Met up with my dear cinnamon_kisses for lunch today at Downtown Disney. Squeee!!! *glomps* So good to finally meet you in person, Katie!!

And now, because it's Bastille Day- pic spam from Bastille Day in Paris last year. (Warning: not dial-up friendly.)

( The Eiffel Tower is one of the best firework props ever )

As promised- more pictures from Paris.
The Basilica of Saint Denis.

( Burial place of kings )

The Opera House, the Hotel des Invalides and Napoleon's tomb and more.
Or to put it another way- the Phantom of the Opera, Napoleon, Joan of Arc and me! ;-)

( Masquerade, painted faces on parade... )

As promised- Sainte Chapelle.

( Gotta love stained glass )

Churches!
Because no trip to Paris (or most European cities) is complete without a church (or two or three...) ;-)
Notre Dame and one of my serendipitous (~_^) finds, St. Etienne du Mont.

( Welcome to the House of God; beware of pickpockets )

Le Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise- the other place where the famous (and not-so-famous) people are buried. Including, yes, Oscar Wilde (he of the wonderfully 'gay' tombstone/monument), Seurat, Moliere, Georges Bizet, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maria Walewska (although i couldn't find her tombstone for some reason), among others.

( Scavenger hunt for famous dead people- and me being a geek )

In which I am a history geek. :-)
Malmaison- one of the homes of Napoleon and Josephine.

( A little-known treasure just outside Paris- Le Chateau de Malmaison )

This time, the Pantheon-- where some of the great men (and women) of Paris are buried ( Read more... )

More pictures.
This time of art-- because what's Paris without its museums? :-)

Some of my personal highlights from the Musee d'Orsay and the Rodin Museum.
( Beauty is in the eye of the beholder )

Finally posting some pictures from Paris (I won't be posting all the pictures I took because that would be nearly 500 pictures and that just isn't going to happen- for your sakes as much as mine ( Read more... )