{"id":511,"date":"2012-09-12T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T06:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=511"},"modified":"2012-09-12T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T06:15:21","slug":"afghanistan-1975-0113-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=511","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan 1975 &#8211; 01\/13 &#8211; Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris was the first stop on my second overland trip along the silk route. The trip two years before had been centered on India with Afghanistan as a country to be seen along the way. For his trip Afghanistan was the major destination. Unlike two years before the travel would not continue east to get back home. Kabul was to be the turning point for the return.<\/p>\n<p>It has taken me thirty-seven years to get these photos into some sort of accessible form. These photos are the reason for this blog being started. I now think that a blog is not the best way to present such a large number of travel photos. But now the task is complete and I will have learned something from the effort, perhaps gained closure or come to understand what that word might mean. I can move on to other photos and self-assigned writing tasks. Now I have a blog as a natural outlet for those things that lend themselves to exposition in a blog.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the 1975 trip and the photographs that ensued. In 1973 I took with me a compact 35 mm camera with automatic operation. I stopped working in Iran. I won&#8217;t mention the manufacturer because Canon has made a lot of other fine photo gear since then. This trip my camera was a Rollei 35 with a Zeiss lens and a Compur mechanical shutter. It had a light meter but it was not coupled to the shutter. If the meter failed I had plenty of latitude with the Kodachrome 64 I carried that would let me produce useful photos.<\/p>\n<p>The first leg of the trip was Icelandic Airlines as it had been in 1973. The first European stay was in Paris. I purchased a Metro pass and did a photo tour of the city on foot from promising looking Metro stops. Paris produced many nice photographs. You don&#8217;t have to be Cartier-Bresson to bring back good photos from this city. Even if you don&#8217;t capture the decisive moment you have some nice pictures.<\/p>\n<p>So we begin our trip in Paris with a collection of photographs of places that have been photographed thousands of times previously and from the time that photography was in its infancy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_512\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0001-Paris-01-Hotel-California-Saint-Germain.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-512\" title=\"0001 Paris 01 - Hotel California (Saint Germain)\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0001-Paris-01-Hotel-California-Saint-Germain-690x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0001 Paris 01 - Hotel California (Saint Germain)\" width=\"584\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0001-Paris-01-Hotel-California-Saint-Germain-690x1024.jpg 690w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0001-Paris-01-Hotel-California-Saint-Germain-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 01 &#8211; Hotel California (Saint Germain)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Somewhere it is written that any set of travel photographs must include a photo taken through the hotel window of each hotel visited. This is such a photo from the Hotel California &#8211; &#8211; the one in the area of Saint Germain.\u00a0 I did check out and I did leave.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_513\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0003-Paris-02-Along-the-Seine-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-513\" title=\"0003 Paris 02 - Along the Seine 1\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0003-Paris-02-Along-the-Seine-1-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"0003 Paris 02 - Along the Seine 1\" width=\"584\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0003-Paris-02-Along-the-Seine-1-1024x687.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0003-Paris-02-Along-the-Seine-1-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0003-Paris-02-Along-the-Seine-1-446x300.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 02 &#8211; Along the Seine 1<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_514\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0004-Paris-03-La-Tour-Eiffel.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-514\" title=\"0004 Paris 03 - La Tour Eiffel\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0004-Paris-03-La-Tour-Eiffel-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0004 Paris 03 - La Tour Eiffel\" width=\"584\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0004-Paris-03-La-Tour-Eiffel-691x1024.jpg 691w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0004-Paris-03-La-Tour-Eiffel-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 03 &#8211; La Tour Eiffel \u00a0\u00a0 The photo includes the image of the quintessential French couple.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_515\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0012-Paris-04-Arc-de-Triomphe.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-515\" title=\"0012 Paris 04 - Arc de Triomphe\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0012-Paris-04-Arc-de-Triomphe-701x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0012 Paris 04 - Arc de Triomphe\" width=\"584\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0012-Paris-04-Arc-de-Triomphe-701x1024.jpg 701w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0012-Paris-04-Arc-de-Triomphe-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 04 &#8211; Arc de Triomphe<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0013-Paris-05-Place-de-la-Madeleine.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-516\" title=\"0013 Paris 05 - Place de la Madeleine\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0013-Paris-05-Place-de-la-Madeleine-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"0013 Paris 05 - Place de la Madeleine\" width=\"584\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0013-Paris-05-Place-de-la-Madeleine-1024x690.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0013-Paris-05-Place-de-la-Madeleine-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0013-Paris-05-Place-de-la-Madeleine-444x300.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 05 &#8211; Place de la Madeleine &#8211; Under Construction<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_517\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0014-Paris-06-Pont-des-Arts.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-517\" title=\"0014 Paris 06 - Pont des Arts\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0014-Paris-06-Pont-des-Arts-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"0014 Paris 06 - Pont des Arts\" width=\"584\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0014-Paris-06-Pont-des-Arts-1024x707.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0014-Paris-06-Pont-des-Arts-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0014-Paris-06-Pont-des-Arts-434x300.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 06 &#8211; Pont des Arts<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0015-Paris-07-Along-the-Seine-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-518\" title=\"0015 Paris 07 - Along the Seine 2\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0015-Paris-07-Along-the-Seine-2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0015 Paris 07 - Along the Seine 2\" width=\"584\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0015-Paris-07-Along-the-Seine-2-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0015-Paris-07-Along-the-Seine-2-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 07 &#8211; Along the Seine 2<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_519\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0018-Paris-08-Notre-Dame.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-519\" title=\"0018 Paris 08 - Notre Dame\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0018-Paris-08-Notre-Dame-699x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0018 Paris 08 - Notre Dame\" width=\"584\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0018-Paris-08-Notre-Dame-699x1024.jpg 699w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0018-Paris-08-Notre-Dame-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 08 &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0019-Paris-09-Notre-Dame.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-520\" title=\"0019 Paris 09 - Notre Dame\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0019-Paris-09-Notre-Dame-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"0019 Paris 09 - Notre Dame\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0019-Paris-09-Notre-Dame-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0019-Paris-09-Notre-Dame-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0019-Paris-09-Notre-Dame-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 09 &#8211; Notre Dame &#8211; Buttresses, keep &#8217;em flying.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0020-Paris-10-Notre-Dame.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-521\" title=\"0020 Paris 10 - Notre Dame\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0020-Paris-10-Notre-Dame-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"0020 Paris 10 - Notre Dame\" width=\"584\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0020-Paris-10-Notre-Dame-1024x690.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0020-Paris-10-Notre-Dame-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0020-Paris-10-Notre-Dame-445x300.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 10 &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_522\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0025-Paris-11-Luxembourg-Gardens.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-522\" title=\"0025 Paris 11 - Luxembourg Gardens\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0025-Paris-11-Luxembourg-Gardens-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"0025 Paris 11 - Luxembourg Gardens\" width=\"584\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0025-Paris-11-Luxembourg-Gardens-1024x695.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0025-Paris-11-Luxembourg-Gardens-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0025-Paris-11-Luxembourg-Gardens-441x300.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 11 &#8211; Luxembourg Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_523\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0027-Paris-12-Helicopter.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-523\" title=\"0027 Paris 12 - Helicopter\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0027-Paris-12-Helicopter-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"0027 Paris 12 - Helicopter\" width=\"584\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0027-Paris-12-Helicopter-1024x693.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0027-Paris-12-Helicopter-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0027-Paris-12-Helicopter-443x300.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris 12 &#8211; Helicopter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I never found out what was going on here but this helicopter managed to create a scene extracted from some sort of science fiction film.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The trip to the Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne produced some interesting images.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_524\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0006-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-01.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-524\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-524\" title=\"0006 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 01\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0006-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-01-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0006 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 01\" width=\"584\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0006-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-01-693x1024.jpg 693w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0006-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-01-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris &#8211; Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne 01<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_525\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0007-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-02.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-525\" title=\"0007 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 02\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0007-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-02-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0007 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 02\" width=\"584\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0007-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-02-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0007-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-02-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris &#8211; Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne 02<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_526\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0008-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-03.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-526\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-526\" title=\"0008 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 03\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0008-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-03-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0008 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 03\" width=\"584\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0008-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-03-689x1024.jpg 689w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0008-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-03-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris &#8211; Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne 03<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_527\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0010-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-04.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-527\" title=\"0010 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 04\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0010-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-04-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"0010 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 04\" width=\"584\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0010-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-04-1024x692.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0010-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-04-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0010-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-04-443x300.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris &#8211; Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne 04<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_528\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0011-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-05.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-528\" title=\"0011 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 05\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0011-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-05-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"0011 Paris - Musee d'Art Moderne 05\" width=\"584\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0011-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-05-700x1024.jpg 700w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0011-Paris-Musee-dArt-Moderne-05-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris &#8211; Musee d&#8217;Art Moderne 05<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris was the first stop on my second overland trip along the silk route. The trip two years before had been centered on India with Afghanistan as a country to be seen along the way. For his trip Afghanistan was &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=511\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iqtu-8f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":542,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}