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The Seine, passing Ile de la Cite on the way to Ile Saint Louis
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Hotel Saint Louis en L'Ile, our home for 3 nights
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View of Rue Saint Louis en L'Ile from our balcony.
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The cheese, oh, the cheese!
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First view of Notre Dame (from the back) from Ile Saint Louis.
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Gargoyles
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Classic view of Notre Dame. The square in front is now closed to traffic, a big improvement!
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Flower market on Ile de la Cite
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Flower Market on Ile de la Cite
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Classic Metro station, you hardly see them any more.
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Hotel de Ville (Paris City Hall) from Ile de la Cite
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Steve, Nancy, Jason and Beryl in from of Hotel de Ville
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Dinner at Laduree Tea Room
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Eiffel Tower at night. It "twinkles" for 10 minutes on the hour.
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Just across from the view of the Eiffel Tower we discovered the tunnel where Princess Diana died.
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Memorial messages to Diana on walls surrounding the tunnel
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Taking the Metro to Montmartre
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The famous Moulin Rouge in Montmartre
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We took a terrific walking tour of Montmartre. This is in front of Le Bateau Lavoir, an art studio that attracted artists and writers in the early 1900s, including Picasso.
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Walking through the village of Montmartre, once outside Paris city limits, on the way to Sacre Coeur.
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Sacre Coeur, completed in 1914.
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Produce shop in Montmartre
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Fish vendor in Montmartre
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Shop window in Montmartre
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Besides Moulin Rouge, this is one of 2 remaining windmills in Montmartre. Since it is a ridge, it was a popular place for mills.
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Steve and I visited two noted food halls, including Fauchon where you can buy anything from bread and cheese to a full dinner to take away.
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La Cure Gourmande, across from Fourchon, another temple of food and wine.
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"Glaces", preserved fruits, at La Cure Gourmande
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The art nouveau rotunda at Galeries Lafayette department store
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Galeries Lafayette, floors open onto the grand rotunda.
