Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Paris

Paris is a very favorite city of mine. Romantic, historical, cultural, architecturally breathtaking, and for any foodie, everything you'd ever want to behold, try, share and consume. Arriving by subway from a visually stunning 3 hour train ride from Amsterdam was the perfect entrance to the Emerald City.

We stayed on the Right Bank, traveled to the Left with the River Seine between the two.
The Eiffel Tower to the right in the distance. The Conciergerie, formerly part of the Palais de la Cité a prison, where thousands including Marie Antoinette (the Reign of Terror) took in it's interiors.  Name change to Palais de Justice, and remains to be used for judicial purposes today. 

walking along the Right bank, Pont Neuf connects the two