The first time I saw Paris...
I stayed with the Debard family, who live in Paris and are former gypsies. The four of them came to A-lag for several months, while Kim stayed for one year. During that time, Natalie (the mother) helped in the kitchen and communication was often humorous as she spoke neither English nor Norwegian!
She made an amazing seafood dinner!!
Two happy little gypsies - their grandchildren
Their cute little house in Paris
The next day, we took the train into the city for sight-seeing.
Arc de Triomph
Ladies lining up outside the store to shop for handbags. A guard at the door allows only 20 in at a time to avoid over-crowding.
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| A Parisian bug about to take the plunge into the River Seine (the River of Love) |
Our fun group of the day
Kim and I
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| There were people selling trinkets and people pretending to be deaf and dumb and asking for money positively swarming the tower. They would follow you, hounding you to buy something or give them money. |
It was so awesome to see the tower in person!!
The Sacré Coeur ( The Sacred Heart)
The dome is the second highest point in Paris, after the Eiffel tower.
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| The view of Paris from the cathedral |
Artists and musicians surround the cathedral, hoping to sell their wares.
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| She did an excellent job and there was water dripping from her watering can. |
Small cafes lined the area
It was quite a hot day, actually, so of course we had to sample the local gelato!
Too beautiful for words! I am told that the name Sacra was originally Sacre from the French:)
It was very beautiful! I hope you get to go sometime!! :)Cool about the name. :)
Take me next time! =)
Hey! Your blog ate my comment for lunch! Woulda been better to just eat the food from your post. It looked much better. : ) Paris IS beautiful! I was only there for a few hours during a layover, but I did get to see the E. Tower and the Arch and river etc... and OF COURSE to be flocked by the beggers. : S
One word. AMAZING....
Thanks for the tour around Paris.. ;) Really beautiful pictures!