A Day In Paris, France

Grady: Judy and I arrived in Stuttgart, Germany and boarded a tour bus on Panzer Army Base that was headed for Paris, France. The bus left about 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 17 and arrived in Paris around 7:30 a.m. The bus toured through Paris until 11:00 a.m. driving by some of the historical sights. At 11:00 a.m. the bus stopped and parked at our meeting place. The tour guide informed us that we were free to see Paris on our own and meet back at the bus at 7:00 p.m. We were informed of the different modes of transportation, i.e., bus, subway, taxi or by walking. Judy and I decided to use the subway and walking as our way of getting around. We were given detail maps and were exicted about the adventure.
We were told by the tour guide that the Parisians were not very polite people, even to other Frenchmen. Since I remembered some French from having taken it in high school, we were hoping that would help us with getting around. I used a little French and everyone we conversed with was very helpful and polite. The subway was a little challenging at first, but it did not take us long to figure it out. Following are pictures of some of the places that we saw. You cannot see everything in one day. Paris is really beautiful. Yes, Heather we had someone take a picture of the four of us at a Greek restaurant and will post it for you the next time we do a post.


Arch of Triomphe

The Grand Palais

Eiffel Tower



Palais De Chaillot

One of the oldest carousels in Paris near the Eiffel Tower

Ile De La Cite Conciergerie

Saint-Jacques Tower

Place De L'Opera

Cleopatra's Needle Obelisk in front of Palais Bourbon

Guard in front of the Presidential Palais

Palais De L'Elysee

Another gate of the Presidential Palais

Going down one of the streets in Paris, we found this sign. We didn't know we had family in Paris!!:)hehe!

Texas is recognized in Paris! This is the building that housed the office of the Ambassador of the Republic of Texas 1834-1845.

Place Vendome

Paris Subway

Sorbonne - Historic University of Paris

Scenes on the Seine River



Park at the bus stop/meeting place

Notre Dame Cathedral

Place De La Madeleine

One of the beautiful narrow streets in Paris

Palais of Justice