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A weekend in Paris!!!
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Musee d'Orsay
"We had lunch at a little café and then headed to the metro station to go to the Musee D’Orsay
There was heaps of Monet in there and I loved it
It was also a beautiful museum
It was an old train station and I got some good photos of that too
I also had a look at some Van Gogh but I don’t like his stuff as much
Saw a gorgeous Renoir too"

(two photos)--- The walls

Paintings by Monet ------

and by Renoir --and a self-portrait by Da Vinci

The Louvre
"Then we went into the Louvre
We were down inside the pyramid and I took a photo up and out
It turned out pretty cool
We saw the Venus De Milo and of course the Mona Lisa - that was pretty cool"

(three photos)-- Tanya at the Louvre-- In the Pyramid

Venus De Milo, and Tanya with the statue (two photos)-- The Mona Lisa

L'arc De Triomphe
"We drove by the Arc De Triomphe
It is apparently the most dangerous roundabout in the world and I know why
I reckon the cars were actually touching us and each other on the way round
It was bizarre"

(postcard)----------- Tanya and L'arc

(two photos)--- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Napoleon's statue on the side of L'arc, and Tanya in front of the statue

Avenue Des Champs Elysees
"We then walked down the Avenue De Champs Elysees
It is full of lots of way-too-expensive shops including flash vehicle showrooms
We stood in the middle of the road and we were able to take photos in each direction
from back up to the Arc De Triomphe and down through Place De La Concorde to the Louvre"

Our daughter on the Champs Elysees!!!

The Lido De Paris--- A very big bag!!!

In the middle of the Avenue and looking towards L'arc De Triomphe

and the opposite way looking towards the Place De La Concorde

Amanda Tanya - on the Avenue!!!

Place De La Concorde
"We crossed Place De La Concorde and found another crepe man so we brought one of those
and asked a fellow tourist to take a photo of us eating them"

Egyptian Column (two photos)--- Amanda Karen Tanya - chocolate crepes!!!

The Eiffel Tower
"The last stop on our bus trip before the hotel was the Eiffel Tower
It was just amazing"

Distance views
from L'arc De Triomphe, and from near the Louvre

Getting up close
Right underneath!!!--- The maze of steelwork (three photos)

The lift......

......and views from the top
The streets of Paris--- Palais De Chaillot

L'arc De Triomphe--- A look down at the queues forming below

Tanya and the Tower
Tanya and the Eiffel Tower (two photos)--- At the lookout area on the top

At the second level--- Second level, looking down - and a message from Brett!!!

Here she is!!!

Tanya bought her "new and very flash" digital camera just before she left Australia
She is still getting used to it, and every shot is a practise for that "perfect photo"
During her visit to the Eiffel Tower, she did it!!!
"Postcard Perfect Photos"
The three photos are below, and each page has two copies
A smaller shot, plus a bigger one to see the full result of Tanya's talent!!!

"I am the best photographer! - check this out!"

"The weather was stunning and we all jumped off the bus and took photos
Mine turning out absolutely brilliant! - check this one out too! - similar but different!"

!! EXTRA !! After Tanya returned to Cairns, she had an enlargement of this photo transferred to canvas and it now hangs in her home in Cairns Queensland CLICK HERE for the details

"The Eiffel Tower was all lit up and orange and it is beautiful
Then every hour the lights sparkle for about ten minutes
I got a great shot of that!"

and look!!! - postcards from Tanya!!!
...and it's postmarked "Paris Tour Eiffel" and includes The Statue of Liberty

...the sights of Paris - "it is sooo beautiful"

......and finally, a note from Tanya

YAY - my passport now says "Paris France"!!!

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