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Paris, France
(21 - 25 October 1999)
Hubby was on an official road trip in Europe. At the end of is trip, I took a flight to Paris and he met me at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. We spent five days in Paris and visited most of the attractions.
Both the capital of the nation and of the historic Île de France region, Paris is located in northern central France. Central Paris - known as Intra-Muros, or within the walls - is a nice, ovalish shape, divided neatly in two by the Seine, with 20 districts spiralling clockwise from the centre in a logical fashion. The area north of the river, the Rive Droite, includes the tree-lined Avenue des Champs-Élysées, running west to the Arc de Triomphe.
Both the capital of the nation and of the historic Île de France region, Paris is located in northern central France. Central Paris - known as Intra-Muros, or within the walls - is a nice, ovalish shape, divided neatly in two by the Seine, with 20 districts spiralling clockwise from the centre in a logical fashion. The area north of the river, the Rive Droite, includes the tree-lined Avenue des Champs-Élysées, running west to the Arc de Triomphe.
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| (The Avenue des Champs-Elysees) |
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| (Notre Dame de Paris) |
East of the avenue is the massive Musée du Louvre, the Centre Georges Pompidou and a lively district of museums, shops, markets and restaurants. Immediately south of the Pompidou Centre on the Île de la Cité is the world-famous Notre Dame.
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| (The Eiffel Tower) |
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| (The Louvre) |
The area south of the Rive Gauche, is home to the city's most prominent landmark, the Eiffel Tower. To the east, in the Saint Germain de Prés and Montparnasse districts, Paris' famous academic, artistic and intellectual milieus waft in and out of focus through a haze of Gitanes smoke.
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| (A cruise on the River Seine) |
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