Paris, France - The Opéra Garnier (Garnier Opera) was completed in 1875, and is conveniently located near my hotel and the RoissyBus shuttle for the airport. |
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In November 2022 I flew to Paris, France then took a high-speed bullet train down to Lyon, France before returning back to Paris. I was going to spend almost 2 weeks in Paris and almost 1 week in Lyon.
Post Covid recap:
I got to the airport in plenty of time, real early in fact. They delayed my flight twice, and I ended up leaving an hour and 25 minutes later than expected. I don't sleep well on a plane, but at least there was no one in the seat next to me so I was able to stretch out a bit. I reserved a hotel near the Paris Opera House. This meant, I could take the RoissyBus (about an hour ride from the airport) directly from the airport to the Opéra Garnier (Opera House), then walk only about 4 blocks to my hotel, really easy to find and a great location. Everything was within roughly 3 miles of the hotel, walking distance or easy use of the Metro. When I arrived in Paris, I was going to do the routine that I found worked best for me before. The day I arrive in Europe I stay awake until about 2000 or 2100 local time. This usually means I have been awake for approximately 30+ hours. Then I can sleep the first night about 12 hours and start staying awake all day after that. This method I use seems to get me adjusted to local European time rather quickly. I spent the first day getting the lay of the land near my hotel, seeing some nearby sights, and of course I had to get to the Eiffel Tower the first day for a selfie. Great to be back!!! After a good night's sleep, I indulged in the bountiful and tasty hotel breakfast buffet, European style. This means lots of meats, cheeses, breads, and sweets. There's also some weird stuff like green peppers and some unidentifiable sauces. Fortunately, they also have scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, sausage, and bacon. With a hearty breakfast, I was ready to start the day. I walked to the Île de la Cité and L'île Saint-Louis, these are 2 natural islands in the Seine River. They are connected to each other with the Pont Saint-Louis bridge, then 11 more bridges connect them with the rest of Paris. It is a very popular place to go. Don't believe me? You may not recognize this area of Paris by name, but you will recognize the second (or maybe third for the art lovers out there) most famous landmark in Paris. On the Île de la Cité is the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris. Completed in 1345, unfortunately it suffered extensive fire damage in April 2019. While mostly contained to the roof, there was also residual damage to the rest of the building. Despite all this, they are saying it will reopen in April 2024. We will see... I have seen many Chopin sites around Europe, and in Paris I found another one, L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. This is the church where his funeral services were held in 1849. He's conveniently buried nearby (well, part of him anyway - funny story about that later) at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. Then it was a stroll down the Champs-Élysèes between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle (this is where the Tour de France finishes at the Arc de Triomphe). The Place de la Concorde is only 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) long, but is 70 metres (230 feet) wide. That's 6 lanes of traffic, a center median (great for stopping in the middle for pictures), and a massively wide sidewalk on both sides. Lots of shops and restaurants. All this traffic converges in the roundabouts at each end (Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle). That's a show in itself. No lines painted, multiple streets merging, and crazy drivers on scooters, motorcycles, cars, busses, and trucks. But they make it work. Since the sky was so beautiful, I decided to trek the 284 steps to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. Surprisingly, although it's only 50 metres (154 feet) tall, it actually towers over most of the buildings. This really does give you great views of Paris, and to be honest, I forgot the last time I was up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. It was a good thing I took advantage of the beautiful day I just had, since the next day was rain. Regardless, you have to do something, so when I left the hotel in the morning it was drizzling. I was hoping to get up to the Sacré Coeur church but turned back (more on that later). There are great views from the Sacré Coeur (it's the second highest point in Paris), so with the clouds and gray sky I decided it wasn't worth going to that day. I did stop at another church I was planning on seeing, Église de la Sainte Trinité. It was built in 1867 and has a massive tower and dome, unfortunately, the exterior is being renovated until 2024. Since the Olympics are being held in Paris in 2024 they are doing a lot of renovations around Paris. To make things worse, it appears the renovations are sponsored. This wasn't the first building I saw covered with a giant billboard. The Église de la Sainte Trinité church renovation billboard was sponsored by Lancôme with Julia Robert's photo. The billboard said 'Retouched image', so I guess the church is not the only thing being renovated. I also went to the Gare Saint-Lazare (train station). Many European train stations are architectural wonders, and this is no exception. It's a beautiful building built in 1837 and is only 1 of 6 main train stations in Paris. Part of the inside of the gare is a shopping mall. So, I wandered around there out of the rain and had lunch. This made me realize there were actually several galleries (indoor shopping centres) between the gare and Opera near my hotel, so that allowed me to wander more out of the rain. Hey, I'm still in Paris. The following day was supposed to rain most of the day, so I booked an afternoon tour of the Louvre Museum. Fortunately, most of the morning it didn't rain so I spent time outside at the Place de la Concorde (with the Egyptian obelisk which the Tour de France goes around) and the Jardin des Tuileries (gardens). There is a really spectacular view at the west end of the gardens, and they have lots of seating under shade trees (I see the irony that it was cloudy). This is probably the nicest spot in Paris by my measure. From here you can see the obelisk, Place de la Concorde, Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysèes, Arc de Triomphe, and a multitude of other beautiful buildings. Surprise! I found a free toilet in the gardens, and no, not behind a tree. This was the first I found since being here that was truly a public toilet. Of course, there's an app for that and I have it. Rumor is there are about 400 public toilets around Paris. Hey, it's all part of traveling. My tour of the Louvre lasted about 3 hours. If you are into art, it could take you days to see the Louvre. I just wanted the highlights and also didn't want to get lost. The multiple buildings that compose the Louvre are massive. I saw the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, Liberty Leading the People, a bunch of Michelangelo works, and of course the Mona Lisa. I had seen it years ago but figured it was time again. If you don't know, the Mona Lisa is actually quite small at 77 cm x 53 cm (2' 6" x 1' 9"), but it's in a huge room on its own wall. I spent most of a day in the Montmartre district of Paris (this is where the Sacré-Coeur is that I tried to see earlier with bad weather). For you Parisophiles, that would be in the 18th arrondissement and the second highest point of Paris (The Eiffel Tower is #1). This means there are great views over the massive Paris city streets. Speaking of streets, every street in Paris has twists and turns, changes names for no apparent reason, and seems they all go at different angles. No wonder the French are angry. At the top of Montmartre is the La basilique du Sacré-Coeur (The Basilica of the Sacred Heart). Although it was completed only in 1914 (it was started in 1875), it holds a prominent spot high above and overlooking the city. With its sparkling white travertine limestone exterior, it really stands out especially in the sunlight. The exterior and location is the highlight, as I think the interior is too modern for my liking. As the narrow streets in the Montmartre wind back down the hill to the main Paris streets, there are tons of small cobblestone streets, lots of little gift shops, and lots of little places to eat. I found a small crepe shop and got one with Nutella and bananas and found a nice little spot in one of the squares to sit and enjoy it. Yum! Once I got back down off Montmartre, I was at the legendary Moulin Rouge. It opened in 1889 as a cabaret and introduced the French Cancan dance to the world. I saw the weather was going to be pretty nice all day, with some rain coming later that evening. Because of this, I was going to spend the day at Disneyland Paris and the new Walt Disney Studios Park (it's a small version of Disney's Hollywood Studios). It's about 35 kilometres (22 miles) outside the center of Paris by train. Unfortunately, you can't use the Metro, you need to use one of the Réseau Express Régional (RER) lines, it's similar to a commuter line that extends outside the city limits (Regional Express Network). I went to the RER train station the night before to check how to get there and locate where the RER train station (Auber) was. No problem, they had multiple ticket machines as well as a booth with someone selling tickets. The train schedule listed the multiple departures to Disneyland Paris, so pretty straightforward. What a difference a day makes. Come the next day, not so straightforward. All of the automated ticket machines were out of service, and no one was in the manned ticket booth. There was another guy there, fortunately he spoke French, so he pushed the info button on the ticket machine and asked what to do. He translated for me and they said to get on the train and go to the next stop, then exit and get a ticket there. I was able to do that since, for some reason, all of the ticket reading machines to get to the platforms were all opened and you didn't need a ticket to get on the train. I took that as a sign that this has happened before and they open up the gates to the trains as part of standard operating procedures. When I got to the next station and got off, there was a problem. There were no ticket machines on the platform when I exited the train. This was because, you normally buy your ticket on the other side of the gate then use the ticket to get through the gate to the platform. Once again, there was an information center with a sign saying no one was there, which was pretty obvious. Here's the important part, you need a ticket to enter and exit the platform gate, I had no ticket. Citizens, hear me out, this could happen to you... I thought I'd be the man that never returned... Incroyable! I finally found a handicap gate that was opened, and I saw people walking through it in both directions, effectively bypassing the ticket gate. So, I saw machines for tickets on the other side and jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, what I saw were ticket machines for the recharge of your transportation card. I had seen the recharge machines the night before, but I don't have a transportation card to recharge, but there were other machines that only issued single-use tickets and that's what I was looking for. Finally getting desperate, I went to the recharge machine and proceeded to see what I could get out of it, even if it meant buying a card that I didn't really need. BTW: The machines do have the option to display in English, so I had that going for me. After pushing a few buttons, it took me to the regular ticket option and I was able to finally buy my train ticket to Disneyland Paris. Yay!!! So far this adventure has been wilder than Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Anyway, on to Disneyland Paris. Despite all that train travel excitement, I still was early enough before the Disney Park even opened. I had been to Disneyland Paris back in 1999, and I don't think too much has changed (the park originally opened in 1992). It's still a small version of Disneyland in California. What they did add was the Walt Disney Studios Park in 2002, but again on a smaller level than the Disney Hollywood Studios. There were some different rides and variations of existing rides. They also expanded the Disney Village Paris, the shopping and entertainment district with lots of restaurants and shops. I had wrapped up my Disney day just as it was starting to get dark, and this is also when the rain started. I had bought my return RER train ticket back to Paris when I got there in the morning (what a great plan!). That was a brilliant idea since there were massive lines of people buying their return tickets back home at the end of the day. Surprisingly, the train wasn't too crowded on the ride back (of course not, they were all standing in the ticket line). Always fun at Disney Paris. It was time to temporarily leave Paris and catch my train to Lyon, France. I had to catch the train from the same station as the day before for Disneyland where the ticket machines were down. I figured they had to be working today, or at a minimum someone would be in a ticket booth on a Saturday (I was assuming they would be there to happily assist helpless tourists). The machines were still down, but there were a couple people behind the booth. Unfortunately, they were not selling tickets and he said the same as yesterday, go to the next station and buy your ticket. I then told him I need a ticket to get out of the platform area to buy a ticket. He asked where was I going, and I told him it was only 2 stops. He said just go and get off at my stop. However, this still wasn't going to solve my problem of getting out of the platform area with no ticket. I know I had nothing to lose by getting off the next stop and seeing if I could do the same as before, and that's what I ended up doing. I got through the open handicap gate again and bought a ticket. I know they sometimes check tickets, but it is mostly honorary, however there are large fines for not having a ticket (€50 and €100). As a side note, all of this was for the Paris Metro train to get to the big train station where the high-speed train was. Anyway. So, you know about the Paris Metro, and you've now heard about the RER, now I was catching the Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) - intercity high-speed rail service - to get to Lyon. I caught my high-speed TGV train for the 391-kilometre (243-mile) trip at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Keep in mind, Paris has 6 major train stations - Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare d'Austerlitz, Gare Montparnasse, and Gare Saint-Lazare. Consequently, you need to know which one to go to depending on where you are going to. Huh? Likewise, when you arrive in Paris, make sure which train station you arrive at so you know how to get to where you want to go in Paris. Huh? When the confusion subsides, it will make sense. My train arrived in Lyon in a little under 2 hours at the Lyon-Part-Dieu train station in Lyon. The TGV high-speed train can go up to 300 km/h (186 mph). At one point they showed we were going 290 km/h (180 mph). Incredibly smooth and quiet! It was about a 20-minute walk from the Lyon-Part-Dieu train station to my hotel, then I checked in, walked around to get my bearings, and got something to eat. As a point of reference, Lyon only has 2 major train stations - Lyon-Part-Dieu and Lyon-Perrache. There are 2 rivers that run through Lyon and it is the 3rd largest city in France. My hotel is on a peninsula between the Saône River and Rhône River, pretty much the center of the city. Not far from my hotel the 2 rivers converge. Lyon is not as hectic as Paris, but does have a lot of amazing Renaissance architecture and many cobblestone alleys. Unlike Paris, Lyon has a real designated old town with 15th century buildings. I enjoyed a walk along the rivers and along one stretch was a huge outdoor market which included fresh fish, vegetables, meats, flowers, and a variety of food stalls. As I was in Paris for several days, everyday more and more Christmas decorations were being put up. Here in Lyon, I don't think they know it's time. I'll only be here a few more days, so maybe they start decorating after I leave. Speaking of Paris, despite Lyon being a lot less crowded and easier to get around, it's funny to see a couple similarities. The first is the Lyon Tour Métallique (Metal Tower). It was started 3 years after the Eiffel Tower and was completed in 1894. It is much smaller at 85.9 metres (282 feet), and today it is only a television tower. Originally it did have an elevator and a viewing platform at the top, but it is now closed to the public. Also similar to the Paris Sacré-Coeur, Lyon has its own shiny white Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière. It is located on a prominent high spot overlooking the city just like the Sacré-Coeur. The view from there not only looks over the city, but in the distance you can see the Alps. This includes Mont Blac at 4,806 metres (15,766 feet), making it the highest peak in Europe. It is so large it straddles the borders of France, Italy, and Switzerland but France has claim to the peak. Time for a break, of the smoking kind. I had forgot how many people smoke over here and now I also noticed vaping. Just walking down the street you hit waves of smoke as you pass by people. Since there is no smoking in public buildings, outside of stores and offices are bunches of people on smoke breaks. One downside of being here. Lyon has a Théâtres Romains (Roman Theaters) on one of the hillsides near the old town. Virtually back-to-back with this is the Grand Theater, which could originally seat 10,000 people. It is the oldest Roman theater in France, built in 15 BC, and incredibly still is used for some modern-day performances. There's also the Lugdunum Musee (museum) next door that has information about the Roman influences in the area and a bit more about Roman history. I must have missed someone throwing the switch. Just as it occurred to me there were no Christmas decorations in Lyon, suddenly I'm seeing some Christmas decorations going up here in Lyon almost overnight. In addition to the store fronts and city street decorations, I have now run into several areas that are going to be set up with the typical European Christmas market stalls. The largest square in Lyon is the Place Bellecour. Right now, it's empty, but they are in the process of setting up a giant Ferris wheel as part of the Christmas market that will eventually be here. I looked up pictures from previous years, wow! This entire square will be decked out for Christmas. My guess is they are targeting a 1st of December Christmas festival start date. I'll just miss it. If you recall, my hotel is located on a peninsula between the Saône River and Rhône River (pay more attention if you didn't remember that). I finally walked to the confluence point of the 2 rivers. I have seen places like this before, but it's more dramatic when the waters are different in color. Unfortunately, these 2 rivers are very similar. The Saône is a milky color. The Rhône is a sour milky color. Also, of interest at the confluence point is the Musée des Confluences (Museum of the Confluence), which is a science centre and anthropology museum. Happy Thanksgiving! I am now on a turkey pilgrimage...
Happy Thanksgiving! Part1:
Happy Thanksgiving! Part2:
Another memory, I just found out I will be a Great Uncle!
Happy Thanksgiving! Part3:
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving was my last full day in Lyon, so the next day I was taking the 1304 train back to Paris. After my tasty hotel breakfast, I strolled the beautiful Lyon old town one last time. I was able to see everything I planned to see in Lyon on this trip. When I arrived in Lyon I saw a huge shopping mall, the Lafayette Galleria, across from the train station but didn't bother with it. However, I wandered around the mall before I caught my train back to Paris, even though there was nothing I needed. That worked out nicely to spend some time. Strange, but the train was very crowded. In fact, we were several minutes late departing because there were people still boarding. The TGV train arrived in Paris, then I caught the Paris Metro back to Auber station (also an RER station), then a 5-minute walk to my hotel. But you all knew that already because you have been paying attention. I had a few more days in Paris after returning from Lyon. My first full day back to Paris started the day out with a bummer. I had to go visit a cemetery grave. Well, actually several graves. The Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (Père Lachaise Cemetery) in Paris hosts the remains of several notable celebs, despite that, lots of tourist paparazzi taking pictures there. The Chopin grave is there, yet another Chopin landmark in my long line of Chopin related sites. To recap Chopin's burial situation, his heart is buried in a stone pillar in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, Poland (so, I guess it's not that funny of a burial story - bet you thought I wouldn't get back to this). But also in the cemetery is Oscar Wilde ('Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.'), Edith Piaf (La Vie en rose - she's living in the pink now), Marcel Marceau (he really is in a box), Jim Morrison (he really did walk on through to the other side), and others you wouldn't know. New TV show idea - Celebrity Crypts. I was surprised walking through the cemetery and seeing a lot of recent graves within the last few years. It is so crowded, I don't know how they got them in there. As a handy tip, at the entrance they have a cemetery map with street names and a list of notables by number. When you see that map you had better take a photo, since once you get inside they have no signs showing where things are, just the street names. Some of the streets are just footpaths. After all that cemetery walking, I was looking for something to come out of the ground so I went to the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens). It is a 23 hectares (56.8 acres) garden created in 1612 by Marie de'Medici, the widow of King Henry IV. The Palais du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Palace) linked to the gardens, is now a government building and closed to the public. I saw the weather was saying there was a chance of rain in Paris, so I booked a bus tour to the Château de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) since I figured it is mostly indoors (well, except for the outdoors part). You can get there using public transport, but it's not the most convenient method. The Palace is only about 19 kilometres (12 miles) from Paris. The tour bus pickup was near the Eiffel Tower, so a little bit of walking and a quick Metro ride kept me mostly dry. Despite traveling to Paris 5 times before, this was the first time to see the Palace of Versailles. It was originally a simple hunting lodge built by Louis XIII in 1623. It grew from that into a château by 1634, and finally the palace work was started in 1661. I guess even then, contractors underestimated the time needed to complete the job. It has 2,300 rooms so I'm sure somewhere in there is a media room with a really, really big screen TV. Even though there are a lot of rooms you go through, the highlight is the amazing Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors). Even today I'm reflecting on how beautiful the Hall of Mirrors was. Returning to my hotel after the tour, Paris really was in full swing with Christmas decorations and markets. This allowed me to have a really nice dinner at the Paris Christmas market between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, in the Tuileries Gardens. I had some mushroom truffle pasta and a Black Angus Emmental cheese burger. Délicieux! It finally arrived, my last full day in Paris. I had a very good weather day which gave me one last chance to do the Grand Walking Tour - Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Champs-Élysées, and so much more. I just spent the day walking all around Paris and getting some nice photos of the main sites again as well as soaking in the atmosphere. I walked almost 15 miles, although 10 is my average anyway. So, to leave as I started, I took one last wonderful picture of the Eiffel Tower and an artistic style too. I ended the day back at the Paris Christmas Market for another amazing dinner. Joyeux noël! As I had arrived, I departed on the RoissyBus from downtown Paris near my hotel to the airport. It was an early morning bus and only took about 35 minutes that time of day to the airport. My flight left at 1215 and started boarding at 1125. I got my boarding pass, checked my bag, and got through security by 0830. I took the extra time I had to get some breakfast. Imagine my surprise as a fog rolled in when I got to my gate and couldn't see outside. It eventually cleared up and we left on time.
Au revoir France, à la prochaine fois... Easter egg: Goodbye France, until next time...
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Paris, France - The Opéra Garnier (Garnier Opera) was completed in 1875, and is conveniently located near my hotel and the RoissyBus shuttle for the airport. |
Paris, France - Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) being reconstructed after the April 15, 2019 fire. |
Paris, France - The famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées is only 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) long but 70 metres (230 feet) wide. |
Paris, France - This time I went to the top of the Arc de Triomphe for views of the city (and to avoid the traffic). |
Paris, France - The Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum) has been opened since 1793. It's been a while since I was inside, but not that long. |
Paris, France - Just one of the famous art pieces, Venus de Milo, believed to be from around 100 BC. Good thing I had long arms to take this selfie. Oops, too insensitive? |
Paris, France - Where's Mona? Measuring just 77 centimeters × 53 centimeters (30 inches × 21 inches), it's in here somewhere. |
Paris, France - The Basilique Du Sacre Coeur is on the summit of the butte of Montmartre, 200 metres (656 feet) above the river Seine overlooking Paris. |
Paris, France - The Moulin Rouge (Red Mill) was built in 1889, the same year as the Eiffel Tower. |
Paris, France - Great view at night in Paris along the river Seine with the Pont Alexandre III bridge and illuminated Eiffel Tower in the distance. |
Chessy, France - An easy 32-kilometre (20 mile) train ride from Paris is Disneyland Paris, originally opened in 1992. |
Chessy, France - What luck! Minnie and Mickey just happened to be vacationing in Paris and made an appearance while I was there. |
Chessy, France - Last time I was here in 1999, the Walt Disney Studios Park wasn't here, it opened in 2002. |
Paris, France - My high-speed train I caught at the Gare de Lyon station to get to Lyon, one of 7 train stations Paris has. |
Speeding somewhere in France - Like I already just said, a high-speed train (290 km/h or 180 mph). Weren't you paying attention? |
Lyon, France - On the hill in the distance is the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Tour métallique de Fourvière (Metallic tower of Fourvière), their own little Sacre Coeur and Eiffel Tower. |
Lyon, France - The Lyon old town has a lot of nice cobbled streets for walking. |
Lyon, France - The Théâtre antique de Lyon (Ancient Theatre of Fourvière) is Roman and could seat 10,000 people. |
Lyon, France - The rivers Saône (on the left) and the Rhône (on the right) run through the city and converge at the Musée des Confluences. |
Lyon, France - The Institut Lumière (Lumière Institute) is in the home of Auguste and Louis Lumière - inventors of the cinématographe and fathers of the cinema. I believe they're related to Disney's Beauty and the Beast's Lumiere. |
Lyon, France - Thanksgiving! I had to improvise - French bread, turkey slices, juice, chocolate bar, and a pear tarte. I learned a new French word, dinde is turkey. |
Lyon, France - The passerelle du Palais-de-Justice (Courthouse footbridge) crossing river Saône and Weight of Oneself sculpture taking center stage. |
Lyon, France - Lots of places I could go from the Gare de la Part-Dieu (Property of God), but I'm headed back to Paris. |
Paris, France - Time for the Tuileries Garden 'La Magie de Noël' Christmas Market, lots of good food there. |
Paris, France - You've heard of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. However, Poche (Pockets) didn't quite make the cut. |
Paris, France - Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (Père Lachaise Cemetery) has over 3.5 million visitors every year. Clarification - above ground visitors. |
Paris, France - Several celebrities buried here including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf, Marcel Marceau, and shown here, Frédéric Chopin. |
Paris, France - Completed in 1645, the Palais du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Palace) includes a 25-hectare (62-acre) garden. |
Versailles, France - Originally a hunting lodge in 1623, the Château de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) construction got a little out of hand. |
Versailles, France - The incredible 73 metre (240 foot) long, 10.5 metres (34.4 foot) wide, and 12.3 metres (40.4 foot) tall Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors). I don't know, I can't see myself living there. |
Paris, France - My favorite spot in Paris, you can see lots of landmarks in all directions overlooking the Place de la Concorde. |
Paris, France - Time again for the classic photo. |
Paris, France - A more Parisian version of the classic photo... |
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