The Palace grounds
View of the Pantheon from the Luxembourg Palace
Crazy people not included!
The garden is famed for its calm atmosphere
The palace was built for Marie de Medicis
Rue de Vaugirard
The Observatoire
and is the 2nd largest public park in Paris
aka the Palais du Luxembourg!
de Paris Jardin Marco in the distance
The Medici Fountain (1630)
designed by Tomasso Francini
mother of king Louis XIII of France
The Luxembourg Palace and Gardens!
Back on the circle!
On Rue Soufflot street!
neat looking street
it's not sloping down right?
Where are we now?![Pantheon meaning "Every god" in greek](../../../../../../_data/i/upload/2011/07/26/20110726071213-b24b29da-me.jpg "Pantheon meaning "Every god" in greek (2904 visits)")
Pantheon meaning "Every god" in greek
Le Pantheon!
It's situtated on a vantage point
Overlooking all streets around it
Xmas Decorations by it's facade
dedicated to St. Genevieve
hohoho!
it's originally built as a church
The nearby Saint-Etienne-du-mont
The richly detailed Corinthian order
Now it's a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens
An early example of neoclassicism
A chruch in your hands!
Back in Cluny for supper!
decked out as in every ceiling space
and wall space
The place's pretty decked out too
are all covered with deco
A sight to behold at least
very interesting indeed
the food and service's rather good
Our restaurant of choice
Back at the hotel
Back the Gare du nord station
Shops in the station
The station's main entrance
Outside the lobby area
The Nord is a high speed train station
serving local and outbound trains
It's a TGV haven!
Our ride back to London