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May 30th 2008
Published: May 30th 2008
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Bonjour! Well here we go again, a few more photos and stories from the first few days of Contiki. Grab a coffee and a bikki - this one's huge. I don't think I mentioned that on our last day of London, we went to the British Museum, where we saw the Rosetta Stone - the actual one. It was amazing to see it in person - the rosetta stone was a block of stone archaeologists used to figure out heiro... Read Full Entry



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View of le QueueView of le Queue
View of le Queue

even though they all probably beat us up.
Detail of towerDetail of tower
Detail of tower

pretty amazing for the time it was built
Looking south!Looking south!
Looking south!

long way down.
Arch de TriompheArch de Triomphe
Arch de Triomphe

and the crazy roundabout.
Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton

couldn't find K-Mart.
Looking down the Champs and Arch in the backgroundLooking down the Champs and Arch in the background
Looking down the Champs and Arch in the background

it all runs in a line from Arch down the Champs and to another arch.
Parking in ParisParking in Paris
Parking in Paris

When you park in Paris, you have to leave your car out of gear and no handbrake so that other cars are able to nudge you to make room for them. CRAZY. Note: every car is a mercedes or bmw practically.
Muse d'OrsayMuse d'Orsay
Muse d'Orsay

Huge museum of fine arts
Moulin RougeMoulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge

it's a theatre of some description
Turkish inspired cathedralTurkish inspired cathedral
Turkish inspired cathedral

on the hill in Paris
MimeMime
Mime

An actual real life working French Mime
Snails againSnails again
Snails again

why not when they are so good/
LourveLourve
Lourve

The glass pyramid is the new entrance
Mona LisaMona Lisa
Mona Lisa

That's all it is.
Vew from Chateau Vew from Chateau
Vew from Chateau

overlooking the vineyards
BeaujolaisBeaujolais
Beaujolais

wine region
VineyardsVineyards
Vineyards

The grapes are kept cut and are really low to the ground



30th May 2008

What the huge building probably was
The huge building you couldn't identify looks like Versailles palace. You would know it by the swamps of tourists. Up close, and inside, you can't snap a photo at all unless it is of the ceilings.
1st June 2008

I think its Versailles as well!!

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