Denver's view of Paris, while walking.
Can you count all ten members of the group?
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David clicks Donna. |
Questions and answers, always. |
David takes a picture.
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The Louvre's Venus de Milo. |
Winged Victory Of Samothrace.
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Pied Piper with cream. |
Tranquillity In The City Of Light. |
David takes a message for Stephanie.
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Sainte Chapelle's colors for a concert.
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Music in the air at Sainte Chapelle fills the vaulted arch ceiling.
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In idle time, Denver's beard gets braided. |
New Orleans jazz, with a French accent.
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David lays out the options. |
Group decision made. |
A hug in any other land is just as sweet.
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Like Pilgrims we climb to Sacré Coeur. |
David pauses to count noses as we climb. |
After lunch discussion on what is next. |
Donna and Howard make a new friend. |
We never ate at McDonald's or KFC.
(Or any other American "fast food joint".)
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Watching France go by,
on the way to Versailles.
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Questions answered on the train to Versailles. |
Ann excited, and happy. |
A pause while Stephanie explains about Versailles (looming just ahead). |
We line up for entry at Versailles. |
Paul gives Daguesseau a high-five.
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All happy in the famous Hall of Mirrors.
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New friends in a very old garden. |
"Howard B. DeMille" (the movie maker) at work. |
David takes a small group photo in the garden.
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Stephanie's turn to do the same. |
Donna and Ann are ready for the French bistro's lunch. |
Matt, Charlene, Eric, and Paul are hungry, but patient. |
Ann catches a salmon topped salad, again.
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Howard and David chit-chat during the serving. |
Howard poses with Renoir's famous
Dance at Le Moulin de La Galette, Montmartre.
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View of Sacré Coeur from Musée d'Orsay. |
An "artsy," DenverD original. |
Just a walk in the park (on the other side of the world).
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Matt steps out with a plan. |
Pied Piper with lunch. |
Everywhere we go there are questions to answer. |
Paul is always ready for another high-five. |
Ann wearing her "Never Had A Bad Trip" T-Shirt and new 'Micky Mouse' hat.
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Stephanie, caring and reliant. |
One of the reasons I so love Trips Inc. |
My son David, reflective and thoughtful.
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Eric and David have a philosophical chat.
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A picnic is next. |
Parisians play a game nearby while we picnic. |
Eric is sketched by a street artist. |
Ensuring never a dull moment, Paul heads for the hills. |
Last hours in Paris we line up at the airport.
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Leaving Paris from where we began . . . |
. . . from Charles de Gaulle Airport. |
David stares at wall, deep in thought:
"Did I remember everything?"
(Breakfast for nine is in the green bag.)
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