Here we are under the Arc!
The underground entrance to the top of the arc
buzzling!
Paris city back at the hotel
see the eiffel tower there?
Chow time at a restaurant in Cluny
bon appetit!
Exploring the chruches around cluny
and the nearby Notre Dame
The Cluny food stalls and street
A new day! along Saint Michel!
The University of Paris
IV Sorbonne
The Edmond Rostand circle
Behind the wrought iron grill and gates...
Inside the gardens
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
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