On the boat we saw a couple of things you don't always see together...
Montmartre
We made a few brief stops in Montmartre, principally so Kevin could visit the Moulin Rouge.
We made a few brief stops in Montmartre, including those great street-side brasseries.
The statues outside the Musèe de Érotisme were looking rather the worse for wear. Tough life on the streets of Pigalle.
This was in a window in Pigalle and I just want to say that I am not sure what it is for, or does, but if you recognize it, please don't tell me because I am pretty sure that would be too much information about anyone I know! It has peddles and wheely thing that turns. Don't go there.
On a more, ahem, straight-laced note, we dropped by Sacré Cour and admired the view, as well as the church
It's good that I have planner friends in my life, because the last thing Dennis and i would do on holiday (or pretty much any day) if left to our own devices, is set an alarm. Evie, however, has a strategy that says if you really want to see something, get there really early - preferably before they open, so you can be part of the first attraction-loading of the day. Given we were in this together - and a little guilt because we still owed them for being late to the Orsay - we set alarms and set out en masse the next morning for the Eiffel Tower.
The Tower opens at 9:00 am and by 8:00 am, this was our view.
Soon we were close to the ticket kiosk.
Gustave Eiffel, the man himself.
The view from the second and third level was wonderful, but Evie, our fearless leader drove us to the lines for the top.
The glass topped building is the Grand Palace ( now an exhibition hall).
Sacre Cour in Montmartre.
Champs de Mars with Tour Montparnasse in the distance.
Les Invalides.
Here we go...
Breathtaking!
Can you see my houseboat barge tied up with a full view of the Tower. Ownership will be mine moments after the lottery win, then you're all invited.
As if we needed a sign!
Les Invalides.
Gustave kept himself a little apartment at the top of the tower. Now that's thinking! How many engineers/designers would do that today? The wax figure is a tad creepy though.
A couple of Islanders in the big city.
Lightning rod. We hear this things a magnet for it!
The art shots, I love the shadow of the Tower!
A random old-style balloon on the horizon.
A couple of Islanders in the big city.
This is standing on Level 1, relatively it's very close to the bottom, but the folks below are still pretty ant-like.
Hanging out on Level 1.
And we're down - the view from the Trocadero.
And just a short walk away - why not make it a three check mark day?
Just wondering what kind of a world traveller I would be.
ReplyDeleteMy adrenalin started shooting through me looking at your 5 x 7 photos showing going up the Eiffel Tower. How sad. But you guys are having a blast!