My trip to Paris

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Ok, so last week I was in Paris for five days. During my time there I took some photos, so I thought it would be cool to post some of them here. Enjoy.





I went to see an art exibition of David Lynch's work. I couldn't take any pictures inside the building where it was, though.



This tower was on an intersection somewhere. It kind of reminds me of the film 'Vertigo'.







This is a French food, called 'Croque monsieur'. Translated, I guess it's 'Crunchy Mister'. It's two slices of toast, with ham in between and a boatload of cheese on top. It was very tasty.

I'll post more pictures in a while.

Kind regards,
Alwin

[andy7jem]

Welcome back Myst

Hope you had a cool time!!

I am amazed you posted a pic of food which doesn't involve baked beans

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Hi Andy.

Yep, I had a great time in Paris. It's a beautiful city. I went with a friend, and we saw the Eiffel tower, the Louvre, the art exibition and a lot more. One of the highlights for me, was seeing the Eiffel tower. Especially at night. It was magical. You'll see that in the pictures, I'll post soon. We also had the luck that we were there, while a light show was going on. The entire tower was sparkling with tiny white lights! We also saw the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, along with works by Leonardo da Vinci and other well known painters.

I have to say, though, that certain parts of the city were really foul. There was spit, cigarette buts and crap all over the sidewalks. It was ghastly. And then other parts were really clean. It was strange.

Another thing that I found peculiar was that certain people just refused to speak English. Even when I politely said I wasn't so good at French yet. At a certain point, even, we were kind of lost in the subway. And the woman who worked at the information desk there, just kept talking French rapidly, not caring if I understood or not. I thought that was kind of harsh.

More pictures coming in a minute...

Alwin

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These pictures give a good impression of how big the tower is. It's amazing to see.

Alwin

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The tower at night.





These were taken when the light show was going on.

Alwin

[andy7jem]

Cool pics

You will find that Anglo-French relations aren't always the best (lots of history there, nothing to do with me though ), so a lot of them probably have no interest in speaking English!!

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I noticed that. Apparently, French people were/are called 'frogs' by some English folk, because the French eat frogs. It was pretty funny how in this gift shop, there were these fluffy frogs for sale, as a reference to that. I thought that was pretty funny. Also, the English were/are called 'roast beef' by certain French folk. Because they think the English are pale. It's strange.

But not everybody I met was so rigid. A lot of people were very kind and helpful. When I asked some people the way, or when we were lost in the subway, they really tried to help as best as they could. And when they didn't know the way, they asked a random person who was passing by if they knew. They were very kind.

Coming up: pictures of more French food.

Alwin

[andy7jem]

Le baked beans

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My friend and I passed by this small bakery. I thought the window looked cool, so I asked if I could take a picture.







And this is the wrapping of a tuna sandwich I ate. It was delicious. The bread was super fresh, and FULL of taste. Also, it wasn't too hard or too soft... It was very good. Anyway, I took the picture, because I thought what it said on the thing was cool. It tells how the first sandwich was made in 1762. I think it says that there was this guy back then, who was called Lord J. M. de Sandwich. He was an explorer, and one night when he was playing cards, he was so into it, that he didn't want to leave the table. He got hungry and asked for two slices of bread and meat, hence creating the first sandwich.

Next, pictures of the Louvre.

Alwin

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Originally Posted by andy7jem

Le baked beans

It's 'Haricots cuits au four'. I don't know the literal translation. 'Cuits', I think is 'baked'. It's also on potato chip bags all the time.

Alwin

[Vinco]

Hey Alwin,

Did you visit Pigalle? One of the hottest place in Paris!..

So many guitar shops there : )

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Originally Posted by Vinco

Hey Alwin,

Did you visit Pigalle? One of the hottest place in Paris!..

So many guitar shops there : )

Non, malheureusement. C'est dommage, non? I haven't seen any guitar stores in my stay there. Our hotel was in the south of Paris. I didn't see any stores there.

Alwin

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The Louvre.





In the Louvre, there is a lot of art. Sculptures, paintings... It's quite amazing.

Alwin

[yoyo1299]

DUDE! i remember paris soooo well!! i went their 6 months ago on a 3 month tour of the world. paris was one of my favorites. i remember the bridge that u have the pic of, paris was sooo cool

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Originally Posted by yoyo1299

DUDE! i remember paris soooo well!! i went their 6 months ago on a 3 month tour of the world. paris was one of my favorites. i remember the bridge that u have the pic of, paris was sooo cool

+ 1

Alwin