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