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One thing that stands out 18 years later is how few pictures I took. I suppose I felt that film and prints were expensive and I would be getting to Paris again. I am sure that I missed some great pictures. ·
The Louvre · Père Lachaise Eiffel Tower
Bibliothèque nationale ·
Versailles ·
Chartres--
just a hint of what we saw, and some great pictures of George.
La Grande Arche de la Défense
Below, at the Eiffel Tower
The Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889. It was built in just over 2 years.
The Washington Monument was dedicated in 1885 but not opened until 1888. It was under construction for 36 years.
At the Louvre, everybody was looking at the you-know-what.
The I.M. Pei entrance
The Bastille, where we saw "Macbeth"
We also saw the Arabic Institute.
George outside the Arabic Institute. At Père Lachaise
Abelard and Heloise
Rossini
Wilde Bibliothèque nationale de France: we found it cold, cavernous. Even the trees were locked in metal grids.
The four big towers that frame it are supposed to recall open books.
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We took the train to Chartres. I remember being most unimpressed at the pay toilets outside the cathedral. Always the polite tourist, I did not photograph them.
We saw the cathedral and the church of St. Aignan of Chartres, which I liked.
The cathedral
It is a pretty little town, with 3 happy cats in the sun.
Versailles
