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Listen to Mass in Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

[March 2012] We went into Basilique du Sacré-Cœur at Monmartre in Paris. Because it was Sunday, they were having a Mass in there, but it is one of the most famous sights in Paris, they did…

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Notre-Dame will be next challenge

[March 2012] To climb up to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris and take a photo of the view of Paris from behind the gargoyles was one of our purposes of this trip, but the day was…

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Carnival at islands in Paris

[March 2012] On the way back from Le Marais area in Paris, we saw these people in costume in Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île. The usual carnival time has passed, but here every year, they have one…

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Locks in Paris

[March, 2012] Lovers in Paris were influenced by the Italian film, too. Here on the rail of Pont des Arts you can see a lot of locks. We took the hop on and off sight…

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Given up

[March, 2012] The next high place we aimed at was the Eiffel Tower in my Paris trip whose theme was to go up. But again we had to give up. Partly because one of the…

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Going up

[March, 2012] The purpose of this Paris trip was to go up to some higher places and the first point was the top of the Arch of Triumph. I think it said 284 stairs and…

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Violin Concerto and Mr.Yamamoto

[February, 2011] Regarding the hop-on and hop-off sight seeing bus, I just remember the audio guide of the bus in Nice was called Mr.Yamamoto. I do not think the guide usually introduce themselves, but this…

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From the top of Eze

[February, 2011] We decided to visit Eze from Nice. It is only 20 minutes bus ride away and the bus fare was only 1 euro, but to get to this stage we had a bit difficulty….

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Just before Valentine’s Day

[February, 2011] This is a picture on the beach in Nice. There were quite a few couples there. It might have been noticeable, because it was one day before Valentine’s Day. A heart warming view,…