A quiet morning, followed by a long walk continuing my photography quest for Parisian doors, a light crepe for lunch, and a surprised "find" of a small St. Joseph statue for our collection. I tried to find one from Notre Dame, but was unsuccessful. Go figure.....
Afternoon was spent with Monsieur Jerry of the ParisAuthentic tour company which specializes in driving around Paris in a custom tour of out of the way streets and sights. I especially like seeing the last remaining wall of the city which was built in 200 BC and the last remaining colliseum for gladiators tucked away in a quiet neighborhood of the Marais district. It was still easy to imagine men fighting for their lives against tigers for sport. Gladiators had a hard life, to be sure. This "stadium" held 10,000 spectators!
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Cages for the animals
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From the narrow streets of the Latin Quarter, to the broader, grander streets of the Marais, a sneak peak at a hidden canal which houses hundreds of boats and finally to the highest point in Montmarte for a bird's eye view of the city spread below the fun was in the traffic maneuvering done so expertly by Jerry in our little car. Our friends Guy and Irene have/had a citron they have cherished for years. I now know why! As we drove around, Parisians as well as tourists would smile at the sight of us, and take photos when they could!
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Sacre Coeur
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To end, I will show you a few beautiful doors whose photos I am collecting for a future project:
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