
- hohoho!
- Choo choo!
- Here we are under the Arc!
- Our ride back to London
- Back on the circle!
- dedicated to St. Genevieve
- The Eurostar Alstom trains
- neat looking street
- The richly detailed Corinthian order
- serving local and outbound trains
- The Arc de Triomphe!
- It's situtated on a vantage point
- of ancient Roman architecture
- The Medici Fountain (1630)
- On Rue Soufflot street!
- aka the Palais du Luxembourg!
- Shops in the station
- Outside the lobby area
- Lets get a move on!
- The University of Paris
- Behind the wrought iron grill and gates...
- Pantheon meaning "Every god" in greek
- The Luxembourg Palace and Gardens!
- Our uphill climb ends and...
- The underground entrance to the top of the arc
- and the nearby Notre Dame
- and is the 2nd largest public park in Paris
- Where are we now?
- Deckout out!
- it's originally built as a church
- All board!
- The arc spots a Neoclassical version...
- I spy with my little eye...
- and wall space
- Back the Gare du nord station
- mother of king Louis XIII of France
- The Observatoire
- Back at the hotel
- So is vehicular traffic
- the food and service's rather good
- Not to mention a splurger's haven
- The Place de la defense further west
- The station's main entrance
- Crazy people not included!
- are all covered with deco
- The place's pretty decked out too
- The Nord is a high speed train station
- Now it's a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens
- Our restaurant of choice
- it's one of the most famous monuments in Paris