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Impressions of Paris : The Opera
The Paris Opera (Opera de Paris) is a beautiful and sprawling building, and since it was located quite close to our hotel we walked there quite often (2 Metro stations in the vicinity). Call me ignorant, but I did not know what it was, although I walked around the building marveling at it’s ornate structure […]
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This is Part II of my Paris travel series. Part is here. I have heard and read about Notre Dame (Our Lady of Paris) so much that just anticipating it was fun. It was a rainy day, which sort of reflected the building itself, since it a very Gothic, dark-looking church. Even the inside of the […]
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I am not much of a traveller. The best vacation for me is at home. But when I do go and to places like Paris, I would like to remember as much of it as I can. So I do resolve to come back and write about it to be able to read and relive […]
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I am a big “review” person. Well, duh ! I read film reviews, book reviews and whatnot. I attempt to remove the chaff from the wheat before I eat it, or read it or see it. However, there is stuff out there which looks pretty attractive, but turns out to be just the opposite. A […]
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