Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populated city. It is situated on the river Seine, in
northern France. The city of Paris, within its administrative limits, is almost unchanged since 1860.
However, the Paris metropolitan area has a population of over 11,700,000, and is one of the largest
metropolitan areas in Europe.

Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centers. About 45 million tourists every
year visit Paris Region, 60% of whom are foreign visitors.


Aerial View of Paris, which was photographed in April 2010 by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D..
It shows Bois de Boulogne in the center, Are de Triomphe in the upper-right and La Defense in the upper-left.


パリはあまりにもよく知られたフランスの観光拠点、筆者は1970年に始めて、その後、1989年と2000年、2008年に
パリを訪れており、今回､2010年は5回目の訪問である。一日観光の軌跡を示す。


The Eiffel Tower is a free standing steel framework tower.
We can clearly recognize it when we see it nearby.

This shows a cable car up to Basilica of Sacre-Coeur. A woman staff here was kindly.

Basilica of Sacre-Coeur サクレ・クール寺院

(L) Houses in downtown of Paris viewed from Basilica of Sacre-Coeur (R) An elegant condominium in Montmartre

An elegant condominium in Montmartre, the highest hill in paris モンマルトルの丘

(L) The street corner near the Opera House (R) Abundant fruits displayed in a store in downtown Paris

A neat and clean condominium house in Paris

(L) Assemblee Nationale
(R) The statue of Jehanne Darc at Place des Pyramides

The Palais Garnier, Opera House, in Paris (R) The stairway leads to the Metro 'Opera', the nearest station.

A bank and shop near the Opera House, Paris

(L) Place Vendome and La Colonne (R) The Louvre palace and glass pyramid roof, Paris

Exterior and interior of Musee d' Orsay, Paris オルセー美術館

(L) A waterbus at the river Seine
(R) A waterbus at the river Seine, Le Pont Alxandre�V and Grand Palais are in the background　アレクサンドル3世橋とグラン・パレ
Expositions universelles de Paris was held here in 1900.

(L) Expositions universelles de Paris (R) 210-meter tall Tour Montparnasse

Fruits and flower market in front of the Montparnasse railway station

(L) A bicycle station near the Musee d' Orsay, Paris
(R) An automatic rental-a-cycle register


Paris provides a bicycle service by RATP (the metro company). Those who wish to subscribe by the day or week
do so at the automatic computer terminals located at the bicycle stations, paying 1 Euro for a day subscription
and 5 Euros for a week-long subscription. You need a credit card for the day and weekly subscriptions, and
presumably you are charged at least 150Euros if you don't return the bicycle.

少しでも車の数を減らして二酸化炭素の排出をおさえようと考えられたシステム。「Velib」と言われている。利用するには
利用者登録をする必要があるが、上記の機械で行う。すべてクレジット支払いで、レンタル依頼および返却手続きをここ
機械で行う。登録料は1日、１ユーロ、7日、５ユーロで、使用料金は30分以内なら無料、次の30分は１ユーロ、次の30分
は２ユーロと、長い使用に対し割高な設定がなされている。

日本のようなトイレ天国で生活していると分からないが、欧州ではトイレの使用は有料であるとの考えが浸透している。
従って５０セント、１ユーロ、２ユーロの小銭を所持していないと安心して街を歩けない。トイレにお金を使いたくない
人は、レストランで食事をして、そこのトイレを使用するしかないだろう。


This toll toilet says it is one of the cleanest toilets in Paris.

Arche de Defense and La Defense, which is the Europe's largest purpose-built business district.

(L) La Defense is a major business district for the city of Paris. (R) Soldiers with a gun are in patrol at La Defense.


パリ市内では景観保護や歴史的建造物保護のため、近代的な施設を新たに建造することが非常に難しいため、建築規制の
少ないこのラ・デファンス地区に超高層ビルが林立した。ルーブル宮殿、コンコルド広場、凱旋門の延長線上にある。
地上部分は歩行者用であり、道路や鉄道は地下に配置されている。


(L) A specialty store behind the Champs Elysees Avenue (R) Champs Elysees Avenue

Champs Elysees Avenue シャンゼリゼ通り

(L) Are de Triomphe　 凱旋門

(L) The only way to approach to Are de Triomphe is the underground passage. (R) Are de Triomphe at night

A view of Champs Elysees, Moon and Eiffel Tower


Railway Travel around the World
　　All railway trains should be completely smoke -free.
　Smoking ban in the railway trains of the world


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Charles de Gaulle Airport Smoking ban in Charles de Gaulle Airport　
Quick tour in Paris Paris Metro, PER Paris Rail Terminals Tobacco & Paris

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Smoking restrictions in France, Germany and Switzerland


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Photographs were taken in June 2008 and April 2010, and the article was written in August 2008 and May 2010,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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