Paris
In April a school group from the NSW central coast was in Paris on the way back from an emotional visit to Australian war graves on France’s Western Front.
Maybe it was the excitement of a wonderful overseas trip, maybe it was homesickness that explains what happened in Paris. But the point is, it wasn’t unusual.
The pupils had stopped to take in Notre Dame Cathedral when they came across another tourist attraction usually not seen back home at Brisbane Water and Tuggerah Lakes.
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Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed died in a car crash in Paris today in 1997.
And it’s Tuesday so what’s on your mind?
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Wally King says:
I wanna know who the election bookies are going to pay as the winner of the 2010 election, I need the dough, I gotta a good thing in the cricket,and then I,m going to load up on the next election to be held within the next 6 months . I… Read more »
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Macca says:
I was thinking, that the party that has the most seats should get government, have their own ministers etc. However, both parties should be able to introduce legislation, and attempt to get it passed. If the opposition gets a policy past the independents and a Green, bad luck, you have… Read more »
Allied forces liberated Paris from German occupation on this day in 1944.
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Peter says:
Agree, Europe in total has not contributed much to the war on terror in Afghanistan. When i was in France shortly after the London bombings, French TV were refering to Terrorists as Kamakazi’s instead. I suppose that goes some way into explaing how the French think about this issue.. Strange… Read more »
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Bill says:
Put me down as a supporter of both wars. Thank you for your service members of our Defence Forces, you do our country proud. Read more »
These two young people and their dogs were camped out on the pavement of the busiest street of central Paris opposite the Town Hall.
They were lying on the footpath around dusk time completely oblivious of the throng of people going past them.
They were surrounded by all their paraphernalia – backpacks, sleeping bags and so forth - and two of their three dogs were frolicking around.
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Bon Photograph!!!! I really think you make a photographer!!!! Read more »
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Martin says:
Love the shot. The life separation is amazing! The couple and the dogs both separated from a totally different world. I feel drawn in and thank you for sharing this moment. A moment that says that there is more… and yes give up the day job and keep telling the… Read more »
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