Paris Days 3 & 4

Hello all,
I apologize for being dreadfully behind on the blog...8 months!!  We've been pretty busy buzzing around Europe trying to soak it all in.  It's not easy to plan a major vacation almost monthly.  It takes time and energy.  I hope our photos will speak to the grand time we had in Paris on days 3 & 4.  One note, on day 3 Songbird got sick so a small contingent had to go back to the apartment.  This meant it gave me a chance to do a quick trial run to see L'arc de triomphe, Champs Elysees, the Luxor Obelisk and the Orangerie after the Rodin Museum because the Journalist wanted to see all the same stuff. Sometimes it's really nice to go to an art museum to only see one or two major works instead of trying to read everything. On day 4 we were blessed to connect with our old friends in Paris...we had seen them at Disney on day 2.  We visited Notre Dame, climbed all the crazy stairs to the top with 12 children in tow, went to see Sant Chappelle which was closed and finished at The Orsay where we saw some beautiful Renoir works.  Unfortunately, taking photos was not allowed.  

The front of Notre Dame in Paris.

Notre Dame from inside.

Songbird and E were happy to get to hang out together.

Notre Dame has tons and tons of lovely stained glass.  

I really liked the silhouette framed against the window.
Do you know who it is? 

The net enjoyed the church although I think
he was more impressed with the Rodin and
even more impressed with the chocolate-filled
crepes of Paris.

Here's a lovely shot from atop Notre Dame overlooking
some of Paris.

Believe it or not we took all these little people up the stairs.
There were 387 steps to the top of the south tower.
This was a great way to warm up since it was
quite cold that day.

This little sweetheart was a trooper!  

Being in Paris, the Journalist thought it was a good idea to
try real French bread from a local bakery.  We also tried
some other treats that were quite tasty. 

We had to take this shot of
Deep thinker and Le Penseur.  If you've
ever hung around Deep Thinker, you'll understand.

Here the Net poses in front of L'arc de Triomphe.
It provided lovely views of the infamous Champs Elysees.
I have to admit this visit was quite anti climatic
after the Eiffel Tower.  

Pianogurl was quite interested in seeing the Luxor Obelisk.
The architecture in the surrounding area is fantastic
but the traffic super busy.
We also saw Monet's "Water Lilies"
at the Orangerie.  These are huge 8 foot tall
paintings in two different rooms.  He put them together
section by section.   They were very pretty even for a
colorblind guy (me).


Did you figure out who the silhouette was in the photo above?

St. George slaying the dragon.  If you look closely,
you'll see the hilt of his sword.