Day 3 - Paris

The Flame of Liberty in Paris is a full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty. The monument, which measures…
Sharon on the Avenue de New York with the Bateaux Parisiens boat dock and the Eiffel Tower behind.
Looking up the center of the Eiffel Tower. Fifty engineers and designers produced 5,300 drawings, and over 100 workers built more than 18,000 different parts of…
The Eiffel Tower looks very much like the Erector set models I used to build when I was young only on a much larger and grander scale!
Sharon is ready for our lunch where we enjoyed panoramic views over the Seine River and the Trocadero while dining at the first-floor 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant,…
At the 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant we enjoyed a gourmet meal at a table by the giant bay windows looking out over the Trocadero as we sipped a glass of champagne.
The view of the Trocadéro and the Palais de Chaillot from the 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant. The garden was created for the Universal Exposition in 1937, this green…
A view of the Champ de Mars (English: Field of Mars) is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel…
The Sacré-Cœur Basilica as seen from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Notre-Dame Cathedral as seen from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
The Grand Palais as seen from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
The beautiful Eiffel Tower Carousel on the corner of the Pont d’Iéna and Quai Branly. What distinguishes this colourful carousel from any other in the world is…
A view to the top from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Ken enjoys the view from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 430 feet high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the…
We had dinner at La Mère Catherine, during the 50s, La Mère Catherine was the most popular and one of the most renowned restaurants in Paris and became an…
At La Mère Catherine, Ken had Boeuf Bourguignon (also called Beef Burgundy) which is a beef stew braised in red wine, often red Burgundy, and beef stock,…
At La Mère Catherine, we both had Crêpes Suzette which is a French dessert consisting of crêpes with beurre Suzette, a sauce of caramelized sugar and butter,…
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart…
Panorama of Paris from the Sacré-Cœur Basilica