Random Parisian Statues

Cool old statues: this city is full of 'em. A few pics of some random statues around Paris. First there is the statue of Général deGaulle, leader of the French Resistance movement and 1st President of France--this statue stands in the square just outside of the Grand Palais on the Rive Droite. Next is an interesting statue atop the Grand Palais which overlooks the Seine called "L’Harmonie triomphant de la Discorde"--it looks really cool at night, when an intense white light illuminates it from behind. And last on our sculpture of Paris tour of today is a plain old horse which is guarding the Eiffel Tower. For some reason there is the face of a man buried within the shield at the horse's feet.

In unrelated news, I was inspired after a dinner party to write my first ever wikipedia entry yesterday night. Hey, write what you know about, right?

As I mentioned before, I'm running low on ideas for my France-USA contest which will name at the end, leaving little doubt, the identity of the superior country. As a result, I've decided to give a point to the Americans for lending a helping hand to the French during WWII. The score: France 14, US 13.

French for the Day: the phrase "sans dec?" can be translated as, "no shit?", often used to express incredulity to a stated fact henceforth unknown.