Napoleon Returns ! (2 Viewers)

[Capitolron]

Good Morning Treefrog Forum !

In case you have missed me....

NAPOLEON HAS RETURNED !



Paris was great !! I loved every minute of it - well almost - anyway I will be giving a full PARIS REPORT on this thread and sharing lots and lots of PHOTOS

Quick answers to a few questions that are out there ...

Yes, Mrs. Phillips had a wonderful time - I worked for four days - she looked at ART undisturbed. Then we had Four more days together walking, walking, walking around Paris.

Yes, I had crapes at the Eiffle Tower !

Yes, I drank Champagne on the banks of the Seine River !

Yes, I HAD LOTS OF RED WINE !

Yes, I Went To Toy Soldiers of Paris !!

Photos are coming soon - Glad to be home.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Welcome back Ron! What did you bring us from Toy Soldiers Paris?

 

[aujj65]

Welcome back Ron,

You must have had a great time by the sounds of it. Did you celebrate the anniversary of Waterloo while you were there?

Jeff

 

[Capitolron]

Welcome back Ron,

You must have had a great time by the sounds of it. Did you celebrate the anniversary of Waterloo while you were there?

Jeff

Jeff

I can honestly say - I had drinks for all my fine French Soldiers while I was there !

 

[Capitolron]

OK - Here comes the photos .....

This first set is the visit to that wonderful oasis of all of PARIS

TOYSOLDIERS Paris

These are the photos of arriving there and making my first purchase of the Joan of Arc figure from Fred Genard - yes, Brad this one is yours

 

[Capitolron]

WOW - I look a little worst for the wear in those shots

Had a little Red Wine the night before

I had to walk everywhere when getting around Paris

OK - Next are shots from inside the Store of Toysoldiers Paris and one has Fred and Mrs. Phillips...

 

[Capitolron]

DAY ONE



We got in on Sunday morning and I was ready to go - wanted to start off with the ACR de TRIOMPHE !

In 1806, just after the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon declared to his soldiers, "you will march home through arches of victory." The construction of the Arc was from 1806 to 1836.

It was a great landmark to start our visit !

 

[Capitolron]

DAY ONE CONTINUED ...



You had to walk up 238 Steps to get to the top and WOW

What a view did you have !

 

[Capitolron]

DAY ONE CONTINUED ...



Here are pics of my wife and I outside the Arc, bust of Napoleon inside the Arc, view from top of the Arc, and me having my first French Croissant !!

On one trip out to the Land Show - my KMW Germans friends asked me if I had been to the Champs-Elysees? I said YES ! I have and it was great - they then asked if I knew why there were so many trees on the Champs-Elysees ?? I said NO ? - they told me "BECAUSE GERMANS LIKE TO MARCH IN THE SHADE !! " all the german guys laughed & laughed.....until I said - Yea, SO DO AMERICANS !

 

[kilted vampire]

Wow take me with you. How were the prices at the shop? How was the food? Where did you stay. Where the Parisians nice? Do either of you parlevous?

 

[VIRIATO]

Hi Ron,
Thanks for the great photos. The shop looks fantastic, unmissable really, so does Paris! Also looks like you had loads of fun. I especially like the trees joke, probably the French wouldn't like it that much but your answer provided the final say.

Cheers,
Paulo

 

[Capitolron]

Here is a little ARC de TRIOMPHE history !!

Germans Marching in and Americans Marching back out

 

[Spitfrnd]

Jeff

I can honestly say - I had drinks for all my fine French Soldiers while I was there !

Great shots, makes me envious indeed. But no drinks for the Brits, Prussians, Russians, Austrians, Spaniards, Bavarians etc, etc.?

 

[Mister Dave]

Really cool pictures Ron. It looks like you guys had an excellent trip. Now you have to fill us in on your TS purchases.

MD

 

[Leadmen]

Thanks for posting the pictures Ron. Looks like a nice place to visit. Leadmen

 

[Capitolron]

MORE DAY ONE !



Here are a few pics from a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Le Petit Palais and the Place de la Concord - where an Egyptian Obelisk / a Napoleon Egyptian Campaign Trophy is placed where the "guillotine" was placed during the French Revolution !

 

[Capitolron]

MORE DAY ONE !



Here are some pics from the Alexander III Bridge - Built 1896 - to celebrate the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1892 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Alexandre_III , my beautiful wife on the alexander bridge and some photos of an old US ARMY Jeep outside a small museum.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Nice shots, Ron! Looks like you and your lovely wife had a wonderful trip! I haven't been to Paris for 9 years . . . I really can't wait until my little ones are old enough for air travel!

 

[Capitolron]

DAY TWO !!



The Second Day was a busy day for me at the EUROSATORY / Paris Land Show - I spent my entire day working the Military Show with the KMW guys. I got back to hotel and took Mrs. Phillips out for dinner at 10:00 PM - which was close to sunset It stays daylight in Paris until about 10:20 PM each night (during this time of the year).

This was the Pont des Arts - the bridge which is close to the Louvre and Art School of France - it was built in 1804 - made of Steel and Wood Planks - was also featured in the last few episodes of Sex and the City

It is a real social place with all the students who meet and picnic there almost every night - a very cool place

 

[Capitolron]

Really cool pictures Ron. It looks like you guys had an excellent trip. Now you have to fill us in on your TS purchases.

MD

MD

Very few purchases - just Joan of Arc. The exchange rate kills you over there and to be honest - I can buy all these figures at home for MUCH LESS !

I really feel for our European Friends that EURO is pricey.

Ron