Vacation Part II: Paris

2024-11-02

The second half of my trip was in paris. I was previously there for a day for a work trip a few years ago and decided to come back to visit and celebrate the 50th anniversary of my favourite book, An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris


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stone stairs, covered in plants, on the side of a steep hill
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stone stairs, covered in plants, on the side of a steep hill
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#architecture/stairs #material/stone #place/France/Paris #plants/forb
stone stairs, covered in plants, on the side of a steep hill
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stone stairs, covered in plants, on the side of a steep hill
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#architecture/stairs #material/stone #place/France/Paris #plants/forb
a sticker attached to a metal fence featuring the word 'Paris' and a smiling elephant drawn with minimal strokes
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a sticker attached to a metal fence featuring the word 'Paris' and a smiling elephant drawn with minimal strokes
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#architecture/fence #drawing/graffiti #object/sticker #place/France/Paris
water droplets on a fallen purple leaf, making it blend in with the gravel beneath it
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water droplets on a fallen purple leaf, making it blend in with the gravel beneath it
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#object/rock/pebble #place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf #water/droplet
a narrow street flanked by bollard and by tall grey buildings
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a narrow street flanked by bollard and by tall grey buildings
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#architecture/bollard #architecture/building #paths/street #place/France/Paris
a pigeon standing on the edge of a fountain, in front of a grotesque face. in the mouth of the grotesque is a pipe that would shoot water if the fountain were on
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a pigeon standing on the edge of a fountain, in front of a grotesque face. in the mouth of the grotesque is a pipe that would shoot water if the fountain were on
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#animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #place/France/Paris #sculpture/gargoyle #water/surface/artificial/fountain
a pigeon standing on the edge of a fountain, in front of a grotesque face. in the mouth of the grotesque is a pipe that would shoot water if the fountain were on
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a pigeon standing on the edge of a fountain, in front of a grotesque face. in the mouth of the grotesque is a pipe that would shoot water if the fountain were on
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#animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #place/France/Paris #sculpture/gargoyle #water/surface/artificial/fountain
A pigeon walking along a cobblestone square

A pigeon hunts for crumbs. Ever nearer.

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A pigeon hunts for crumbs. Ever nearer.
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A pigeon walking along a cobblestone square
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#activity/exhausting #animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #material/stone/cobble #place/France/Paris
moss growing between cobblestones

Moss in the cracks of the cobble stones. I remember photographing it during my previous visit

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Moss in the cracks of the cobble stones. I remember photographing it during my previous visit
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moss growing between cobblestones
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#activity/exhausting #material/stone/cobble #place/France/Paris #plants/moss
a building reflected in the mirror of a parked scooter

None of the mirrors let me see myself

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None of the mirrors let me see myself
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a building reflected in the mirror of a parked scooter
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#activity/exhausting #architecture/building #mirror #place/France/Paris #reflection #vehicles/scooter
a brown and white pigoen facing away from the camera

A brown and white pigeon lands but flies off when a woman walks by.

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A brown and white pigeon lands but flies off when a woman walks by.
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a brown and white pigoen facing away from the camera
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#activity/exhausting #animals/bird/pigeon #place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf/fallen
a metal grating above a subway
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a metal grating above a subway
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#material/metal/grating #place/France/Paris #shapes/square
a metal mooring ring on a stone wall
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a metal mooring ring on a stone wall
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#architecture/ring/mooring #material/metal #place/France/Paris #shapes/circle
a staircase down to the river
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a staircase down to the river
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#architecture/stairs #architecture/wall #place/France/Paris #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
trees reflected in a puddle
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trees reflected in a puddle
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#place/France/Paris #plants/tree #reflection #water/surface/transient/puddle
lights reflecting on a river at night
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lights reflecting on a river at night
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#place/France/Paris #reflection #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
a red light reflecting on a swelling river at night
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a red light reflecting on a swelling river at night
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#architecture/light #place/France/Paris #reflection #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
a purposefully blurry shot of cars crossing a bridge over a river at night
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a purposefully blurry shot of cars crossing a bridge over a river at night
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#architecture/bridge/Pont de Sully #architecture/light #camera/blur #place/France/Paris #reflection #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
lights reflecting on a river at night
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lights reflecting on a river at night
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#architecture/light #place/France/Paris #reflection #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
a textured stone wall on a building
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a textured stone wall on a building
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#architecture/building #architecture/wall #material/stone #place/France/Paris
a partially covered alley flanked by buildings
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a partially covered alley flanked by buildings
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#paths/lane #place/France/Paris
a floral mural beside stone pillars and a curved glass wall
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a floral mural beside stone pillars and a curved glass wall
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#architecture/building/Accès Culture #architecture/pillar #drawing/mural #material/glass #material/stone #place/France/Paris
a selfie taken in a frosted glass window with a colourful mural behind me
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a selfie taken in a frosted glass window with a colourful mural behind me
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#architecture/building/Accès Culture #camera/selfie #drawing/mural #material/glass #people/bcj #place/France/Paris #reflection
more traditional apartment buildings reflected in a sheer wall of square glass windows
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more traditional apartment buildings reflected in a sheer wall of square glass windows
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#architecture/building #architecture/building/Accès Culture #architecture/window #material/glass #reflection
A golden statue of an angel holding a torch (the spirit of freedom) on a tall column as viewed through branches
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A golden statue of an angel holding a torch (the spirit of freedom) on a tall column as viewed through branches
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#architecture/pillar/July Column #place/France/Paris #plants/tree #sculpture/Augustin Dumont/Génie de la Liberté
trees reflected in a leaf-covered puddle
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trees reflected in a leaf-covered puddle
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#place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf/fallen #plants/tree #reflection #water/surface/transient/puddle
pigeons hanging out by a canal
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pigeons hanging out by a canal
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#animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #place/France/Paris
metal beams under a bridge
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metal beams under a bridge
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#architecture/bridge/Pont de Sully #material/metal #place/France/Paris
stones forming an arch in  a tunnel under a bridge
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stones forming an arch in a tunnel under a bridge
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#architecture/arch #architecture/bridge/Pont de Sully #material/stone #place/France/Paris
a small white flower with pink tips
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a small white flower with pink tips
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#place/France/Paris #plants/part/flower #unknown/plant/small pink and white paris
blue and purple flowers
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blue and purple flowers
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#place/France/Paris #plants/forb/Bachelor's Button #plants/part/flower
a mushroom growing in a stump
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a mushroom growing in a stump
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#fungus/mushroom #place/France/Paris #plants/dead/stump
a stairway up from a river
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a stairway up from a river
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#architecture/stairs #material/stone #place/France/Paris
a spiky seed pod on a plant
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a spiky seed pod on a plant
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#place/France/Paris #plants/forb/Datura #plants/part/seed/pod
an ornate dome and the eiffel tower visible through the fog
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an ornate dome and the eiffel tower visible through the fog
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#architecture/building/Institude de France #architecture/building/tower/Eiffel #architecture/dome #object/vane #place/France/Paris #water/weather/fog
an angry satyr grotesque on a bridge
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an angry satyr grotesque on a bridge
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#architecture/bridge/Pont Neuf #place/France/Paris #sculpture/grotesque
a smiling face on a bridge
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a smiling face on a bridge
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#architecture/bridge/Pont Neuf #place/France/Paris #sculpture/grotesque
people walking along a graffiti-covered tunnel
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people walking along a graffiti-covered tunnel
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#architecture/tunnel/Tunnel des Tuileries #drawing/graffiti #drawing/mural #people/stranger #place/France/Paris
A sculpture of Krillin in his training gi bathed in blue light
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A sculpture of Krillin in his training gi bathed in blue light
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#architecture/light #architecture/tunnel/Tunnel des Tuileries #people/fictional/Krillin #place/France/Paris #sculpture
bikes reflected in a rainy sidewalk
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bikes reflected in a rainy sidewalk
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#people/stranger #place/France/Paris #reflection #vehicles/bicycle
a tiny puddle in a fallen leaf
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a tiny puddle in a fallen leaf
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#place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf/fallen #water/surface/transient/puddle
an eye in a willow tree
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an eye in a willow tree
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#pareidolia #place/France/Paris #plants/tree/willow
a manhole cover
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a manhole cover
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#object/manhole/cover #place/France/Paris #shapes/square
a broken metal grille in a hole
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a broken metal grille in a hole
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#architecture/building/Louvre #decay #hole #place/France/Paris
the glass pyramid of the louvre reflected in a puddle
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the glass pyramid of the louvre reflected in a puddle
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#architecture/building/Louvre/Pyramid #place/France/Paris #reflection #water/surface/transient/puddle
the glass pyramid of the louvre reflecting the louvre building beside it
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the glass pyramid of the louvre reflecting the louvre building beside it
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#architecture/building/Louvre/Pyramid #architecture/window #material/glass #place/France/Paris #reflection
the metal lattice that supports the glass pyramid of the louvre
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the metal lattice that supports the glass pyramid of the louvre
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#architecture/building/Louvre/Pyramid #architecture/window #place/France/Paris
the metal lattice that supports the glass pyramid of the louvre
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the metal lattice that supports the glass pyramid of the louvre
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#architecture/building/Louvre/Pyramid #architecture/window #camera/blur #place/France/Paris
squares in a concrete ceiling
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squares in a concrete ceiling
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#architecture/building/Louvre #material/concrete #place/France/Paris #shapes/square
straight rows of trees in a french garden
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straight rows of trees in a french garden
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#architecture/building/Palais Royal #place/France/Paris #plants/tree
the number 13 in neon on a building
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the number 13 in neon on a building
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#architecture/building/Bourse de Commerce #numbers/13 #place/France/Paris #text/sign/neon
a pigeon with puffed up chest
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a pigeon with puffed up chest
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#animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #place/France/Paris
an accidental photo
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an accidental photo
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#accident #camera/blur/motion #place/France/Paris
a lit window in a hotel room at night
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a lit window in a hotel room at night
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#architecture/building/hotel #architecture/light #architecture/window
a lit window in a hotel room at night
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a lit window in a hotel room at night
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#architecture/building/hotel #architecture/light #architecture/window
looking down a narrow spiral staircase
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looking down a narrow spiral staircase
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#architecture/building/hotel #architecture/stairs/spiral #place/France/Paris
a traffic light displaying a red cross
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a traffic light displaying a red cross
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#architecture/building #architecture/light/traffic #place/France/Paris #symbol/cross
grass growing between stones
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grass growing between stones
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#material/stone/cobble #place/France/Paris #plants/grass
an ornate metal grating
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an ornate metal grating
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#material/metal #place/France/Paris
a building with ornate windows
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a building with ornate windows
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#architecture/building #architecture/window #place/France/Paris
a person walking down a street with an instrument on their back
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a person walking down a street with an instrument on their back
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#architecture/building #object/instrument/sousaphone #paths/street #people/stranger #place/France/Paris
water droplets on a white flower
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water droplets on a white flower
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb/Cotton #plants/part/flower #water/droplet
water droplets on green plants
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water droplets on green plants
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb #plants/part/leaf #water/droplet
red, pink, and yellow flowers
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red, pink, and yellow flowers
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb/Lily #plants/part/flower
a black bug with white spots on a leaf
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a black bug with white spots on a leaf
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#animals/insect/stink bug/Southern Green #place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/part/leaf
a black bug beginning to turn green on an orange plant
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a black bug beginning to turn green on an orange plant
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#animals/insect/stink bug/Southern Green #place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb #unknown/plant/orange fluffy
a yellow flower with red tips
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a yellow flower with red tips
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb/Dahlia #plants/part/flower
a large insect on the back of a flower
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a large insect on the back of a flower
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#animals/insect/Crane Fly #place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb/Dahlia #plants/part/flower
a flower covered in water droplets
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a flower covered in water droplets
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #plants/forb/Rose #plants/part/flower #water/droplet
a large sculpture of a crustacean
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a large sculpture of a crustacean
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#place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #sculpture
a 1-footed pigeon
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a 1-footed pigeon
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#animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #place/France/Paris
a small snail on a leaf
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a small snail on a leaf
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#animals/mollusk/snail #place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf
a small snail on a leaf
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a small snail on a leaf
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#animals/mollusk/snail #place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf
a sign on a school: ecole normale superieure
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a sign on a school: ecole normale superieure
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#architecture/building/school #place/France/Paris #text/sign
a building with fancy brickwork
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a building with fancy brickwork
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#architecture/building #material/brick #place/France/Paris
a building with fancy brickwork
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a building with fancy brickwork
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#architecture/building #material/brick #place/France/Paris
a rough arch in an old stone building
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a rough arch in an old stone building
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#decay #hole #place/France/Paris
a winged lion with serpaint tail spewing water
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a winged lion with serpaint tail spewing water
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#place/France/Paris #sculpture/Gabriel Davioud/Fontaine Saint-Michel #water/surface/artificial/fountain
flowers growing along the edge of a bridge
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flowers growing along the edge of a bridge
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#place/France/Paris #plants/forb/Aster #plants/part/flower
an unknown plant with a large seedpod
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an unknown plant with a large seedpod
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#place/France/Paris #plants/tree #unknown/plant/france/fruit with giant nut
pigeons attempting to eat a hard piece of bread
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pigeons attempting to eat a hard piece of bread
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#actions/eating #animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #object/sand #place/France/Paris/park/Square of Saint-Jacques Tower
a large colourful mermaid firing water from her breasts
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a large colourful mermaid firing water from her breasts
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#place/France/Paris #sculpture/Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle/The Heart #water/surface/artificial/fountain/Stravinsky
a leaf-covered path along a river
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a leaf-covered path along a river
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#place/France/Paris #plants/part/leaf/fallen #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine
white flowers growing out of a stone wall
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white flowers growing out of a stone wall
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#material/stone #place/France/Paris #plants/part/flower #unknown/paris wallflower
buildings against a cloudy sky
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buildings against a cloudy sky
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#architecture/building #place/France/Paris #silhouette #sky/cloud
seed pods on a tree
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seed pods on a tree
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#place/France/Paris #plants/part/seed/pod #plants/tree/Sycamore #silhouette

#accident #actions/eating #activity/exhausting #animals/bird/Swan/Mute #animals/bird/parakeet #animals/bird/pigeon #animals/bird/pigeon/Rock #animals/insect/Crane Fly #animals/insect/beetle/Ladybug #animals/insect/stink bug/Southern Green #animals/mollusk/snail #architecture/arch #architecture/bollard #architecture/bridge/Pont Neuf #architecture/bridge/Pont d'Austerlitz #architecture/bridge/Pont de Sully #architecture/building #architecture/building/Accès Culture #architecture/building/Bourse de Commerce #architecture/building/Institude de France #architecture/building/Louvre #architecture/building/Louvre/Pyramid #architecture/building/Palais Royal #architecture/building/church/cathedral/Saint-Sulpice #architecture/building/hotel #architecture/building/school #architecture/building/tower/Eiffel #architecture/dome #architecture/fence #architecture/light #architecture/light/traffic #architecture/pillar #architecture/pillar/July Column #architecture/ring/mooring #architecture/stairs #architecture/stairs/Escalier Végétalisé Rue Rollin #architecture/stairs/spiral #architecture/tunnel/Tunnel des Tuileries #architecture/wall #architecture/web/spider #architecture/window #camera/blur #camera/blur/motion #camera/selfie #decay #drawing/graffiti #drawing/mural #fungus/mushroom #hole #material/brick #material/concrete #material/glass #material/metal #material/metal/grating #material/stone #material/stone/cobble #mirror #numbers/13 #object/instrument/sousaphone #object/manhole/cover #object/rock/pebble #object/sand #object/sticker #object/vane #pareidolia #paths/lane #paths/street #people/bcj #people/fictional/Krillin #people/stranger #place/France/Paris #place/France/Paris/park/Jardin des Plantes #place/France/Paris/park/Square of Saint-Jacques Tower #plants/dead/stump #plants/forb #plants/forb/Aster #plants/forb/Aster/Italian #plants/forb/Bachelor's Button #plants/forb/Bellflower #plants/forb/Blanket Flower #plants/forb/Calendula #plants/forb/Chrysanthemum #plants/forb/Coneflower #plants/forb/Cotton #plants/forb/Dahlia #plants/forb/Dahlia/Janeiro #plants/forb/Dahlia/Star Sister #plants/forb/Datura #plants/forb/Datura/Moonflower #plants/forb/Lily #plants/forb/Rose #plants/forb/Sunflower #plants/forb/Verbena #plants/forb/artichoke #plants/forb/salvia/Guaranitica/Purple Majesty? #plants/grass #plants/moss #plants/part/flower #plants/part/flower/wilted #plants/part/leaf #plants/part/leaf/fallen #plants/part/seed/pod #plants/tree #plants/tree/Sycamore #plants/tree/willow #reflection #sculpture #sculpture/Augustin Dumont/Génie de la Liberté #sculpture/Gabriel Davioud/Fontaine Saint-Michel #sculpture/Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle/The Elephant #sculpture/Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle/The Heart #sculpture/Pol Bury/Sphérades #sculpture/gargoyle #sculpture/grotesque #shapes/circle #shapes/square #silhouette #sky/cloud #symbol/cross #text/sign #text/sign/neon #unknown #vehicles/bicycle #vehicles/boat #vehicles/crane #vehicles/scooter #water/droplet #water/surface/artificial/fountain #water/surface/artificial/fountain/Stravinsky #water/surface/flowing/canal/Saint-Martin #water/surface/flowing/river/Seine #water/surface/transient/puddle #water/weather/fog

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