> On Nov 17, 2019, at 6:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I was lucky enough in the mid-70's to be appointed Administrator of a small > French company, while also still working in the U.K., so I got to go to Paris > every month for almost a week each time. Loved the city, and spent many > happy hours exploring, mainly on foot, so felt I got to know at least the > inner city quite well. Haven’t been back for about 18 years, would love to > go one more time but it is a long trip from here! > Some of Stan's views must have been taken from a very high viewpoint, such as > the shot of the Arc de Triomphe - my guess is that was taken from the 2nd or > 3rd stage of the Eiffel Tower. Then the reverse shot, from the Arc de > Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower and the Tour Montparnasse. I'm impressed that > Paris has still refused to allow high rise towers in the central districts! > > John in Brisbane >
John, I envy the time that you and Bob and others have spent getting to know this city. And that is a correct analysis concerning the viewpoints from atop the Eiffel Tower and from the Arc. There is one large tall ugly intrusive high-rise office (?) building off to the NNE of the Tower. I took great care not to include it in any of my shots. Stan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stanley Halpin > Sent: Monday, 18 November 2019 6:48 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: GESO: Another view of Paris > > Thanks Ken Bob John Dan Ann Henk Cotty and Alan for your comments, and thanks > to all who took a look. > > My first visit to Paris was in 1950, with my family doing a Grand Tour of > sorts on our way home from 2 years in Greece, headed to meet up with a ship > in Marseilles to take us back to the States. Timing was a bit off. The ship > we were supposed to take had been in a collision in NY Harbor, Dad had the > choice between switching to a ship one week earlier or one week later than > scheduled. [One clear recollection I have of that trip was watching my father > on a phone in the lobby of our hotel in Zermatt, trying to work with the > French speaking operator to send a telegraph to the travel agency to get them > to suggest changes in itinerary, travel, lodging…] Financial resources and > Dad’s commitments in the States meant we were forced to head home week early. > So one day in Paris rather than the planned 3 days. And the one day happened > to be Bastille day. And all the shops were closed. And my mother never let it > be forgotten that she had missed her chance to shop in Paris. We did see the > Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. > > My next visit was in 1987, a little time there before and after participating > in the Paris-Brest-Brest Randonneur event. Back a couple times since then on > work-related trips, always with a day or two before/after on my own. This > visit was my first in at least ten years and the first time with Meg. She had > visited in 1966 with family but hadn’t been back since. > > So we weren’t total novices going into this visit but not exactly able to > claim much prior experience. At this point we had been on the road for a > month, having started in Amsterdam in early September. (Thanks again Henk for > a lovely lunch!) So, all taken together, we planned this to be a very low key > visit. Online advance purchase of tickets for the Arc d’ Triomphe and Eiffle > Tower to minimize stress. Lodging mid-way between the two landmarks to > minimize way-finding and related transport issues. Wednesday we walked to the > Arc, walked up to the top, took in the views, stopped inside for some history > presentations, a few requisite purchases in the gift shop, and the rest of > the day was a leisurely walk down the Champs-Elysées then back south along > the Seine to the vicinity of our lodging. Next day was a similar pattern, > starting with the Eiffel Tower, then a walk along the Seine, Metro to > Montmartre, Metro back to vicinity of our lodging. > I moderately regret not having gone to the Louvre this time, but I am glad to > have been able to spend time out-and-about in the city. > > Stan > >> On Nov 16, 2019, at 12:42 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Stan. What I might have seen! I was there once on a quick stopover >> from Belgium to the UK for an evening business meeting. Arrived about 4pm. >> Hotel de la Concordia. From my hotel room window I could see the Eiffel >> Tower & the Arc de Triomphe. Just had time for a jog to the latter & a >> couple of photos before the meeting. Crashed at 10pm & left for the airport >> at 4am. Must have been crazy. >> >> Alan C >> >> On 16-Nov-19 12:25 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>> https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/2a36d422c6c34ad1b2cb3eac374c5719 >>> >>> We were in Paris for a few days in early October. >>> Bob’s GESO inspired me to get back to my own photos and get some of them >>> out there… >>> >>> Most of this set were with a K-1ii, either D FA Macro 100/2.8 WR or FA >>> 43/1.9. One GR-III mixed in. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
