The Eiffel Tower and Seine River..
The Eiffel Tower and Seine River..
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The Moulin Rouge (translation: The Red Windmill) |
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With Arc de Triomphe in the background. |
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The arch landmark at night. It honours French soldiers especially during the Napoleonic Wars. |
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Place Vendome.. The Ritz Hotel (where Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed came from before their fatal accident) is in one of the buildings surrounding the square. |
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The tunnel where Princess Diana's fatal crash occured. |
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The famous tower at night. |
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Another picture at the Eiffel Tower. |
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a smaller arch located just west of the Louvre. |
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Place de la Bastille, with the July Column in the center, and the Opéra Bastille in the background. This was the location of the Bastille (a fortress-prison) that the Paris mob stormed into in 1789, marking the start of French Revolution. |
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The majestic Notre Dame cathedral made even more famous in literature by Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". |
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The cathedral with the rose window and flying buttresses in view. Amazing to think that this structure was constructed in 1160's. |
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Inside Notre Dame Cathedral. |
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Cathedral and me.. |
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And at night... |
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Another early night picture of Eiffel Tower. |
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Père Lachaise cemetery in eastern Paris. This is where Jim Morrisson, Oscar Wilde, Chopin are buried. |
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Jim Morrison's unassuming grave that attracts lots of tourists. Morrison, who died in Paris at age 27, was the lead singer of the popular American band The Doors |
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Inside the Père Lachaise cemetery. |
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Oscar Wilde's grave. Lots of lipstick marks and writings from fans.. |
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The strange-looking post-modern architecture of The Pompidou Center.. Looks unfinished and inside out, but intersting. |
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Canal Saint-Martin. The canal, commisioned by the great Napoleon, was opened in 1825 as an artificial waterway to supply Paris with water. |
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Small bridge over the St. Martin canal. |
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Dining with other Canadian and American tourists I met in Paris. |
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My dinner... salmon and mashed potatoes.. |
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Entrance to Place des Vosges, the oldest square in Paris, located at the Marais section. Victor Hugo lived here. |
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Interesting display and creative marketing at the Peugeot Citroën sales office at Champs-Élysées. |
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Invalides as seen from Avenue des Champs-Élysées. |
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At the Invalides where Napoleon is buried. |
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Seine river. |
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