A stop over at Mandy-chan's
Bill & Mandy, declaring their love of RUMMMMMMMM!
On the road to Paris...
entering France...
The first few glances of Paris...as we wander lost looking for our apartment through one way streets...
Bill & Rene and a short-armed photo!
Having lunch at Hard Rock Cafe-Paris
The entrance to the Louvre Museum
the entry portico into the Louvre
the infamous pyramid built by I.M. Pei
Bill & I...another cozy photo in front of the Louvre's pyramid in the courtyard.
Standing at the foot of the stairs up to the Winged Victory statue
an interior view looking out onto the courtyard from within the pyramid
There's Bill...just outside
The center courtyard splashing light upon the numerous scuptures
The Code of Hammurabi..
Below the pyramid, there's a mall and a train station, believe it or not!
Rene & the Tour Eifel
Bill & Rene in front of the Eifel tower
a look beneath it
a cruise on the river Seine
Le Moulin Rouge
Bill & Rene in front of Sacre Couer
Entry to the Catacombs, the largest ostuary in the world, containing the bones of more than 6 million people...
Entry to death...
bones, and more bones....
very eerie!
the Opera Garnier, the inspiration for the Phantom de L'Opera
Cathedral Notre Dame-the front entrance
the entry way, guarded by saints and apostles
the intricate carving on the front door of the cathedral
Candles lit for dad and Amy Q. in the Cathedral Notre Dame
Saint Joan of Arc
along the side of the cathedral
the back of the Cathedral Notre Dame, where the sun eternally rises and never sets....
the flying buttresses of this Gothic inspired architecture
Le Saint Chappelle
the interior rose of the upper floor of St. Chappelle
amazing stained glass window panes tell the entire story of the Bible from creation to the Apocalypse
the ceiling of St. Chappelle
in St. Chappelle, the 12 apostles stand guard along the pillars
the floor mosaic tiles of St. Chappelle
an intriguing gothic feature outside St. Chappelle...you can see through his mouth!
Le Arc de Triumph, interior
the ceiling of the Arc of Triumph
A ceremony was held at the eternal flame, a tribute to France's unknown soldier
