St Germain En Laye and Paris, October 2001.
International Loran Association meeting, and personal experiences in the city.

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The Hotel Henri Quatre, St Germain En Laye. Site of the Intl. Loran Association meeting that brought us to France.
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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 to left of the small hill's peak.
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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
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre
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"Gingerbread" near the Henri Quatre Hotel.
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre
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Daytime Scene
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Nighttime scene from the Henri Quatre
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Nighttime scene from the Henri Quatre
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Sunrise over Paris.
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Sunrise over Paris.
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Sunrise over 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.
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Scenes from the Henri Quatre
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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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Part of the panorama from the Henri Quatre.
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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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Eiffel Tower from Place de la Concorde.
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Fountain, Place de la Concorde.
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Eiffel Tower and Seine Bridge from Concorde.
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Musée d'Orsay, from the Seine Boat-Bus.
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Boat-Buses in operation on the Seine.
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Notre Dame from the Seine
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Interior, Notre Dame
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Rose window, Notre Dame
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The Pieta, Notre Dame
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Entrance rose window, Notre Dame
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Entrance courtyard, the Louvre.
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Ellen stocks up on film
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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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Smaller painting than expected, and a dead ringer for John the Baptist!
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Popular spot
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Panini, or M.C. Escher?
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Panini again
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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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Egyptian monkey mother and baby.
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Quatre Chats
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The people are as interesting as the art. Fascinated guest.
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Must have been the detail in that oar...
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Now we're gonna check out Michangelo's "Dying Slave, from the "Enclave" series...
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Well, and there he is, all right!
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I can't look! Someone will see me staring!
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But I can get a picture, for later...
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So what'cha think, Carol?
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Dunno, Betty, you take a look.
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C'mon John, you got a comment on that thing?
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So what's all the fuss about?
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On return, even the newspaper got into the act.
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Looking back at the Louvre's "Lions' Gate".
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Waiting for the Boat-Bus.
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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 machinery is fascinating too.
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The "elevator" changes directions part way up the Eiffel Tower.
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From the Eiffel Tower
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About NorthWest of the Eiffel Tower.
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Discovery!
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From the Eiffel Tower's second level.
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The rest of the way to the top.
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The Boat-Buses await at the Tower's base.
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No rental car! Boats and trains only!
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Montmartre - the tourist atreet
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Ditto
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At Sacré Coeur, a live "statue" performs
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At Sacré Coeur, a live "statue" performs
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A sidewalk artist, Montmartre
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On the way down from Montmartre.
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Architecture detail at Sacré Coeur. Montmartre
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Bill Roland and Ellen at the Paris Opera House
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Window display, Galerie Lafayette, near the Paris Opera
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A Paris trademark.
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The northwest suburbs from St. Germain, looking toward the city.
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On the Champs Elyseés
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Walking in Montmartre
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Montmartre
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Sacré Coeur, Montmartre
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A shot inside the Lido, before Bob was told it was méchant.
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And fond adieu to Paris...
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South-central Greenland from 35,000' -- desolate, with icebergs.
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