pokey plants!
and the Napoleonic Wars
The kitchens
solitary confinement!
Looks like something happened here
As if we can't get enough of sculptures in Paris already!
It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle
lock and load!
food food!
talking about inmate experiences
Look how far we've came from the wheel!
Many interesting ways inmates try to break out of the cells
No wonder it's called the rock!
designed by Tomasso Francini
lie the high security areas of the prison
the life on the rock
Behind these walls
Inaugurated in 1836
The Arc honours those who fought and died for France
A sight to behold at least
That's all for Paris, for now!
it's a 2 layer cell
The view of freedom
San Fran island
An early example of neoclassicism
very interesting indeed
remembering those who lost their lives in their line of duty
Few of the many posh shopping arcades
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc
shop shop shop!
complete with street performers
A new day! along Saint Michel!
The first in Britain!
it's one of the most famous monuments in Paris
Back in Cluny for supper!
Underground access under the Charles de Gaulle
Our restaurant of choice
Now it's a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens
The Nord is a high speed train station
are all covered with deco
The place's pretty decked out too
Crazy people not included!
Not to mention a splurger's haven
The Place de la defense further west
So is vehicular traffic
the food and service's rather good
The station's main entrance
Back at the hotel
The Observatoire
mother of king Louis XIII of France