Brussels station..

..we took a TGV from there to Paris.

We arrived at Olivier’s place on Friday afternoon..

La Defance on one side..

..and L’Arc de Triomph on the other. It was a dream!

Montmartre and Sacré-Coeur on the same day..a cosy place not only because Amélie Poulain..

..and later on a stroll through Pigalle – a red light district..

On the way home..

..we stopped at Place de la Concorde..

..and took a leisurely walk to L’Arc de Triomph through Champs-Élysées..

L’Arc de Triomph

Did I say that sixteen of us slept at his place..?

I met my cousin (she is next to me) on Saturday. She came with another girl.. and Sam joined us.

Musée du Louvre. So, is the pyramid a scar on the face of Paris or not..?

Sainte Chapelle..it looks so fragile..

..incredible stained-glass..

and when the sun shined up..wow

Notre-Dame..

..it looked too clean and polished this time

..inside..

What is this?

..Sorbonne.

And Faculte de Droit.

Le Pantheon.

Musee d'Orsay..originally a railway station..

With my cousin.

Photographing without flash allowed..

Le Grand Palais.

Our French host persuaded us to have a “nice” dinner.. he said classy but not overcharged..

We three together tried snails. They are.. nice! The texture is a bit strange at the beginning, but really enjoyed myself.

I had seen only in adverts a Smart parking like this before.

We started with La Defance on Sunday..

On the top..

Hôtel de Ville / Town hall.

Centre Georges Pompidou.

La Bastille.

This old metro stations caught my fancy.

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise..I have never seen something like this before. It was nice autumn afternoon – best timing possible..

..

Some graves are really popular.. barriers are necessary..

..Jim Morrison in this case.

Chopin.

Balzac.

Here it is..

At Olivier’s place..

Louvre was on schedule on Monday..

Pyramid Inverse. Any suggestions what is beneath it..?

aka Venus de Milo.

Code of Hammurabi.. inevitability for a lawyer..

..an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.