Francophone Literature and the Immigrant Experience in Paris
December 28, 2006 - January 14, 2007

Pictures by Matt Dahlman '08 (mostly) and UIUC friend Jonathon Li (above, center left & right respectively)
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Arc de Triomphe: approach on Champs-Élysées, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedication, and several views from top.

       
Under Eiffel Tower, view of lines waiting to ascend, and first level restaurant
Far right: Le Palais de la découverte science discovery museum

         
About town, including the Metro and, yes, a McDonald's

           
Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre and view from it

             
Institut du Monde Arabe and its museum (notice the birds inside!)

        
           Holiday decorations on Champs-Élysées, on the Eiffel Tower
( 20,000 lights flashing for five minutes on the hour from nightfall to one  a.m.), and on streets.

       
The class (MU & UIUC); Moulin Rouge

The course description (with pictures from the January 2004 trip)
 

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