Paris

 

Paris has so many unique and well known attractions

but believing you can see them all in a week

is beyond crazy...this is a relative small city that will make your

fitbit love you.

We spent Thursday walking seven miles

through the neighborhoods of cafes and small boutiques

followed by a Sunset tour of the Eiffel Tower

which is absolutely stunning lit up.

 

The Alexander Bridge shows how much the Parisians

love gold.  All of the bridges over the Seine River have carvings

but the Alexander Bridge is named after Tzar Alexander

and was constructed at the end of the 19th century.

 

A trip to the cemetery, of course, was in search of Jim Morrison's

grave which was tucked behind a larger crypt.

I love cemeteries and this one did not disappoint at all

and we only touched on the many burial crypts that are in the cemetery.

The art of crypts is fascinating.

Many were old and falling apart but they all

had ornate metal doors and inside you could find shelves

and kneeling stones for the family to light candles and pray for the dead.

 

 

Cobblestones

they are everywhere in Paris

and the number one reason that you don't wear highheels

though I must admit to witnessing

many a young woman running down them without problems.

The weather was cold and rainy

so perfect for a week in Paris

though I would have much preferred sunny and cool.

The Grand Palace and Petite Palace sound so 17th Century

but they are both museums.

The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a large historic exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) as part of the preparation works for the Universal Exposition of 1900, which also included the creation of the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III

The city is filled with sculptures

on buildings, on street corners, in parks

I am not sure what this person did

but obviously no one wanted him/her to escape

the crypt

The city is filled with art museums.

Days were filled with trying a new Café

enjoying a city that holds

so much art that it is boggling.

 

It is good to be home

for it is a long day between the West and Paris.

 

barb