While visiting our son in London late last month, we figured — why not take the train over to Paris? Jacob had already gone to France, and since he had classes that he couldn't miss, it gave John, Hannah and I something to do for a couple of days.
Without a lot of time, we chose to visit Paris's major tourist attractions. First stop: The Eiffel Tower. Having only seen it in pictures, I found it even more lovely in person.
We decided to forgo the line for the elevator and take the stairs . . . all 704 of them! Once we reached the top, we were treated to spectacular views of the city and beyond.
I was very impressed with The Paris Metro — quick, clean, and easy!
The Arc de Triomphe is a symbol of the French nation. It links old and new Paris.
Of course, a visit to Musée du Louvre would not be complete without viewing dear old Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait from the 1500s is smaller than I expected, measuring just 30 inches high.
That's Paris in a nutshell. I loved every minute of it!
Susan
Oh Susan everything is sooo dang beautiful. I find that quite interesting that the Mona Lisa is only 30". I pictured it to be much larger than that. I want to know, did you and John put a lock on that fence...hmmm.
Thank you so much for sharing your pictures. I truly enjoyed them for I know I will never get that far away from home.
Posted by: Elsie | December 20, 2013 at 02:13 PM
Thanks for your comment, Elsie. No, we didn't actually put a lock on the bridge. Perhaps in spirit!
Posted by: Susan | December 20, 2013 at 02:26 PM
My husband and I were in paris in August for our 20th wedding anniversary so I enjoyed comparing photos! I was surprised the grass is still green in November, but I hope you weren't cold. We enjoyed using the metro too and made life easy. We loved the whole city! We missed the lock and key thing though! Dang, a good reason to go back I'd say. :)
Posted by: Kristy l. | December 20, 2013 at 09:28 PM
I thought the Mona Lisa was smaller than that!
I spent four weeks in Paris and never went inside the Louvre. I sleepwalk in Paris in my mind. I think it is the wonderful place on earth.
Posted by: Ginene | January 21, 2014 at 10:44 PM