Parisian Adventures (part two)

Notre Dame left me literally speechless, but considering they wanted silence during your visit inside, it worked out pretty well. It amazes me the detail in the architecture that they achieved 850 years ago, but you would never see something like this done modern time.

Side view of Notre Dame from across the river. Still Whoa.

Climbed the Arche de Triumphe on Saturday evening (right before it started pouring rain thankfully). On my way back out and down Av. de Champs Elysees I also got to see them marching up to the arch in preparation for the parade on Tuesday to celebrate the WWII victory day. There was a marching band and soldiers shooting off rifles. Not too shabby.

The trip up to the top of the Arch is all stairs. The main part up the column winds around in a tight spiral. Got a bit dizzy after about 10 rounds.

One of the stereotypical views from the top. Gotta love it though. there are 12 other streets that lead off as well. What a view. As we all know I'm way too impatient for the line for the Eiffel Tower though so this was my better choice.

Best Falafel everrrrr. The La Marais neighborhood was really great to wander around in. Lots of quaint little places, a couple parks, another Picasso museum, patisseries galore!

I also stumbled into a GIGANTIC outdoor market next to the Bastille Monument. They had pretty much everything from goat cheese, meat, veggies/fruits, pizza, more falafel, chinese food, clothing, jewelry, souvenirs, etc.