Today is Bastille Day, or in French: la fête nationale (not le jour de Bastille, as I once thought). In honor of this national holiday, voilà quelques photos de mes visites à Paris.
The Louvre: home of the La Jaconde, the surprisingly petite painting by da Vinci that we know as the Mona Lisa. She seems even tinier amidst the massive crowds that gather in front of her.
I visited twice, in March and in May of 2010. See what a difference two months of beautiful springtime made in my view of the Île de la Cité from the Pont du Carrousel? (below)
Stained glass at La Sainte-Chappelle, on the Île de la Cité.
After wandering through the 7th arrondissement in search of la Tour Eiffel, the iconic monument appeared suddenly above the buildings.
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