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Our room at the Hotel Raphael. There were, I think, enough seats for 10 people. Which seemed a little excessive in a room for 2.14:45:11
Me in the chaise longue.14:45:25
I think I could get used to this kind of lounging.14:47:48
Fresh flowers which had been brought to our room when we arrived.
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I found the bathroom window interesting apparently.14:51:28
The cupboards in the bedroom. Yet more chairs.14:51:56
Some fresh fruit which also greeted us on arrival.14:52:06
....and a few sweet nibbles.
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The view from the bedroom through to the lounge.14:55:49
The insignia on the plate.14:56:11
Me in one of the many chairs.14:56:35
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We thought we'd go up the stairs to the roof terrace.15:28:04
Rather nice window in the stairwell.15:28:36
Up on the roof terrace now, views to the Arc de Triomphe...15:28:54
...Sacre Coeur...
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...and just, the Eiffel Tower. That building site in the way is apparently going to be the Peninsula Hotel.15:29:47
Some of the flora up on the roof terrace.15:30:11
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Clearer view to the Eiffel Tower from the roof.15:32:33
Above the door to the lift.15:34:26
Me in the lobby.16:05:25
Wandering along the Seine.
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Some sort of graffiti?16:19:18
Nearly at the Musee d'Orsay now. I liked this blossom I think.17:11:07
Inside the Musee d'Orsay, one of the few places where it seemed to be OK to take a picture.17:13:47
...and here too - it used to be a train station, as you might have guessed from the large barrel vaulted roof.
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On the Metro.18:15:22
Back at the hotel again.
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...ready to go out for the evening.18:59:01
Slightly stupid facial expression on the way to the lift.18:59:13
I think Chie liked these flowers.18:59:35
Chie in the hotel lift, taking advantage of the little bench.
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I rather like this picture of the two of us, taken by the concierge, in the hotel lobby, as we were heading out for the evening.19:02:31
The outside of the hotel.19:53:39
Sato-chan and her husband in Le Train Bleu.20:23:39
A bit blurry unfortunately!
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....a bit better.20:25:24
The four of us in Le Train Bleu, taken by one of the staff.22:50:31
At (the end of) dinner in Al-Ajami, a Lebanese restaurant near the Champs-Elysees.