Okay, so I may be looking really clever to you right now with my fancy French titles. But in all honesty, I used a translation program online. I have no idea if the program translated my title correctly or not.
As I said in the last post, after we finished walking around Pere Lachaise and having a brief respite at a local eatery, we hopped on a Metro that sped us across Paris to the other side of the city to see the Arc de Triumph and the Eiffel Tower.
By that time, the stormy clouds had rolled in and rain had begun to fall. We walked from the Arc to the tower...in the rain...on a "forced march," as my father-in-law liked to call them. In reality, I kind of prefer the forced march as it allows you to see so much more of the city. Places where people work and live...stop lights and cobblestones, if you will.
The cloudiness caused my photos to be a little flat (sort of like the Notre Dame photos), so I decided to post some of these in sepia tones to break up the monotony for you, my viewer.
A glimpse of the Eiffel Tower through the trees.
I don't know if you know this about me, but I LOVE the Eiffel Tower. I know some Parisians think the Tower is gauche, but it is a riot of Art Nouveau loveliness to me. I love the lines and curls. I have collected and made many of them in my now almost 44 years.
But to admire it from the ground is ever my fate. You will not catch me trying to admire it from its stairs. No siree.
Here is another example of French Art Nouveau beauty. These metro entrances were designed by Hector Guimard.
That is it for today, but tune in tomorrow for more photos.
