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The Hotel Henri Quatre, St Germain En Laye. Site of the Intl. Loran
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The "old" corner of the Henri Quatre, housing the room where Henri
was born. (We used this room for our board meeting.) |
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Scene from the Henri Quatre looking toward Paris. Eiffel Tower is just
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward paris. |
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward paris. |
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward paris. Seine River to right |
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward paris. Seine to right. |
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward Paris. |
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre looking toward Paris. |
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The Chateau at St Germain En Laye - centerpiece of a large park area. |
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Paris was partly business and partly business luncheons and dinners!
This one at "Debussy". |
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Dr. John Kirk, assigned to keep an eye on Langhorne Bond at the meeting. |
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Univ. of Bangor's Dr. David Last delivered a memorable banquet speech... |
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...which was thoroughly enjoyed by Association president John Beukers. |
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Finally! The city! Walking on the Champs Elysées! |
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Place de la Concorde, site of the guillotine during the Revolution. |
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Galerie Tatiana Tournemine, on the Rue St Honore |
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DaVinci, John the Baptist: Compare with Mona Lisa... |
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again. Still looks a little like Mona...? |
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Smaller painting than expected, and a dead ringer for John the Baptist! |
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One of those nearly-hidden courtyard entrances at the Louvre |
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Took a few closeups of Egyptian artifacts. Cats... |
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The people are as interesting as the art. Fascinated guest. |
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Now we're gonna check out Michangelo's "Dying Slave, from the "Enclave"
series... |
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On return, even the newspaper got into the act. |
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The Seine and the Boat-Bus - convenience and scenery. |
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On the boat-bus, on the Seine -- What could he be thinking? |
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After all those pictures and postcards, here we are! |
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The "elevator" changes directions part way up the Eiffel Tower. |
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Window display, Galerie Lafayette, near the Paris Opera |
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A shot inside the Lido, before Bob was told it was méchant. |
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South-central Greenland from 35,000' -- desolate, with icebergs. |
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