Notre Dame
Second day in a row of a venue that had stair climbing. This one Jeff did on his own because the rest of us had feet that would no longer…
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May 2015
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Sainte-Chapelle
After our precision assault on the Louvre we headed over to Sainte-Chapelle to see the famous stained glass windows. Installed in 1248 and beautiful! There isn’t a single picture I…
Dinner at Breizh Cafe
Breizh Cafe made our restaurant short list but not the cutoff until we couldn’t get Clown Bar to answer their phone in order to make reservations. So out with Clown…
Cocktails at the Bastille
We managed to get to the general vicinity of our dinner reservations about and hour early so we took the opportunity to have a pre-dinner cocktail at a cafe that…
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is such an imposing piece of architecture. It squats over the Charles de Gaulle Etoile like a lego block and demands attention to all who pass.…
La Tour Eiffel
Such a Paris icon that it’s impossible to separate Paris from the Eiffel Tower or vice versa. Wwhen you’ve never seen it before it is a breathtaking site, and to…
Getting to La Tour Eiffel
Who knew the Eiffel Tower would be sold out for the entire week we’re here? I certainly didn’t and so didn’t make arrangements to pre-buy tickets. I just figured we’d…
Marche aux puces
After our lovely breakfast, we took off for the Marche aux puces. Translated that means “Market of Fleas”, or flea market. It is Paris’ largest antiques market and is located…