Sights and Sounds Eighty-Nine

Just got back from another hectic day out. I will start by finishing off yesterdays excursion. Perhaps my most favorite photos were taken on this day. The one below of the bride was just one of those "right place at right time" moments but nevertheless i really love it.

In the evening we ventured out to get some long exposure and night shots. We thought it would be dark by 8:30 but we waited for ages for the sun to go down. However, we were fortunate to experience rather a spectacular sunset. This shot of the fountains at Place de la Concorde really came out well.

As the sun went down it just got so amazingly beautiful.

The sunset couldn't be justified in photos.

After the sun went down we headed over to the Louvre to get a couple of night time shots there.

After a quick bite to eat we continued our evening tour back to Notre Dame.

We headed back on the Metro after the Notre Dame shots and hit the sack pretty hard. Another day of miles walked and sights seen.
This morning I really wanted to take the Notre Dame towers tour. We headed over to the cathedral at 9:45 am and joined the already massive line. We had to walk up 400 odd steps to get the view but it was well worth it. I had to get my gargoyle shot!

 After our the Notre Dame work out we got some breakfast at a cafe where we ordered delicious omelettes. We then walked down Rue de Mouffetard one of the oldest streets in Paris. It was quite a sight with all sorts of delicacies to choose from. One guy was cooking chickens on a rotisserie and had potatoes at bottom whoch were cooking in the fat from the chickens. You might be able to get the idea from the photo.

As much as i wanted more fatty greasy tasty food we had just had our omelettes so we opted for an chocolate eclair instead.

We shared the eclair and headed towards the Jardin des Luxembourg via the Pantheon. They were built for Marie de Medici by Louis XV. Impressive to say the least.

We spent a while wandering the gardens before heading to the catacombs which to our despair had a monster line waiting for entry. We decided we would try to go again later in the week. Instead we had some beer and wine!
We caught the Metro back to Republique, the closest staion to our temporary home and stopped off at the Marche des Rouges Enfants for some Lebanese dinner. It was delicious. I couldn't tell you what we ate (Dusti ordered it all) but it really hit the spot including the Lebanese beer.

It started to rain on our walk back and the weather may put a damper on our plans to photograph the Arc de Triumph and the Eiffel Tower tonight so we nay have to wait until later in the week.