Things To Do Paris & Nearby - Photos

I thought I would post photos of things to do in Paris and one surrounding area.

It seems like wherever you go you will often see the Eiffel Tower from various views daytime and nighttime.

More photos of this iconic site later.

Keith

Photos from Jardin des Tuileries (a beautiful park) and Avenue Des Champs Elysees and another park and Avenue Montaigne. This area is known for its high end designer shops.

Hotel Plaza Athenee. We stayed there in 2003.

There was a festival at the park.

Nightime laser show.

Photos from a tour of Versailles. It is about a one hour drive from Paris. .

The palace was first built by Louis XIII in 1623 as a hunting lodge. It was built with brick and stone. Under Louis XIV is was enlarged to a palace. He oversaw so much of its work as he wanted to be involved with just about every detail imaginable with a lot of emphasis on the outside due to his love of outdoors and hunting. Some additions were made under Louis V. It underwent multiple expansions between the 17th and 18th centuries. Around the time of the French Revolution the Palace went through a good deal of disrepair. Although some work to begin to restore it took place under Napoleon and Louis XVIII the major restoration effort was begun by Louis-Philippe.

The Palace on the inside is amazing but I highly recommend spending lots of time on the outside to see all the gardens and hidden areas.

Let's go inside the Palace.

Keith

A view from inside the palace of the grounds.

Back to Paris.

Dome des Invalides which houses Napoleon's Tomb.

Some photos of Musee of Orsay and also residential streets and the Basilique Sainte Clotilbe Church. Museum includes Impressionism art work by several artists including Claude Monet and Pierre Renoir.

Basilique Sainte Clotilbe Church