For me to enter my single most...
by Skye34
For me to enter my single most important activity or site is impossible! I loved everything about Paris, the atmosphere, the sights including Sacre Coeur, Eiffel Tower, the River Seine, Pompidou, Notre Dame, Louvre, Obelisque, the Grande Arche, the beautiful Arc De Triomph, the food and drink and of course the people. My fondest memory of Paris, was walking down the Champs Elysees finding a shop, buying lunch - fresh bagettes with ham & cheese, chocolate eclairs and a bottle of red wine, sitting on a bench with my friends and enjoying the wonderful lunch as we watched Paris go on by....Heaven
One of the many must sees in Paris.
by Roeffie
Le Notre Dame
A beautiful cathedral on
Ile de la Cite in the centre of Paris. It is surrounded by the river Seine. At the time we visited they where restoring the exterior.
That's why a took this picture from freefoto.com.
Ile de la Cite
by Fam_Stoica
Ile de la Cite is the cradle of Parisian civilization. It was here that the Parisii tribe lived; the Romans, led by Caesar's lieutenant Labenius, conquered the Parisii in 52 AD and set up camp. The city was given the name Lutecia, from the Latin lutum meaning "mud". During the barbarian invasion, Lutecia's inhabitants, galvanized by the young Sainte Genevieve, took refuge on the easily defended Ile de la Cite. Clovis, king of the Francs and defeater of the Romans, made the island his capital. It stayed the area's center of activity throughout the Middle ages.
In the 9th century, the Norman invasions subjected Paris to repeated Viking attacks. One such attack in 885 met with the resistance led by Count Eudes, later king; once again, the defeat was organized on the island.
The island kept its role as a religious and judicial center throughout the Middle Ages. Notre-Dame (begun in 1163 under the guidance of bishop Maurice de Sully on a spot sacred since Roman times), Sainte-Chapelle (built in 1245 under the reign of St-Louis), and the Conciergerie are the last three Middle-Aged buildings left on the island. Nonetheless, you can still see remnants of medieval streets on the square in front of Notre-Dame. The plaque here in the square is the zero-point for all distances measured from other towns to Paris, underlining yet again the central role of the island in Parisian history.
Holiday wich is always with you
by kris-t
For only EU 2.50 you could be back to childhood for a moment...
This French old-fashioned style carousel (or roundabout, or flying horses) with traditional animal mounts, barley twist poles and fairy lights situated near Palais de Chaillot ...
The canals of Paris - Canauxrama
by aemilys
Cruise along the canals of Paris from the Bastille to La Villette. The cruise takes 2:30 hours and goes along the Canal Saint Martin, then the Bassin de la Villette and the Canal de L'Ourcq. Part of it is underground.
The most interesting things are the three different bridges that move. Two rotate and one lifts up. The locks are neat too. This is really a thing to do if you have the time or are fascinated by 19th engineering.
Cruises leave from the Bastille, Port de l'Arsenal across from 50 bd de la Bastille all year round at 9h45 and 14h30 and cost 14 euros for an adult ticket.
In the summer you can also buy tickets at the Bassin de la Villette, 13 Quai de la Loire and there is another cruise that will take you out of Paris to see the "Guinguettes".
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driving at Montmartre
Notre Dame de Paris - Gargoyles
La Tour Eiffel
2 different spellings for the same street ???
