The Allisons

Paris

Unfortunately, you won't see Mike in any of these pictures, because his passport failed to come in time.
Jennifer flew into Paris where I planned to meet her on Saturday evening. Because it was our first trip to the airport Mike and I didn't exactly know where we were going and ended up missing the boarding time by 3 minutes. They were unwilling to us any favors, so I had to book another flight for the next evening. This fiasco gave poor Jennifer 2 days in Paris ALONE, and me less than 24 hours in Paris. However, we definitely made the most of the time we had.
This was the Grand Arch about 1/2 a block from our hotel. It actually functions as an office building. The thing you see on the inside of the arch is actually the elevator. You have to ride in a clear tube. No thank you!
Our first official stop was the Louvre. Because you could probably spend a week in there and still not see everything, our points of interest were Mona Lisa, The Virgin of the Rocks, Venus di Milo, and the Code of Hammurabi.

Our next destination was the Eiffel Tower. It was really cool. It was much more intricate and ornate than I thought. We didn't go up, because we just didn't have enough time to wait in line.

Napoleon had the Arc D'Triomphe built to commemorate his victories. We basically just stuck our head out of the subway, snapped a picture, and moved on.

Being a huge fan of the recent movie "Moulin Rouge" I was excited to see the infamous brothel/dance hall. Different than I expected, it was still cool.

Just one subway stop away from the Moulin Rouge in the Montmartre area we walked up the steps to Sacre Coeur. It is a beautiful church that overlooks the entire city. The picture on the right is Notre Dame from Sacre Coeur. The was the only time I got to see it :(.

We had lunch in a cafe about a block from the Eiffel
Tower. We had an interesting experience with a VERY friendly waiter. Jennifer has those pictures on her camera, so I'll add them and the story when I get them.

My Parisian experience was unavoidably short and sweet, and I look forward to going back to the city. Hopefully next time I'll be able to bring my husband. (But if I can't, you're more than welcome to join me again Jennifer!)