Paris -2; May, 2004

Our first apartment in Paris, June, 1972. 150 bis avenue Dausmesnil

Charles Aznavour leaving the stage

Even in the Louvre, the elevator is nestled in the stairwell

Opposite us

The Alsacienne specializes in an old-fashioned bread, called the "Gana"

The Spirit of Newton, by Dali; he makes the link between Newton and the apple eaten by Eve

Pictures from a guided visit of the Sainte Chapelle

where concerts are sometimes given

This chapel was built as a reliquary for the crown of thorns

To get the stained glass to appear colored, I used the "night-time" setting on my camera.

Look above the horizontal bar: when a false cross is shown, the sick woman stays sick. When the true cross is shown, she wakes up

the inside of the courtyard of the Palais de Justice

La Sainte Chapelle rising above the courtyard

This guy has a cousin at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids

Colin

Les Grégoires

Tower of "Jean sans Peur" -oldest tower in P. 14th c.

stone-cutter's mark

The column of the spiral staircase ends with his family tree

from an early copy of Marco Polo's account of his adventures. Much enlarged.

Unexpected Marché aux Puces de design de meubles: 1950-1970

which continued into the Passage de Grands Cerfs

famous café at the end of the Passage

famous for its faïence

accordéoniste in the Métro