Travel - Paris 1999

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In 1999 we had an opportunity to visit Paris, France for 5 days.  It all began when I received an e-mail from USAirways about deep discounted tickets to Paris.  I called Roxianne and asked her if she wanted to go to Paris.  Of course she said yes so four days later we were there.  Paris is a beautiful city both architecturally and culturally.  We had a wonderful time exploring the many art galleries, museums, cathedrals, and shops in and around the city.  On a Sunday afternoon we visited the Palace of Versailles outside the city.  Douglas's favorite attractions were the Musee de Armee, a museum of archaic and modern weapons, and the Lego store that he found on the Champs Elyssee.  My favorites were the Musee d'Orsay and its collection of impressionists as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame.

Roxianne & Douglas pose in front of the Arc de Triomphe Douglas poses in the plaza of Des Halle near our hotel Douglas at the Musee de Armee A view of Paris and gargoyles atop the Cathedral of Notre Dame The view of Paris and the Seine River from Notre Dame Roxianne poses on the top of the Arc de Triomphe Douglas and Roxianne pose on a bridge across the Seine.  The Orsay museum is in the background A view of the Tuilleries Garden from the Louvre The Forum Des Halles shopping plaza near our hotel Roxianne and Douglas pose in front of the cathedral of Notre Dame The Mona Lisa in the Louvre The Impressionist Gallery  in the Orsay museum Roxianne poses between two paintings by Renoir Douglas and Roxianne explore the gardens at the Palace of Versailles