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April 19th 2007
Published: April 19th 2007
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Sunday April 1, 2007 - Meggie and I left Saturday night (March 30th) for a 14 hour over night train from Vienna to Paris. The train wasn't all that bad surprisingly and went by fairly quickly. Because it was a holiday weekend, all of the sleeper cars were already reserved so we reserved a regular seat for the 14 hour journey. So we were sitting in a 6 person cabin the whole time. Fortunately, hal... Read Full Entry



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Metro Signs.Metro Signs.
Metro Signs.

Not many more of these exist because they are being placed in museums.
Hotel where Hemmingway lived for a few years.Hotel where Hemmingway lived for a few years.
Hotel where Hemmingway lived for a few years.

Believed to have written "A Moveable Feast" here.
A french parliment buildingA french parliment building
A french parliment building

About 30 Frenchmen work here to take out the English in the French language. They make up words in French for new things like MP3 players and Computer games and so on.
Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower

We went on a good day. Usually no one is allowed on the lawn.
Arc de TriompheArc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe

Amazing to watch the traffic go around this thing. I don't know how there isn't an accident every 10 seconds.



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