4.10.2007 My little Sinka looking at the illuminated “La Tour Eiffel” at night
4.10.2007 A charming view from 14 Rue de Monttesuy, where our friend Matthieu lives
5.10.2007 Colonne de Juillet, Place de la Bastille, Marais
5.10.2007 Modern “Opera National de Paris Bastille”, Marais
5.10.2007 Gate to “La Place de Vosges”, Marais
5.10.2007 Courtyard of “Hotel de Sully”, Marais
5.10.2007 “Place des Vosges” in Marais, a symetric park, where tournaments used to take place
5.10.2007 Statue of Louis XIII, Place des Vosges, Marais
5.10.2007 Statue of Louis XIV, the Sun King, in the courtyard of the “Hotel Carnavalet”, Museum of history of Paris, Marais
5.10.2007 Historic model of “Ile de la Cite”, Musee de Carnavalet
5.10.2007 Painting of Marie Antoinnette before her execution by Alexander Kucharski, Musee de Carnavalet
5.10.2007 Model of the prison “La Bastille” buried in the begining of the Great French Revolution, 14.7.1789, Musee Carnavalet
5.10.2007 Me in the other courtyard of “Musse Carnavalet”, Marais
5.10.2007 A funny elephant in the courtyard of Marais
5.10.2007 A little rest in front of the City Hall - “Hotel de Ville”, Marais
5.10.2007 “Memorial du Martyr Juif Inconnu” - a memmorial to an unknown Jew, victim of the holocaust, Marais
5.10.2007 Back of “Hotel de Ville”, view from the bridge “Pont St. Louis” connecting “Ile St.Louis” and “Ile de la Cite”
5.10.2007 The back of the Cathedral “Notre Dame” from the park “Square du Jean XXIII”, Ile de la Cite...
5.10.2007 ...and its front view. Built in gothic style, foundations from 1163
5.10.2007 Below “Place du Parvis Notre-Dame” - “Crypte Archeologique”, remains of Gallo-Romain buildings
5.10.2007 ”Palais de Justice“, Ile de la Cite, on the left the Thorn tower of Cathedral ”Saint Chapelle“
5.10.2007 “La Samaritaine” - a shopping centre in Art Nouveau style, Beaubourg
5.10.2007 “St.Eustache”, Les Halles, a Renaissance church built on Gothic foundations
5.10.2007 Me being a part of sculptural art, Les Halles
5.10.2007 ”Forum des Halles“, les Halles, a really bad construction idea of a shopping centre...
5.10.2007 ”Centre Pompidou“, Beaubourg - National museum of modern art looks quite modern. A great collection of Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism.
5.10.2007 Famous and controversial glassed pyramide - the enterance to the Louvre museum, Tuileries
5.10.2007 “Musee du Louvre”, pavilion Sully, Tuileries. On of the most precious art collection in the world.
5.10.2007 Crown Jewels, Musee du Louvre
5.10.2007 “Pyramide inversee”, Musee du Louvre, Tuileries. Who knows “Code da Vinci” knows who ”lies beneath“ :)
6.10.2007 “Chateau de Versailles” - Quite big, no comment :)
6.10.2007 “Jardins de Verasilles” - Beautiful gardens on a beautiful day
6.10.2007 “Bassin d'Apollon”, Jardins de Versailles
6.10.2007 “Bosquet de la Colonnade” - a small grove in the gardens, Jardins de Versailles
6.10.2007 In the garden in front of “Le Grand Trianon”, where Treaty of Trianon after WWI was signed. Jardins de Versailles
6.10.2007 “La Defense”, a place of many modern attractions...
6.10.2007 ...but especially a place of high modern administrative buildings...
6.10.2007 ...lying on the same axis of “Arc De Triomphe”...
6.10.2007 ...and the modern “La Grande Arche”.
6.10.2007 ...and modern “La Grande Arch”.
6.10.2007 Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada :) “Le Moulin Rouge”, Montmartre
6.10.2007 In the Cafe where worked Amelie Poulin in the film “Amelie from Montmartre”
6.10.2007 The Cafe is called “Cafe des Deux Moulins”
6.10.2007 The last vineyard in Paris, Montmartre
6.10.2007 On the top of the hill of Montmartre you have the city all below you
6.10.2007 And right behind you “Sacre Coeur” built in 1914 roman-byzantine stye, very rare in Paris
6.10.2007 ”Opera National de Paris Garnier“ by night, Opera
6.10.2007 The view from “Centre Pompidou”, which was opened during the whole “Nuit Blanche”
7.10.2007 “Assemblee Nationale - Palas-Bourbon”, Invalides - The building of French Parliament...
7.10.2006 ...on the opposite side of the river Seine: “Place de la Concorde”, Tuileries, with Obelisc from Luxor and the church “La Madeleine” just behind as you cannot see well :)
7.10.2007 Inside of the “Musee d'Orsay”, St-Germain-Des-Pres, which used to be a train station
7.10.2007 Sinka and Van Gogh, Musee d'Orsay
7.10.2007 Me and Monet, Musee d'Orsay
7.10.2007 “Le Grand Palais”, Champs-Elysees - A massive Nouveau-Art building where exhibitions are held...
7.10.2007 ...and “Le Petit Palais” in front of it is home of Museum of fine arts
7.10.2007 “Avenue des Champs-Elysees” is always crowded
7.10.2007 Sinka on the top of “Arc de Triomphr” with ”Avenue Hoche“ on the left, ”Avenue Friedland“ on the right and ”Montmartre“ on the horizon
7.10.2007 Me on “Arc de Triomphe” with “Avenue de la Grande Armee” towards “La Defense”
7.10.2007 “La tour Eiffel” from “Arc de Triomphe”
7.10.2007 “Rue de Pressbourg”, named after the “Peace of Bratislava”, signed after “The Battle of Three Emperors” in Slavkov
7.10.2007 “Arc de Triomphe”, Place Charles de Gaulle, Etoile
7.10.2007 “La Tour Eiffel” again, from “Jardins Trocadero”, Chailot
7.10.2007 “Dome” at night, where Napoleon is burried, Invalides
8.10.2007 Sinka with a dragon in “Jardin des Plantes” - a botanic garden
8.10.2007 “Rue Mouffetard” used to be the main road in Roman age, it connected Rome and Lutecia (Paris)
8.10.2007 Zero meridian of Paris in “St.Sulpice”, Luxembourg
8.10.2007 “Palais du Luxembourg” originally built for Marie de Medici, but finished after her banishment
8.10.2007 “Grand Bassin” in “Jardins du Luxembourg”, the most beautiful garden in Paris
8.10.2007 ”Fontaine de Medicis“ in ”Jardins du Luxembourg“ with mytological figures
8.10.2007 Three metres tall statue of Honore de Balzac by Auguste Rodin in ”Place Pablo Picasso“, Montparnasse
8.10.2007 “Tour Montparnasse” - the highest tower in Paris, sedond highest in Europe
8.10.2007 “Eglise de la Sorbonne”, Riechelieu's memorial, Quartier Latin
8.10.2007 “Pantheon”, Quartier Latin, place of eternal rest of personalities like Victor Hugo, Jean-Jaques Rousseau and Emile Zola
8.10.2007 “St-Germain-des-Pres” - The oldest church in Paris was built in 542
8.10.2007 “Cafe de Flore”, a famous Cafe in “Rue St.Germain”
9.10.2007 “Dome”, Invalides, during the day, by change :)
9.10.2007 “La Tour Eiffel” just before our departure to the airport
