Water Dragon Sunday Post: Black & White/ Paris

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Judy

I got lost but look what I found. ~Irving Berlin

Did you ever lose something? Something BIG?
My daughter and I lost the EIFFEL TOWER on our first visit to Paris. 😉

We had just arrived at our hotel, dumped our suitcases in the room, and took off looking for the famous monument.
We knew it was close. After all, we were in the 7th arrondissement, and it was only two blocks away.

After 45 minutes of walking, we sat on a bench to check out a map and rest.
I decided to take a picture of my daughter studying the map.

As I looked in the viewfinder I yelled to her……..”Oh no! Look behind you!”

OH NO! LOOK BEHIND YOU!

The lost is now found!

PS. We did much better finding our way around Paris for the next two weeks!

Thanks for viewing this Sunday Post.

Judy

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35 thoughts on “Water Dragon Sunday Post: Black & White/ Paris”

island traveler on August 20, 2012 at 6:26 am said:

A fun and exciting post. I’m glad that you found the tower in the end and with a funny twist. Love it!

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks IT! We laughed so hard! 😉
  
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jakesprinter on August 20, 2012 at 9:14 am said:

Stunning entry Judy, Good choice of photography thanks for sharing 🙂

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Jake! I hope you laughed too! 😉
  
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  - jakesprinter on August 20, 2012 at 10:52 pm said:
    
    He,he,he it happen to me too sometimes ,
    I lost my mobile and finally I found in my back pocket 🙂
  - Judy on August 21, 2012 at 12:48 am said:
    
    lol, that’s a good one! I’m always “losing” my sunglasses when they’re on my head! 😉
Let's CUT the Crap! on August 20, 2012 at 9:44 am said:

Funny how you can look for something that’s practically in front of you. Glad to found it. Nice shot!

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:14 pm said:
  
  Yes….I’m always doing that with my glasses! (when they’re on my head!) Glad you got a laugh out of it! Thanks..
  
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kap10bob on August 20, 2012 at 9:50 am said:

Funny story 🙂 Excellent photo!

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you kap! I’m glad it made you laugh! We certainly did after we found it!! Thanks for visiting!
  
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  - kap10bob on August 21, 2012 at 2:19 am said:
    
    Cheers Judy 🙂
  - Judy on August 21, 2012 at 3:28 pm said:
    
    Backatcha kap10bob!
stuartart on August 20, 2012 at 10:03 am said:

He he – love it. Love Paris too! 🙂

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- Judy on August 29, 2012 at 1:02 am said:
  
  Hey stuart….this ended up in my spam…I just found it.
  Thanks for your great comment! We laughed until tears came after we saw it was WAY behind us! 😉 After that we saw it everywhere! lol
  
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Northern Narratives on August 20, 2012 at 12:31 pm said:

That’s a good story 🙂

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:16 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Judy! Glad you enjoyed it!
  
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Sheila on August 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm said:

That’s so funny! It reminds me of the movie French Kiss – there was a part where every time Meg Ryan would turn her head to look for the Eiffel Tower, it would be behind a building or something. I can see Paris being a perfect mother/daughter trip place – it sounds like a great adventure!

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:20 pm said:
  
  I think I saw that movie…hmmm. I love Meg Ryan! I’ll have to check it out!
  Glad you got a laugh out of it! We were hysterical after we saw it! It was a wonderful 2 weeks together, many wonderful memories, lots of laughs! She was married 2 years later, so I’m really glad we went when we did! Thanks!
  
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zelmare on August 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm said:

LOL!!!! Very nice shot – with an interesting story to go with it! 🙂

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:22 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…Thank you, Zelmare! I’m glad you had a laugh! We laughed until we had tears after we saw it! We still laugh about it, even though it’s been 7 years!
  
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megtraveling on August 20, 2012 at 10:04 pm said:

What a great story! It’s a good thing you stopped to take a picture when you did. The Eiffel Tower looks close but it was probably still a good walk to get there. Your photo is fantastic too!

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- Judy on August 20, 2012 at 10:27 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Meg! You’re right. We had a long walk back!! Our hotel was a mere two blocks from the Champs du Mars/Eiffel Tower, and we ended up walking there for “ice cream” ;)….most evenings and watching the Eiffel light up. I sure would have missed all that ice cream if it had taken days to find it…lol
  
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canoe & communications on August 20, 2012 at 11:30 pm said:

funny caption, fun shot

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- Judy on August 21, 2012 at 12:47 am said:
  
  Thank you, canoe & communications! I’m glad you got a laugh from it. We certainly did! 😉
  
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Inside the Mind of Isadora on August 22, 2012 at 12:53 am said:

This post gave me a big chuckle. It was fantastic that you decided to take the photo. Can you imagine if you hadn’t??? Too funny …!!! Great entry and story.
Isadora

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- Judy on August 22, 2012 at 1:09 am said:
  
  I imagine it would have been a very LONG day if I hadn’t taken it! lol! Thanks, Izzy!
  
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JimR on August 23, 2012 at 1:15 pm said:

How could you loose the Eifell Tower Judy? LOL! It still looks far away. Nice b+w shot.

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- Judy on August 27, 2012 at 11:31 pm said:
  
  hahahaha….. I know~ we felt pretty silly. We started out just two blocks away from the tower, but the tall buildings blocked our view (at least that’s my story and I’m sticking with it!!!). We turned a corner in the opposite direction and kept walking farther away! We laughed so hard when we found it, we had tears falling down our cheeks!! After that…we saw the Eiffel EVERYWHERE! lol
  
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Inspired and pretty on August 23, 2012 at 8:38 pm said:

When you know the story, this photo is so funny ! I’m sure I’ll have some similar stories to tell when I’ll go to Paris with my sister ! It’s a good thing you took this photo, it was a memorable moment… ! 🙂

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- Judy on August 27, 2012 at 11:26 pm said:
  
  Good laughs, after much frustration! 😉 Thanks!
  
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Naomi Baltuck on August 24, 2012 at 4:53 pm said:

Love it!

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- Judy on August 27, 2012 at 11:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Naomi! It was a hilarious time! 😉
  
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  - Todd Materazzi Photography on October 7, 2012 at 5:51 am said:
    
    Judy, it only took me 1 year; my blogroll is now rolling 🙂
    
    http://titaniumphoto.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/blogroll/
    
    Cheers
    ~Todd Materazzi Photography
  - Judy on October 17, 2012 at 12:15 pm said:
    
    Todd…that’s excellent! And I’m humbled that you included me on the roll! Thank you.
    I love your header design. Awesome look! You have such incredible talent and I’m glad we’re friends. Thanks again!