Two Obelisks, Paris
As I said I didn’t have too much time, but I did go to the Place to the Concorde and then walk back to Opera for lunch.
The obelisk is called the Luxor Obelisk and is one of three in London, New York and Paris, although it comes from a different place to the other two, which are a pair. I must have seen the pair to the French one in Luxor.
The Place de la Concorde was where the guillotine was setup in the French Revolution. The most notable person in my view, who was executed there was the founder of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier.
The Anonymous Widower 
Hi
bravo pour votre culture de l histoire francaise , car peu de gens le savent chez moi
fred 78
Comment by trimar | March 8, 2010 |
If we look at our history, we’ll understand today’s problems better. After all the British and the French have fought for centuries, but now we are the best of friends. Except of course the governments.
But then your president and our prime minister have better wives than themselves. But I suspect Sarah Brown doesn’t go braless like Mrs. Sarkozy. If she did Gordon wouldn’t approve it, as he’s the son of the Manse.
Comment by AnonW | March 8, 2010 |
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