Paris - Day 3

Day 3 was a long one. But we started it well with pastries from the bakery.

This photo doesn't really do them justice.

We went to Ile de la Cite and visited Notre Dame. There was a massive queue, so we just walked around it instead of going inside.

The rear is as ornate as the front.

There's a bridge to the Left Bank that has become a popular place to leave a padlock with your name on - a modern-day folk ritual.

The bridge of padlocks does afford some good views back to the cathedral, though.

That evening we went to see the light show on the Eiffel Tower.

It had been raining, which came in handy to get a double view of the monument.

Paris - Day 1

In celebration of my sister-in-laws impending big 4-0, four of us took a four-day trip to Paris at the end of April. Here are some photos from our trip.

 Breakfast started with the obligatory croissant
 

So we went exploring - this street leads down to the Vendome, commemorating Napoleon's victories

At the Tuileries Gardens we got our first sight of La Tour Eiffel

Cathy and I went into the Orangerie - the museum purpose built by Claude Monet to house his giant Waterlilies canvasses

 Then we went to the Louvre - this is the glass pyramid outside

We crossed the river and rode a double-decker underground train to get close to the Eiffel Tower
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Did you know Cathy does impressions?

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Stealing a kiss in the city of love

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Then we walked down the Champs du Mars to the Peace Monument. It's missing a piece on the left there