Early on the 4th day of our trip we climbed out of bed and took the Subway to the Arc De Triomphe.
It was massive. See the people in the lower right of this picture?
Attempting glamorous again...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Europe Trip Pictures: #4 The Arc De Triomphe
Early on the 4th day of our trip we climbed out of bed and took the Subway to the Arc De Triomphe.
It was massive. See the people in the lower right of this picture?Attempting glamorous again...
Europe Trip Pictures: #4 Shopping On The Champs Elysee!
Okay... so we didn't really shop like most people who go there to shop... and I didn't buy a watch the price of our house... but I did buy one thing!
Realising that people actually *do* spend that kind of money for this stuff...
Where's Waldo?
We needed some breakfast, so we stopped at a 3 story Mc Donald's. It had at least a dozen (no joke) cash registers. We Americans are so behind-- they've had McCafe's for months!
We ate outside.
Trying to look awake...
I ordered hot cocoa. This is what they gave me. :-P
Check this out. It is the coolest car I have ever seen. It's Toile-covered!!! (real fabric!)
My seamstress-heart be still!
In Paris they had car dealerships *inside* row-style buildings! Even buildings 15' across and 45' deep! This awesome car was in the Peugeot store. I bought Seth a little toy car there.
Me, myself, and I attempting to look glamorous whilst strolling down the Champs Elysee. (Didn't work very well, did it?!?!) :-)
And there's how dorky I looked taking the picture!
Riding the escalator under the ground to go under the road to get back to the subway. :-) Pictures of the Arc de' Triomphe next!
Realising that people actually *do* spend that kind of money for this stuff...
Where's Waldo?
We needed some breakfast, so we stopped at a 3 story Mc Donald's. It had at least a dozen (no joke) cash registers. We Americans are so behind-- they've had McCafe's for months!
We ate outside.
Trying to look awake...
I ordered hot cocoa. This is what they gave me. :-P
Check this out. It is the coolest car I have ever seen. It's Toile-covered!!! (real fabric!)
My seamstress-heart be still!
In Paris they had car dealerships *inside* row-style buildings! Even buildings 15' across and 45' deep! This awesome car was in the Peugeot store. I bought Seth a little toy car there.
Me, myself, and I attempting to look glamorous whilst strolling down the Champs Elysee. (Didn't work very well, did it?!?!) :-)
And there's how dorky I looked taking the picture!
Riding the escalator under the ground to go under the road to get back to the subway. :-) Pictures of the Arc de' Triomphe next!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Europe Trip Pictures: #4-- The Pompidou Center and Momarte
The following pictures are from Day #4 of the Europe trip in August. I split this day into two posts, this being the latter half of the day.
The Pompidou Center from afar.
The famous self-portrait.
This fountain was interesting. We sat around it and ate our lunch.
This was my favorite fountain. :-D
Going up a glass elevator in the Pompidou Center
The funicular up Momarte hill to see Saint Chapelle...
...which is the building on top of that hill. ;-)
Riding the Funicular.
Me. (doi) and a banner of the Pope who was coming to visit a week or two after we left.
Me (doi again) looking out over Paris.
Saint Chapelle from another angle. We walked around Momarte Hill a bit.
A rather humorous looking self-portrait. :-)
Another angle!
Yummy ice cream!
Grand Dude and Grand Jean.
Again.
The interesting way to plant a tree...
An advertisement I thought Daddy would enjoy, in the subway on the way home.
Me and my purchases!
Yummy.
Delight.
At dinner.
The best veggie pizza I have ever eaten, yummy olives, strange and otherwise gross olive oil to put on the bread.
The neat way they packaged my dessert.
Eating my dessert!
Out of order, but who cares? The crowded streets of Momarte.
This square had probably 100 artists. All of who asked to sketch my portrait. :-P
The Grandest Dude.
I told you it was crowded. We actually survived that. (Small town girl talkin' who doesn't like to share an aisle in the grocery store with another person.)
A street performer. Although I still don't know what talent it takes to do that...
A subway performer. That does take talent.
Picking out dessert.
The hotel we stayed in the first 3 days, 2 nights.
Where we ate that yummy pizza.
Eating the yummy pizza!
Yes, I eat veggie pizza with a fork. :-P
The Pompidou Center from afar.
The famous self-portrait.
This fountain was interesting. We sat around it and ate our lunch.
This was my favorite fountain. :-D
Going up a glass elevator in the Pompidou Center
The funicular up Momarte hill to see Saint Chapelle... ...which is the building on top of that hill. ;-)
Riding the Funicular.
Me. (doi) and a banner of the Pope who was coming to visit a week or two after we left.
Me (doi again) looking out over Paris.
Saint Chapelle from another angle. We walked around Momarte Hill a bit.
A rather humorous looking self-portrait. :-)
Another angle!
Yummy ice cream! 
Grand Dude and Grand Jean.
Again.
The interesting way to plant a tree...
An advertisement I thought Daddy would enjoy, in the subway on the way home.
Me and my purchases! 
Yummy.
Delight. 
At dinner.
The best veggie pizza I have ever eaten, yummy olives, strange and otherwise gross olive oil to put on the bread.
The neat way they packaged my dessert.
Eating my dessert!
Out of order, but who cares? The crowded streets of Momarte.
This square had probably 100 artists. All of who asked to sketch my portrait. :-P
The Grandest Dude.
I told you it was crowded. We actually survived that. (Small town girl talkin' who doesn't like to share an aisle in the grocery store with another person.)
A street performer. Although I still don't know what talent it takes to do that... 
A subway performer. That does take talent.
Picking out dessert.
The hotel we stayed in the first 3 days, 2 nights.
Where we ate that yummy pizza. 
Eating the yummy pizza! 
Yes, I eat veggie pizza with a fork. :-P
More delicacies.
Hope you enjoyed this installment and I hope to have more posted soon!!!
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