Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
November 12, 2008
Us in Paris
Getting ready to jump on our train to the city!
Jessica's mom recommended that we had to try the ice cream here. So our guide book recommend this little place has become well known in all of Paris. And it was no surprise why. The ice cream here was unlike anything we have ever had. The ice cream didn't melt and it was full of flavor!
Moulin Rouge once again!
Nothing like a crêpe infront of the Eiffel tower!
This picture was one of our favorites from the trip! We had to stand in the middle of the street quickly as we walked across the cross walk. It was worth the "danger"!
Jessica's mom recommended that we had to try the ice cream here. So our guide book recommend this little place has become well known in all of Paris. And it was no surprise why. The ice cream here was unlike anything we have ever had. The ice cream didn't melt and it was full of flavor!
Moulin Rouge once again!
Nothing like a crêpe infront of the Eiffel tower!
This picture was one of our favorites from the trip! We had to stand in the middle of the street quickly as we walked across the cross walk. It was worth the "danger"!
Paris
Moulin Rouge
The Louvre Museum and its Pyramid
Arc de Triomphe
The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel in French). At night the whole thing is lit up like this. Then on the hour there is a light show where white lights flicker all over it - its great!
Notre Dame
The Louvre Museum and its Pyramid
Arc de Triomphe
The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel in French). At night the whole thing is lit up like this. Then on the hour there is a light show where white lights flicker all over it - its great!
Notre Dame
Even more paris pictures
All of these amazing pieces of art work are self explanatory! These are all found in the Louvre Museum and the Musée d'Orsay. Both of these places are filled with thousands of art. It is crazy to see the actual original creations that we have grown up learning about. They had collections of Monet, Van Gogh, Degas, Picasso, Di Vinci, and many other artist you can dream about seeing. It was GREAT! We were both so excited to experience all of these timeless works.
This first painting is of the Coronation of Napoleon.
This first painting is of the Coronation of Napoleon.
Paris again!
One of the most beautiful things that both of us have ever seen would be the Stained glass in the La Sainte-Chapelle. The name translates to "The Holy Chapel" which was built during the Gothic period. 3/4 of the windows are original and each one was breath taking! It was such a blessing to be able to see this Church! Truly an amazing sight!
Another breath taking sight was this monument to all of the French lost in the Holocaust. It was located right across the street from Notre Dame. This shot of the monument is of a small sliver in the center of it that is in contrast to the rest of it. Here you have 200,00 small pearls that each represent a person lost. The whole thing really made you speech less.
These next three pictures are all taken at the Opera house in France! While there we went on a 90 minuet tour, which turned out to be a great experience. This first picture is of the most elegant of all the rooms there. It is where all the men would go to socialize during intermission. The room is covered in Gold embellishments and the ceiling is covered in beautiful pictures of the Greek God Apollo and his lyre. The opera house was amazing! And our very energetic tour guide did an amazing job explaining the history and passion that went into building it!
Another breath taking sight was this monument to all of the French lost in the Holocaust. It was located right across the street from Notre Dame. This shot of the monument is of a small sliver in the center of it that is in contrast to the rest of it. Here you have 200,00 small pearls that each represent a person lost. The whole thing really made you speech less.
These next three pictures are all taken at the Opera house in France! While there we went on a 90 minuet tour, which turned out to be a great experience. This first picture is of the most elegant of all the rooms there. It is where all the men would go to socialize during intermission. The room is covered in Gold embellishments and the ceiling is covered in beautiful pictures of the Greek God Apollo and his lyre. The opera house was amazing! And our very energetic tour guide did an amazing job explaining the history and passion that went into building it!
Paris Pictures!!
One thing that David wanted to make sure we saw were some of the main cemeteries in Paris. A few of them were outside cemeteries and the others were Crypts under churches. One Crypt where several great minds of France are is inside the Pantheon. The Pantheon is a huge building that in French history has gone back and forth from a Church to a Burial site - and now it is a Burial site where several great minds rest.
This is the grave within the Soldiers Chapel to Napoleon! That is right, "the" Napoleon. This whole chapel was built just for him and it is huge and beautiful! He is buried in seven different coffins and the last is this HUGE marble one. On the walls all around the circle is engravings of all of the wars he had won and great civil accomplishments for their country! The whole place was very grand!
These next two were with in the Pantheon. Another surprise that we found here was that Pierre and Marie Curie (Both dedicated their lives to the study of radioactivity) were here. In these pictures we have first Voltaire and second Rousseau.
This is the site of a famous Pianist and Composer who has written a few of David's favorite pieces. So it was really neat to see him!
Finally, best for last! We saw Mr. Adolphe Sax! The man who invented the Saxophone (David's main instrument for those who do not know :) ).
It was amazing to see the graves sites of the different influential people on our lives. And where they rest is on average nothing special, nothing over done - they all just blend into the one next to them.
This is the grave within the Soldiers Chapel to Napoleon! That is right, "the" Napoleon. This whole chapel was built just for him and it is huge and beautiful! He is buried in seven different coffins and the last is this HUGE marble one. On the walls all around the circle is engravings of all of the wars he had won and great civil accomplishments for their country! The whole place was very grand!
These next two were with in the Pantheon. Another surprise that we found here was that Pierre and Marie Curie (Both dedicated their lives to the study of radioactivity) were here. In these pictures we have first Voltaire and second Rousseau.
This is the site of a famous Pianist and Composer who has written a few of David's favorite pieces. So it was really neat to see him!
Finally, best for last! We saw Mr. Adolphe Sax! The man who invented the Saxophone (David's main instrument for those who do not know :) ).
It was amazing to see the graves sites of the different influential people on our lives. And where they rest is on average nothing special, nothing over done - they all just blend into the one next to them.
November 5, 2008
Paris!!!
Well our trip to Paris is finally here! We are leaving tomorrow morning at 8:30! We decided to take the train into the city which turned out to be the best option. The train ride is only 3 hours, so we will be in the city walking around by lunch time tomorrow.
The past few weeks David has been busy planning out every hour of our trip. We are all going to be running around the city trying to see everything that there is to see! We quickly realized that there is so much in this city to see. And we are determined to fit it all in!
We have been listening to these 20 minuet long Podcasts on itunes that teach you a little bit of French. We are hoping that we can get through this weekend with our extremely limited knowledge of the language. But I am sure we will be fine!
We will be back on Sunday night and we should have pictures and stories on here soon!
All that is left to say is - "s'il vous plaît"
The past few weeks David has been busy planning out every hour of our trip. We are all going to be running around the city trying to see everything that there is to see! We quickly realized that there is so much in this city to see. And we are determined to fit it all in!
We have been listening to these 20 minuet long Podcasts on itunes that teach you a little bit of French. We are hoping that we can get through this weekend with our extremely limited knowledge of the language. But I am sure we will be fine!
We will be back on Sunday night and we should have pictures and stories on here soon!
All that is left to say is - "s'il vous plaît"
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