 Mark and Ben are seen in definitive 'I am in Paris' poses... |
 ... by the obelisk in the Place De La Revolution |
 this is Jane - who we stayed with. Her appartement was near the Colonnes du Trone |
 here's one - eastern gateway to Paris - Philip Augustus and Louis IX guard the Place de la Nation... |
 The Musée de Cluny was closed due to strike action (along with the Louvre, the Orsay, etc etc) |
 Ben decides that he needs even more conclusive proof that he is in Paris.. |
 Parisian street theatre is rather vulgar in our humble opinion - quite funny too ;) |
 The 'woman checks to see if chicken is plump enough' fountain in the Place de la Concord. |
 Mark and Ben mock the gaping tomb! |
 Suave and gothic at the same time?... |
 Ben tries to look vampiric and predatory... and fails magnificently... |
Ben comments: the French labour force was rather more active than usual for our visit; all metropolitan transport was suspended for the day of our arrival and none of the major museums (except for Versailles) were open as the museum workers were locked in a pay dispute. In a roundabout sort of way this was actually quite fortunate for us, because we spent the time getting to know Paris as a city rather than sinking into the Louvre for two days. As with Rome, however, we walked rather a lot - our poor feet took weeks to recover... |