Nazru in Paris, 19-22.8.2018.

Nazru in Paris, 19-22.8.2018. <![CDATA[1. Nazru and Marco at home.]]>

<![CDATA[1. Nazru and Marco at home.]]>

<![CDATA[2. Nazru at home.]]>

<![CDATA[3. On the way to the Eiffel Tower. ]]>

<![CDATA[4. Under the Eiffel Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[5. One leg of the Eiffel Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[6. Waiting to go up the Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[7. In the back, the bust of Gustave Eiffel.]]>

<![CDATA[8. Closer to the bust.]]>

<![CDATA[9. Typical tourist posture.]]>

<![CDATA[10. View of the Invalides from the third floor of the Eiffel Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[11. View of the Champ de Mars and the École Militaire in the back.]]>

<![CDATA[12. Closeup on the École Militaire. Behind, on the right, Unesco.]]>

<![CDATA[13. On the left, the Grand and Petit Palais, then the Place de la Concorde. In the far back left of center, Église de la Madeleine (green roof).]]>

<![CDATA[14. On the opposite side of the river, the Tuileries garden, then the Louvre Museum.]]>

<![CDATA[15. Front left, the new Russian Church.]]>

<![CDATA[16. View with captions.]]>

<![CDATA[17. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.]]>

<![CDATA[18. The new justice courts building.]]>

<![CDATA[19. The Russian Church viewed from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Bottom front: the gardens of the Orsay Museum.]]>

<![CDATA[20. The Palais de Chaillot, up on the Trocadéro hill.]]>

<![CDATA[21. The west of Paris in the back. Far left, the Bois de Boulogne.]]>

<![CDATA[22. The Allée des cygnes. Far back, the round building of Radio France.]]>

<![CDATA[23. A poster on the history of the Eiffel Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[24. Lower view. Center of horizon line: Montmartre.]]>

<![CDATA[25. Far left: Montmartre hill.]]>

<![CDATA[26. Another view of Paris.]]>

<![CDATA[27. View towards the top.]]>

<![CDATA[28. A tasty Tower, made of macarons (not to be confused with macaroni).]]>

<![CDATA[29. The Eiffel Tower from below.]]>

<![CDATA[30. Right under.]]>

<![CDATA[31. Under a leg.]]>

<![CDATA[32. Back to Gustave Eiffel.]]>

<![CDATA[33. The garden and the pond near the Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[34. Three views.]]>

<![CDATA[35. Riding a boat on the Seine, passing by the floating Jardins de l'Archipel des Berges de la Seine - Nikki de Saint Phalle.]]>

<![CDATA[36. Passing under the bridge Alexandre III.]]>

<![CDATA[37. View of the Orsay Museum from the boat.]]>

<![CDATA[38. Between the Île de la Cité and the Left Bank.]]>

<![CDATA[39. This boat is named after a 100-line verse-poem written in 1871 by Arthur Rimbaud,

"/>

<![CDATA[40. The Captain of our boat.]]>

<![CDATA[41. Sight from the boat.]]>

<![CDATA[42. Sight from the boat.]]>

<![CDATA[43. Front: the police on an inflatable boat; right: a couple of lovers;top: tourists.]]>

<![CDATA[44. Ducks in the Seine.]]>

<![CDATA[45. View from the birdge to the Notre-Dame cathedral.]]>

<![CDATA[46. Enjoying a Berthillon ice cream on the Île Saint-Louis. In the far back, the Pantheon.]]>

<![CDATA[47. View from the river banks of the Île Saint-Louis.]]>

<![CDATA[48. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[49. Another view.]]>

<![CDATA[50. A façade.]]>

<![CDATA[51. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[52. Street art.]]>

<![CDATA[53. Street art.]]>

<![CDATA[54. A piece of anatomy.]]>

<![CDATA[55. The BHV (Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville), a major department store.]]>

<![CDATA[56. Back of the Pompidou Center.]]>

<![CDATA[57. Driving in the Anne Frank Garden.]]>

<![CDATA[58. Anne Frank Garden.]]>

<![CDATA[59. Anne Frank Garden.]]>

<![CDATA[60. Anne Frank Garden.]]>

<![CDATA[61. A past store for wedding garments, a future

"/>

<![CDATA[62. The Pantheon.]]>

<![CDATA[63. Pantheon façade closeup: getting ready for the entombment of Simone and Antoine Veil.]]>

<![CDATA[64. Closeup.

"/>

<![CDATA[65. Epicenter of the Pantheon.]]>

<![CDATA[66. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[67. Cupola of the Pantheon.]]>

<![CDATA[68. Joan of Arc freeing the town of Orléans.]]>

<![CDATA[69. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[70. The crowning of King Charles VII. On the right, Joan of Arc.]]>

<![CDATA[71. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[72. Joan of Arc on the stake.]]>

<![CDATA[73. Ashes of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[74. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[75. Monument to Voltaire in the Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[76. Recognition of the people who helped Jews of France evade the Nazi persecutions. Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[77. The chamber where the Veils' ashes will have been deposited. Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[78. Marie and Pierre Curie. Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[79.

"/>

<![CDATA[80. In the back, monument to the National Convention (first government of the French Revolution). Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[81. Mosaics in the Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[82. The crowning of Nazru in the Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[83. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[84. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[85. The Luxembourg Gardens. In the far back, the Panthéon.]]>

<![CDATA[86. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[87. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[88. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[89. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[90. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[91. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[92. Marie de Médicis, Queen of France (1575-1642). The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[93. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[94. The Luxembourg Palace, house of the French Senate, in the Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[95. Lion and pigeon. Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[96. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[97. The Luxembourg Gardens.]]>

<![CDATA[98. View from the left bank of the Seine towards the Notre Dame Cathedral.]]>

<![CDATA[99. Front: a boat with the logo of the famous elegant Maxim's restaurant. Notre Dame Cathedral in the back.]]>

<![CDATA[100. Left: French National Assembly building. Center: Eiffel Tower.]]>

<![CDATA[101. The Alexandre III bridge.]]>

<![CDATA[102. A cheap head cover. Puzzling, eh?]]>

<![CDATA[103. Didier and Nazru at home.]]>

<![CDATA[104. At the Bouillon Chartier, a traditional French restaurant founded in 1896.]]>

<![CDATA[105. A typical French dish: snails (

"/>

<![CDATA[106. Looking around the large Chartier hall.]]>

<![CDATA[107. Main dish at Chartier: chicken with French fries.]]>

<![CDATA[108. Our order is just written on the table.]]>

<![CDATA[109. Dessert: the classical profiterole.]]>

<![CDATA[110. Our (nice) server: still having to use a device in order to figure the sum total of our bill. More experienced waiters use their heads.]]>

<![CDATA[111. On the way out of Chartier.]]>

<![CDATA[112. Parting from the headless waitresses.]]>

<![CDATA[113. Examining a possible new outfit.]]>

<![CDATA[114. Another one.]]>

<![CDATA[115. Back entrance of the Musée Grévin (wax museum), on the same block as Chartier.]]>

<![CDATA[117. Who's who.]]>

<![CDATA[118. Far back: the Versailles Castle.]]>

<![CDATA[119. Getting closer: main courtyard.]]>

<![CDATA[120. In one of the hallways. Château de Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[121. In the back: the royal chapel. Château de Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[122. The Anointing of Jesus (in French,

"/>

<![CDATA[123. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[124. The Apotheosis of Hercules, by François Lemoyne (1731-1736). Largest canvas painted ceiling in Europe. Salon d'Hercule, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[125. Salon de l'Abondance, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[126. Royal Magnificence and Magnanimity Inspiring and Rewarding the Arts, by René-Antoine Houasse (1645-1710). Salon de l'Abondance, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[127. Louis XIV dressed in antique costume, by Jean Warin (1671-1672). Venus Room, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[128. Venus crowned by the Graces, by René-Antoine Houasse (1672). Venus Room.]]>

<![CDATA[129. Relief of Louis XIV victorious, by Antoine Coysevox (1681-1716). The War Room, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[130. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[131. Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces), Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[132. Statue of Bacchus. Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces), Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[133. Alliance of Germany and Spain with Holland, 1672. Part of the ceiling. Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces), Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[134. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[135. La Fureur des Duels arrêtée en 1662 (The interdiction of duels), by Jean-Baptiste Massé. Other part of the ceiling. Hall of Mirrors, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[136. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[137. The King orders attacking simultaneously four of the strongholds of Holland, 1672. Ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[138. Diane the Huntress. Statue dating from 1997 (as many original ones had disappeared during the Revolution). Hall of Mirors, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[139. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[140. Far end of the Hall of Mirrors. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[141. Hall of Mirrors. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[142. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[143. The King's Bedroom. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[144. The King's bed. Great for couchsurfing. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[145. Battle of Wagram won by Napoléon, 1809, by Horace Venet. Gallery of Great Battles (largest room in the Versailles Palace, inaugurated 1837).]]>

<![CDATA[146. Gallery of Great Battles.]]>

<![CDATA[147. Gallery of Great Battles.]]>

<![CDATA[148.The Siege of Yorktown, October 1781, by Auguste Couder. Gallery of Great Battles, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[149. King Henri IV Entering Paris, 22 March 1594, by François Géraard, 1817. Gallery of Great Battles, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[150. Typical tourist activity in the Gallery of Great Battles, Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[151. Henri d'Aguesseau, chancelor of France (1668-1751), by Pierre-François Berruer.]]>

<![CDATA[152. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[153. Statue of Louis XIV. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[154. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[155. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[156. Statue of Napoléon Ier. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[157. Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[158. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[159. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[160. Fighting Gladiator, Bosquet de la Reine (Queen's Grove), Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[161. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[162. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[163. Banquet in the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[164. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[165. Faun with Kid, by Pierre Lepautre. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[166. Pomona (goddess of fruitful abundance in ancient Rome), after Nicolas Poussin, 17th cent. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[167. Main alley of the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[168. Trimmed shrub in the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[169. Bosquet de la Colonnade (Shrub of the Columns), Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[170. Closeup: The Rape of Proserpina by Pluto, by François Girardon, 1675. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[171. Dying Cleopatra, by Jean-Baptiste Goy (1666-1738). Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[172. Closeup.]]>

<![CDATA[173. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[174. Cyparissus, by Anselme Flamen (1647-1717). Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[175. Roman Emperor Commodus dressed as Hercules, by Noël Jouvenet (ca. 1650-1716), after an antique representation. Gardens of the Palace of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[176. Front: Three Chidren (1635-1715), by Pierre Garnier (1635-1715), and François Aubry, Bonvallet, Roger Scabol and Jean Taubin. Far back: the back façade of the Castle of Versailles.]]>

<![CDATA[177. One of the uses of the smartphone, in the RER back from Versailles to Paris.]]>

<![CDATA[178. Hearty meal after Versailles.]]>