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The fountain on Igor Stravinsky
place (next to Centre Georges Pompidou) by sculptors Niki de Saint Phalle
and Jean Tinguely.
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Le Métro – THE way of getting
around in Paris.
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La Cathédrale de Notre-Dame de
Paris with Christmas Tree
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Notre-Dame at night - seen from
one of the many bridges across the Seine
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Basilique du Sacré-Coeur at
night
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View of Sacré-Coeur from Place
du Tertre
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Restaurants at the Place du
Tertre, Montmartre
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Le Moulin Rouge – we passed on
the show (i.e. didn’t have enough money…)
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When in Paris, do as the Parisiens do… Go to the Musée
du Louvre when it’s free!
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Pei's Glass Pyramid in the Cour Napoleon at the Louvre –
nice contrast, couldn’t imagine the Louvre without it!
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Napoleon III's Appartments at
the Louvre – nice… I bet he didn’t pay for it…
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Night view of the Tour Eiffel
from the Palais de Chaillot – I feel sorry for the guy that had to install
all the Christmas lights on the tower…
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Night view of the Arc de
Triomphe – rumour has it that I ran across the Etoile Charles de Gaulle
many years ago…
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Night view from the Arc de
Triomphe of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees
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Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre. Apparently the stone gets whiter and
harder with age…
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Sunset view from the dome of
the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur of the Eiffel Tower
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Le Tour d’Eiffel, a reflection
after the rain
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Jenny at the Tour d’Eiffel
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A long way from home… 18’542 km
to be precise…
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View from the Eiffel Tour
elevator on the way down… (well-deserved by the way… since we walked UP!)
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Parc du Champ de Mars and Ecole
Militaire seen from the Tour Eiffel
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A Peace monument, the Parc du
Champ de Mars and the Tour Eiffel
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