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'Paris, I love you,' and the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower.
Postcards near the church of Sacre Coeur inspire how to take photos of Paris.
On weekends tourists and buskers pack the steps to Sacre Coeur providing free entertainment.
Grand architecture at the Champs Elysees, the broadest street in Paris linking Arc de Triomphe with the Louvre.
L'Arc de Triomphe was built to celebrate war victories. Now cars circle around it most of the time, chasing tourists who dare to cross.
'Savoir vivre'—with a glass of wine and, a minute after this photo, with a cigarette.
Cafes are everywhere, large and small. But tourist guides warn that they can be quite expensive.
A couple reviews their sight-seeing plans in front of the Petit Palais (Small Palace).
Light is broken in the inverse pyramid of the Louvre. You can spend hours here trying to find new perspectives.
Entrance to the Louvre. An escalator takes you below ground where you can shop or visit the museum—and Mona.
Artists offer free high-quality music and song. Later that night someone sung opera, very apt for this place.
The second court of the Louvre with a disused well.
When the weather is warm and sunny Parisiens meet at the banks of River Seine for a chat over a glass of wine.
Paris, city of lovers. In spring you see them invading the gardens of the city, infecting you with love.
Notre Dame, church of churches, in late afternoon light. The stonework is unique and world-class.
A view down from the Eiffel Tower offers a striking symmetry of green, grey and busses.
Figurines with individual faces adorn (and protect?) the main entry to Notre Dame.
The art centre Georges Pompidou reminds of an industrial production plant. One way of not to be forgotten easily.
Versailles is always full of tourists but on every sightseeing list. Get your ticket in Paris to jump the queues.
Amazing stone work in Versailles. This is a statue of Nicolas de Catinat.
The painting on the ceiling of the Hercules Drawing Room in Versailles took three years to complete.
The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles doesn't acutally serve any purpose. It was conceived as a place of transition, to get to places.
The backside of Versailles hardly tells of the expensive riches inside which have cost France's people millions.
The west wing of the Grand Trianon, a small palace in the garden of Versailles.
When night falls the Louvre glows like coals of a fire. Wonderful for photography, and much fewer people around too.
Enjoying the Louvre and its pyramid in the blue hour, after sunset but before the sky is dark.
The Louvre will always be a place of interaction between architecture and people.
That's it. Good night. I, err, retreat to a warm place.
