![Thursday pm - 30,000 feet up - and heading toards France... Mary, Karen and Rita](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655142.12.jpg) Thursday pm - 30,000 feet up - and heading toards France... Mary, Karen and Rita |
![Debra and Trudy](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655141.11.jpg) Debra and Trudy |
![Carolyne](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655139.10.jpg) Carolyne |
![Friday am - Dragging our suitcases through the airport](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655144.13.jpg) Friday am - Dragging our suitcases through the airport |
![The front of Hotel des Balcons - our home for the next 5 nights](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655134.5.jpg) The front of Hotel des Balcons - our home for the next 5 nights |
![Mary and Deb at the hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655135.6.jpg) Mary and Deb at the hotel |
![Rita's there, too.](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655136.7.jpg) Rita's there, too. |
![Rita and Cheryl (former employee who lives in Germany)](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179572.001_001.jpg) Rita and Cheryl (former employee who lives in Germany) |
![Time to unpack](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655138.9.jpg) Time to unpack |
![Now, that's more comfortable](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655131.3.jpg) Now, that's more comfortable |
![Friday afternoon - Across the Seine River to our first sight](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514417.IMG_0262.jpg) Friday afternoon - Across the Seine River to our first sight |
![The Cathedral of Notre-Dame ( west front entrance )](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514408.IMG_0197.jpg) The Cathedral of Notre-Dame ( west front entrance ) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41514406.IMG_0195.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514406.IMG_0195.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41514407.IMG_0196.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514407.IMG_0196.jpg) |
![The Portal of the Virgin](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514413.IMG_0207.jpg) The Portal of the Virgin |
![Details of the facade](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514402.IMG_0039.jpg) Details of the facade |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41514400.IMG_0037.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514400.IMG_0037.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41514403.IMG_0043.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514403.IMG_0043.jpg) |
![What I looked like during most of the trip](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179580.027_027.jpg) What I looked like during most of the trip |
![Mimi, Cheryl, Karen and Rita taking a break](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514409.IMG_0198.jpg) Mimi, Cheryl, Karen and Rita taking a break |
![The interior of the Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514410.IMG_0200.jpg) The interior of the Cathedral |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41514411.IMG_0203.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514411.IMG_0203.jpg) |
![A model of Notre Dame hundreds of years ago](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514412.IMG_0206.jpg) A model of Notre Dame hundreds of years ago |
![The more familiar rear view of Notre Dame with its flying buttresses](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514414.IMG_0214.jpg) The more familiar "rear" view of Notre Dame with its flying buttresses |
![Back over another bridge to the hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514416.IMG_0257.jpg) Back over another bridge to the hotel |
![Friday dinner - Cheryl, Debra, Rita, Mary, Karen, Mimi, Carolyne, Trudy](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41514415.IMG_0220.jpg) Friday dinner - Cheryl, Debra, Rita, Mary, Karen, Mimi, Carolyne, Trudy |
![Saturday 7 a.m. - The streets were deserted as I searched alone for a restaurant for our breakfast](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518228.IMG_0222.jpg) Saturday 7 a.m. - The streets were deserted as I searched alone for a restaurant for our breakfast |
![Outside of Sainte-Chapelle](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518230.IMG_0230.jpg) Outside of Sainte-Chapelle |
![Completed in 1248, it is considered to be the most beautiful church in Paris](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518232.IMG_0240.jpg) Completed in 1248, it is considered to be the most beautiful church in Paris |
![Some of the 50 foot tall stained glass windows](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518233.IMG_0241.jpg) Some of the 50 foot tall stained glass windows |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179573.008_008.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179573.008_008.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179574.011_011.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179574.011_011.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41518235.IMG_0251.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518235.IMG_0251.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41518236.IMG_0252.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518236.IMG_0252.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41518237.IMG_0254.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518237.IMG_0254.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41518238.IMG_0256.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518238.IMG_0256.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517228.IMG_0001.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517228.IMG_0001.jpg) |
![Debi finally found a car her size](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179579.025_025.jpg) Debi finally found a car her size |
![Built in the 1600's as a palace, the Louvre is the largest museum in the world](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517229.IMG_0005.jpg) Built in the 1600's as a palace, the Louvre is the largest museum in the world |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517231.IMG_0008.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517231.IMG_0008.jpg) |
![The Glass Pyramid entrance](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517232.IMG_0013.jpg) The Glass Pyramid entrance |
![u48/mkrystel/medium/41655150.15.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655150.15.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517233.IMG_0014.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517233.IMG_0014.jpg) |
![Karen and Cheryl](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179578.022_022.jpg) Karen and Cheryl |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179575.018_018.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179575.018_018.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179576.020_020.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179576.020_020.jpg) |
![The Grand Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517235.IMG_0016.jpg) The Grand Palace |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517236.IMG_0017.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517236.IMG_0017.jpg) |
![The Arc de Triomphe - most of us walked the stairs to the observation deck on top!](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517237.IMG_0018.jpg) The Arc de Triomphe - most of us walked the stairs to the observation deck on top! |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179577.021_021.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179577.021_021.jpg) |
![The side of the Arc](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517238.IMG_0025.jpg) The side of the Arc |
![Taking a needed rest on our 4+ mile hike](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517239.IMG_0026.jpg) Taking a needed rest on our 4+ mile hike |
![Our first glimps of the Eiffel Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517240.IMG_0027.jpg) Our first glimps of the Eiffel Tower |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179597.IMG_0030.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179597.IMG_0030.jpg) |
![u48/mkrystel/medium/41655160.19.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655160.19.jpg) |
![The view from the first level](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179581.034_034.jpg) The view from the first level |
![The dome from Hotel des Invalides in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179583.035_035.jpg) The dome from Hotel des Invalides in the distance |
![Looking down on the Parc du Champ de Mars](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179584.036_036.jpg) Looking down on the Parc du Champ de Mars |
![The view from the top with the Sacre-Coeur in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517242.IMG_0038.jpg) The view from the top with the Sacre-Coeur in the distance |
![Cheryl and Trudy](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517243.IMG_0039.jpg) Cheryl and Trudy |
![Mary,Trudy, Carolyne, Karen, Rita and Cheryl](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517244.IMG_0040.jpg) Mary,Trudy, Carolyne, Karen, Rita and Cheryl |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179631.Img_0035.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179631.Img_0035.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517245.IMG_0047.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517245.IMG_0047.jpg) |
![Maury - as usual with camera glued to his face](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655162.20.jpg) Maury - as usual with camera glued to his face |
![Our stroll through the Parc du Champ de Mars](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517246.IMG_0053.jpg) Our stroll through the Parc du Champ de Mars |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517249.IMG_0061.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517249.IMG_0061.jpg) |
![Walking through the Peace Monument](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517247.IMG_0055.jpg) Walking through the Peace Monument |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41655164.21.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655164.21.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41517250.IMG_0065.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41517250.IMG_0065.jpg) |
![The Ecole Militaire lies at the foot of the Park](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518222.IMG_0066.jpg) The Ecole Militaire lies at the foot of the Park |
![Gilded in 1715, the Golden Dome of the Hotel des Invalides is visable over the rooftops](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518223.IMG_0068.jpg) Gilded in 1715, the Golden Dome of the Hotel des Invalides is visable over the rooftops |
![A typical cafe](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518224.IMG_0070.jpg) A typical cafe |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179633.IMG_0074.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179633.IMG_0074.jpg) |
![Saturday dinner at a traditional French Restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41518226.Img_0076.5.jpg) Saturday dinner at a traditional French Restaurant |
![Carolyne and Debi](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179586.045_045.jpg) Carolyne and Debi |
![A new day begins in the lobby of our hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535280.Img_0108.5.jpg) A new day begins in the lobby of our hotel |
![Sunday - A short stop at a bird market before heading out of Paris to Versailles](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535269.IMG_0079.jpg) Sunday - A short stop at a bird market before heading out of Paris to Versailles |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535270.IMG_0085.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535270.IMG_0085.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535271.IMG_0093.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535271.IMG_0093.jpg) |
![Approaching the entrance to Versailles](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535273.IMG_0098.jpg) Approaching the entrance to Versailles |
![Using over 30,000 workmen, in 1661, Louis XIV built the most extravagant palace in Europe](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535274.IMG_0100.jpg) Using over 30,000 workmen, in 1661, Louis XIV built the most extravagant palace in Europe |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41655168.23.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655168.23.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179587.047_047.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179587.047_047.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535755.IMG_0124.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535755.IMG_0124.jpg) |
![To The Glory of France](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535759.IMG_0129.jpg) To The Glory of France |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535761.IMG_0131.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535761.IMG_0131.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535756.IMG_0125.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535756.IMG_0125.jpg) |
![We began with a tour of some of the privateareas of the palace](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535279.IMG_0108.jpg) We began with a tour of some of the "private"areas of the palace |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535282.IMG_0111.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535282.IMG_0111.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535283.IMG_0111.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535283.IMG_0111.5.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535281.IMG_0109.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535281.IMG_0109.jpg) |
![Debra, Carolyne, Cheryl and Rita looking on](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535286.IMG_0116.jpg) Debra, Carolyne, Cheryl and Rita looking on |
![Rita and Karen](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535288.IMG_117.5.jpg) Rita and Karen |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535290.IMG_0118.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535290.IMG_0118.5.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535292.IMG_0119.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535292.IMG_0119.5.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535753.IMG_0121.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535753.IMG_0121.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535757.IMG_0127.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535757.IMG_0127.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535760.IMG_0129.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535760.IMG_0129.5.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535764.IMG_0135.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535764.IMG_0135.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535765.Img_0136.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535765.Img_0136.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535767.IMG_0140.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535767.IMG_0140.jpg) |
![Leading up to the Opera, built in 1770](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535773.IMG_0144.5.jpg) Leading up to the Opera, built in 1770 |
![It used to take 3,000 candles to illuminate the stunningly opulent Opera](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536549.IMG_0154.5.jpg) It used to take 3,000 candles to illuminate the "stunningly opulent" Opera |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41536553.IMG_0161.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536553.IMG_0161.5.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41536555.IMG_0165.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536555.IMG_0165.5.jpg) |
![Examples of the gorgeous ceilings](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536554.IMG_0163.5.jpg) Examples of the gorgeous ceilings |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535277.IMG_0107.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535277.IMG_0107.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179588.053_053.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179588.053_053.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179589.054_054.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179589.054_054.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179590.059_059.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179590.059_059.jpg) |
![One of the many public rooms](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535284.IMG_0114.jpg) One of the many "public" rooms |
![u48/mkrystel/medium/41656111.24.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41656111.24.jpg) |
![Karen, Deb, carolyne, Trudy and Cheryl in the Hall of Mirrors](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535275.IMG_0104.jpg) Karen, Deb, carolyne, Trudy and Cheryl in the Hall of Mirrors |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41536551.IMG_0160.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536551.IMG_0160.5.jpg) |
![A view from the Palace of the gardens, fountain pool, and rowing lake built below](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535276.IMG_0106.jpg) A view from the Palace of the gardens, fountain pool, and rowing lake built below |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535285.IMG_0115.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535285.IMG_0115.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535287.IMG_0117.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535287.IMG_0117.jpg) |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535289.IMG_0118.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535289.IMG_0118.jpg) |
![Deb, Mary and Trudy looking out towards the gardens](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535291.IMG_0119.jpg) Deb, Mary and Trudy looking out towards the gardens |
![Carolyne calling home](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535758.IMG_0128.jpg) Carolyne calling home |
![One of our trips on the RER and Metro](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41656118.31.jpg) One of our trips on the RER and Metro |
![After returning to Paris, we're off to the Museum d'Orsay](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536550.IMG_0160.jpg) After returning to Paris, we're off to the Museum d'Orsay |
![Built in 1900 as a train station, the Orsay was converted in 1977 to a striking art museum](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535780.IMG_0150.jpg) Built in 1900 as a train station, the Orsay was converted in 1977 to a striking art museum |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41536552.IMG_0161.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41536552.IMG_0161.jpg) |
![u48/mkrystel/medium/41656114.27.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41656114.27.jpg) |
![A small segment of the Louvre is visable from the observation deck of the Orsay](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535763.IMG_0133.jpg) A small segment of the Louvre is visable from the observation deck of the Orsay |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535766.IMG_0138.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535766.IMG_0138.jpg) |
![Rita capturing that perfect photo](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535768.IMG_0141.jpg) Rita capturing that perfect photo |
![On the observation deck](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41656112.25.jpg) On the observation deck |
![Sacre-Coeur in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535775.IMG_0145.jpg) Sacre-Coeur in the distance |
![u12/mkrystel/medium/41535771.IMG_0144.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u12/mkrystel/medium/41535771.IMG_0144.jpg) |
![Mimi and Maury](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598234.Img_0142.5.jpg) Mimi and Maury |
![Hotel de Ville (City Hall)](https://a4.pbase.com/u14/mkrystel/medium/41875694.IMG_0291.jpg) Hotel de Ville (City Hall) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179593.098_098.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179593.098_098.jpg) |
![Monday morning we walked through the Montmartre neighborhood](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600073.IMG_0163.jpg) Monday morning we walked through the Montmartre neighborhood |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600074.IMG_0164.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600074.IMG_0164.jpg) |
![Debra and Rita check out the artwork while Mimi and Trudy watch](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600075.IMG_0167.jpg) Debra and Rita check out the artwork while Mimi and Trudy watch |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600076.IMG_0168.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600076.IMG_0168.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600078.IMG_0170.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600078.IMG_0170.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179591.071_071.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179591.071_071.jpg) |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179592.078_078.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179592.078_078.jpg) |
![Enjoying the shops that line the streets in Montmartre](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600079.IMG_0174.jpg) Enjoying the shops that line the streets in Montmartre |
![Karen checks out Deb's must havehat](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600081.IMG_0178.jpg) Karen checks out Deb's "must have"hat |
![Riding the finicular up/down the steep incline](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598917.IMG_0010.jpg) Riding the finicular up/down the steep incline |
![The Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart)](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598919.IMG_0016.jpg) The Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598918.IMG_0015.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598918.IMG_0015.jpg) |
![Debra, Rita, Trudy and Carolyne](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598923.IMG_0018.jpg) Debra, Rita, Trudy and Carolyne |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179595.IMG_0019.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179595.IMG_0019.jpg) |
![Karen and Maury enjoying the view of the city below](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41656116.29.jpg) Karen and Maury enjoying the view of the city below |
![Heading towards the Marais, we stopped for lunch across from the Pomidou Centre](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598925.IMG_0020.jpg) Heading towards the Marais, we stopped for lunch across from the Pomidou Centre |
![The entrance to the Pompidou Centre](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598927.IMG_0021.jpg) The entrance to the Pompidou Centre |
![Along the way from Montmartre to the Marais](https://a4.pbase.com/u48/mkrystel/medium/41655129.1.jpg) Along the way from Montmartre to the Marais |
![Hi from Mary and Debi](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41655130.2.jpg) "Hi" from Mary and Debi |
![A weathered shop window in the Marais section ( see the photographer in the reflection!)](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598930.IMG_0025.jpg) A weathered shop window in the Marais section ( see the photographer in the reflection!) |
![The Museum of France](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598932.IMG_0028.jpg) The Museum of France |
![The Victor Hugo Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598934.IMG_0034.jpg) The Victor Hugo Museum |
![Shops line the narrow streets of the Marais](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598936.IMG_0101.jpg) Shops line the narrow streets of the Marais |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598940.IMG_0102.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598940.IMG_0102.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598942.IMG_0103.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598942.IMG_0103.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598944.IMG_0104.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598944.IMG_0104.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598946.IMG_0105.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598946.IMG_0105.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598948.IMG_0106.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598948.IMG_0106.jpg) |
![Dinner at Marco Polo](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598938.IMG_0048.jpg) Dinner at Marco Polo |
![After dinner we took a nightime cruise along the Seine viewing Paris - the City of Lights](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600085.IMG_0053.jpg) After dinner we took a nightime cruise along the Seine viewing "Paris - the City of Lights" |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600084.IMG_0050.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600084.IMG_0050.jpg) |
![One of the many bridges that cross the river](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600086.IMG_0064.jpg) One of the many bridges that cross the river |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600087.IMG_0065.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600087.IMG_0065.jpg) |
![The Obilisk at Place de Concorde](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600089.IMG_0068.jpg) The Obilisk at Place de Concorde |
![Museum d'Orsay](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600090.IMG_0071.jpg) Museum d'Orsay |
![Many buildings and monuments are decorated with the Olympic colors](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600091.IMG_0080.jpg) Many buildings and monuments are decorated with the Olympic colors |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600092.IMG_0088.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600092.IMG_0088.jpg) |
![The towers of Notre-Dame](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600094.IMG_0090.jpg) The towers of Notre-Dame |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600095.IMG_0092.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600095.IMG_0092.jpg) |
![The Flying Buttresses of Notre-Dame](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603144.Img_0099.jpg) The Flying Buttresses of Notre-Dame |
![All along the river, couples come to watch the boats sail by](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600096.IMG_0093.jpg) All along the river, couples come to watch the boats sail by |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603146.IMG_0104.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603146.IMG_0104.5.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603149.IMG_0105.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603149.IMG_0105.5.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603151.IMG_0106.5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603151.IMG_0106.5.jpg) |
![The Orsay](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603154.IMG_0108.jpg) The Orsay |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603159.IMG_0111.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603159.IMG_0111.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603162.IMG_0112.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603162.IMG_0112.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603165.IMG_0118.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603165.IMG_0118.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603169.IMG_0126.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603169.IMG_0126.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41603180.IMG_0128.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603180.IMG_0128.jpg) |
![The end of the cruise](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603184.IMG_0134.jpg) The end of the cruise |
![Mimi and Maury](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41603187.IMG_0136.jpg) Mimi and Maury |
![u26/mkrystel/medium/43179594.102_102.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u26/mkrystel/medium/43179594.102_102.jpg) |
![Tuesday we went back to the Marais to the Museum Carnavalet](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598951.IMG_0146.jpg) Tuesday we went back to the Marais to the Museum Carnavalet |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598955.IMG_0147.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598955.IMG_0147.jpg) |
![Karen, Rita, Mary, Debra, Trudy and Carolyne](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598960.IMG_0151.jpg) Karen, Rita, Mary, Debra, Trudy and Carolyne |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598964.Img_0152.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598964.Img_0152.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598967.IMG_0155.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598967.IMG_0155.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598972.IMG_0156.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598972.IMG_0156.jpg) |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41598974.IMG_0158.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41598974.IMG_0158.jpg) |
![An artisan restoring the gold-leaf woodwork](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600071.IMG_0159.jpg) An artisan restoring the gold-leaf woodwork |
![u13/mkrystel/medium/41600072.IMG_0162.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600072.IMG_0162.jpg) |
![The Place des Vosges - Paris's oldest square](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41600083.IMG_0300.jpg) The Place des Vosges - Paris's oldest square |
![From the St. Pete Times](https://a4.pbase.com/u13/mkrystel/medium/41604202.StPeteTimes.jpg) From the St. Pete Times |