paris, france 09.

the beloved eiffel tower, the heartbeat of paristhe view from the second floor walk-about. the very tippy top of the tower was closed and my stomach was very thankful for thatthe seine riveri love this picture. probably because when i look at it, frank sinatra immediately starts resonating "i love paris in the springtime" in his deep melodious voice. just as the rain hit, we were tucked comfortably away on our lunch cruise down the seine river
glorious notre dame
the view from the top of notre dame - 400 thigh-shattering steps later

sacré-coeur the artists square at the top of sacré-coeur was like having dessert after those monstrous steps we had to take to get there. what a vivid picture of creativity coming alive!