Paris

It is obvious where we are now

One half of one of the 8 murals painted by Claude Monet for the L'Orangerie. These paintings just blew me away. Monet was in his late 70's when commissioned to do these!!!!

Another of the paintings

The Louvre Da Vinci territory

Summer at the beach the Parisienne way!! Called Paris Plage. They bring tons of sand in and put it on the banks of the Seine!!

The gardens at Luxemburg Palace. Just lovely

More sights

and yet more flowers.

The gardens at Versailles

The fountains at Versailles

More gardens at Versailles

More fountains!!!!!

We were there at the weekend when the fountain spectacular is on.

And of course the magnificent palace.

The Hall of Mirrors Spectacular!!

The Palace

Again!!

A view of the Champs Elysees at night from the top of the Arc de Triomphe. What is that in the background!!!!

A close up view looking down to the Place de la Concorde on the same night

For you Claire!!!!!

Seen at Giverny. Sand sculptures.

Napoleons Tomb at Les Invalides

Les Invalides

Musee Rodin The Thinker

The Grand Palais and that end of the Pont Alexandre 11

Side view of the Notre Dame

Front view of the Notre Dame

Rose window at Notre dame

Lily Gardens at Giverny. This is where Monet got his inspiration!!!

Monet's garden

Monet's house where he lived with his wife and 8 children. A blended family.

Another view of Monet's riotous garden

A sculpture on our Montmartre Walk

I wonder what he's feeding them.

Sacre Coeur one of the highlights on the walk.