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Beginnings... |
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That's the ticket, Aaron |
Zhan is set |
The City of Lights |
The Eiffel Tower can be seen from anywhere |
A street in the business district |
A fountain near the Louvre |
M is for Metro and McDonald's |
La Grande Arche de la Defense |
There's a big thumb there as well |
Notre Dame, as seen by Zhan |
Notre Dame, as seen by Aaron |
A nice little niche area |
A view of Arc de Triomphe from Champs Elysees |
The beautiful river Seine |
The spiral staircase |
Pere Lachaise cemetery |
The grave of Jim Morrison |
Memorial of Oscar Wilde |
Sonya and Ed enjoy some Haagen Dazs |
Sonya, Ed, and Zhan take a walk |
That's one big vending machine |
Aaron mails a postcard back home |
A tribute to our friend Graeme |
Zhan on a bridge |
Zhan in some sand |
Aaron in some sand |
Gare du Nord train station |
Hi Zhan |
Sonya greets us at our hostel |
Aaron takes a rest in the hostel |
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Eiffel Tower |
The base of the Eiffel Tower |
Another take of the base |
Look at the lineup |
Peace |
Eiffel Tower - bright |
Eiffel Tower - dark |
Eiffel Tower - dusk |
Eiffel Tower - Zhan, Ed, and Sonya |
Roland Garros |
The legendary red clay of Roland Garros |
Excuse me, how do I get to Wimbldeon? |
Stade Roland Garros |
The lucky spectators who have tickets |
I have to view through the bushes |
Or peek through the tarp |
At least I get to kiss Martina |
Arc de Triomphe |
Arc de Triomphe |
Aaron is feeling triumphant |
Aaron on top |
Zhan on top |
Aaron and Zhan on top |
A decoration on the Arc |
A view of the Eiffel Tower |
A view of La Grande Arche |
All roads lead to the Arc de Triomphe |
Aaron descends the spiral staircase |
That's not a parking lot, it's a roundabout |
The Unknown Soldier |
Aaron is planning our next stop |
Fondue |
Aaron looks drunk |
So does Zhan |
Sonya and Ed might be as well |
Whoever took this photo certainly was! |
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Louvre |
The Louvre Pyramid is the main entrance |
Look at the long lineup. We don't want to wait. |
So Aaron takes a picture of me |
And I take a picture of him |
The pyramid from another angle |
Smaller pyramids |
This arc hides a secret entrance to the Louvre |
Take a closer look and remember this when you go |
Hold on, take a picture by the fountain first |
One more picture before going inside |
This is the pyramid from the inside |
Greeted by the Winged Victory of Samothrace |
And a very ugly face |
Let's visit Mona |
Tourists illegally flashing Mona |
Zhan, Aaron, Mona, Ed |
Let's go see Venus now |
Lovers in a dangerous time |
Getting a little Egyptian |
With Ramses II |
The Code of Hammurabi |
Can you read Cuneiform? |
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A view of the city from its tallest building |
This building is taller than the Eiffel Tower |
An exit sign...to a 209m drop to the ground |
We're about to fall! |
Look at those fools |
It's Ed taking a picture of Sonya |
Versailles |
Let's have a picnic |
Let's visit Louis XIV |
Beautiful courtyards |
And lots of fountains |
Let's take a closer look of that fountain |
It has statues in the fountain |
Ed, Zhan, and Sonya by a fountain |
Gardens fill the fields |
Sonya like this fountain |
Ed controls a fountain |
A symphony of water |
They also have carriage rides |
We are about to leave |
Hotel des Invalides |
Beautiful on the outside |
Beautiful on the inside |
The tomb of Napoleon |
Ouch! That must of hurt! |
Aaron wants to be a knight |
Ed, Sonya, and Zhan might also be invalids |
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