Trocadero

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People come to the Trocadero for its own sake, for the view, the ice cream, to chase the pigeons, to chat and make plans. The tourists sweep by on buses, gasping in one glorious sight after another; anticipating the moment when they will gather further below, expelling their wonder at the foot of the great omnipresent structure. Spending time in this city, even when you cannot see it, even as you sleep, you know that it is there.