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