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Jardin des Plantes - The following is excerpted from "Paris: With Pen and Pencil, Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business", by David W. Bartlett The Jardin des Plantes in the summer is one of the favorite resorts of Parisians, and although I frequented the s... - 2009/07/29 The Madeleine Church (l'Eglise de la Madeleine) - The following is adapted from "Paris, with Pen and Pencil", by David W. Bartlett: The Madeleine looks little like a church to the stranger, but more like a magnificent Grecian temple. An edifice was erected on the spot where the Madeleine stands, ... - 2009/07/29 Paris At Visible Earth - The colors of the agricultural fields surrounding Paris are striking in the springtime, even when viewed from a 400 km orbital altitude. Astronauts on board the International Space Station photographed Paris using a digital camera and downlinked th... - 2008/08/21 Finding an English-Speaking Bank in Paris - All of the firms listed below have at least one employee or agent who can speak and correspond in English ( courtesy U.S. Embassy in Paris ). BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS Tel: 01 40 76 24 00 136, avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris CHASE MANHATTAN/M... - 2008/08/21 Sainte Chapelle - The Sainte Chapelle is one of the finest specimens of florid Gothic architecture in the world. It was erected by St. Louis in 1248, and set apart for the reception of relics bought of the emperor of Constantinople. The Chapelle consists of an upper a... - 2008/08/21 Paris by Metro - Paris has an excellent underground train system, known as the Métro (short for Chemin de Fer Métropolitain i.e. Metropolitan Railways). Although you will probably take the RER subway train from the airport to Paris, don't be confused: RER isn't t... - 2008/08/21
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