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Paris
La Tour d'Eiffel
01-Nov-1974
The Eiffel Tower with a status of the French World War I general, Joffre.
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Paris
L'Arc de Triomphe
01-Nov-1974
Taken from an island in the middle of the Champs Elysées.
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Paris - Place de la Concorde
The Luxor Obelisk
01-Nov-1974
3200 years old!
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Paris - Place de la Concorde
The Luxor Obelisk
01-Nov-1974
How the monument was erected .. as inscibed on the plinth of the obelisk itself.
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Paris
The Champs Elysées
01-Nov-1974
Taken from the Place de la Concorde
The Champs Elysées is probably the most famous street in the world, linking the Place de Gaule and the Place de la Concorde. The end near Charles de Gaule is the famous area of prestige shops, first run cinemas and theatres. The other end is open park land.
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Paris
The Metro
01-Nov-1974
A Northbound rubber wheeled train entering the station of la Mre Picquet-Brenelle [Line number 6]. The rubber wheels mean a great reduction in noise and much smoother ride.
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The Metro
01-Nov-1974
Southbound train entering the station of Grenelle-bir-Hakeim [Line number 6]
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Paris
View from the Tour d'Eiffel
01-Nov-1974
South West from the 2nd level looking towards the gardens of Mars. (We did ascend to the top but the view was obscured by cloud).
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Paris
The Tour d'Eiffel
01-Nov-1974
Sue clinging to the telescope at the top level.
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Paris
The Tour d'Eiffel
01-Nov-1974
Mike at the top, apparently with a radio atenna sprouting from the back of his head.
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Paris
The bank of the Seine
01-Nov-1974
A very wet Sue.
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Paris
The Metro
01-Nov-1974
Franklin D Roosevelt station.
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