18 May - Tagsuber (During the Day)
Walking Tour
French Pastry
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Closed for Remodeling
President Mitterrand walked up this alley almost daily to see his mistress.
Old Apartment Living
Living next door to Notre Dame
Still walking
Wine is very popular in France
Government Buildings
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris,
standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place
Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile - the étoile or "star" of the juncture
formed by its twelve radiating avenues
For extra credit - What is this monument?
The Bobbsey Twins visit the Eiffel Tower
We walked up an appetite, again. Pasta for lunch.
We are going on the Seine River cruise tomorrow.
Karin, Peter, Elsa and Maggie are ready to take a bus for the Night Tour of city lights in the rain.
May showers bring June Flowers
First view of the Eiffel Tower with 20,000 lights
Champs Elysee
Arc de Triumph
Lucky for us, the rain stopped as we arrived at the Eiffel Tower
Lily is pouring Champagne for us
A toast to Paris and Mr Gustave Eiffel
There are 20,000 lights. I counted every one.
I checked the height, too. It really is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall.
No visit is complete without a souvenir
The Music Academy by night
Our bus driver waits patiently for his champagne.