view from hotel
view from hotel towards guy lussac street
our hotel
luxemburg gardens with the ugly montparnasse tower in the background
luxemburg gardens
najya in front of luxemburg palace
me in front of luxemburg palace
luxemburg garden
peter pan in luxemburg garden
najya looking rather startled and the st sulpice church in the distance
random apartment building
st sulpice and a cute shop sign
inside st sulpice
the rose line in st sulpice - the line from which longitudes were measured in the old times before it was agreed to use the Greenwich meridian
rose line in st sulpice
st sulpice
fountain of the four bishops, st sulpice plaza
apartments
me taking a picture of apartments
more apartments
the walls of this buiilding are incredibly detailed
bridge given to France by Alexander II (of Russia)
me in front of the Eiffel Tower
eiffel tower
view from the eiffel tower across the river
juardin de mars from eiffel tower
sparkly eiffel tower - it sparkles for about 15 on the hour
eiffel tower - the other 45 minutes
breakfast
the paris gas station - the car behind the one i'm standing next to is gassing up
newer apartments
some fansy Hotel
street market
mmm wine... and cheese
a church we ran across
fountain near the street market
intersection
we are lost
this arcitecture was not typical of the city and hence stuck out
the only functioning masque within city limits
the mosque also contains a museum, baths and a tea shop in the courtyard
some mint tea - very secluded in the courtyard, doesn't feel like your in a city
the tea shop where we were forced to use sign language
desert at the tea shop
sharing our yummy snack
don't be moving... the snacks are ours!!
the birds have no shame
inside the tea shop
another garden in paris - this one included green houses
what?! my head itches!
gardens
the labyrinth at the _ gardens
this should be a romance novel cover.. hehe
being silly
beutifull building
another one
all that is left of a wall that used to surround the city
church of st genevive - our nemesis - we tried to get in three times two of which were during their workinghours and it was closed
st genevive again - the man on the steps didn't have better luck getting in
the pantheon
pendulum and cat in the pantheon
???
joan of arc mural in the pantheon
scaled miniature of the pantheon
voltaires grave in the pantheon
pantheon steps
pantheon
me in front of the pantheon, picture looks towards the luxemburg gardens and Eiffel Tower in the distance
observatory
st genevive again - it was a block away from out hotel so we passed it a lot
st genevive gargoyles
pantheon from luxemburg gardens
cat in latin quarter
random gates
st chapelle - most beautiful church we visited
building next to st chapelle - note the fluer de lis on the walls - symbol of the french monarchy
notre dame sparcling clean from the front - the sides were being cleaned - i was just able to cut out the scafloding
side of notre dame with some gargoyles
notre dame
notre dame from the back
the seine from ille de la cite (island on which notre dame stands)
taking a well deserved break i.e. having a drink
najya in front of notre dame
me in front of notre dame
another church we ran across
same church froma different angle
narrowest house in paris
oceonagraphic institute across from our breackfast spot
little man above a door
view across the seine from ille de la cite - that building used to a prison for a time... with a view of notre dame across the river
the seine from ille de la cite
Louvre entrance from the seine side
Louvre front
entrance to tuilleries gardens from Louvre
me taking apicture of the louvre
the controvertial pyramids in front of the Louvre
that matress looks real
Diana
where are we again? can i take a nap right here? art exhausts me!
the best we could do... too many people and too dark
venus and najya
a very illegal picture of the Mona Lisa
ditto
if you read the DeVinci Code.... the burial place of the holy grail
inverted pyramid
some church
sphynx fountain
gate - we just ran across it on our way to the morais gardens - we didn't know there was supposed to be anything there
a church with a statue of joan of arc in front
museum
there was a lady taking her groceries in... she looked at us funny when we took a picture of her building
i want to live there
Marais gardens
17 marais gardens - the collonade
i can't imagine people live here
i was obviously drewling
arc de triumph
view from arc de triumph - sacre coure in the distance
top of the Arc de Triumph
Champs Elysees
view from arc de triumph
eiffel tower from arc de triumph
the business district in the distance
arc de triumphe
unidentified parade on champs elysees
Thi Embassy
place de la concorde light
place de la concorde
obelisk on place de la concorde
tuileries gardens
a building where foreigners working in paris live - i want towork for whomever they work for
view from la madelene towards place de la concorde
la madelaine - there was a service inside so we couldn't take pictures
place _ on ravioli street - the paris equivalent of fifth avenue
some building across the street from the Louvre
same building
old metro stop by the Louvre - at night the red light are lit
st chapelle crypt - this time we were not late to get in
st chapelle crypt
st chapelle crypt ceiling
rose window in St. Chapelle
st chapelle
windows at St. Chapelle
st chapelle entrance
building next to st chapelle again
inside the notre dame - illigal pictures since here to there was a service - but the church is much bigger and we could get away with it
inside notre dame
famous gargoyle looking over paris - we were abble to go to an observation deck on the towers
eiffel tower from notre dame
gargoyle eating a chicken - my favorite
we are in a cage!!!!
looking down
najya and gargoyles
one more try
quasimoto's bell - inside the right tower
notre dame tower
gargoyle
gargoyle eating grapes
st michel fountain
don't remember... naval academy i think
msee d'Orsay
musee rodin - the thinker
the kiss
hmmm
rodin sculpture
that hurts to even look at
Eve (?)
Gates to Hell (?)
view of musee rodin from the gardens - its was very hot that day - all the restaurants were closed for some reason - and the guy in front of the fountain is pretending to be an airplane
opera - from the back aparently
montnarte - moulin rouge in the day
me and Alexis in Montmarte eight before we had a lovely rabbit dinner
first view of the sacre coeur
Sacre Couer
sacre coeur - no pictures inside and we just missed our chance to go to the top - it was all alexis fault :)
najya and alexei
sacre coeur - apperently its a tourist attraction
view from sacre coeur
najya doing stairs and complaining loudly
Moulin Rouge at night
Amelie corner
the only remaining functioning windmill of paris
man that walks through walls
my fav car
