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A panorama of Paris laid out before me, as seen from in front of the
Sacre Coeur.
Notice the crazy crowd on the steps leading up to
the Sacre Coeur. I'm glad we took the back way up.
| A high-resolution shot of one part of the skyline. It shows that Paris
indeed has some skyscrapers. Also, you can spot the Pompidou about a
third of the way from the left, as well as Notre Dame (two-thirds), and
Saint Eustache and the Pantheon (both at the far right).
| A close-up of Notre Dame Cathedral with the Pantheon in the background.
I love how large zoom factors compress distances. (These are a good
twenty minute walk from each other but they look closer.)
| An unnatural shot showing the Sacre Coeur rising above a bed of flowers.
I created this image by combining two separate exposures, one for the
flowers and one for the basilica.
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| The lane from the bottom of the Sacre Coeur's steps to the nearest metro
station was packed (as shown here). We decided to go to a different
station.
| Because of our detour, we found the funicular! It doesn't actually
take people all the way up... I think they'll be disappointed.
| Another sample picture of the streets in Montmartre.
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| Berthillon and roundabouts
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| In the Latin Quarter, a street along the Seine with many booths selling
magazines, books, posters, and art.
| Sudoku toilet paper! Awesome!
We spotted this in a store near Berthillon.
| Berthillon, a
great sorbet shop, had a much longer line on this visit than the previous one.
I guess it's Saturday versus a weekday.
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Berthillon's menu changed quite a bit in the few days since our last
visit. I guess what they produce is very seasonal.
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| Apricot, rhubarb, and lime sorbets, all great.
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| Dinner at Les Philosophes
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| We returned for the third time to Les Philosophes for dinner (first
visit, second visit).
This picture is of my "la vrai cuisse de canard maigre confit." The
fried duck leg was quite good, with nice skin skin and moist interior.
I didn't touch the super-thick/sweet honey sauce. The potato wedges
tasted like french fries, though perhaps pushed slightly in the
direction of roasted potatoes. The salad, with its honey mustard
dressing, was good as well.
| Di Yin's steak tartare looked raw, but didn't taste like what I thought
it would. Nevertheless, it was definitely raw. It was good when mixed
with the accompanying capers and onions.
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K's lamb was also quite good.
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| Fodder for Paris Skyline Panorama
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| Fodder for Photomatix Image of Sacre Coeur
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