We rode the night train from Milan, Italy to Paris, France. We had our own private room (about 4 X 7) with bunks, one above the other. Oh, how cozy!!
The River Seine in Paris, France
Musee de Louvre and the Pyramid Entrance, Paris.
Fountains in front of the Pyramid entrance to the Louvre....with Bob on the right.
The Louvre, Paris --- The statue of Venus de Milo found in 1820 on the island of Milo in Greece. This was thought to be the "ideal of feminine beauty", and was made in the Hellenistic Age at the end of the 2nd century B.C.
This is our room overlooking the Boulevard St. Germain. We stayed at Le Madison Hotel and ate dinner at a lovely little restaurant called Le Petite Cour....the best meal of our trip.
Sherrie standing at the beginning of the Champs-Elsees. You can see the Eiffel tower on the left, and just cut off at the right is the Arc de Triomphe.
It was a beautiful stroll down the Avenue des Champs-Elysees. The gardens were planted with tulips and the spring flowers were beautiful.
A view of the Eiffel Tower.
A view from 1/2 way up the Eiffel Tower.
A view from the third level of the Eiffel Tower. The tower was built in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel, and it was the worlds tallest building until 1931 when the Empire State Building was built.
Here we are on the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Sainte Chapelle was built in 1248 by Louis IX and contains 15 magnificent stained glass windows.
Joan of Arc
Notre Dame -- South Rose Window, with its central depiction of Christ. It is 43 feet high.
Notre Dame
Notre Dame as taken from the Square du Jean XXIII. This square was decidated to Pope John XXIII. The garden runs alongside the river.
We took a boat trip along the River Seine and got this view of the Eiffel tower. Notice that there are 264 days until the year 2000.
We spent 2 days and 1 night in Paris. We took an overnight train into Paris from Milan...............and we took an overnight train from Paris back to Frankfurt for our flight home. Here's Bob, sitting in our hotel lobby, waiting for our taxi to the train station. Our vacation is almost over.
And here's Sherrie..............dreading the overnight train ride from Paris to Frankfurt. Can't we just be home NOW???
Here's Sherrie sitting in the Frankfurt airport.............waiting...........waiting for our flight to leave.