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\"Paris\"<\/h1>\n

P is for Paris<\/h1>\n

2018 #AtoZ Challenge<\/h1>\n

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Today we’re flying to Europe – France, specifically – for P is for Paris day on the #AtoZ Challenge tour.<\/p>\n

What can I say about our destination? Other than<\/p>\n

J’adore Paris. C’est Magnifique!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The City of Lights earned that moniker from the 56,000 gas lamps illuminating the streets and famous monuments.<\/p>\n

Probably the most iconic of all is the Eiffel Tower built for the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889.<\/p>\n

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In 2003, I was fortunate to get to the top of the Eiffel Tower. The views from that vantage point looking down over the city are amazing.<\/p>\n

If you start walking the Avenue des Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es at the Arc de Triomphe, by the time you reach Place de la Concorde, you will have walked 1.9 kilometres.<\/p>\n

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Arc de Triomphe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Obelisque in Place de la Concorde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you look through the centre arch of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (at the Louvre) above, you can see the gold at the top of the obelisque and beyond that, the Arc de Triomphe. All perfectly lined up.<\/p>\n

Boat tours on the Seine take you past many landmark locations.<\/p>\n

If you’re lucky enough, you might even get to climb the steeples at Notre Dame Cathedral and get up close and personal (sort of) with the chimeras gracing the building’s facade.<\/p>\n

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Notre Dame Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I returned to the City of Lights in 2014, my mobility was somewhat hampered. I tore my\u00a0gastrocnemius muscle shortly before my trip. At least I had graduated from crutches to a cane by then.<\/span><\/p>\n

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