The Pagitts at St Sulpice. I can't think too much about the philosophy and economics behind these old, over-the-top cathedrals. It just frustrates me. But if I just focus on the art then all is well in the world.
Place St Michel
A Hitchcockian moment outside Notre Dame:
Inside Notre Dame:
The Louvre. This dude tried to grab my camera but, being made of stone, I was much quicker than him ... even one day shy of my 46th birthday.
Attitude
Fun with a macro!
Weirdness.
Oh so spiritual.
The crowd around Mona Lisa. Yes, that postage stamp-sized thing in the center is her.
Sculptures and perspective.
I thought of various captions for this one but in the end I abandoned them all ...
More macro-mania
Thomas Jefferson near the Seine in the 7th:
Commemorating France's turn in the EU Presidency ...
And after all the walking, a Metro ride home.
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"They say Paris is a walking city."
The fact that gasoline costs about eight bucks a gallon there might have something to do with that.
True enough!
Maybe the French should invade a country that has oil.
Well sure - that's proven to be a winning strategy in the past!
Turns out France isn't as dependent on oil as I would have thought. 80% of the power here is nuclear. And I've begun working on the design principles for retrofitting a nuclear submarine reactor for an Escalade.
Would you call it "Monsieur Fusion"?
No - I can't wait for cold fusion. Plus, I would want to be able to sell one to Governer Schwarzenegger so I was considering "The Fissionator."
"And I've begun working on the design principles for retrofitting a nuclear submarine reactor for an Escalade."
I think the professor guy did that in "Back to the Future" -- 'cept it was a DeLorean.
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