This was my first trip to Europe and to Paris, after having taken numerous years of French in high school and college. I finally got to practise when Delia and I went to visit our friend Stephanie, who got a job transfer to Paris.
We also went to Lyon and the Rhone-Alps and down to Provence (see pictures at the separate sites).
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A yummy glacee from Bertillon's I don't think I had one bad dessert on this trip!
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Relaxing at the Luxembourg Gardens Steph & Delia enjoying the afternoon sun. This was our first day there.
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A view from Pont Neuf
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The Eiffel Tower from Pont Alexandre
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Beautiful stained glass at Ste Chappelle
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Eiffel Tower up close The tower is almost prettier up close. I love the details.
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L'Arc de Triomphe It was fun watching the traffic snarl from atop the Arc!
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Lovely flowers at the Grennelle Market
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Picnic lunch chez Stephanie We went to the market at Rue Grennelle. Yummy cheeses and pates of wild boar...
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Notre Dame Or as I like to call it, "that big ol' church".
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The Eiffel Tower at night This was taken across the park at the Champs du Mars.
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Classical orchestra in the Metro What a treat! We were entertained by the orchestra and also by a...
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Incredible ornate ceiling This is at Gallerie Lafayette, a department store!
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Metro Mirabeau Delia by Metro stop by Stephanie's place. I can't get enough...
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La Musee D'Orsay The D'Orsay is housed in an old train station. It has a great...
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Napoleon's tomb He's in there somewhere in the 10 coffins that are in the tomb.
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A statue outside the Louvre. I didn't visit the inside of the Louvre. It seems too overwhelming for...
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The Thinker at Musee Rodin This was my favorite museum (besides the Marmottan). It's small and...
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The Opera House Taken from the median in the street, I was hoping I wouldn't get run over.
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Getting our sugar fix at Angelina's
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Afternoon at La Place des Vosges A great park just to people watch or to stroll the galleries inside.
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Sacre Couer
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Our last dinner in Paris We went to Rue Cler market and bought fixings for a yummy dinner. Notice...
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