07-04-2004 18:05									#121
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Hotel des Invalides, the final resting place of Emperor Napoleon. It was actually CLOSED the one day we wanted to go in, which was our last day in Paris. Grrr. But we did get to walk around the courtyard a bit.

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	07-04-2004 18:11									#122
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And the courtyard statue of Monsieur Bonaparte himself. I pretty much copied a photo angle from one of our guidebooks. Looks identical.

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	07-04-2004 18:19									#123
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And the last one I'll post, the Arc de Triomphe. When we arrived via the Metro, our chosen exit onto the Champs d'Elysees was blocked and we were routed all the way around the circle to an exit at the far end. When we emerged, we realized why: Queen Elizabeth II was in town, and her motorcade had just arrived for a visit to the Arc and for her to saunter down the avenue. You can see in the pic a French honor guard marching around the monument. Matt asked if I wanted to get a picture of the Queen, and I said "sure, go stand in front of the Arc and I'll take one." He wasn't amused.

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	07-04-2004 19:33									#124
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So you realize how lucky you were?
You got to see a real live-action protest while you were here, and you saw France's diplomatic prestige apparatus (the Republican Guard, Bernadette Chirac with good clothes), and the latter happens less than once a year. Besides, I think it is the first time in my life we welcome the Rosbif Queen for such a celebration

	07-04-2004 19:44									#125
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Any chance of you keeping her?

	07-04-2004 19:52									#126
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Trecherous commie

	07-04-2004 19:53									#127
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quote: And the view from the end of the Champs de Mars. Postcard pretty.

Not bad, but doesn't hold a candle to this...

	07-04-2004 19:53									#128
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quote: Any chance of you keeping her?

Only if you take Bernadette

	07-04-2004 19:54									#129
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What castle is that, Drake?

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The Imperial Palace in Edo?

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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Rosbif Queen

Rosbif == "Roast Beef" with a heavy French accent?

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Asher: yes. That's how we call them English (and sadly, that's how the ignorant ones also call our Welsh, Scottish and Irish friends )

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quote: What castle is that, Drake?

Himeji-jo...

quote: The Imperial Palace in Edo?

Himeji-jo blows Ieyasu's crap castle out of the water...

	07-04-2004 20:00									#134
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Asher: yes. That's how we call them English (and sadly, that's how the ignorant ones also call our Welsh, Scottish and Irish friends )

I'm not sure if you're taking me for a ride here.

Does it seriously mean roast beef?

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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten Himeji-jo...

I wouldn't have thought there are so many trees at Himeji... Wonder why, but I must have imagined it was atop a bare mountain or something.

And I won't believe you took this picture, Drake, so it doesn't compete with the pics Boris took by himself

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quote: Originally posted by Asher Does it seriously mean roast beef?

I repeat:

quote: yes.

	07-04-2004 20:02									#137
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Haha, wow, I had no idea.

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quote: And I won't believe you took this picture, Drake, so it doesn't compete with the pics Boris took by himself

How many more do you want me to post? I have 104 of Himeji-jo alone...

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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten quote: What castle is that, Drake? Himeji-jo... quote: The Imperial Palace in Edo? Himeji-jo blows Ieyasu's crap castle out of the water...

Its funny, but I would have sworn I've seen a similar picture to your first one (taken across the moat at edo castle). Thats why I was confused (that and the onrush of senility).

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Nice pics BTW Boris.

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quote: Originally posted by C0ckney yup, if you saw him walking down the road, you'd know...

I could n't make my mind up whch was which, Boris looked gay AND french and Spiffor looked American, that threw me a bit

	07-04-2004 20:45									#142
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quote: Its funny, but I would have sworn I've seen a similar picture to your first one (taken across the moat at edo castle). Thats why I was confused (that and the onrush of senility).

Something like this?



A little similar to Himeji-jo in appearance, but much smaller as this is just a guard tower on the moat. Edo-jo's donjon was destroyed long ago, IIRC.

	07-04-2004 21:33									#143
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What??? no picture of the centre pompidou???!!!

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Nice pics Boris, again proof Paris IS the most beautifil city in the world

	07-04-2004 21:35									#144
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quote: Originally posted by alva What??? no picture of the centre pompidou???!!! - Nice pics Boris, again proof Paris IS the most beautifil city in the world

Hehehe, why would I then post a pic of that boil of a building which would contradict that idea?

Actually, our hotel was very close to the Centre Pompidou, and we walked by it almost every night on our way to and from Le Marais.

	07-04-2004 21:37									#145
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I thinks its more like saw a very similar picture to your first one (including the cherry blossom) then another with the guard tower and moat around Edo-castle and merged them in my memory (since the yellow wall under Himeji-jo and the moat wall have a similar construction style).

	07-04-2004 22:54									#146
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Pity you were away when I was in town Spiffor.

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Yup, that's sad. But I needed to be in Stuttgart by that time, my final exams were coming, and I had papers to give back

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Miya-jima

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Peace Park in Hiroshima

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	08-04-2004 17:27									#150
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Tomo-no-Ura

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