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 for a total of almost 3 weeks... More coming soon...
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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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