SCENES of The Great European City of PARIS, Capital of France

A 3 day Parisian holiday in the mild November 2006

1. First walk-about in Paris in the Plas de Vosges (Place Royale)

2. Church of St-Merry (Merri) and around the Pompidou Centre

3. The church of Sainte-Chappele

4. Scenes of the River Seine - buildings and bridges

5. The Cathedral Church of Notre-Dame

6. Miscellaneous odd bits and bobs in Paris

7. A brief selection of other streets and buildings

8. Musėe du National Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny, Museum of the Medieval Middle Ages) - buildings and stonework

9. Musėe du National Moyen Age - tapestry and stained glass

10. The Eiffel Tower, the Icon of Paris

11. The Louvre buildings and the Opéra de Paris Garnier

12. Galeries Lafayette, The Shop of Paris?

13. Sacrė-Coeur and Montmartre Vineyard

14. The Mosquėe de Paris - Institut Musulman Mosque (Grand Mosque)

15. Scenes of the River Seine - rivercraft

16. Musėe d'Orsay - Museum Art Gallery Paintings Part 1

17. Musėe d'Orsay - Museum Art Gallery Paintings Part 2

Above centre, the Arc de Triomephe, our first site when getting off the airport bus!

Above left, The iconic Eiffel Tower, before queuing at 4pm (1600 hr), got to the top by 8pm (2000 hr)! (see page 10!)

Above right, Sacrė-Coeur from the top of the store Lafayette.

A Parisian holiday with many 'tourist' scenes-photographs-images from a whirlwind trip to Paris avidly pursuing its many attractions by foot and metro. The site is dedicated to Phil and Molly Brown's friendship with Phil and Chris Tidy, who so ably guided us through our first Parisian adventure.

*  Paris, the capital of France, like any great city is packed with places of accommodation and tourist attractions to suit all budgets and cultural tastes * page updated April 22nd 2008  *  EMAIL Phil Brown  *  digital images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-views-snaps-scenes of the buildings, bridges, streets, squares and views of Paris, France © Dr W P Brown  * Scenes from other cities in Europe: Dublin, Ireland * London, England * York, England for a quick pictorial visit!    *  digital images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-views-snaps-snaphots-scenes-pics-blogs © Dr W P Brown 2007 * If you are interested in using any of the photographs email me, but any image used must involve permission and acknowledgement   *

* Phil & Molly's 'Docs Pics' Index of all the holiday-walking-touring holidays in England, Ireland and Scotland  *   Yorkshire Dales-East Cumbria-North Pennines walking landscape scenes and notes  *  Whitby and surrounding area scenes and notes  *  York - scenes around the City  *  The River Esk Valley and North York Moors walking Landscapes  *  Fragments of Archaeology and History on the North Yorks Moors  *  Helmsley, Coxwold, Kirkbymoorside & Rievaulx Abbey Scenes  *  Pickering in Ryedale, North Yorkshire Scenes and notes  *  Lastingham, Hutton-le-Hole,Appleton-le-Moors Scenes  *  Malton in Ryedale & Howardian Hills Scenes in North Yorkshire  *  Sutton Bank National Park Centre (walks on North Yorks Moors)  * North East England - Newcastle upon Tyne City, County Durham, Northumbria Scenes  *  Cleveland (NE England) Scenes  *  Northern England-selected views  *  Ireland - Dublin - scenes & notes on our 'tourism'  *  Ireland - Dublin - selected Irish 'tourist' holiday views  *  Ireland - selected Irish views from walking-touring holidays  *  Ireland - Irish Landscape holiday Scenes and Notes  *  Midlands Scenes of England  *  Archaeology sites from miscellaneous walking holidays  *  Paris Scenes and Notes  *  South West of England Scenes  *  A Scotland-rail trip  *  Cameos of London Town - Snapshots of the City of London  *  Can you identify?  *  Tea Rooms, Cafes, Pubs and B&B's, Hostels etc.  *  Domestic and rural animal Scenes  *  Nature scenes  *  Geological-Rock Scenes  *  The excellent Esk Valley Lealholm Hall holiday cottage near Whitby  *  Peter M. Hicks - Northern landscape artist-painter  *  Peter Rushforth, The sadly missed novelist ("Pinkerton's Sister")  *  Music  *  See also www.lealholmhall.co.uk/ and www.petermhicks.co.uk/

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