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Paris – Part Two

Paris – Part Two

Our bus tour in Paris took us to the Palais Garnier, Paris’ opera house. It was the setting for the movie, Phantom of the Opera. The opera house is famous for its opulent common rooms designed to impress high society. When we visited, preparation for a performance was in progress so we could only visit the common areas and could not enter the auditorium. Pictured below is the ceremonial stairway. It is made of multicolored marble and splits into two…

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