Two of my photos from Paris



You can see Rodin's The Thinker below the Eiffel Tower. There is a Statue of Liberty, not far from the Eiffel Tower, on the Seine.

Tour Eiffel is tall enough to dominate the Paris skyline and be seen from many vantage points in Paris.
Posted by Aaron at 10/17/2009 08:50:00 PM
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  1. AaronOctober 17, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    The Eiffel Tower is significantly more visible from around Paris, than Big Ben is visible in London.

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  2. RoyceOctober 19, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Awesome photos, I particularly love the Thinker with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

    You make a great point about the Eiffel Tower being visible from all over Paris - it makes the entire city really photogenic because you that object of interest in the background. I also loved the Champ du Mars and that whole promenade surrounding the Eiffel Tower. It's laid out so well and that makes it fun to just walk around and picnic there (probably better in summer, might've been too cold when you were there).

    That said I love London and think it's very photogenic too but in a different way. The city has a more cramped, old-school feel with its narrow and winding streets with sudden openings into awesomeness like the Parliament building area, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, and St Paul's. I like that it has that older, Renaissance and Gothic style vs. the wide neo-classical boulevards going on in Paris. Just a unique character I guess.

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  3. ScottOctober 20, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    I, too, really enjoy the Thinker/Eiffel Tower picture - great depth in the photo!

    PS How was the weather in Paris? Our November trip is tentatively set for Pairs/Brussels/Amsterdam, but could be headed towards a warmer/tropical locale...

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  4. AaronOctober 21, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    Well, we did so much walking around that I was warm and/or sweating a little especially carrying a backpack with a jacket, umbrella, and camera in it. It rained for an hour or so every day, but never the same time. Sometimes early morning, afternoon, or at night while we were sleeping. But it never felt very cold. A few days I decided to go with shorts and a t-shirt and did fine. I also carried a jacket because it usually cooled off a little in the evening. As long as you are moving around to see everything, you won't be cold. And definitely take the Metro every where. We never waited longer than 4 minutes for the next train.

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  5. RoyceNovember 2, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    Very cool link, thanks Ron

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  6. AaronNovember 5, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    My favorite photo from the 1600+ photos I took in Paris and London. This is currently the background on my computer.

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  7. RoyceNovember 6, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    Ok we are about to get into a France photo smackdown... I'll pull out my favorite two from my trip there and go at it

    We'll make a separate post and we can do London (or England) if you want

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  8. AaronNovember 6, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    Dude, I took 1600 photos. There's no way you took a better picture than me. OR you've already seen three of my top photos and you think you can beat them?

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  9. RoyceNovember 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Well it's not so much which is "better" but just putting up my favorites in addition to your favorites... cause it's subjective

    But ya I took way better pictures than you

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