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    My first night in Paris

    Beautiful weather here today. Cool and clear - around ~70 in the day and ~50 at night. Came in town for Bastille day - Got a nice firework show at the Eiffel Tower - took a few pics:



    The city is beautiful, but the police sirens are fucking driving me bonkers - weird ass sirens. Today has been a first of many - never in a million years would I expect to see tanks and tracked vehicles driving down the streets of Paris. I have some pics - pretty cool. First thing I saw when I got off the plane was a French soldier carrying a FAMAS. I considered stealing it to give to Alex.
    "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
    "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler
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    Very cool man. I'm hoping to make it over there next summer. You vacationing? How long will you be there for?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by talisman View Post
      Very cool man. I'm hoping to make it over there next summer. You vacationing? How long will you be there for?
      We got an apartment in paris a block from the Eiffel tower. It's going to be the home base. Tomorrow I'm off to Normandy Beach and the Louvre. After that I head to Munich for a few days and then Vienna. Afterwards we're back to Paris to then head to London, Scotland, and Ireland. Should be pretty busy. :x
      "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
      "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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      • #4
        Cool and clear - around ~70 in the day and ~50 at night.
        Ahhhhhhhhh, you bastard!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Post
          We got an apartment in paris a block from the Eiffel tower. It's going to be the home base. Tomorrow I'm off to Normandy Beach and the Louvre. After that I head to Munich for a few days and then Vienna. Afterwards we're back to Paris to then head to London, Scotland, and Ireland. Should be pretty busy. :x


          I now hate you. How long are you there for?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by talisman View Post
            I now hate you. How long are you there for?
            two weeks total.

            So far I've only seen 2 american cars - a 93 grand caravan, and a 2002 grand caravan - oddly enough.
            "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
            "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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            • #7
              Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Post
              We got an apartment in paris a block from the Eiffel tower. It's going to be the home base. Tomorrow I'm off to Normandy Beach and the Louvre. After that I head to Munich for a few days and then Vienna. Afterwards we're back to Paris to then head to London, Scotland, and Ireland. Should be pretty busy. :x

              Don't be disappointed when you see the Mona Lisa in person, its about the size of a book.

              Have fun dude!
              Ded

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              • #8
                That's awesome and enjoy it and please take a lot of pictures.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Post
                  We got an apartment in paris a block from the Eiffel tower. It's going to be the home base. Tomorrow I'm off to Normandy Beach and the Louvre. After that I head to Munich for a few days and then Vienna. Afterwards we're back to Paris to then head to London, Scotland, and Ireland. Should be pretty busy. :x
                  I thought they hated Americans over there. Get any shit of anybody yet? Hopefully it will be a nice trip for you.

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                    Originally posted by SSMAN View Post
                    I thought they hated Americans over there. Get any shit of anybody yet? Hopefully it will be a nice trip for you.
                    Gross misconception, the french hate everyone, lol.
                    Ded

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                    • #11
                      Fair warning, you won't touch even a portion of the louvre in one day.

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                        Originally posted by vadertt View Post
                        Gross misconception, the french hate everyone, lol.
                        Yea because we bombed the shit out of there country in ww2

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Post
                          We got an apartment in paris a block from the Eiffel tower. It's going to be the home base. Tomorrow I'm off to Normandy Beach and the Louvre. After that I head to Munich for a few days and then Vienna. Afterwards we're back to Paris to then head to London, Scotland, and Ireland. Should be pretty busy. :x
                          Normandy Beach. I get misty-eyed just reading it. Please get some pics of all those markers. Sounds like you'll have a HELLUVA trip!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by SSMAN View Post
                            I thought they hated Americans over there. Get any shit of anybody yet? Hopefully it will be a nice trip for you.
                            My daughter went to school in Italy and traveled all over Europe while there. She said they rarely came across anyone that was unfriendly due to them being American. She said the French were particularly friendly. Go figure...

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                            • #15
                              Sounds like a great trip. Try to get the Orsay Gallery in, it is where most of the impressionists works are located in Paris and I liked it much better than the Louvre. Like was said, the Mona Lisa is a tiny thing but there is a lot of incredible artwork to see besides that at the Louvre, like Winged Victory and Venus of Milo. The Eiffel Tower was iced over when I was there... dammit.

                              The French are extremely friendly people but the English aren't. The hottest women in the world are French, I'm sure you've already noticed.

                              Keep the pics coming...
                              When the government pays, the government controls.

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