tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370462433580234572024-02-19T03:15:01.851-08:00Hands on Portlandwww.studiohartig.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16560135848657893064noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-91488874435354848072014-06-24T14:57:00.002-07:002014-06-24T14:57:40.356-07:00Levi arrives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our nephew Levi has arrived in Portland (with his mom and dad of course). This was hist first trip on a plane and he was very excited once he got here!</div>
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Olive was excited to test out Levi's stroller.</div>
Brian Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798720153862491254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-33698422421623967322014-06-24T14:53:00.002-07:002014-06-24T14:53:43.250-07:00More house updates!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The grass that we seeded outside the studio has grown in perfectly! </div>
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We finally got the guest bedroom all set up and ready for visitors! </div>
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We used old wood from the garage to build these shelves in the bedroom!</div>
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We recently bought a $25 table at a thrift store and Brian decided to sand it down to see if we could make it a nice dining table for the new house.</div>
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The wood was in pretty good shape after sanding it down.</div>
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Renee used her painting skills to put some re-coat the top. </div>
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We painted the outside white - now all we need are some chairs! </div>
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It didn't look like much when we bought the house - but over the course of a month we were able to convert the free-standing garage behind our new house into an AWESOME art studio for Renee. <br />Here are some pictures to show you the process...<br />
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Spring has hit Portland and the tree in front of our house has flowered with surprising pink petals!</div>
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The snow keeps on coming! There was a small gap this morning and Renee was able to get out on her scheduled flight to Michigan, but since she left it has been snowing and freezing rain all day! Here are some pictures courtesy of PDX Pipeline.</div>
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People stopped driving and just decided to ski everywhere. Seriously, people have been skiing past all day! </div>
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This was our house this morning!</div>
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Judging by the snow on our trash cans we've gotten 8-10 inches in the last 48 hours! </div>
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Yesterday afternoon Portland was hit with a surprise attack of winter! Most schools, including Brian's, were cancelled halfway through the day. The conditions were bad enough that it took Brian over 2.5 hours to drive home from Hillsboro (usually 40 min!) when he was let out at 1:00. Thankfully we are safe and sound and there's no school today!</div>
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Renee's studio got a roof and walls this week! Now it's on to priming!</div>
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Contractors are hard at work to revamp the garage into a new studio for Renee! It's gonna be BIIIIIG!</div>
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Things have been CRAZY since our last post! As most of you know, we did INDEED get the house! Here we are signing the papers! </div>
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The next day we went by and were given our keys!</div>
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<i>Buying</i> the house turned out to be the easy part, in reality it was the <i>moving</i> that proved to be the challenge. </div>
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THEN it was time to move into the new house! Here's the first box! </div>
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Our new house has hummingbirds - can you find him?</div>
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There are also a plethora of cats for Olive to watch out the window. One is bigger than she is! </div>
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One of the largest city parks is only a few blocks away! </div>
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At a shop down the street we found the perfect (maybe strangest) ornament for our first Christmas in the new house! </div>
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On Christmas we went to a friend's condo for dinner and beautiful view of Portland!</div>
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We rang in the new year at good ol' Voodoo Doughnuts! Renee shouted "Happy New Years!!!" in the middle of the restaurant and everyone cheered. </div>
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Renee found the "unique" lamp at a local vintage store. We are pretty sure that the last owner was Luke Skywalker. </div>
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Brian Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798720153862491254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-77737014467633822492013-11-03T14:54:00.000-08:002013-11-03T15:20:45.940-08:00Our new home?Renee and I just had our offer accepted on this beautiful house!<br />
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<br />Brian Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798720153862491254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-39492197867803000792013-09-14T11:05:00.001-07:002013-09-14T11:05:25.924-07:00Picking Berries!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before summer ended, we decided to go out and pick some berries at Sauvie Island! Renee was like a little berry picking MACHINE! </div>
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Her hands got rather stained after all the furious picking! </div>
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A month ago we look a big trip back to the East side of the country. It was the first time we got to fly with Olive. We took the red-eye from Portland to Detroit, so that may account for how sleepy Renee and Olive look in this picture.</div>
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However, they were both excited to be on solid ground after landing!</div>
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When we arrived in Romeo, we learned that Carla's son Levi had learned a few new things since the last time we saw him.</div>
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On the 4th of July we had a cooking competition. Three teams got 1 hour to create a dessert using the secret ingredient of poppy seeds. Each team was scored by a group of non-partial judges. The overall winners were Mike and Brian who created this fabulously delicious dessert sushi using rice krispie treats and fresh fruit.</div>
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It's hard to tell from these pictures, but it was extremely humid and about 98 degrees when we got there. The news said that with the humidity it was more like 105-110. </div>
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We booked an apartment in the West Village, which was very cute! When we arrived at the apartment we realized that it was a little more cute than we had planned on (see the video below!)</div>
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Here's a tour of our spacious living!</div>
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This is a picture of the entire apartment. Brian is standing with his back to the entry door, holding the camera above his head.</div>
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Because it was so darn hot, we spent our first few days touring art museums during the peak heat hours! We saw a lot of famous art, and made a lot of funny faces.</div>
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One of Renee's favorite pieces was the Temple of Dendur at the Met. It is a real Egyptian temple that was given to the U.S. after we made a considerable donation to Egypt to help them preserve some historic temples that were being flooded by the Nile. This room was built to house it and it follows the exact same measurements as the original layout of the temple (including a simulated Nile which is not pictured)</div>
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While we were walking around we stumbled across the Google headquarters. The building was one of the largest we've ever seen and took up an ENTIRE NYC block! The building is almost 3 million square feet and is listed as the third largest building in Manhattan! It only cost 1.9 billion dollars apparently - what a steal!</div>
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That afternoon we stopped by the Corner Bistro, often referred to as the "best burger in NYC" - Brian had visited almost 10 year ago, and couldn't wait to go back!</div>
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After our bellies were full (and it had cooled down a little) we headed over to the High Line Park. Built in 2009 on an old elevated train track, it winds through lower Manhattan for 1.5 miles. It was like nothing we had ever seen before! <br />
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Each section of the path is landscaped differently, some with grass, some with shallow water to wade in, open lawn to relax in, or chairs to wit in and watch the skyline.</div>
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It was one of the coolest things we experienced in NY, and seemed to be a perfect night to stroll the both. There were a few ice cream vendors, and we stopped for some dessert. The best way we can describe it is a very futuristic version of nature. Really incredible, highly recommended!</div>
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Renee was determined to stop by the extremely famous designer fabric store, Mood. Let's just say they did not disappoint! The owner even gave us a free bag!</div>
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That night we had tickets to see Chicago on Broadway. If we thought the subway was hot before, it was nothing compared to what it was like in dress pants and a long shirt!</div>
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Fortunately the theater had AC, and the show was stupendous!</div>
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The next morning we took the subway to Brooklyn to meetup with an old friend.</div>
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While we were there we happened by the <a href="http://www.sketchbookproject.com/">Brooklyn Sketchbook Museum</a>. It is an ongoing project where artists and create a sketchbook, send it into the museum and they catalog it for people to check out and look through. They have an impressive collection so far! </div>
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After so much adventure we took some time that afternoon to sit and sketch.</div>
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Afterwards Renee got very excited when she found a store that only sold macaron cookies! She hadn't been able to find them anywhere in NYC!</div>
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One of Brian's main goals was to visit the oldest bar in America. It has remained basically unchanged since it opened in 1854! Abraham Lincoln used to go there! The walls were covered in old stuff - one of the regulars pointed out JFK's death certificate behind the counter - how it got there? Who knows! We chatted with the bartender (who has worked there 40 years), and a nice gentleman who has been coming there for even longer! If fact, he remembered when women weren't allowed in! He told us that the men weren't thrilled when NYC finally passed a law that required them to admit women.</div>
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These wish bones were hanging on the light above the bar. We asked what the deal was. The bartender told us that a group of young men hung their wishbones up there before World War I! The soldiers that came back took theirs back off, the ones that remain were never claimed.</div>
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All this history even inspired Renee to try one of their beers (they have two kinds that they make, dark and light).</div>
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The next day it was back to Michigan (Holland this time) for some beach, sun and relaxation.</div>
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Carla, Mike and Levi even joined us after a few days. This was Levi's first time seeing Lake Michigan!</div>
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Holland was much more relaxing than New York. We sat around...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So much has happ<span style="font-size: small;">ened since this summer<span style="font-size: small;">! Renee went home and built this coffee table with her dad in Michigan!<span style="font-size: small;">...</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...Brian's mom and dad came to vi<span style="font-size: small;">sit and we went hiking in the <span style="font-size: small;">Columbia River Gorge...</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">....We found out that Brian's mom, Janet<span style="font-size: small;">, is not afraid of heights...</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...We had a wonderful <span style="font-size: small;">Thanksgiving! Thanks to all who sent us cards :)...</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our buddy Roman sent us some trendy socks from Korea!...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And Renee ha<span style="font-size: small;">d a birthday!...her presents barely fit on the new coffee table!...time to make a new one?</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brian Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798720153862491254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-8601497467590500182012-09-22T20:23:00.003-07:002012-09-22T20:41:17.021-07:00Europe - Part 4 - (Switzerland!)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the train to Switzerland we noticed a very interesting stain on the ceiling of our car. Anyone want to take any guesses what it is and how it got there? We spent most of the ride hypothesizing and still came up short.</span> </td></tr>
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We arrived late at night and were met by Franz, who was an exchange student for Brian's grandparents when his mother was in high school. He and his family graciously offered for us to stay at their beautiful home in Bern, the capitol of Switzerland.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we woke up in the morning this was the view out our window.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their house sits up on a hill overlooking downtown Bern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a view from the porch directly outside the dining room.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They have very cute road markings in Bern!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's Franz! He was our trusty tour guide for many Swiss excursions. The first morning he brought us downtown.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bern is built on a major bend in the Aare river.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Aare is INSANELY blue. It is fresh mountain water that comes directly from the Alps.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The downtown was SUPER cute.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were a LOT of people waiting in front of this clock to see it chime. It's apparently a pretty big deal...or something.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian found the public ping pong tables much more fascinating.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After spending some time in the warm sun, we headed down to the riverbank and found the "beach" of Bern.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is apparently a HUGE movement in Bern called "Urban Swimming". Basically there are paths that go along the river and you walk down with a mass of people. Then there are various entry points were you can jump into the freezing water and be swiftly carried down.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We decided that we HAD to give it a try. The red railings you see are how you exit the river. There are multiple locations because many people grab onto the railing and are ripped away by the current. As long as you don't miss the last one you should be okay!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day we went there were LOTS of swimmers! Below are two videos to give you a better idea of how it works.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next day Franz took us to the Alps! We took a little train high up into the mountains.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was breathtaking.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a panoramic photo that we tiled together from several pictures. It's pretty amazing, but still doesn't do the view justice. From left to right - Eiger, Monch, & Jungfrau</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Franz is a mountaineering veteran and had some crazy stories about actually climbing those peaks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the whole family! We had a wonderful farewell party!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Albina was sitting next to Brian and decided to join him while he was drawing!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Brian Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798720153862491254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537046243358023457.post-40978990619973825242012-09-08T22:41:00.001-07:002012-09-08T22:41:13.283-07:00Europe - Part 3 (Paris!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a few hours on a high speed train, a ride on the Paris metro, and 3 blogs of rolling our suitcases down cobblestone streets we arrived!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian settled in quickly!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a short rest we took a stroll around the neighborhood! We walked right past what is apparently the OLDEST stone building in Paris! It was Nicolas Flamel's house.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the way back down we passed by the famous Moulin Rouge.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">To escape some of the bustle of the city our next stop was <span class="st">Père Lachaise Cemetery - the largest and oldest of only 4 cemeteries remaining in Paris.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We saw many famous gravestones...but none as creepy as Voldemort's</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The oldest identifiable grave belongs to the forbidden lovers, Abailard & Heloise buried in 1141.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The nest morning we set off early to visit the Louvre.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Apparently we weren't the only ones. This was the line that formed minutes after they opened.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian (large), and Winged Victory (small).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wonder if they have enough body guards and barriers around Mona....hmmmm</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who did the interior decorating of the place did a pretty good job.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We spent some time checking out Egyptian sculptures circa 4700 AD! This guy with the mustache was our favorite!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On our way we saw the greenest building ever!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think Renee was confusing the Eiffel town with another famous tower...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Upon leaving we spotted this man dressed in many layers (keep in mind it was almost 100 degrees!) He taught Renee a little trick - watch the next video to see it in action!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The church seemed deserted, but Brian found a staircase down to the crypt underneath...where there was more art.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Apparently the only place they could find to hang this photo was on an ancient tablet? Weird.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What are all these people waiting for you ask?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a line 3 blocks long to get into this little black door, the entrance to the Paris catacombs. Fortunately for us we had booked a private tour and didn't have to wait at all! It saved us 3 hours!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The spiral staircase to the catacombs descends over 6 stories under the city. Let's just say that you wouldn't have made it very far if you were the least bit claustrophobic.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the initial descent and a short walk down a very narrow tunnel, the entrance to the catacombs opens up with high vaulted ceilings.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a view up from the tunnel. The catacombs stretch for miles underneath the city. They were originally dug to mine for stone. There was no organized plan, so they are an endless maze with no clear direction and they spiderweb underneath a huge portion of the city.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first stop was "the gallery" - small carvings of buildings done by a miner in the catacombs.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After he completed his sculptures he began digging a stairway to the surface so people could see his work. The staircase collapsed and killed him.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is an underground well. The water was so still that it looked like smoke</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are 6 million bodies buried in the catacombs. Nearly 200 cemeteries were closed in Paris because they were literally overflowing (why only 4 remain). The bodies were all dumped into the catacombs.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">At some point there was a movement to organize and "beautify" the piles of bones. They built corridors using the femurs and skulls to make a wall. The rest of the bones are piled behind...as far back as I could see.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the catacombs there were no barriers, no guards and hardly any light. It was just us and miles of solid bones.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a column built out of bones. Very strange. Very eerie. We walked underground for about a mile before returning to the land of the living.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the Musee D'orsay. It was probably our favorite museum that we visited. It houses a HUGE impressionist collection and is built in an old train station.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Photos aren't allowed...so this one I took illegally.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The last few days were 100 degrees in the city, so we spent as much time as we could visiting museums and other air-conditioned attractions as possible. This is the Pantheon!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">These are the crypts under the Pantheon. Victor Hugo and many other notables are buried here.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On our last day we started out by visiting Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, the largest flea market/antique market in the world. It was an endless maze of tiny connected shops.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Want a 12th century vase? No problem. WWII rifle, yup! Piles of animal bones - sure thing!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This one was one of the oddest. Notice the human skull for sale on the far left!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the afternoon the temperature had reached the 100's and we were ready to get some relief. We went to the Pompidou contemporary art museum. The museum was built "inside out" and the exterior proudly showcases all of it's pipes and electrical...and it was air conditioned! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once inside the air-conditioning we spent our sweet tie admiring some good old contemporary art.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian's favorite activity was taking pictures of people who were trying to pose with the Eiffel tower.</span></td></tr>
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Every hour on the hour the Eiffel Tower "sparkles" for 5 minutes! We managed to catch it on film :)</div>
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The next day we packed up our bags once more - NEXT STOP SWITZERLAND!</div>
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