Paris — Monique's Reflections

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Assemblee Nationale (the French House of Representatives)

Assemblee Nationale (the French House of Representatives)

Bagatelle Gardens (2)

Bagatelle Gardens (2)

Bagatelle Gardens (3)

Bagatelle Gardens (3)

Bagatelle Gardens (5)

Bagatelle Gardens (5)

Bagatelle Gardens (4)

Bagatelle Gardens (4)

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Bagatelle Gardens (13)

Bagatelle Gardens (13)

Bagatelle Gardens (14)

Bagatelle Gardens (14)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (1)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (1)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (2)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (2)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (3)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (3)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (4)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (4)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (5)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (5)

Fountain near the Pompidou Center

Fountain near the Pompidou Center

Carousel in front of City Hall

Carousel in front of City Hall

Church of St. Germain des Pres

Church of St. Germain des Pres

Conciergerie, on the banks of the Seine river

Conciergerie, on the banks of the Seine river

Eiffel Tower at Xmas 2008, year of France's turn to the presidency of the Council of the European Union

Eiffel Tower at Xmas 2008, year of France's turn to the presidency of the Council of the European Union

Eiffel Tower (1)

Eiffel Tower (1)

Frozen fountain, Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France

Frozen fountain, Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France

Eiffel Tower, with a replica of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground

Eiffel Tower, with a replica of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground

Eiffel Tower with tour boats in the foreground

Eiffel Tower with tour boats in the foreground

Eiffel Tower through foliage

Eiffel Tower through foliage

Eiffel Tower at sunset from my sister's apartment

Eiffel Tower at sunset from my sister's apartment

French Senate building in the Luxembourg Gardens

French Senate building in the Luxembourg Gardens

Frozen fountain and statue at the Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France, in December 2008

Frozen fountain and statue at the Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France, in December 2008

Frozen statue in the Petit Luxembourg Garden

Frozen statue in the Petit Luxembourg Garden

Louvre Museum and its Pyramid

Louvre Museum and its Pyramid

Louvre Museum from the river

Louvre Museum from the river

Louvre Museum from across the Tuileries

Louvre Museum from across the Tuileries

Louvre sample - Sarcophagus of a couple, Etruscan , ca 500 BC, painted on clay

Louvre sample - Sarcophagus of a couple, Etruscan , ca 500 BC, painted on clay

Louvre sample - Venus de Milo, Aphrodite, Greek, ca 200 BC

Louvre sample - Venus de Milo, Aphrodite, Greek, ca 200 BC

Louvre sample - Winged victory at Samothrace, Greek, 190 BC

Louvre sample - Winged victory at Samothrace, Greek, 190 BC

Louvre samples - Grand Sphinx de Tanis, 2600 BC, granite (1)

Louvre samples - Grand Sphinx de Tanis, 2600 BC, granite (1)

Montparnasse Tower at the end of Rue de Rennes

Montparnasse Tower at the end of Rue de Rennes

Musee d'Orsay (1)

Musee d'Orsay (1)

Musee d'Orsay - The clock of the former train station

Musee d'Orsay - The clock of the former train station

Musee d'Orsay (2)

Musee d'Orsay (2)

Musee d'Orsay (3)

Musee d'Orsay (3)

Notre-Dame - Rear view

Notre-Dame - Rear view

Notre-Dame Cathedral fom the west bank

Notre-Dame Cathedral fom the west bank

Notre-Dame Cathedral in the fall

Notre-Dame Cathedral in the fall

Versailles Gardens (1)

Versailles Gardens (1)

Versailles Gardens (2)

Versailles Gardens (2)

Chateau de Versailles (1)

Chateau de Versailles (1)

Versailles - The King's Apartment

Versailles - The King's Apartment

Outside escalator in a glass tube at the Pompidou Center

Outside escalator in a glass tube at the Pompidou Center

View of the city from the outside escalator at the Pompidou Center

View of the city from the outside escalator at the Pompidou Center

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Versailles Gardens (3)

Versailles Gardens (3)

;Front of the Pompidou Center, with the outside escalator diagonally along the building

;Front of the Pompidou Center, with the outside escalator diagonally along the building

Versailles - Chapel of King Louis XIV

Versailles - Chapel of King Louis XIV

Versailles - Hall of Mirrors (1)

Versailles - Hall of Mirrors (1)

Traditional pastime in the Luxembourg Gardens

Traditional pastime in the Luxembourg Gardens

Versailles Hall of Mirrors (2)

Versailles Hall of Mirrors (2)

Tuileries Arch, next to the Louvre Museum

Tuileries Arch, next to the Louvre Museum

Versailles - Lines waiting for tickets to get in ...

Versailles - Lines waiting for tickets to get in ...

Versailles - Lines waiting to get in...

Versailles - Lines waiting to get in...

Versailles - Statue of Louis XIV, dressed as a Roman centurion

Versailles - Statue of Louis XIV, dressed as a Roman centurion

Versailles - King Louis XIV's bedroom

Versailles - King Louis XIV's bedroom

Versailles - The King's Council chamber

Versailles - The King's Council chamber

Versailles - Queen Marie Antoinette's bedroom

Versailles - Queen Marie Antoinette's bedroom

Versailles - The Queen's waiting room

Versailles - The Queen's waiting room

Assemblee Nationale (the French House of Representatives)

Bagatelle Gardens (2)

Bagatelle Gardens (3)

Bagatelle Gardens (5)

Bagatelle Gardens (4)

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Bagatelle Gardens (13)

Bagatelle Gardens (14)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (1)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (2)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (3)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (4)

Banks of the Seine River from a tour boat (5)

Fountain near the Pompidou Center

Carousel in front of City Hall

Conciergerie, on the banks of the Seine river

Eiffel Tower (1)

Frozen fountain, Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France

Eiffel Tower, with a replica of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground

French Senate building in the Luxembourg Gardens

Frozen fountain and statue at the Petit Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France, in December 2008

Frozen statue in the Petit Luxembourg Garden

Louvre Museum and its Pyramid

Louvre Museum from the river

Louvre Museum from across the Tuileries

Louvre sample - Sarcophagus of a couple, Etruscan , ca 500 BC, painted on clay

Louvre sample - Winged victory at Samothrace, Greek, 190 BC

Louvre samples - Grand Sphinx de Tanis, 2600 BC, granite (1)

Musee d'Orsay (1)

Musee d'Orsay (2)

Musee d'Orsay (3)

Notre-Dame Cathedral fom the west bank

Notre-Dame Cathedral in the fall

Versailles Gardens (1)

Versailles Gardens (2)

Chateau de Versailles (1)

Versailles - The King's Apartment

View of the city from the outside escalator at the Pompidou Center

Versailles (7).JPG

Versailles Gardens (3)

;Front of the Pompidou Center, with the outside escalator diagonally along the building

Versailles - Hall of Mirrors (1)

Traditional pastime in the Luxembourg Gardens

Tuileries Arch, next to the Louvre Museum

Versailles - Lines waiting for tickets to get in ...

Versailles - Lines waiting to get in...

Versailles - The King's Council chamber

Versailles - The Queen's waiting room