Pictures from Wednesday...

Hi guys...this is a little quicker, I still don't like Blogger very much...things are a little out of order...but you'll get the gist. And here we go...

This is the Petite Palais.


















Joseph at the entrance to the Petite Palais.


















Me at the entrance to the Petite Palais.
























The Grande Palais.


















Me by one of the fountains at the Place de la Concorde.


















One of the fountains at the Place de la Concorde.


















The Arc de Carousel between the Tuileries and the Louvre.


















The courtyard of the Louvre.


















The Place de la Concorde (or Place de la Revolution where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were beheaded along with thousands of others.)


















Had to show Joseph "Winged Victory"...one of my favs.


















Here she is...the Mona Lisa. She's very "tiny probably only 2ft x 3ft.


















Another of my favs...Venus de Milo.


















Joseph outside the Apple Store inside the Louvre. I didn't take a picture, but we went to Starbucks too!


















Napoleon III's dining room. A display of his "apartment".


















Louis XIV statue inside the Carnavalet Museum.























Marie Antoinette's fan in the Carnavalet.


















Part of the garden in the Carnavalet Museum.


















The Hotel de Ville. We went back for a better picture, but for some reason, they were building a giant tennis court.


















The outside of the Carnavalet Museum.


















Sorry some of these are out of order...not sure why they do that.

Enjoy!!!

Pictures from Tuesday...

Hello all. Here are the pictures from Tuesday. I re-sized them to get them to upload more quickly. I hope they will be OK.

This first picture is from the top of the Arc de Triomphe looking down the Champs Elysees. You can just barely see the Louvre at the other end.

This is a replica of one of the carvings on the facade of the Arc de Triomphe.

View from the top. You can see the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

This is the grave of an unknown soldier underneath the Arc de Triomphe.

A full view of the Arc de Triomphe.

A lion statue at the intersection of where the Catacombs is located.

Joseph at the top of the Arc de Triomphe with the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

Skulls and bones in the Catacombs.

A marker from the bones that were moved from the cemetery at St. Landry Church on June 18, 1792.

Joseph sitting "among" the bones.

A mandible with teeth still attached.

A water well inside the Catacombs.

Mary Jane, Parker and Tanner at Mary Jane's birthday dinner.

Joseph and Jodie at Mary Jane's birthday dinner.

For some reason the rest of the pictures disappeared, so I'll include them in the next post.


Enjo

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Pictures from Monday...

I really dislike how Blogger works uploading pictures!!!! They don't upload in order and they take FOREVER. Anyway...here are some pics. Enjoy.

The Bastille Opera House.














The "July Column" in the Place de la Bastille.



















The last remaining stones from the Bastille prison. They moved them to a little park nearby.














Place des Vosges. One of my favorite places. The architecture if so wonderful.














Victor Hugo's house at the Place des Vosges.















Place des Vosges.














Hotel de Ville.














One of the facades of Notre Dame.














Notre Dame.














A jazz group performing on the bridge.














Joseph in The Great Canadian pub on the Seine.














Place St. Michel.



















Berthillon Chocolate Noir ice cream...yummy!

Day 6

Wow...what a long day. We went to the Grand Palais and just viewed the exterior, but we did go into the Petite Palais. Some amazing stuff. We then walked a couple blocks to the Place de la Concorde, previously the Place de la Revolution, where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were beheaded. We then walked up through the Tuileries towards the Louvre.

Joseph and I sat for a little while people watching and a little bird fell out of one of the trees. It appears that he broke his wing, so Joseph picked him up out of the dirt and placed him in the shade on the grass. Poor little thing.

We then toured the Louvre...so much to see...you wouldn't be able to see it all if you were there from opening until close for weeks!!! We then went to Starbucks and the Apple store at the Louvre. From there we walked to the Palais Royal and then on to catch the metro to take us back to the Carnavalet. What a nice "little" museum. They had a lot of memorabilia on the Revolution and also some remaining items from Marie Antoinette which I really enjoyed.

Then it was back to the Hotel de Ville...but instead of them having all the tents and things removed, they were building what looked to be a large tennis court. Not sure what that was about, but now I won't be able to get a good picture of it. Oh well.

We then caught the metro and headed back to my brother's place and arrived home a little after 6 PM. We are both pooped! We aren't sure where we are going tomorrow. If my brother can work things out we may be going to Normandy on Sunday...so we'll see.

Signing out for now!

Day 5

I'm a little behind on pictures, but it takes forever on blogger to upload. I'll try and get some pics uploaded today.

Yesterday we went to the Arc de Triomphe and saw the beautiful panoramic views of the city. Following that we went to the Catacombs, but ate lunch first at the Indiana Cafe. I had a club sandwich which was fantastic. They used thinly sliced chicken, not chicken lunch meat. Joseph had chicken nuggets...still loves them. He said that they were really good and not like the ones you get at McDonalds.

After lunch we went to the catacombs and stood in line for an hour. It was around 3:30 when we finally got in and they close the line at 4 PM. The Catacombs was very interesting. It was amazing how many bones were piled up beneath the city! We got some pretty good shots even though we couldn't use flash...well I used flash at first of the stones...but when we got to the bones the attendant said we couldn't use flash.

Last night we went out to dinner for Mary Jane's birthday. I had lasagna and it was in a princess sauce that was wonderful. Joseph had pasta with a cheese sauce and he was in heaven.

Day 4

Had a great day. We went to the Bastille area and saw the July Column then went down Avenue Henry IV to see some of the remaining stones from one of the towers which they moved. We then walked to the Place de Vosges. What beautiful architecture! We then walked to the Carnavalet Museum...but it was closed. From there we walked to Notre Dame and then went to the Isle St. Louis to see the St. Pierre Church and get a really small scoop of Berthillon Chocolate noir ice cream, which was to die for. So rich and tasty!

From there we went to a cute pub called "The Great Canadian" and split a small pizza and some wine and beer. We then traveled "home" and arrived by 6 PM. We had a wonderful dinner of barbecued chicken on the grill made by my brother and Mary made a mache salad and small little white potatoes baked with butter and honey. They were very tasty and I typically don't eat white potatoes.

I think tonight is going to be an early night. I'm really pooped. Joseph is taking a nap then going to get up at 2 AM to watch the Lightning game.

Pictures from Sunday...

Sacre Coeur...














La Maison Rose in Montmartre...














Jazz group in Montmartre...














Oscar Wilde's grave...














Chopin's grave...



















Jim Morrison's grave...














the courtyard at Jeff's to the right...














the courtyard to the left...














Joseph walking home with baguettes.