La Defense and more

In this aerial view of the main axis of the city from the Louvre, La Defence is the white marble cube at the end of the road.
We saw a film about the construction and engineering challenges... Greg would have loved it.

Our street with La Sorbonne.
The lady at the flower market was so mad at me she sprayed me with her hose to get me to go away. If I was staying in Paris I certainly would have bought it!
La Marche des Oiseaux was jammed on Sunday morning.. and I felt sad for the tightly packed birds.

Ah, France!

After all, Scarlett, tomorrow is another day... day# 28 without any rain.

Louvre dancing Greeks.. looks like a fun class to join.
A few of Michelangleo's slaves trying to escape the marble.
I have always loved this painting of Gericault's Raft of Medusa since high school art class. If you look on the horizon you can see "hope".

King Louis XV's crown.

This is the Pitt, or Regent diamond. Found in India in 1704, origially 410 carats.. but cut down to 140.5 - Now that's a rock! Jesus is happy with the fishing expedition.

A Funeral Cortege of a 1490 duke.. life size.. very different from the usual effigies.
And then there is our friend Donald Duck.. if you look carefully at his face he is not very happy.
Ah, France... so French!

Lux Musee et Jardins

Believe it.. this is a chocolate fountain flowing deep and wide. Incredible smell drew us into the shop, that the actual prices drove us out.
This amazing exhibit at the Lux Musee was "no photos allowed". Renee Lalique famous Art Nouveau and Art Deco fine jewellery and glass works early 1900s... this show gathered pieces from around the world. Found this picutre on the net... an incredible broach (bzzzzz)
My favorite place to sit and read at the Lux gardens.. a 17th C Fountaine de Medicis . Spring is sprung and the ducks are at it, and the park is full of gorgeous smelling blooming trees (chestnuts Chris thinks)

Arc de Triomphe, et Lyon

We had a lovely walk up the Champes Elyesses to the Arc de Triomphe. Baron Haussmann was quite the city planner. Monday we went to Lyon on the TGV.. incredibly smooth and fast ride, but did not see Tom Cruise plastered to the windshield. The obligatory visit to the Parc de la Tete D'Or was a deja vu, even the 30' temperatures. Beleive it or not the pelouse interdit signs have been removed.. people sitting all over the place. The Zoo has been rebuilt, and all the wise animals thought it was too hot to be outside. Smart!

Place des Vosages.. and windows...

A wonderful strings orchestra playing in the colondes with music echoing throughout the park.
If you get your spelling of your French verbs incorrect, this could read "women who are smooth are dangerous"... mmm!

Louvre

A six hour walk gave us an outline of the museum, but our camera died quickly. Chris is studying Genesis, and esp enjoyed Mesopotania and Egypt.
Look at the ceiling work Opa and Ben.. now theres! a project! Napoleon 111's living room. Likley more later.