Paris - 2008 - Part 2

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Montmartre - the Moulin Rouge Sacré-Coeur Sacré-Coeur Place du Tertre Place du Tertre
Moulin Rouge Sacré-Coeur Sacré-Coeur Place du Tertre Place du Tertre
         
Place du Tertre Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery
Place du Tertre Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery Montmartre Cemetery
         
A welcome drink after our struggle to find somewhere to park our Vélib bicycles Opéra Garnier, one of the two opera houses of Paris Eglise de la Madeleine Eglise de la Madeleine Assemblée Nationale and Place de la Concorde from the Eglise de la Madeleine
Refreshments Opéra Garnier Eglise de la Madeleine Eglise de la Madeleine Assemblée Nationale
         
Assemblée Nationale Place Vendôme - the column is modelled on Trajan's Column in Rome Place Vendôme - the Ritz Place Vendôme - Dior Place Vendôme - Chanel
Assemblée Nationale Place Vendôme The Ritz Place Vendôme Place Vendôme
         
A fashion photo shoot was going on whilst we were there The model was rather thin Karl Lagerfeld directs the proceedings Karl Lagerfeld directs the proceedings Karl Lagerfeld and his minders
Place Vendôme Place Vendôme Place Vendôme Place Vendôme Place Vendôme
         
The Grand Palais and Pont Alexandre III from the Bateau Mouche The Grand Palais The Assemblée Nationale Notre Dame The Musée Rodin - Hôtel Biron
Bateau Mouche Bateau Mouche Assemblée Nationale Notre Dame The Musée Rodin
         
The Musée Rodin - Hôtel Biron Le Penseur The Burghers of Calais La Cathédrale La Cathédrale
The Musée Rodin The Musée Rodin The Musée Rodin The Musée Rodin The Musée Rodin
         
Montparnasse Cemetery The grave of Charles Baudelaire Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir Saint-Saens Le Jardin Atlantique - this garden is built on top of the Montparnasse railway station
Montparnasse Cemetery Montparnasse Cemetery Montparnasse Cemetery Montparnasse Cemetery Le Jardin Atlantique
         
La Sainte-Chapelle The rose window of La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle
La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle La Sainte-Chapelle
         
Palais de Justice The Conciergerie Flamme de la Liberté - just above the underpass where Princess Diana died Palais de Tokyo - this building dates from the Exhibition of 1937 and is rather sad and run down A delicious meal in a back street café
Palais de Justice The Conciergerie Flamme de la Liberté Palais de Tokyo Café
         
The Musée d'Orsay which is housed in what was once a busy railway station Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay One of the two clock faces of the old station
Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay
         
The final day of the Tour de France Bell and I establish ourselves on the barriers on the Rue de Rivoli We had a very long time to wait We waited for roughly four hours These were just casual cyclists early in the day
Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France
         
The procession provided us with some welcome entertainment There were lots of environmental floats Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France
Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France
         
Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France They arrive at long last...
Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France
         
...and are past us very quickly They went round six times in all It was worth waiting for Palais de Luxembourg - the home of the French Senate Palais de Luxembourg
Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Palais de Luxembourg Palais de Luxembourg
         
The gardens were glorious... ...and beautifully tended La Liberté A collection of different types of beehive A welcome lunch break
Jardins de Luxembourg Jardins de Luxembourg Jardins de Luxembourg Jardins de Luxembourg Lunch
         
A welcome lunch break Père-Lachaise Cemetery Collette's grave Rossini Chopin
Lunch Père-Lachaise Cemetery Père-Lachaise Cemetery Père-Lachaise Cemetery Père-Lachaise Cemetery
         
Chopin Oscar Wilde with its Jacob Epstein sculpture Edith Piaf    
Père-Lachaise Cemetery Père-Lachaise Cemetery Père-Lachaise Cemetery    
         
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