Ok, so I have posted just a tiny fraction of the pictures taken during our first 3 days in Paris. The next segment will be the 4 days we spent in Bordeaux, and then the 4 additional days we spent in Paris due to the Volcano eruption. At least we will have a story to tell, where were you when the Volcano erupted: "We were stuck in Paris for 4 Days....with a hotel worth of friends from around the world. " You want to meat Americans.....laundry-mat any foreign country during a natural disaster......details to follow. XOXOXOs still in Paris.....on a plane tomorrow, Rinda

Finally, Day Three in Paris ends as it should at a monument which was constructed as a temporary exhibit for the World's Fair 1889. It's funny how a temporary structure now symbolizes Paris like no other structure.

For whatever reason, there is a statue of George Washington in the middle of the Embassy district in Paris....Shaun didn't believe me when I first sighted our founding Father in the heart of Paris. Thus, here is empirical proof of an American Stamp in Paris.

So, on the way from the Arc De Triomphe, to the Eiffel Tower, we found it funny that we should run across the Bahrain Embassy, and couldn't resist documenting the flag as part of our walk-about on Day Three in Paris.

Arc De Triomphe, we didn't get any really great pictures due to the refurbishment working being done. It is still an awesome structure to think that is was built as a monument to the tomb on the unknown solider of WWI and yet, roughly 50 years later, Hitler and his troop would march through the center, over the top of the tomb. It is almost humbling to stand in the middle of the Arc, and visualize the Nazi troops marching and the bristling of the French at the sheer disrespect. You can not only feel, but sense the history here.

On our way down the Seine, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Day three continues with more views or Notre Dame.

We start day three in Paris, a bit cold and over-cast, but on tour around the Seine river, thus we started on a boat tour and first stop: Notre Dame Cathedral. Notice the Cherry trees are blooming.

A picture of "Winged Victory" inside the Louvre. Would have liked to taken a picture with one of us in it, but the crowds even in this off season are simply crazy. But she is beautiful.

Shaun in the Louvre next to a Roman statue of Bacchus, The GOD of wine.

In the Louvre beside the three graces statue.

Day two in Paris begins down a narrow side street with a cup of.......you guessed it: Starbucks, and of course a souvenir signature cup.

Here we are at the entrance to the Louvre. The massive courtyard just simply can not be captured in pictures or words! We took pictures outside this first day, and went on a full day tour the following day. So this is still day one in Paris.

Ok, so after breakfast we headed to the Seine River for some sight-seeing. The building behind me is approximately 1/2 mile in length. This is the Louvre, the world's largest collection of art.

Ok, so our hotel was once a home....and our room was on the 5th floor, and this is the staircase to to top, where we first stayed. There is a VERY SMALL lift, big enough for me and our check-thru and so that is how we got the bags up there..but up and down for normal traffic, it's quaint!

Paris adventure begins. This is me and our favorite Coffee Barrista at the corner joint just two blocks from our hotel. For the record, Shaun had a hard time taking this photo, it was a bit touristy for him.