Daytrip to Paris
It was a fun (but cold!) day out, thank you Mike for a wonderful present!
 View fullsize As Eurostar travelled through northern France, I photographed pylons. |
 View fullsize Mike did not look impressed, however. |
 View fullsize Map of the Cemetiere Pere-Lachaise. |
 View fullsize Statue in the center of the graveyard. |
 View fullsize Jim Morrison's grave. |
 View fullsize The headstone reads "James Douglas Morrison". |
 View fullsize There were dozens of these gothic style mini-chapels. |
 View fullsize Roman-style columns in a semi-circle surround two graves. |
 View fullsize Oscar Wilde lies under this hideous tribute donated by a fan. |
 View fullsize Wilde's name is covered in lipstick kisses, which I found ironic. |
 View fullsize View to the crematorium, a poor man's Taj Mahal. |
 View fullsize The dignified grave of Marcel Proust. |
 View fullsize View of the Eiffel Tower from Trocadero area. |
 View fullsize Looking up the Eiffel Tower from below. |
 View fullsize Looking south down the Seine. |
 View fullsize Looking west, towards Trocadero. |
 View fullsize View of the Arc de Triomphe (through a telescope!) |
 View fullsize Looking north, to the Arc de Triomphe (center). |
 View fullsize Looking northeast. |
 View fullsize Looking southeast to a lit dome, possibly Pantheon? |
 View fullsize Looking east down the Seine. |
 View fullsize Christmas trees and decorations (viewed from taxi). |
 View fullsize More lights and decorations (viewed from taxi). |
 View fullsize Cheers! Mike drinks champagne on the Eurostar back to London. |
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