Ok, so this had nothing to do with Paris but this picture is to show how sweet Jay is. April 4th was our 1 and 1/2 year anniversary and he surprised me in the morning with flowers and my favorite, fruit! Also, this picture shows cereal which is Jay's favorite as well.
Me and Jay on our anniversary!
Paris! The La Seine River.
A cute mini cooper in Paris.
Notre Dame
There was a little park by Notre Dame and there were beautiful trees and flowers : )
One of my favorite pictures.
Notre Dame!
Can you see Quasimodo?
Walking across a bridge. Everything, the architecture, fountains, even bridges are beautiful! This is the city of love!
I was wearing my Eiffel Tower earrings my mom gave me : )
Musee D'Orsay. A museum with Impressionist paintings.
The National Assembly
Same thing
A beautiful bridge with gold!
The Eiffel Tower
I was so happy : )
This is Sacre-Couer. A Catholic church in Paris. We were able to go to a mass for a little bit.
Trying to get a picture of the merry-go-round.
There were many steps!
The view at the top.
The side of Sacre-Couer.
I realized that I have eaten at this cafe before when I came to Paris the first time in 2001. I had to take a picture to remember it. : )
Some things being sold at the market.
A cute cafe.
This was a cafe that I believe Leonardo Da Vinci would come to relax.
An early vineyard that is still around today.
An old windmill
We were able to go to a cemetery. This was no ordinary cemetery however. There was no green grass, flowers, etc. It was all concrete and everything was pushed together.
A street sign at the graveyard.
This was interesting I thought. A bathtub?
Part of The Louvre.
The Louvre!
The fake Arc De Triumph.
This part of the ceiling in a certain section in The Louvre.
The famous Venus
A man throwing a discus.
This is not The Louvre. We walked to the Arc De Triumph and to get there we had to go through a park.
Arc De Triumph!
The under side of the arc.
The memorial of the unknown solider.
This was our view while we were sitting and waiting for the Olympic flame!
We were pretty excited!
Some of the protests going on
You can see the China flags really well.
People from China and Tibet had a hard time being next to each other.
You can barely see the flame
Some Tibet protesters climbed onto the Eiffel Tower and put up their flag that was specially made for the Olympics.
The building where old French men work to try and preserve the French language in France.
This was the building in one of the Bourne movies where Jason Bourne called from to the people who were after him.
Flying the French flag
The ceiling of Sainte Chapelle.
The stained glass was beautiful!
An altar
The floor that reflected the stained glass.
The crown of thorns
This was a pretty design I thought.
One of my friends acting like Quasimodo in front of Notre Dame.
Our hostel was right by the Notre Dame.
Inside of the Notre Dame.
Palace of Versailles!
The chapel in Versailles
The top part of the chapel
A ceiling
Louis XIV
The hall of mirrors
Louis XIV's bed
Hall or mirrors
The gardens outside
Marie Antoinette's bed
Marie Antoinette
The symbol of the sun king
This is the bottom part of a trophy-like sculpture that was given to Napoleon for his battles that he won.
The top of the sculpture.
Paris when the sun is setting
The Louvre at night
Inside once again
The oldest park in Paris.
The site where The Bastille was located.
Hotel De Ville. This is where parliament is located.
A church that was modeled after the Notre Dame. Can't remember the name!
Built in the 13th century
Inside of the church modeled after Notre Dame
On top of the Notre Dame
Up close and personal with the gargoyles!
The Eiffel Tower in the distance.
The bell that Quasimodo would ring!
The tall pointy thing is the top of Saint Chapelle.
A bird's view of Notre Dame
