We took an impromptu European vacation in Winter 2001-02. I was in particular excited to return to France after two and a half years away.
We spent a week in La Defense area outside of central Paris. We stayed in a studio apartment and shopped at the local mall and supermarket; it felt more like home than vacation. Here is the nearby arch of La Defense. Facing the opposite direction, across the esplanade. If you look very carefully (try clicking on the picture), you can see the Eiffel Tower on the right and the Arc de Triomphe on the left.
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