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| Page Views: 119 Last Visit to Paris: October, 2001 | Up the Seine by Batobus ( Pt.1;to Concorde Bridge) by hquittner - last update: Nov 19, 2006 |
We embark at the Eiffel Tower We boarded the Batobus from the dock below the Quai de Branley in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, with the Pont d'Iena to our left and the Palais of Chaillot almost hidden across the river. The bridge is early 19C and its flanks are covered with horses and eagles. |
|  | Passerelle de Billy We proceded upstream toward the footbridge (passerelle). |
| | Pont d'Alma. The Palais de Tokyo on the left was obscured by trees and the next bridge was Pont d'Alma. Passing under it we saw the revered statue of the Zoave at water level. It is used as a marker by the Parisians to mark the rising levels of the Seine in pre-flood conditions. |
| | The Bateaux Mouches On our left (the right bank) we saw the moorings of the Bateaux Mouches and smaller craft(vedettes). |
| | The next bridge (Pont des Invalides) As we approached this bridge we could see the guilded horse of the bridge beyond it , the Pont Alexandre III. The piers of the approaching bridge bear carved figures. |
| | The Pont Alexandre III The figures on the Pont are guilded. We could not see the vista toward the Invalides |
| | The Horses on the Pont Ends The distinctive marks of the Pont Alexandre III are the winged horses on posts at the ends. |
| Place de la Concorde ahead on left |
| | The Place de la Concorde The place quickly comes into view. identified by the Obelisk sticking up with a newly guilded top and its cista scarred from all angles by the ugly Ferris Wheel which may someday be removed again. |
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timhomiet420 Tue Nov 4, 2008 18:35 UTC
yo that dude is freakin awsome yo | kris.velter Tue Jul 29, 2008 19:05 UTC
Well, even in Belgium you can find horsemeat in every butcher, so why not in Paris? Horsemeat is common in lots of European countries. It's just a cultural difference. By the way: I don't like horsemeat at all :-) | rtkaye Sat May 31, 2008 14:06 UTC
Hope to enjoy lunch on the first level, 95 Altitude,the price was 101.00.ea. I'll be there in June with my grandson. PKH | breughel Sat May 24, 2008 18:40 UTC
I much appreciated your tips on Le Louvre and I'm pleased to see that others liked these forgotten sections of the museum. |
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