Sunday 16 October 2011

20/7/2011 Versailles and Paris, France – Contiki tour day 2

We had an early start and set off for Versailles and wandered around the Chateau Versailles gardens which were massive  – amazing! We also wandered around the Versailles market and streets before heading into Paris where we spent the afternoon exploring.  From Verailles we were dropped off at the Arc de Triomphe where I climbed up with a few others and got panorama views of Paris – very speccy despite drizzling rain… We then walked down the Champs Elysees past the concord to the Lourve where we met the rest of the group. We then went for dinner around the Opera house and explored that area a little more. Some of the group then went to a caberet show, I walked up from the Moulinrouge to the Sacre Coure and Mont Marc for views out over Paris – was great to see it all lit up!

Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles


Chateau Versailles


Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Me at Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Me at the Chateau Versailles gardens

Trimming the hedges...

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles gardens

Chateau Versailles

Me at the Chateau Versailles

Versailles

Arc De Triomph

In amongst the traffic at the Arc De Triomph

Arc De Triomph

Arc De Triomph

Under the Arc De Triomph

Burning flame for the unknown soldier

Climbing the stair case in the Arc De Triomph

Inside the Arc De Triomph

The Eifel Tower from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The Eifel Tower from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The Eifel Tower and the streets of Paris from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The Sacre Coure from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The city from the top of the Arc De Triomph (and traffic below!)

The city from the top of the Arc De Triomph

Me and the Eifel Tower from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The city from the top of the Arc De Triomph

The Concord - from Egypt!

Paris

Paris in the rain... with the Eifel Tower in the background

Looking down the Champs Elysees to the Arc De Triomph in the background

Entrance to the Lourve

Entrance to the Lourve

The Lourve

Me at the Lourve

Paris

Paris

The Opera House

Me at the Moulin Rouge

Sacre Coure at night

Sacre Coure at night

Sacre Coure at night

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