Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Paris, Je t'aime (part 4)

So today's the touring day of the major city sights around Paris, so we managed to find this free tour under Sandemann to bring us around the city. As you can see, we reallly went AROUND the city. Paris is essentially divided into different arrondissements which spirals outwards and the best way to view everything is to spiral inwards haha


Musee du Lourve in the morning (I've better shots at night will post them soon)


So this is our funky tour guide with Pink MOehog hair for the day and apparently he used to be an actor of some sorts in States. Yea i know American in PAris

The Square Courtyard behind the Lourve Museum

The very melodramatic atypical artist drawing on the bridge

The National Institute of Translation - Apparently the french are trying to dominate the world by translating everything that comes into France into French!!! hahaah just kiddin

The Golden Obelisk - engraved on the sides of the obelisk are instructions on how to put the obelisk back up if it ever falls, how innovative right, they had instruction manual all the way back then
Let me telll u something about this horsey.
1) If 2 hoofs are lifted, the person was assassinated
2) If 2 front hoofs are lifted, the person died valiantly in battle
3) If all 4 hoofs are on the floor, the person die a natural death


Garden Tuileries - Think summer will look nicer though

Along some random bridgeLa TOur EIFFEEEEELLLL - Finalllly Finallllly finalllllYYYYY so pretty
Zi pai on the way

The arc of triumph of NapoleonThe Eternal Flame at the Arc of Triumph. Apparently some years ago a few Brazilians were depoted after peeing and extinguishing this flame after being angry that France beat Brazil at the World Cup. Guess what the brazilian president then had to come back and light the flame for France. Talk about national pride

Moulin Rouge - Come what mayyyyyyy
The PLace where PICASSSSSSSSSO first started painting
The then house of Vincent Van Gogh - Yes i think Van Gogh and Picasso live quite near each other, say 3 mins walk?
Cathedral Sacre Coeur (Sacred heart at the top of Montmartne)











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