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October 6 – So sad to see Notre-Dame but amazing to see evidence of the work so far

in supporting the structure.

ABOVE LEFT - Watching the street below our hotel turn 90 degrees to allow a boat to pass on the canal.

ABOVE MIDDLE - Eglise St Laurent near our hotel

ABOVE RIGHT - Entrance to Eglise St Laurent

ABOVE LEFT - Left is the gothic St Chapelle, built between 1242 and 1248 to house

the supposed Crown of Thorns. Right is the Palais de Justice,

built in 1776, home of the French Supreme Court.

ABOVE MIDDLE - The Metro helped us cover long distances.

ABOVE RIGHT - The Conciergerie, once a famous prison, was the last stop

for 2780 victims of the guillotine, including Marie Antoinette.

ABOVE LEFT - Pont Neuf in the distance

ABOVE MIDDLE - Fountains in front of the Hotel de Ville

ABOVE RIGHT - Notre Dame - Front towers appear intact but smoke-stained.

ABOVE LEFT - We walked all around Notre Dame. There is a lot of construction.

ABOVE MIDDLE  - Close-up of the towers

ABOVE RIGHT - The temporary ceiling is in place.

ABOVE LEFT - The flying buttresses are now supported while the

integrity of the building is being inspected.

ABOVE MIDDLE - The Arc de Triomphe. Commissioned by Napoleon in 1805

to commemorate his victory at the battle of Austerlitz.

ABOVE RIGHT - Shopping on the Champs Elysees.

ABOVE LEFT - we walked down the Champs Elysees. Love the old buildings.

ABOVE MIDDLE - Fountain and obelisk in the Place de la Concorde

ABOVE RIGHT - Left - This memorial, built in 1808, commemorates the campaigns of Napoleon

Bonaparte.  Right - the 3,300 year old Egyptian obelisk was positioned in the

center of the Place de la Concorde in 1836 on orders by King Louis Phiippe.

The obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple.

ABOVE LEFT - Le Bel Costume, 1973,by Jean Dubuffet at the entrance to the Tuileries Gardens.

ABOVE MIDDLE  - The pond in the Tuileries Gardens.

ABOVE RIGHT - Children pushing sailboats at the pond.

ABOVE LEFT - Love the nautical outfit

ABOVE MIDDLE - Fountain, ducks, boats and people relaxing in chairs.

ABOVE RIGHT - Fall colors in the trees at the Tuileries Gardens.

ABOVE LEFT - The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and a historical monument.

ABOVE MIDDLE  - In the Metro (subway) - so colorful

ABOVE RIGHT - We ate dinner at Dessance. Fortunately we made reservations

well in advance. Their menu changes every day, and we had two choices for this day -

fish or vegetarian. We had a special seating which placed us in view of the kitchen

and allowed us to watch the preparation of all of the seven courses.

ABOVE LEFT - Salad

ABOVE MIDDLE  - These three chefs worked in perfect harmony to put each course together

ABOVE RIGHT - Entree

ABOVE - Dessert