"Cities With an Eiffel Tower" for $500 please, Alex!

We're back from our exciting trip! For those of you who have been waiting with bated breath to find out where we went, it was Paris! (in case that wasn't obvious from the title) It was an excellent trip, and there's lots to tell, so we'll be doing this in two posts. The first will be mostly pictures. Stories and funny things from the trip will follow (probably tomorrow). We'll probably sneak some pictures in there, too.

So, without further ado, our tour of Paris in pictures!

Here's the view from our hotel room. The room itself was nothing to get too excited about, but the location was pretty convenient, and we had a nice miniature balcony. And, you could see the tops of the towers of Sacre Coeur, a living basilica on a hill above the city.
And here's Sacre Coeur. We went there the first morning, and it was pretty cool. There are really nice views of the city from this hill.


This is getting out of order, but here are some obligatory pictures of the Eiffel Tower. First, here's E on a bridge by the tower.
And, the tower from near the base.

Next up, some pictures of Notre Dame. First, from the front.

And, here it is from the inside.

And finally, there is a small park around the back. We had a lovely dinner here on our first evening.


Of course, Paris is famously beautiful at night. We particularly enjoyed being on the bridges at night, getting nice reflections of the many lights and buildings.

And here I am on a bridge at night.

Just two more for now. First, here's a picture looking towards the Grand Palais.

Finally, a funny little street full of restaurants with all sorts of styles of food. We had some pretty good falafel here for lunch one day.

Ok, that's all for now in pictures. These were some of the best of the first 200 pictures I took. Stay posted for stories from our trip, and the best of the next 199 pictures (yes, I took 399 pictures!)