Sunday, November 29, 2015

Day 16: Catching Up #1

I finally figured out how to transfer most of the camera photo s to Chuck, despite Amazon's attempt at secrecy. These are photos of some pretty familiar sites, although the mostly sunny day was very rare for winter.  But first s little trivia:

The Eiffel Tower was considered ugly when built and was scheduled for demolition when it'd 20 year permit expired.  It became useful when radio was invented, and beloved after it played a key role in the defense of Paris in WW1.  The tower is made of puddle iron (not steel).

The gargoyles on Notre Dame Cathedral were added in the 19th as decorations for downspouts.

The Bastille Prison was destroyed by a mob in the French Revolution that later claimed the lives of Louis 16th and his wife.  The prison was huge but held only three prisoners st the time.



I think huge ball hanging in the Eiffel Tower was supposed to be a weekChristmas decoration.  Very cool.





 Climate change conference starts on Monday.



Place Bastille column marks site of destroyed prison.




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