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Paris Came back to Paris, at the start of April 2003, during a sunny break. First time I'd been back since 1997 when I'd spent 6 weeks working here by the Trocadero putting in Gloss for Merrill Lynch. This photo shows the Eiffel Tower as it was back then, showing a countdown to the year 2000.
Facing the Eiffel Tower is the Trocadero, a formal set of buildings with fountains, surrounded by parks and skateboarders.
Looking down from the top of the Eiffel Tower, down to the Trocadero.
The Arc de Triumph, at the head of the Champs Elysees.
We had 3 days in Paris, and mostly saw Museums; the Musee d'Orsay - for its Impressionist paintings; the Lourve for Mona Lisa, Napoleon's Apartments, Eyptian exhibits and sculptures; Musee de Cluny for the Lady and the Unicorn, and the Picasso Museum. The last day, headed to Sacre Coeur, a lovely breath of fresh air, from the closed metropolitain areas of Montmartre.
A close up of the wonderful domes of Sacre Coeur, visible all over Paris. We climbed up to the arches just below the dome, which give a great view of north Paris.
Our last visit was down to the Left Bank, wondering around, seeing St Sulpice, a lovely old church, just by the Jardins de Luxembourg
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