Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Another Walking Tour in Paris

We walked in the Marais area today from Place Bastille to the Pompidou.

The Bastille, the famous torture prison of French History, is long gone and in its place is a large clogged roundabout with a column topped by a winged Mercury carrying the torch of freedom.
Louis the 13th has his head in the clouds here in Place des Volges.
We took a side visit to the Picasso Museum and found it decidedly inferior to the special Picasso exhibit we went to in Madrid at the Reina-Sophia.
The Pompidou was OK but we still liked the Thyssen in Madrid better. I took this picture of "The Adoration of the Veal", because I think the veal looks like McCain.
The Red Rhino is a perfect image of the Pompidou.

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