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![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/4ff32b396ce3ef917211520b80f12e00/tn "This moat used to be stagnant, diseased, and stinky. Now grass.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6c76c4efa8d84458029230f22e5ed558/tn "The impressive Tower Bridge seen from the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/bdc0a26101a98644769369184db517f9/tn "A recreated chamber inside a lesser building of the Tower.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7aac9b6a0b2ade938c1801265e02a42a/tn "The Bloody Tower where the two little princes were murdered.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/21289f098dd0e68e539d7968ca0b46f4/tn "An actual block and axe used for beheading people in London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/31cfb9c18fec7d36840fd7f07df21ee5/tn "Scavenger's daughter, a torture device at the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/e2a5ebdc76a593228b8f07618e029726/tn "Scavenger's daughter, a torture device at the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3f7d585a0ae88c4e935142e4b05904c9/tn "The chapel in the White Tower inside the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/aaadf1fc0bd9bb998da1589a50567ba8/tn "The original Roman city wall inside the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9b4f73868311979c14d1b12abaa9ea6c/tn "The original Roman city wall inside the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9f426cded536a299c14c0952541a3abc/tn "Traitor's Gate, an entrance to the Tower of London for youknowwho.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a0d49d5035d4f89a76bec7c66488739f/tn "The White Tower, the oldest and most central part of the Tower.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/02815695fcd7e232670d44ea004c3a8b/tn "Imagine Tudor-style houses inside the Tower of London!")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9d5842c85e3667cf8f2567ec9867ddad/tn "Hardy, a raven cared for by Yeoman Warders because of superstition.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/1185be8dd9845edbc1d3d9fa22035ca7/tn "Friends of the Henry VIII were beheaded here, out from public view.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/65e59130f44afd36e731ddd647d6bb73/tn "Looking across the now drained moat of the Tower of London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/26e45e76a09b7e53775154b7562d9343/tn "The Oxford hostel, probably the nicest we've ever stayed in.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/76ca49e8ec90c32e65745d1644ae6223/tn "Looking up from the main bath where the roof has fallen in.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/f582f98683d04ff21c92e49fd36a5da5/tn "The algae laden main Roman bath seen at ground level.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/f1903110f1c79aab47aec1ccb7683b0c/tn "The hot water intake at the Roman baths. That's water, not lava.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/32b39cbfa656b3fc74bf4bcd21fba4f2/tn "The many thousand year old working plumbing at the Roman baths.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/99efe52d90da29657e8a30687708ea93/tn "Relics that suggest the Romans thought the baths were spiritual.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7c473fd9916fa2cca9cc31f79c1eecdb/tn "The ancient but well constructed Roman baths in Bath, England.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/303aa10b7b2f90a9bde40a0eb60d4be6/tn "A bridge in Bath with little shops and a road going over top.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d71ef22785911c8ce4cbd07b465717bb/tn "The character Bath youth hostel where we stayed one night.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6b79224fb796aa106ad891aa60618e3d/tn "Bath, seen from a high vantage point, is swallowed by the hills.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/75dc3c146da634147da4e2d852b893f6/tn "An interesting water creation in the small town of Bath.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/61eb03ad9d15fc384bacff421822b04b/tn "A funky bridge beside the Tate Modern museum of modern art.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b32475bebc012055039ade602c90e28a/tn "Canada House off Trafalgar Square with all the provincial flags.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ae60b723fc7203c5192e01a75e36f38e/tn "People milling about in Trafalgar Square in the early afternoon.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9f16e3a7224bb6652780c5dfd2519173/tn "Nelson's Column around the middle of Trafalgar Square, London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/97218c4ed564bb34438504bc617b5690/tn "Another of the Queen's guard standing around at Buckingham Palace.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/653a40f28e54c9f9494e23ce2e42521d/tn "Ceremonial guards marching about at Buckingham Palace in London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7324ce7aaed0e9b27bb07bd6f3feff24/tn "Workers preparing for the Queen's jubilee celebration in London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b9e9d9adbaa5850718b99f5f664e783c/tn "A pelican in some unknown park (Kensington Park?) in London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d0f663effe007f61fc30d9d99e7d28b6/tn "Westminster Abbey, where you only get pictures of the outside.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6061a2b9e1cd84d8013df09d103eb1ba/tn "Looking straight up at the front doors to Westminster Abbey.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/1569a9d2fb428a296076ed07b0465304/tn "Another view of the rather gothic looking British Parliament.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/885c622bca8b6ae4c53e6156f25a6290/tn "I can't see Oliver Cromwell without thinking of that Python song.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9124be9bfe33f063954d9f5459d03ac7/tn "Signs on the road to prevent tourists from getting run over.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9952c6594cba691ecea7e65be5d29a78/tn "Big Ben which is really the bell inside, not the tower itself.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ad7cc3dee1eaeb5a99473a52e4ab8b97/tn "The millennium ferris wheel on the Thames in London.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/050564dace843c4d03b267434d67a89b/tn "The European Parliament debate chambers seen on our guided tour.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3ef87a3c0fe04a3862ace41a1b41c284/tn "The courtyard outside the great thecoffeelink.com internet cafe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/4e0ff5881b03de26fb5ab72ba4b013ae/tn "This group of horses showed up while we were sitting in the park.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/e676ad541cd2878f44dc18186c7e8164/tn "Michelangelo's Madonna and Child in the cathedral at Bruges.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/1c814dcf18a116877f28facce9f955c2/tn "A house built over a Bruges canal that boats can sail under.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/5f9205ab8508abac7782502f538805f1/tn "The Bruges fish market erected in 1821 is still in operation.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/20d00beeca6dc94f357ef4e8014a57ba/tn "A bridge seen on our tour purported to be among Bruges' oldest.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/08d50aec04e61ba0415fb854adaef986/tn "Sitting on the bench waiting for the boat for our canal tour.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/75a67e53a2c8aa93048b4c503c49f700/tn "This is the secondary square in Bruges but it seems more authentic.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ad699730fde5b6444243431da837e7b8/tn "A view from the top of the belfry tower in the direction of Paris.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9255dd60db2ad350034e72436ba067a5/tn "The impressive mechanism that drives the bells located above.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b092363783d208d6e4b2506a1817f38d/tn "The software that controls the tune for the 47-bell carillon.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3af87e5bd86df16e45d58622bb9fc2e5/tn "The full 88 metres of the belfry tower from the internal courtyard.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/067a1b76575867c43d1f73be16d0ea59/tn "The 13-15th century belfry in Bruges seen from Markt Square.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/f3e6f6f40d820037ef570dd4760d6fb0/tn "A half-hour canal tour much like the one we took in Bruges.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b1f541f60cb6469979368e4344ca6784/tn "I wonder how they keep the inside of this Bruges building dry?")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d4b1f345250478d52b36ae48117db126/tn "A weird building in Bruges, which was caught in a time warp.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/8d807e807e5eb9e93411332c780dabc4/tn "A canal very close to the train station where we arrived in Bruges.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b41bc5d3ab9dcf99e66a556ba9a93232/tn "A view of the front of the European Parliament complex, Brussels.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/223e9e1eb0841ccce904cd811cfb0f22/tn "The European Parliament assembly building where we had a tour.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/40c62f58b6b7b107fa29fe23875c9a51/tn "I forget the purpose of this neat building at the Grand Place.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/fb27d4b6878de80ca826f9c53e81b1ab/tn "A representative street in Brussels. They'll park anywhere!")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9b893d462d5b877a381bc709a3557190/tn "A frontal view of Central Station where we arrived and departed.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b5dc07b0976a1938945b08df9f561e49/tn "Remnants of the first wall around Brussels built circa 1100.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a3f47d89e05702064019b7d0c9233397/tn "Next time we'll take a canal tour (or dinner) like these ones.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/af2eee01b5d38124fab33dd92a6188f7/tn "Why remember what you've seen when you can just photograph as so?")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d59a1d2f90bc231a9e92081bf2e90c70/tn "More evidence of the Dutch bicycle fetish at Central Station.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/840a04d94f0c09560505603bf36da33c/tn "Utter traffic anarchy just north of the Leidseplein square.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/bc17407e68673e6f19a99b1e7d53f3e0/tn "There are a zillion bikes in Amsterdam, with a zillion thefts.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ddc46f7dc7eae72b5c79dd0c662baa5f/tn "Sonya had never seen a moped before Europe. Here's an example.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/51b5108c07bc90bef520a944cce35245/tn "The sculptured gardens of the Rijksmuseum, its best feature.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/009e74878747e519df430871d0cd6019/tn "The sculptured gardens of the Rijksmuseum, its best feature.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/49354916c55ba0c1895712245b4ba371/tn "Vondelpark, a park area adjacent to our hostel accommodations.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d615f4b765a9b2a98672e87419f91a4e/tn "Rembrandt's The Night Watch was more hype than anything else.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/50caafcd165a9048e327785bfb58d835/tn "Paddle boats for rent and an office that comes right to the canal.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ff69394fcb805c64c08069205a029ee7/tn "The disappointing Rijksmuseum featuring Dutch art and history.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/43e8a6ad01bce5d6a0dcef763b69f0b0/tn "Someone is not going to very happy next time they go sailing.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a4b73ff6e8d8822a56b602ecffb6f7fe/tn "The Dutch National Monument built to commemorate WWII casualties.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/13a5157f267c31fb517310787d140184/tn "Trams, cars, bikes, people, and no traffic controls to be seen.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/26cf653c7ffc0e85fb39f889d09f8ef6/tn "A look down another of Amsterdam's canals, this view in the evening.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9f603736384c6f3329090e370d451f30/tn "A porta-urinal pod that can serve four men simultaneously!")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/255dd834a0f1527b8b12b82740dfe931/tn "People playing on a monster chess board at Max Euweplein.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/13566c855427fee26c5c0b5c389a1b01/tn "Gare du Nord, Paris' international station, connects to the metro.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/801d3b752b3326be1ceeee80d4afe54e/tn "The metro station Porte de Bagnolet near our accommodations.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/cd16cd0b7e52f19ad509e9515ca29b97/tn "Our shared room at the Auberge de Jeunesse D'Artagnan in Paris.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/5d582d10d3fcc8ff1600bdeb1bf9f2b2/tn "One of the many concentric canals around Amsterdam's core.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6bf05488a7552b58686e643dab641209/tn "The view from 300 metres up, at the top of the Eiffel Tower.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/dbedaadb33f9025221dc801fdef1873c/tn "The view from 300 metres up, at the top of the Eiffel Tower.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/91a7d1f51ca4d2dcfa209e5ce9cfbf1e/tn "The view from 300 metres up, at the top of the Eiffel Tower.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b0dba1f8f5d15b73316ea9d6184963b7/tn "The Eiffel Tower is 300 metres tall, 7000 tons, and has 1642 steps.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/f975e9ff0ed61ff08b533a26b2561be3/tn "The Eiffel Tower built for the Paris Exhibition in 1889.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/c83d33fa2904fc1577c88b82cd1f4fcb/tn "A close up of the Babylonian laws, the Code of Hammurabi in diorite.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2b473bb2204bcaca3ac337a45500a97c/tn "More Winged Victory. It was our favourite thing at the Louvre.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/c1d1357ea93bd340b8aa8b3cb77e0e6d/tn "This Napoleon-era painting illustrates the scale of these canvases.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6a82da2a94604bf4fd2bf5b1e3282a17/tn "The severed hand of Winged Victory was discovered in 1950.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/1d049fd2b52e31a9e8cc20ce503b9bb9/tn "Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, carved circa 190 BCE.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6b55ad4f6f01b2d28a9b8e2f90e38ca2/tn "This photo reveals that the Venus de Milo has a plumber's crack.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ac2f4f7a6036109153fbe148024d8657/tn "The Louvre's Venus de Milo, carved in marble circa 100 BCE.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d3f98f76b22af429b612fc0c39557c1a/tn "A mob of people surge towards the sculpture of Winged Victory.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/e4005daca8d0d9e7abdf41c015c22b6c/tn "The Doors' Jim Morrison's grave well hidden in the cemetery.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3b0925b3de67c7807d665efddaeed613/tn "A view of the dense creepiness of the Pere Lachaise cemetery.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/25ed4be429f870bd53691695731d9c34/tn "The inscription on Oscar Wilde's tomb and a few more kisses.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/4892c89df30baa1f5925e278da7498bc/tn "The tomb of Oscar Wilde adorned with a good many lipstick kisses.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/793a3d4ccc5a3698e277cfe3f5af5533/tn "This random Paris street is pretty representative of them all.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/fead56f1a00609e9ea81882cf80bf9d7/tn "The Palais du Luxembourg now houses the French senate chambers.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/c3e4c043d70beba1686229abf641b774/tn "In Paris grass is off limits; that includes the Luxembourg gardens.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b9557da83f30a7356b485275b93fbd1a/tn "A large fountain in the gardens of the Palais du Luxembourg.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/427b503dc73c5c7001a02b446b658550/tn "The little Smart car that rivals the Austin Mini for size.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7c1d126ac412650090569e39950e702e/tn "The coffin of Voltaire with an inscription I barely understand.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/132edb8c0922d64c7a176eba6cce908e/tn "A life size sculpture of Voltaire in the crypt under Le Pantheon.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7afcf046451f05ff627fb99cd6b9fd6a/tn "The coffin of the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/012ab162fb708bbc87a5255ef3f3b00d/tn "Looking up at the detail in the ceiling of the Pantheon.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/156713725acb6797a6a553ed68f4d241/tn "An art exhibit within the Pantheon replacing Foucault's pendulum.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/16058201e68270afdf6fd53fb770f52b/tn "The law schools in Paris are much more fashionable than back home.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a0c0d83866930be098633d87e475bc2e/tn "Le Pantheon, once a church, is now a crypt for great French people.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/01030bff5acb4699c2bd59bef2985bae/tn "This 1730 mansion now houses the Rodin museum and most of his work.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9c7316352d926c34db4800f07515db19/tn "One of many copies of Rodin's The Thinker at the Rodin Museum.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7be4fb73bcbe58d7c70ad83d937cfed9/tn "A statue of Napoleon Bonaparte as the Holy Roman Emperor.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/60f4f881a44ed0c305b4ca40ff706939/tn "Twelve so-called victory pillars surround Napoleon's tomb.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/7ca0abfbe063611be469a0a0766091d9/tn "A closer view of Napoleon's tomb, built 19 years after his death.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a6e8048c68ceeaff7f6f37b368ad9c13/tn "This is what Napoleon is looking up at from his tomb below.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/5b2a4810390c47789af49dd66d35db8c/tn "Inside the church of St. Louis XIV at the Hotel des Invalides.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/38dcf34ee9a39b2ad20da0d1aaded8fb/tn "The resting place of Napoleon viewed from above at ground level.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/014faeaa7702902e8a7e9f8c2019365c/tn "The church of St. Louis XIV at Les Invalides, behind the quarters.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/679fa31c03ac444f9a7aa12d7f87a641/tn "Two suits of armour in the Musee de l'Armee part of Les Invalides.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/fca80b21e08c01727d2a7e486a1b9d2f/tn "The moat, cannons, and sculptured gardens of Les Invalides.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/4cf53a8eb38b3306bfea9883c791447b/tn "A long range view leading to the Hotel National des Invalides.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/570f02941baef7ee83c81e62492aaa4c/tn "One of four huge relief sculptures on the Arc de Triomphe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3b89b7bc6e72c77a06fb9bc712957024/tn "Traffic anarchy in France, here at Place Charles de Gaulle.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/597fa285fa1ea48ff10fa0bc98f599ce/tn "The ritzy Champs Elysees viewed from the Arc de Triomphe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/cdd9bccdb008fb3fb81401bb38ebccda/tn "A view of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triomphe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/746c1090a0c6fc19d284c16f9bfc4fd9/tn "La Grande Arche de la Defense from the top of the Arc de Triomphe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b72c80c872dee74ca343632b4b66002c/tn "Looking back down the stairs from the top of the Arc de Triomphe.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/94b0dbff5f8c340545091731ff34f84a/tn "The names of generals and lesser victories adorn the inside walls.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/9017a5d6964446881771550509c8bc07/tn "The Arc de Triomphe commissioned by Napoleon, built 1806-1836.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/172de3ac2bda8639b9a8bc174451eeac/tn "One of many copies of Rodin's The Gates of Hell, this at d'Orsay.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a153758ba54cbdfa186d8063f2440371/tn "Van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhone painted at Arles, 1888.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/5f08a337788b8810a5c613f458e0d0c1/tn "Musee d'Orsay, formerly a 1900 train station, seen from higher up.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b090108eddb6eb7081c6ecfd3dd58a98/tn "Musee d'Orsay, formerly a 1900 train station, seen from the ground.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2113fbfd06988d98e0b721d3d842a63e/tn "The Birth of Venus by Alexander Cabanel painted circa 1862.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/33d6a33af08a4709e1e873fc7213ff10/tn "The Obelisk and Eiffel Tower at night from la place de Concorde.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ade408b1887b7432e86a446458854944/tn "All the glory of France is written atop each of the main wings.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/fc789ac62a6207ab79191eb901e6df5f/tn "A wide angle view of Versailles on a rainy day (hence the crowd).")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/078e9ae109fe1aad4553c936ec440294/tn "The Hall of Mirrors where the Treaty of Versailles was signed.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/024ae195654cf7551f6aca0ed554d93c/tn "As close as we got to the Versailles gardens on this rainy day.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2285245dc36e949eca43808a1b821583/tn "One of the many restored ceiling fresco paintings at Versailles.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3de16e07fbbda9c173c32307aabbf08d/tn "A room representative of those at Chateau de Versailles.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/a221ebc94569cb92da947b3dc723cfeb/tn "The chapel at Chateau de Versailles, occupied by Louis X1V in 1682.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/df256d28896b1119a7f037d7f0f8e7fb/tn "Musee d'Orsay and a tour boat shot from across the Seine river.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/851cf530b6939b1c78ca0c566a5cfea7/tn "A far view of Pont Neuf, one of the oldest bridges in Paris.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3bc124f9bb27afa165c608b2d5ffe396/tn "The garden outside Marie Antoinette's cell at the Conciergerie.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/8fea57559bd1ffd3ebf603a7c9792cf1/tn "The gothic guards' room at the Conciergerie, a prison built c. 1300.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/beb52f1d82debce5dae09c1db5ac44ab/tn "The open and bright stained glass second level of St. Chapelle.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ad4b3978085ea91f82d2cf20faf55a8a/tn "The painted gothic main hall of the church St. Chapelle.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/c2d2e3aa47378f6075c00d2b7dccc9d4/tn "St. Chapelle built by Louis IX in the 1240's to hold various relics.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2e3944df955d467a22a3574c4a21c18d/tn "A view of the Seine, its banks, the old city, and the Notre Dam.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/0e3975081de9dddcffd393c8eaa8b203/tn "The river Seine is well contained by concrete embankments.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/75987a14f841630e57067f8cd3c1d64f/tn "A back view of the Notre Dam cathedral from the gardens.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/385e08601a180be73e35d8393cc56321/tn "The Notre Dam cathedral and outbuildings seen from the south.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/07cbc39f3c671f89cd278e6e1a8466f5/tn "Flying buttresses hold against the roof which pushes outwards.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/4ec2bb70db49164821e27d61722cd485/tn "The less interesting outside view of the north rose window.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2f9e717920f4f25128cde874a46fe043/tn "One of three rose windows, this one is facing to the south.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/265c11174714dbd20db2588e12eb9ac1/tn "Among the statues in Notre Dam alcoves is this one of Joan D'Arc.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/d5875f52e9b90772ec745199af01fc59/tn "An example of the stained glass that is all over Notre Dam.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/ff81450716682e3f7e05fd7032a5464e/tn "Masses of people touristing and praying at the Notre Dam cathedral.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/2197cd0fa9f4278a8121d4ae43142f6c/tn "The gothic Notre Dam cathedral in old Paris constructed 1163-1345.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/1ca5f2701e4e8b142925fe52749a5d1a/tn "Looking down the Champs Elysees from the place de la Concorde.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/6c5121cc04c8a95b3e6c0cfd525e1b56/tn "The Obelisk of Luxor donated by Egypt at the place de la Concorde.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/dca43f3afe65c39fa4a086c2647452e3/tn "This Paris avenue, followed east, takes you straight to the Louvre.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/b395c392d2088750959154d6ab290db3/tn "The entrance to the inner courtyard of the original Louvre.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/62d8cd190859660f37ade6881080f9ea/tn "A wide angle view of the Louvre's wings and the modern courtyard.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/0766a10a226a9e8fd63526532ddbe1ad/tn "A very representative shot of the action around the Mona Lisa.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/25315a34cb26eb37750cb62e62f85043/tn "Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, carved circa 190 BCE.")
![[IMAGE]](/photos/feed/3c72ac54e09facc63e4088778a8ef44e/tn "Our first day in Paris at the Louvre suffering from severe jet lag.")
