We spent a week in Paris. We had a mixed bag of weather, warm sunny days and cold wet days. Sunny fall days in Paris are golden. We spent rainy days in museums and markets.
We took the Eurostar through the Chunnel, a fast and convenient way to travel from London to Paris. We stayed in the 13th arrondissement near the Metro. Getting around Paris on the Metro is fast and easy. Our first day we visited Luxembourg Gardens, walked through the Latin Quarter, and walked along the Seine. The second day we visited the Orsay Museum. And the third day we did a free walking tour in Montmartre and visited Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
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| Luxembourg Gardens - Everywhere in Paris the trees are trimmed. I love the way they frame the paths through the parks and gardens. |
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| Fall color in Luxembourg Gardens. |
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| Luxembourg Palace - currently houses the French Senate. |
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| View of Notre Dame Cathedral. |
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| Walk along the Seine. |
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| Love locks on the Seine. |
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| Detail on a bridge over the Seine. |
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| Sculpture park along the Seine. |
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| Main hall in the Orsay Museum |
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| Polar Bear sculpture in the Orsay Museum |
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| Painting in Orsay Museum |
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| Painting in the Orsay Museum |
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| Pair of chairs in the Orsay Museum |
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| Pair of chairs in the Orsay Museum |
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| Moulin Rouge in the Montmartre district. |
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| Moulin de la Galette in Montmartre district. |
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| Wall art in Montmartre |
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| Man walking through wall sculpture in Montmartre. |
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| Place du Tertre in Montmartre |
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| Sacre Coeur in Montmartre |
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| Pere Lachaise Cemetery |
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| Pere Lachaise Cemetery - the largest in Paris. |
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| Pere Lachaise Cemetery |
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| Old staircase in Pere Lachaise Cemetery |
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| Tomb in Pere Lachaise - about the size of a phone booth. This one is well maintained. |
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| A lot of tombs in Pere Lachaise looked like this, very neglected. |
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| Jim Morrison of The Doors tomb in Pere Lachaise. |
