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aspong |
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N Sengupta |
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Aspong,
Very nice!!!! Wonderful photos! I have some things to add to your captions... but please double-check these 'facts'. Narayan #2 Champ de Mars - (Field of Mars) - which was originally the parade ground/training ground for the military. This was covered with buildings during the Paris World's Fair. This name may actually have origins in Roman times, hence naming the place after the god Mars. #3 Les Invalides. Hospital built by Louis XIV (IIRC) for his invalid veterans. Used by Napoleon as well. The golden dome houses Napoleon's Tomb. #4 Palais de Chaillot. IIRC, this was built for the World's Fair, as was the Eiffel Tower. This shows up a lot on perfume ads, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The large plaza between the two wings of the building originally held a domed building. #9 Gare de Lyon - one of Paris six or so major train stations. This one feeds trains in the direction of Switzerland and south-east France (and Italy?). The train is a 3rd or 4th generation TGV. An older 1st or 2nd generation is partially visible to the left. |
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N Sengupta |
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aspong,
Here is one photo of the Champ de Mars during the 1889 World's Fair: ![]() Narayan Great Gatsbys Antiques New Frontiers International web development and custom software * Paradise Concepts Water Gardens Health Insurance Atlanta * Allgood Pest Control * Allgood Pest Control - Jacksonville * Allgood Pest Control Georgia Cayman Villas * The 5 Star General - History and Wargames * Narayan's Travel 101 * National Museum of Commercial Aviation * Buy Well, Inc. * Smyrna BNI * Vinings Insurance* JP's Panzers History and Wargames |
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N Sengupta |
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Hi Aspong,
Here is the Palais de Chaillot/Trocadero (kind of visible behind the Eiffel Tower): ![]() ![]() Narayan Great Gatsbys Antiques New Frontiers International web development and custom software * Paradise Concepts Water Gardens Health Insurance Atlanta * Allgood Pest Control * Allgood Pest Control - Jacksonville * Allgood Pest Control Georgia Cayman Villas * The 5 Star General - History and Wargames * Narayan's Travel 101 * National Museum of Commercial Aviation * Buy Well, Inc. * Smyrna BNI * Vinings Insurance* JP's Panzers History and Wargames |
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Snapdad |
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Wow.. great flicks. Ang took out her photo album from when she went to Europe fresh outta college and a lot of her pictures match up pretty well with what you took!
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aspong |
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Thanks Narayan, good pics too.
Rodd, cool that they were so similar. |
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N Sengupta |
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"Rodd, cool that they were so similar."
Hi Aspong and Rodd, That's probably why the word "cliche" is French. Narayan Great Gatsbys Antiques New Frontiers International web development and custom software * Paradise Concepts Water Gardens Health Insurance Atlanta * Allgood Pest Control * Allgood Pest Control - Jacksonville * Allgood Pest Control Georgia Cayman Villas * The 5 Star General - History and Wargames * Narayan's Travel 101 * National Museum of Commercial Aviation * Buy Well, Inc. * Smyrna BNI * Vinings Insurance* JP's Panzers History and Wargames |
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Snapdad |
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Well, I didn't find the similar pictures clich at all... they were of similar subjects but from different angles and perspectives. I understand your humor though, I just wanted to point out that I didn't find that these two very different sets of 'tourist flicks' were clich at all... it was neat to see.
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N Sengupta |
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Snapdad,
Well, some of them were cliched. It's not a bad thing. There are only so many photos one can take of the Palais de Chaillot from the Eiffel Tower. Most of my Parisian photos are cliches. But the photos were still very beautiful. My favorite photo from the set may have been this one: ![]() Was this in Sienna and can you tell us more about it? Narayan Great Gatsbys Antiques New Frontiers International web development and custom software * Paradise Concepts Water Gardens Health Insurance Atlanta * Allgood Pest Control * Allgood Pest Control - Jacksonville * Allgood Pest Control Georgia Cayman Villas * The 5 Star General - History and Wargames * Narayan's Travel 101 * National Museum of Commercial Aviation * Buy Well, Inc. * Smyrna BNI * Vinings Insurance* JP's Panzers History and Wargames |
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