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... gonflé de chaleur et de soleil. Pour qui parcours Paris, la présence de l'Egypte est perceptible, de l'obélisque de la Concorde à la pyramide du Louvre. Mais tout ce que nous connaissons de l'Egypte ne ressemble de près qu'à de vagues présentations ...
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Fitz Roy, El Chalten and the concorde suite
A Travel Blog entry by dawnandphill from El Chalten, Argentina
... and very new town, with a microbrewery that also served ripper coffee, a chocolate factory right opposite our hotel (reference to concorde suite, for the van Ruths - very much like the concord suite bar the petrified grape and nick-nacks) and fantastic ...
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Red Sea Resort, Sacred Mountain & Streets of Cairo
A Travel Blog entry by studt.family from Sharm El-Sheikh, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
... This clock was a gift of thanks for the Pharaonic obelisk (from the Temple of Luxor) which now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. However, the clock was damaged upon delivery and has never worked. We take off our shoes to walk ...
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Meeting Egypt's Gandhi and Reaching Heaven
A Travel Blog entry by civey from Cairo, Egypt
... time during my stay and he will help me in anyway. I tell him shukran (thank you) but I already have a place to stay at the Concorde El Salam Hotel, I just need to get a taxi to take me there. He says no problem! Stick by me and I will find you the ...
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Luxor, Karnak si Valea Mortilor
A Travel Blog entry by john.smaranda from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... apropiat de un ghid care tocmai explica unui grup ca nu stiu ce rege a facut cadou Frantei obeliscul din Place de la Concorde, pentru care a primit in schimb un ceas care n-a mers niciodata. Totul este extraordinar aici, de la coloane la obeliscuri si de ...
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Colombia's Adventure Sport Capital
A Travel Blog entry by amazingjourneys from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... ; The easy option is to take a direct bus to Duitama via Tunja and connect there for the passing night bus from Bogota to El Cocuy. Transportes Concorde offers daily departures from San Gil to Duitama at 10.00, 15.30 and 19.30; five hours, 25,000 pesos. ...
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Paris
A Travel Blog entry by losviajesdelili from Paris, Île-de-France, France
... hasta llegar a la Iglesia de la Madeleine. Yo ya habia estado en el viaje anterior, estaba igual...jaja! Llegamos a la Place de la Concorde, cruzamos el Puente con el mismo nombre y pasamos por una Patisserie a comprar "algo dulce" para llevar al pie de ...
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La ciudad luz!
A Travel Blog entry by k0k0m0 from Paris, Île-de-France, France
... vez en ascensor, y proseguir nuestra recorrida por la bella ciudad. Ahora caminamos por la ribera del Sena en dirección a la Plaza de la Concorde. Cruzamos el río por el Puente del Alma y observamos el lugar en donde un año antes se había matado Lady ...
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Paris....olalala!!!!!
A Travel Blog entry by gracevilar from Paris, Île-de-France, France
... !! Sol pero bastante frio…2 grados, asique abrigada hasta los dientes parti para Le jardins de Tullieries, camine y camine hasta Concorde donde ahora pusieron un Paris Eye! La rueda iluminada para ver la ciudad girando! Continue mi caminata por el ...
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Oh la la!
A Travel Blog entry by anden4 from Paris, Île-de-France, France
... a los 300 km/h. Con esos datos uno espera que durante todo el viaje haya un barullo bárbaro (como se decía del Concorde). Para mi sorpresa, por momentos no se escuchaba un solo sonido, salvo dentro del túnel que por cuestiones físicas es obvio que ...
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Egypt, April and May 2008
A Travel Blog entry by lsf1953 from Cairo, Egypt
... : it is one of a matching pair. The other was taken to Paris in 1835 where it now stands in the centre of the Place de la Concorde. We were at the temple until 7:10 pm-what an incredible site. We got back to the boat at 7:40 pm. Today was a long day but ...
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Day 2: Almost got terminated...
A Travel Blog entry by vipro from Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
... King Louis-Philippe of France in exchange for the obelisk given by Egypt. (That 23m obelisk is now standing in Place de la Concorde in Paris) In fact, it seems that the Egyptian government really liked to give away obelisks as a way of diplomacy, just ...
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Luxor on Father's Day: Tombs and Temples
A Travel Blog entry by studt.family from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... two colossi of Ramses II and one obelisk on the left. A missing twin obelisk now resides in Paris at the Place de la Concorde, which we have seen earlier in our trip. The remaining obelisk was also being sent to France in the early 1900s, but ...
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EUROPIA
A Travel Blog entry by cc_world_tour from Marrakech, Morocco
... out the spot where Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were publicly guillotined in 1793 in the Place de la Concorde. We also descended deep underground to the famous Catacombes. Dating back to 1810, the burial site came about ...
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Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by pachi from Luxor, Egypt
... of Rameses II as well as two obelisks in front of the first pylon. The second obelisk now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The pylons are decorated with scenes of military exploits, including the Battle of Qadesh. The ...
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North African Xmas Numbero II
A Travel Blog entry by sianeth from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... 's needles still standing - one is lying horizontal. One was donated to France by the King of Algeria and is now at Place de Concorde (why did he have the power to do that?!) and one to Kingston-upon-Thames, but we haven't fathomed where abouts that one ...
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Two more days in Cairo
A Travel Blog entry by kingstravel from Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
... of France which has never worked!! This was given in exchange for the obelisk of Luxor which now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The French definitely got the best of that deal! Next stop was the colourful Khan el Khalili Bazaar and our first ...
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Travels through Barcelona and France
A Travel Blog entry by gemway from Paris, France
... we walked along the Champs-Elysees and took in all the posh shops. We walked past the Grand and Petite Palaces, through Concorde Place with all the amazing fountains and then through the amazing Jardin des tuileries and up to the Louvre. The Louvre was ...
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6 foot 4 and full of muscles
A Travel Blog entry by alexbicknell from Guayaquil, Ecuador
... what we do - the penance for this vast overland viaje. They vary enormously, from things in Argentina that remind you of Concorde - food, drinks, near flat beds, hostesses in short skirts. To the opposite extreme - sitting on the handbrake in southern ...
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Dying to get in
A Travel Blog entry by stevecori from Luxor, Egypt
... the other having been transported to Paris by the grabby French, where it now stands in the center of the Place de la Concorde. The French also left their mark on the base of the obelisks, which were once decorated with erect-phallused baboons; ...
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Concorde El Salam Hotel Cairo
65 Abd El Hamid Badawi st, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
... Dallas_Adventurer Based on some reviews I had seen, I was a little uneasy about what I might find at the Concorde El Salam. However, my personal experience was very positive. Good location in Heliopolis convenient to airport, elegant lobby, clean ...
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Concorde El Salam Sharm El Shei Sharm El-Sheikh
91 White Knight Beach, P.O. Box 91, Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
... GillMargo It is the first time that I have been to Sharm El Sheik and I desperately want to go back already The hotel Concorde El Salam is absolutely first class - the staff are incredibly friendly and nothing is a problem for them. We found that ...
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