Thursday, October 18, 2007

France

MONTPELLIER


Stade de la Mosson, for the U.S.A. vs Tonga Rugby World Cup match, Pool A. Tonga won 25-15.


U.S.A. Eagles


Mike MacDonald, he scored a try in this match


Tongan warm-ups


U.S.A. team photo


Tongan team


The Kailao - the Tongan war dance


Scrum


Line-out


Receiving a kick


Eagles on defense

PARIS


Montmarte hill


Sacre Coeur


Grand Arche de la Defense, a modern version of the Arc de Triomphe


Arc de Triomphe


The Louvre


Champs-Elysees


Obelisk stolen from Egypt


Le pont Neuf


The spot where the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned alive at the stake


The river Seine


Saint Germain l'Auxerrois Church


National Defense Lion


Notre Dame Cathedral


Angled view


Pretty fancy door


St. Denis


Notre Dame interior


Stained glass


More stained glass


Statue outside Notre Dame


Side view


The golden dome of Les Invalides, which is home to Napoleon's tomb


It's melting!


Parc du Champs de Mars


Eiffel Tower


Looking up


Eiffel Tower at night


Glittering Eiffel Tower


Moulin Rouge


The river Seine at night


Louvre at night


Stop! This is the empire of death.


Walking through the Parisian catacombs


The maze of bones


Bones from 1786


There are more than 6 million people buried here

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