A Day in Paris

We toured Paris in a day with my parents. I know, it doesn't seem like enough time, but we saw what we wanted to see and had a great day. Besides, we could have spent weeks in Paris and not have seen everything.

We started at the Notre-Dame Catherdral. The cathedral facade contains a row of 28 statues representing the Kings of Judah. During the French Revolution, the angry citizens stormed the church and mistaking the biblical kings for French royaly, chopped off all the statue heads. They have since been reattached.

Here's one of the beautiful stain glass windows in the cathedral.

We then walked along the River Seine to the Louvre. No, we didn't go in, but Mom and I did manage to catch a glimpse of part of the scultpure gardens, the part that was exposed to the general public. Max and I plan to go back and visit the inside of the museum sometime before we leave France.

The real deal - no explanation needed.

This was the giant flag hanging in the middle of the Arc de Triomphe. I just couldn't get over how big it was, especially when the wind catch it just right.

There are 12 boulevards that converge in a choatic traffic circle around the arc. I don't know how anyone makes it out of that traffic circle alive. It was entertaining to watch, that's for sure.

Sacre-Coeur is built on the highest point in Paris and looks over the city. We took the funicular up (included with our Paris Visite Pass, yay!) and walked around a bit. There were a lot of people outside, playing loud music and leaving beer bottles around and stuff. It almost took away from the beauty of the place.

Here's my parents at dinner, wrapping up a great trip to Paris before we caught the train back to our bed and breakfast. It was a memorable trip; Dad had his first McDonald's beer, Mom met like 4 other people from Michigan, and Max and I encountered some typically rude Parisians. (I really don't understand their problem). Off to Normandy now!