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Paris skyline

October 17, 2009

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Looking southwest across Paris towards the Eiffel Tower from the dome of the Basilica du Sacré-Cœur.  Paris, France.

Mont Saint-Michel, France

October 17, 2009

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Off the coast of Normandy in northern France.  Surrounded by some of the fastest tides in Europe, the thousand year old abbey and fortified island is famous for holding out against the English during the Hundred Years’War.

Louvre Pyramid, Paris

October 17, 2009

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Credit to I. M. Pei for his daring design and credit to the French for accepting it.  Completed in 1989.

Snippets of Provence

October 17, 2009

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The Pont du Gard, ancient Roman aqueduct: The picturesque village of Gordes: Oppède Le Vieux: The imposing Palais des Papes in Avignon:

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