Ryan Air. Budget airline!
The Pyrenees Mountains that separate Spain and France
Hmm... what to do, what to do...
Our first look at the Eiffel Tower.
The Seine.... so brown. Blech
Exit!
.... art
Champs Elysees
Louis Vuitton!
The Arc!
Restaurant in Champs Elysees
Starter
Entree
Eiffel Tower by night
Espresso and a Napoleon but the french call it 'Thousand sheets' which is the same name in Portuguese
Map of Versailles
Hall of the many patrons of this palace
Chapel in Versailles
Ceiling
Wow
Looking at the back
Altar
All the ceilings are painted so be ready for a crick in your neck!!
King's bedroom
his bed
top of his bed
Throne room. It is said that even when the King wasn't sitting on this throne, if you walked past it you still had to curtsy to it.
View of the gardens from the throne room
Hall of Mirrors
Chandelier in Queen's room
Her bedroom
Still her bedroom. LOOK at the details on the wall
Painting of the crowning of Josephine, Napoleon's wife
In the gardens
You can't tell how large the gardens are based on this picture. I think an aerial view would be best
The symmetry people!
In one of the gardens in Versailles. It was gated but we opened it up, hurriedly took pictures and ran back out :)
Picking a tiny flower
Marie Antoinette's chateau gifted to her on her birthday by her hubby. I guess he needed a break from her! It's at the end of the gardens.
Chateau
Front of palace
Soccer shop. He's wearing a Portugal cap :)
It's Obelix from Asterix! Popular comic invented by the French
Does this need introduction?
The Seine from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Look you can see the Arc d' Triomphe!
Looking down!
closer view of the Arc
traffic around the Arc!
Champs Elysees from the top of the Arc
Eiffel Tower from the Arc
the stairs we had to climb to get to the top of the arc!
night view of the Arc. Very beautiful
Dinner! Included sandwich, drink, coffee and dessert!
Yummy! That's white chocolate and raspberry!
The Moulin Rouge!
Random poster in the subway
Fresh new 'do
now that's a BIG sandwich
strollin the streets
haha
the Louvre
The pyramids in the Louvre
Big pyramid which serves as the museum entrance to the Louvre
Inside the pyramid
the dood is biting her nipple!!! that's art for you
The Louvre
More Louvre
Entrance to the Louvre
Notre-Dame
Gargoyles. We didn't bother to pay the fee to go up. Just zoom in will you!
Inside Notre-Dame
Crepes!
Pompidou Museum
Musicians in the subway
Pompidou!
Eiffel Tower sparkles every hour
View from the Arc d' Triomphe
Fancy restaurant!
