown on his death and became the childhood home of Louis XIV. After the Revolution, the palace became a gambling house and now it houses the Conseil d'État, the Constitutional Council, and the Ministry of Culture.<br />The palace is <span style="font-weight: bold;">not open to the public</span>, but you can visit the courtyard and the garden. The courtyard, known as Cour d'Honneur, is dominated by a large sculpture by Daniel Buren, installed in 1986.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Metro</span>: Palais Royal Musée du Louvre<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IqSWh2TOnre_u53lzpfmQgZJRayVfs9aYqxaJ_hn89wleWhFBVv6V5S4_lUUpwtsUYxM5DNifW8CNTcqcJKvUHoxPhFOk3MiNEB1ToyZezg6h-dgLSjopbk6vwTJTUscaU36TpzK_aI/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IqSWh2TOnre_u53lzpfmQgZJRayVfs9aYqxaJ_hn89wleWhFBVv6V5S4_lUUpwtsUYxM5DNifW8CNTcqcJKvUHoxPhFOk3MiNEB1ToyZezg6h-dgLSjopbk6vwTJTUscaU36TpzK_aI/s1600/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348392390913299762" border="0" /></a>europe-city-guideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455620322252188643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325039312539663460.post-33571864099963852352009-06-14T16:53:00.041+03:002009-06-17T22:10:11.592+03:00Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPXq6NllrTXkpcUp8slCf_l0k6suAhbYUSO9EgB1Eq7-nfpWN4WDD25qhJwhOQMHBvRfiBBVae_iSu3OHMrkPLjejbX5vP3UtISIDTUDVOXCyv3X1FDI56Q1Nwc1YTmqaL7YG8PcWqkw/s1600-h/map1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: auto;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPXq6NllrTXkpcUp8slCf_l0k6suAhbYUSO9EgB1Eq7-nfpWN4WDD25qhJwhOQMHBvRfiBBVae_iSu3OHMrkPLjejbX5vP3UtISIDTUDVOXCyv3X1FDI56Q1Nwc1YTmqaL7YG8PcWqkw/s1600/map1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211244498160722" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Notre Dame de Paris</b></div>The cathedral is a Gothic masterpiece and is one of the most related building with the Paris history. The first stone was laid in 1163 by the Pope Alexander III. It was finished arround 1330. The south tower houses the cathedral's famous Emmanuel bell.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hour</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span>: <span style="font-size:100%;">every day, from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm (7:15 pm on Saturdays and Sundays).</span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Price</span><span style="font-size:100%;">: free of charge, during the opening hours.</span></div></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Metro</span><span style="font-size:100%;">: Cité</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website</span>: <a href="http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/" style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.notredamedeparis.fr</a></div></span></b>
<br /><b>The Notre-Dame tower </b>(387 steps (there isn’t an elevator) to the top of the South Tower)
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<br /></div><b>Opening hours</b>: from April 1st till September 30th, 10 am at 6:30 pm (in June, July and August : on Saturday, Sunday, 10 am at 11 pm)
<br />The entrance for the visit of the tower is located OUTSIDE of the cathedral, on the left-hand side of the facade, Rue du Cloître Notre-Dame.
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<br /><b>2. Square Jean XXIII
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<br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Since the 17th century, this area was occupied by the archbishop's palace, but later it was vandalized by<span style=""> </span>rioters and in the end demolished. The presend day square was designed and built by the Prefect of Paris. The Square is named in honor of Pope John XXIII, who was pope from 1958-1963. The Gothic style fountain of the Virgin nas been there since 1845.</span></b><div>
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<br /><b>3. Marché aux Fleurs et Marché aux Oiseaux</b>
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<br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hours</span>: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 16 pm, on Sanday from 8 am to 19 pm</span>
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Metro</span>: Cité
<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The <strong>Marché aux fleurs</strong> was established in 1808 and since then has always been known as having beautiful metal pavilions that offer the most amazing variety of plants, trees and flowers. On Sundays, the flowers are replaced with the popular caged bird market and </span><span style="font-size:100%;">you will find for sale many bird cages of the rarest species.</span><div>
<br /><b>4. Conciergerie <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2, Boulevard du Palais)
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<br /></span></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cramona%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->The Conciergerie was first a royal palace and starting with 15th century it became a prison, with the "concierge" as its chief gaoler.
<br />This function was confirmed over the centuries, and in 1793, the Conciergerie became the main prison of the revolutionary law courts. The building was renovated in the 18th century and now retains the 11th century torture chamber, the Bonbec Tower and the 14th century public clock tower on the Tour de l'Horologe. Several cells have been reconstituted, including that of Marie-Antoinette where she was imprisoned before being executed on the guillotine
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<br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hour</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span>: <span style="font-size:100%;">every day, from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (until 5:00 pm - </span>November to 28 February)</div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Price</span><span style="font-size:100%;">: Adults : 7 €
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website</span>:<a href="http://conciergerie.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/"> http://conciergerie.monuments-nationaux.fr/en</a>
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<br /><b>5. Sainte-Chapelle <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Boulevard du Palais)
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<br /></span></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The Sainte-Chapelle was built in 1248 by Louis IX to house Christ's purported Crown of Thorns(now housed in the Notre-Dame treasury).</span></b>
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<br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The upper chapel is resplendent in its Gothic architecture — light, color, and space blend to inspire a sense of harmony between art and religious faith. The lower chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose statue stands freely next to the central pier of the portal.</span></b>
<br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The building was classified as an Historic National Monument in 1862.</span></b>
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<br /></span></b><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening hour</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span>: <span style="font-size:100%;">every day, from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (</span><span style="font-size:100%;">from 9:00 am to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> 5:00 pm - </span>November to 28 February)</div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Price</span><span style="font-size:100%;">: Adults : 8 €
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website</span>:<a href="http://sainte-chapelle.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/"> http://sainte-chapelle.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/</a>
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<br /><b>6. Palais de Justice <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(4, Boulevard du Palais)</span></b>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The beautiful stone buildings of Palais de Justice were erected by the Roman governors as administrative and military headquarters and witnessed important actions in France's history. From the 16th century onwards the palace was the seat of the Parliament de Paris, the highest French court of justice, whose assent was necessary for all laws promulgated by the king. Today the site embodies Napoleon's great legacy, the French judicial system.
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<br /></div><div><b>7. Place Dauphine
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<br /></b><span style="font-size:100%;">Commissioned by Henri IV in 1607 as part of the city's redevelopment, Place Dauphine was dedicated to his son and heir apparent, the future Louis XII</span>I<b>.</b> It was considered as the second “royal square”, the first one being Place Royale (now Place des Vosges).<b>
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<br /></b><b>8. Square du Vert-Galant
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<br /></b><div style="text-align: justify;">This square commemorates Henri IV, who was known as the Vert Galant ("Lusty Gallant"). There is an equestrian statue of the king on the terrace above the garden. The place offers splendid views of the Louvre and the Right Bank of the Seine, where Henri was assassinated in 1610.
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<br /></b><b>9. St-Louis-en-l'Ile <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(19 bis Rue Saint-Louis en l'Ile)</span></b></div><div>
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