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Post-trip - Paris, France

The post-trip to Paris was not part of the official OAT trip. OAT had routed our return trip from Cape Town via Paris, and we thought it would be nice to spend a few days in Paris to see the sights. Unfortunately, the weather did not behave well, and we had about one day of sunshine while we were there. Even though we prepared for cold weather, we didn't expect it to be in the mid- to upper- 30s the whole time we were there. The day we visited the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, the city was completely socked in by fog, with the second level of the Tower just barely visible. The rest was totally enveloped in the clouds. Picture taking was less than optimal :)
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.		 g10/28/417028/3/168504157.HazpC23U.jpg Nighttime on the Seine
Nighttime on the Seine		 The center courtyard of the Louvre
The center courtyard of the Louvre
The sculpture within the Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei, is called 'Throne' and was done by the artist Hohei Nawa
The sculpture within the Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei, is called 'Throne' and was done by the artist Hohei Nawa		 The Pyramid, a sculpture of Louis XIV on horseback, and a not quite full moon
The Pyramid, a sculpture of Louis XIV on horseback, and a not quite full moon		 The Pyramid as seen through one of the Louvre's portals
The Pyramid as seen through one of the Louvre's portals		 The Institut de France through a portal in the Louvre
The Institut de France through a portal in the Louvre
One of our better views of the Eiffel Tower
One of our better views of the Eiffel Tower		 g10/28/417028/3/168504158.BidkcCci.jpg Notre Dame
Notre Dame		 The Academie Nationale de Musique
The Academie Nationale de Musique
g10/28/417028/3/168504162.w0CXxf3s.jpg Must be my building :)
Must be my building :)		 g10/28/417028/3/168504165.X4zs8NOj.jpg g10/28/417028/3/168504166.ut94mk9Q.jpg
A riverboat cruising the Seine
A riverboat cruising the Seine		 g10/28/417028/3/168504168.4EMWwiE0.jpg No respect at all for the statue
No respect at all for the statue		 g10/28/417028/3/168504169.i61fU3bn.jpg
The Throne within the Pyramid from the outside
The Throne within the Pyramid from the outside		 and from within the Pyramid
and from within the Pyramid		 Some of the sculptures done by early French artists
Some of the sculptures done by early French artists		 They don't make it easy to get to the Mona Lisa but we finally found our way there
They don't make it easy to get to the Mona Lisa but we finally found our way there
A walkway from the Louvre building to other buildings in the area
A walkway from the Louvre building to other buildings in the area		 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is the smallest of the three arches on the Triumphal Way
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is the smallest of the three arches on the Triumphal Way		 The lower level of St. Chapelle Cathedral
The lower level of St. Chapelle Cathedral		 The upper level with 15 large stained glass windows depicting 1,131 different biblical scenes
The upper level with 15 large stained glass windows depicting 1,131 different biblical scenes
The Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe		 The view from the Arc de Triomphe. That little smudge in the background is the Eiffel Tower
The view from the Arc de Triomphe. That little smudge in the background is the Eiffel Tower		 Ah, much better
Ah, much better		 You get to see more as you get closer
You get to see more as you get closer
g10/28/417028/3/168504178.RbW6p3DD.jpg g10/28/417028/3/168504179.kl7vqkEq.jpg The view of the second level through the opening in the first level
The view of the second level through the opening in the first level		 The view from the second level - anything above that is completely enclosed in fog
The view from the second level - anything above that is completely enclosed in fog
g10/28/417028/3/168504182.bJgzH9Fz.jpg The Eiffel Tower as seen on our one sunny day from the Hop On Hop Off bus
The Eiffel Tower as seen on our one sunny day from the Hop On Hop Off bus		 The Galleries Lafayette, the Paris counterpart to Harrods of London
The Galleries Lafayette, the Paris counterpart to Harrods of London		 The dome in the center of the building
The dome in the center of the building

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