Thursday, September 30, 2010

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (A DAY IN PARIS)

This was our big Paris day. We took a train through the channel tunnel to France and had a wonderful day seeing some of the major sites of Paris.

Here's the view of of the train station from the hotel

Taking the London Underground home after a long day






Inside the train's restroom


Julian, the friend we met on the ride back to London







Our last bit of Euros




Laura by the EuroStar train we'd traveled on




The Gare du Nord Station in France




Sites in Paris










Inside the Louvre (and yes, there IS a shopping mall inside this world famous museum where you can buy a whole Apple computer among other consumer goods)






The courtyard of the Louvre with its beautiful glass pyramid




By the look of the ceilings in the Louve, you can really tell it was once a palace










Yes, that's the Mona Lisa in the background. We saw her in person!


The barrier in front of the Mona Lisa









River trip on the Seine


Cruising past the Eiffel Tower





The Louvre from the River





Notre Dame Cathedral


Pont Neuf Bridge with carved stone faces embellishing it











At the base of the Eiffel Tower with fellow travelers





In the Eiffel Tower elevator



Breathtaking views of Paris from the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower






















At the base of the Eiffel Tower





Vendor trying to sell tourist items















The only way to stop the vendors from trying to sell us stuff was to pose with them for photos!











The Louis Vitton flagship store in Paris





The Ritz-Carleton Hotel



Other Paris sites



















St. Pancras Station in London


The moon beside our hotel (we left so early in the morning it was still shining)


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