SCENES of The Great European City of PARIS, Capital of France

A 3 day Parisian holiday in the mild November 2006

 Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walks

1. First walk-about in Paris in the Plas de Vosges (Place Royale)

2. Church of St-Merry (Merri) and around the Pompidou Centre

3. The church of Sainte-Chappele

4. Scenes of the River Seine - buildings and bridges

5. The Cathedral Church of Notre-Dame

6. Miscellaneous odd bits and bobs in Paris

7. A brief selection of other streets and buildings

8. Musėe du National Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny, Museum of the Medieval Middle Ages) - buildings and stonework

9. Musėe du National Moyen Age - tapestry and stained glass

10. The Eiffel Tower, the Icon of Paris

11. The Louvre buildings and the Opéra de Paris Garnier

12. Galeries Lafayette, The Shop of Paris?

13. Sacrė-Coeur and Montmartre Vineyard

14. The Mosquėe de Paris - Institut Musulman Mosque (Grand Mosque)

15. Scenes of the River Seine - rivercraft

16. Musėe d'Orsay - Museum Art Gallery Paintings Part 1

17. Musėe d'Orsay - Museum Art Gallery Paintings Part 2

OTHER FRENCH PAGES

18. TGV Railway Trip from London to Paris to Chambery

19. The Town of Chambery in the Rhone Alps

Above centre, the Arc de Triomephe, our first site when getting off the airport bus!

Above left, The iconic Eiffel Tower, before queuing at 4pm (1600 hr), got to the top by 8pm (2000 hr)! (see page 10!)

Above right, Sacrė-Coeur from the top of the store Lafayette.

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