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[qatarperegrine]

France is spiffy. Look, I was there!:


(My friend Leland and I, after both visiting Egypt and hearing about how many obelisks were given to/stolen by other countries, decided that visiting all the obelisks around the world would make a fun travel itinerary. Though I'm not actually pursuing that itinerary, it does amuse me that since having that conversation I've run into three such obelisks -- two in Rome, one in Paris.)

More pictures and commentary will follow, when it is not 1 a.m.

Comments

[lasa.livejournal.com]

Come visit me in DC and add a very famous one to your list!

[qatar.livejournal.com]

The Washington monument, you mean? Or is there an Egyptian obelisk too?

[y-pestis.livejournal.com]

Ah, so that's what the obelisks are supposed to look like! :-) It certainly is much prettier than the broken clock.

So how was it? Did you come back veez an outrrreggious franch accent?

[qatar.livejournal.com]

I blow my nose on you, so-called Arthur King, you and your silly English kniggets!

(what do you think?)

location

[don-k-hotay.livejournal.com]

In the pic, I believe you are at the Place de la Concorde.

Re: location

[qatar.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall you saying you've visited Istanbul in the past? If so, did you see the Theodosius Obelisk? It's the only obelisk, I've ever seen.

[qatar.livejournal.com]

Yup, the Theodosius obelisk was the first obelisk I ever saw. :-) I love the hippodrome.