We took the "bullet train" from Luxembourg to Paris. 2 hours, with a top speed of 203 miles an hour!
Zorro Bunny came along for the ride.
As soon as we got off the train we headed straight to the Louvre.
Patrick, Morgan, and the Mona Lisa
The Teagarden Family's favorite paintings in the Louvre, the Four Seasons (or as we call them, the Pickle People).
Venus de Milo
We saw lots of artists who were recreating original paintings. These folks were very talented.
Winged Victory
The two engineers with the Code of Hammurabi, the original Building Code
St. Germain de Pres, one of the many churches in Paris.
The Catherdral of Notre Dame. My favorite part of Paris. There were armed guards with M-16s standing on the square, a constant reminder of the terror that grips the world.
Lips, with the lips!
The Sacre Couer, a beautiful basicilla in the Montmarte section of Paris. You have to walk up about a million stairs to get there! But it's worth it.
Next to the Sacre Couer is an area of Paris called Painter's Square. In 1997 Mom had Jeff and my picture drawn by a very talented artist. The only thing she wanted us to bring her home was a picture of Morgan. Here it is in action!
The Arc de Triumph. It stands at one end of the Champs Elysses, and the Louvre is at the other. There was a really nice Christmas market all down both sides of the road almost the entire way!
Along the Champs Elysses we found a store just perfect for our gal!
This is the original meter measurement stick, as modeled by Vanna White, I mean, Cecelia Teagarden.
We ended our Paris day at probably the most famous landmark in the world, La Tour Eiffel. Because it was dark, the tower was lit up and absolutely beautiful!
It was another wonderful, but very long day. We are all exhausted, but have such wonderful memories of the capitol of France :)
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