tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post3793795747204737542..comments2024-03-04T11:43:18.337+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: A much less controversial building!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-59323819351847549192008-02-29T07:16:00.000+01:002008-02-29T07:16:00.000+01:00Last year I saw a guy dodging cars - or the cars w...Last year I saw a guy dodging cars - or the cars were dodging him - as he crossed on foot and he had in his hand a bottle of bubbly and two glasses! It was either the most romantic or dumbest thing I've ever seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-21319020534304489492008-02-28T19:52:00.000+01:002008-02-28T19:52:00.000+01:00Yes, Eric, I do! You know, you probably need to be...Yes, Eric, I do! You know, you probably need to be on vacation. It feels good to take a little break, not too long.<BR/>I'll be back next monday but that won't help you a lot at work!<BR/>See U later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-45440335436995247482008-02-28T02:50:00.000+01:002008-02-28T02:50:00.000+01:00I have never driven in Paris although on my last t...I have never driven in Paris although on my last trip, I almost got caught on the highway on our way to Giverny. No idea how but I was driving then noticed Paris straight ahead and I almost had a heart attack. Didn't want to attempt it. London was enough! LOL <BR/><BR/>You're not allowed to cross the roundabout to the Arc de Triomphe, I think you have to take the underground passage. I haven't seen it completed but will do when I head over to Paris in September. Last time I was there they were still work being done on it.Cycling Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365817168224699607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65777421986102873872008-02-28T00:53:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:53:00.000+01:00Eric, like I said I didn't know better by then. A ...Eric, like I said I didn't know better by then. A few days later I found out about the tunnel underneaath the arch. What can I say, I'm a tourist, tourists sometimes do embarrassing things!<BR/><BR/>Hi Phx!! Night Phx!!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-53735820580114185712008-02-28T00:41:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:41:00.000+01:00Loool. I can't trust you.Loool. I can't trust you.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35257703555963274522008-02-28T00:32:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:32:00.000+01:00LOL GUILLE !!! ahahaha that really made me laugh....LOL GUILLE !!! ahahaha that really made me laugh. You are too clever but i AM going to bed. Honestly! I just...stayed a little bit...longer...to read Eric,...that was all....Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35894215904620811392008-02-28T00:31:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:31:00.000+01:00Yes Eric amazing isn't it. I've now experienced t...Yes Eric amazing isn't it. I've now experienced two earthquakes in the UK, last was in 2002. This was stronger though. Now i must go to my (stationary) bed. Night.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57031919253839317702008-02-28T00:29:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:29:00.000+01:00he he i'm ready too Lynn.he he i'm ready too Lynn.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-67137433248108435362008-02-28T00:09:00.001+01:002008-02-28T00:09:00.001+01:00I am leaving the race tonight, having kept one ear...I am leaving the race tonight, having kept one ear open most of the night in case of another quake. Like i could stop it! lol. Good luck you golden finger contestants!Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-61224757079982733772008-02-28T00:09:00.000+01:002008-02-28T00:09:00.000+01:00Yes I posted early because I am very tired these d...Yes I posted early because I am very tired these days.. Lot of work at the office (you know what I'm talking about Corinne!)<BR/><BR/>Monica "Lynn and Guille, if you think driving this roundabout is scary, try to cross it by feet!". I think it's forbidden, isn't? There is a tunnel underneath the Place de l'Etoile, why not use it??<BR/><BR/>Lynn, earthquake? in England??? Then demonstrations too? What's happening on the other side of La Manche (sorry The Channel!). To answer your question "What about you, Eric? Ever felt the earth move in Paris? ;)" No, never!<BR/><BR/>Kim, they accept people until 10:30 pm in the winter and 11 pm in the summer. <BR/><BR/>Petrea, there are no invitations for the white dinner, only word of mouth, that's what makes it exclusive. You must hear about it!<BR/><BR/>Lynn "I'd advice you to ask Eric exactly how many steps are there, but he was smart enought to get the elevator last year."<BR/>Thank god for that!<BR/><BR/>Michael "Minister Christine Albanel inaugurated the renovation on 11 February 2008 and even "re-lit" the flame for the unknown soldier underneath." I did not know that??<BR/><BR/>Anonymous : "hmmmm pourquoi l'Arch de Triomphe aujourdhui? juste curieuse."<BR/>Sans aucune raison particulière...<BR/><BR/>LOL Anne...<BR/><BR/>Tomate "Didn't someone fly a small plane through it at some point, I forget?". Yes, but I don't remember well.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796507758758766120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35223770063848103882008-02-27T23:25:00.000+01:002008-02-27T23:25:00.000+01:00The Arc impressed me so much, I was not planning o...The Arc impressed me so much, I was not planning on being so awed by it. Beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606670867237509659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76678403514239079052008-02-27T22:35:00.000+01:002008-02-27T22:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for the tip, Michael.I wasn't planning on r...Thanks for the tip, Michael.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't planning on returning to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, but now I most certainly will.Volmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752019421419951656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-89513650091619560692008-02-27T22:30:00.000+01:002008-02-27T22:30:00.000+01:00Bonsoir,Je suis brésilien et il ya dix ans que je ...Bonsoir,<BR/><BR/>Je suis brésilien et il ya dix ans que je suis allé à l'inoubliable Paris.<BR/><BR/>Pardonnez mon français (J'ai besoin d'étudier - il y a 25 ans que je n'étude pas votre langue), mais j'avait de faire un commentaire sur votre blog.<BR/><BR/>Now, in english :)) <BR/>It's light (the posts are so good to read) and, as an amateur photographer, I like very much your photos.<BR/><BR/>They pick all the flavor, colors an d spirit of the streets.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>I'm planning to get back to Paris in september (with my wife - the first year celebration of our wedding - and your website (a post from Dec/2005) came in one of my google searchs - a very nice surprise.<BR/><BR/>If you like, you can visit my flickr, and see some photos from Brazil (Rio, mainly) - and some from Paris, 10 years ago.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Daniel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-59826219895096515982008-02-27T22:08:00.000+01:002008-02-27T22:08:00.000+01:00I remember my step-mother getting very claustropho...I remember my step-mother getting very claustrophobic in the stair way up. <BR/><BR/>==AlaskaSteve & Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123991783451231706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-43192517754212886782008-02-27T21:11:00.000+01:002008-02-27T21:11:00.000+01:00I'm in training for all those steps, Eric.I'm in training for all those steps, Eric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-17164453159377111352008-02-27T21:02:00.000+01:002008-02-27T21:02:00.000+01:00Yes, Tomate, someone did fly a small plane thru th...Yes, Tomate, someone did fly a small plane thru the arch.<BR/>Hi Monica!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33269453225595504532008-02-27T20:44:00.000+01:002008-02-27T20:44:00.000+01:00Guille I answered your question (suggestion) in ye...Guille I answered your question (suggestion) in yesterday's comments.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55414052553258674832008-02-27T20:26:00.000+01:002008-02-27T20:26:00.000+01:00You can see La Defense in the back, wayyyyyyyyy ba...You can see La Defense in the back, wayyyyyyyyy back...Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-43476587025334148972008-02-27T20:24:00.002+01:002008-02-27T20:24:00.002+01:00Every time I go back to Paris, I am always impress...Every time I go back to Paris, I am always impressed at how big this monument really is. The pictures do not do it justice, actually. It really is *much bigger* in person. Didn't someone fly a small plane through it at some point, I forget?Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70829145677329154182008-02-27T20:24:00.001+01:002008-02-27T20:24:00.001+01:00I feel like breaking out and singing the Marseilla...I feel like breaking out and singing the Marseillaise everytime I look at the Arc. I settle for singing it inside my head, but luckily, I've never been on the Champs July 14th. I know I would be hauled away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6857356675147994232008-02-27T20:24:00.000+01:002008-02-27T20:24:00.000+01:00I feel like breaking out and singing the Marseilla...I feel like breaking out and singing the Marseillaise everytime I look at the Arc. I settle for singing it inside my head, but luckily, I've never been on the Champs July 14th. I know I would be hauled away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-31146684328627713082008-02-27T19:16:00.000+01:002008-02-27T19:16:00.000+01:00There's a bit more info at my blog, but they got h...There's a bit more info at my blog, but they got huge banners, rope, handcuffs through the entry security. Obviously the entry arrangements would seem to be wholly inadequate, and then, once in, they are treated with a softly-softly approach. They have now been arrested for Trespass, but of course it's far too late.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-30988455917517824912008-02-27T19:11:00.000+01:002008-02-27T19:11:00.000+01:00No, Guille, the police had a chat with them. Yes,...No, Guille, the police had a chat with them. Yes, a chat. Then they cut them free as some had handcuffed themselves to railings. The protestors said they wanted to stay there until the Prime Minister had gone into Questions, and i'm guessing, but they seem to have been allowed! I too am surprised they were not shot because, at the beginning, no-one knew what their cause was. We are soft here in Britain. Sorry but it's my view. We are too polite, too pandering to human rights and have lost authority. People scale buildings here to make a protest - which may or may not have its merits - because, they can. All in my opinion of course. Police are scared of getting it wrong, but if they had been terrorists, it could have been awful.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65955848590061035802008-02-27T17:04:00.000+01:002008-02-27T17:04:00.000+01:00They climbed onto the roof of house of Parliament?...They climbed onto the roof of house of Parliament?? Whaaa! We have a lot of strikes in France but I think if some strikers do that in the Hotel Matignon or in the Palais Bourbon, the President, chief of the Army, will order to shoot them! LOL.<BR/>How is it right now? What happenned next? Did the Police shoot them with fake bullets?guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-12678490219750222462008-02-27T16:24:00.000+01:002008-02-27T16:24:00.000+01:00I stayed near here when I was in Paris last spring...I stayed near here when I was in Paris last spring. Breathtaking sight:)The Lone Beader®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com