Pictures a Paris

Today when my uncle and I were coming back from looking at potential new offices, we drove through Paris. Although I've seen these things dozens of times before I still love them. I'm glad that I had my camera with me to I could catch shots as we were driving through the city. Thanks for the great purse, Mom.



This is a picture of the Tour Eiffel just showing behind some typical Parisian buildings.



Here we are approaching L'Arc de Triomphe. It is really is so much prettier in person. I told my uncle that this time while I'm here I'm going to climb to the top and he was astonished that I have never been up there before.



Crossing one of the many bridges across the Seine River. I love how all of the old historic architecture is combined with the trees and the new, modern buildings. It's wonderful how you can be walking down the street and then stumble upon a centuries-old church which is still in use.



The Tour Eiffel after we crossed another bridge. I have to say that after all the times I've been here, this is still my favorite. My mom hates it when I pick that as my one thing to do while I'm here. Hey...my dad always has to go see Napoleon and he hasn't moved in hundreds of years either! Right, Dad? Don't you just love how it just rises out of the ground near buildings? My uncle doesn't understand my fascination with it either but then he lives here so to him it is no big deal...it's almost like the Golden Gate Bridge for us Bay Area folks (but that still makes me smile, too).



La Tour Eiffel getting its close-up. :)





Although I was unable to take pictures of the Opera Garnier I found some for you. This place is absolutely beautiful! Think of old-time opera houses that you see in movies and this is it. The lobby is guilded and has stautes of many famous writers, musicians and other notables.





Look how beautiful the stairs are and all of the guilding over all of the walls. I tried to find a picture of the painted ceiling but none of them did it any justice. Walking inside of it you can just imagine all of the people who have been inside of it watching plays or operas. I would love to buy tickets to something here before I leave but I think it would be way too expensive.

These are something for you to enjoy while I am sleeping. Hopefully in the next few days I will be able to take lots of pictures but who knows.

Dad: I will take some pictures when Tonton Albert and Terese come up this weekend. And uncle Michel said we would be visiting a cousin in Grenoble when he and I go to some famous skiing town (I can't remember the name) to look over a construction site.