Paris from the Seine!

The guardian. During one of the floods the water was up to his neck but he didn't drown.
I believe this is France's equivalent of Congress.
A view of Paris from the River, with Notre Dame in the far left.
This massive glass building was built for the World's Fair.
...As was this structure that you have never heard of, I'm sure.
The Eifel Tower is framed here by two pillars of a rather ornate bridge which I believe was a gift from Russia.
Most of the bridges had some sort of ornate design in the middle, on the pillars, or both.
Close up of the Pegasus on one of the pillars
Somewhere on this block is a very famous restaurant that was supposed to be the model used for the Pixar movie Ratatouille. I think it is the one on the corner, although I don't remember the restaurant looking like that.
This is one corner of the Louvre. Once the palace, it is now a MASSIVE museum. It is one of the three most "important" museums in the world, and the home of the Mona Lisa. It is so large that if you spent 30 seconds looking at each piece of art it would take you more than a month to see everything.
Here is a shot from the other end of the Louvre. Large, eh?



The building with the wooden tower is the oldest one in Paris. Which one has the wooden tower? I'm not sure. I think it is the cream colored one. How old is it? Well, I didn't quite catch what our guide said. Speaking of which...

Here she is.
After we got off the boat, four of us walked to Notre Dame.
This is the backside of the cathedral, actually taken from the boat.
Also taken from the boat.
Okay, we found it! As you can tell, it is a massive building. But it isn't just huge, it is huge and ornate. Note the statues all over the front and top of the building. see those double doors in the middle? The next picture shows a closer shot so you can see more detail.


And an even closer shot shoes the detail on the apostles lined up by the door.

The inside is beautiful.


This cool little model depicts the cathedral being built.