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Autumn in Paris

By Lorraine

 
 

Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. This is the beautiful view we had from our hotel balcony.

 

 

 

Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 

And this is the view from the street looking up as I stood on the balcony.

 

 
 

We didn’t know what to expect when we booked our room and we were more than pleased to find it spacious with attractive and contemporary styling.

 

 

With the loveliest balcony.

 

A visit to the Louvre

 
Next, we were off on our much anticipated visit to the Louvre.
 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

The Louvre awed us as we knew it would, with its huge collection of masterpieces.

 

 

 

Inside the Louvre

 
The Venus de Milo was added to the Louvre’s collection during the reign of Louis XVIII.
 
The Nike of Samothrace (winged Victory), marble, circa 190 BC.
 
The Mona Lisa, (Leonardo da Vinci), oil on panel, 1503–19, probably completed while the artist was at the court of Francis I.
 
The Louvre Museum is one of the world’s largest museums and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (ward). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 652,300 square feet. The Louvre is the world’s most visited museum, receiving more than 9.7 million visitors in 2012.
 

About the Louvre

 
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation’s masterpieces. source
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

Stunning

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

inside and out

Streets of Paris

Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 Next, a delicious lunch at…

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

Café le Nemours.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 I’m thinking he looks like he could get use to this Parisian life 🙂

 

 

 

 

Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile

Back to the Metro and on to the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

When we surfaced from the underground Metro, we were awed once again by this gorgeous monument. And, what did we do?  We took a selfie, kissing, because well, we were in Paris, of course 😉

 

 

 
 
 The Arc de Triomphe is located on top of a hill marking the start of the famous Champs-Elysées Avenue, and is the symbol of Napoleon’s battle victories for France. It stands in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées
 
 
 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

164 ft in height, 148-ft wide and 72-ft deep.

 

In the center of a busy roundabout with heavy traffic, pedestrians use underpasses that go under the street.This is one of a few places we encountered what may have been a tourist scam (the found gold ring, the clip board and do you speak English question). Since we read about these scams in travel books, we were not taken and no harm done.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

This is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of WW1, in memory of the soldiers killed in action. The eternal flame on top has been continuously burning since November 1923. The flame is tended to every day at 6:30pm.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 Relief sculptures at the base of each of the four pillars show four victories and war scenes, the top of the Arch has the names of major successes during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. Less important victories are found on the inside walls, plus the names of 558 generals. The underlined names are to show that the general died in battle.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 The names of all French victories and generals are inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. We trekked up the monument, over 280 steps to the top.

There is a museum, shop and sitting area before reaching terrace at the top.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.
 

First World War Monument

 

 

 
 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

Statue inside the Arc

 

 

 

then…

View from the top of the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile

One of my most exciting experiences in Paris was stepping from the steps onto the upper terrace ~ It was breathtaking!

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 From here we were able to see the 12 boulevards that radiate out from the circle, like spokes on a giant wheel, or the rays of a star (etoile in French).

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 This panorama photo John took with his phone, shows the Eiffel Tower off on the right side.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

Here it is, a little bigger.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 In the distance, to the northeast, you can see the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, more commonly called  Sacré-Cœur.

 

 

 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

pretty cool, huh!

 

 

 
 

Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.

 

 ahh, Paris!

 

 

Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.
Then the walk back down the spiral steps.
 
 
Paris is always a good idea and autumn in Paris is a lovely time of year. Visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee and street café.
Strolling along the the Champs-Élysées.
 
 
 
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Comments

  1. lindsey says

    Your Paris photos look amazing and your hotel couldnt be better, how lovely to have a balcony. Seeing photos of you guys is even better now we have met in person 🙂 Did I tell you one of my son in laws proposed to my daughter on the top of the Eiffel Tower? 🙂

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  3. Debbie Petras says

    I loved reading of your travels to Paris. My husband and I went there many years ago so this brought back many fond memories. I love your photos. There's nothing quite like Paris!

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  4. LitlBits09 says

    I have to thank YOU for sharing this adventurous trip with all of us. Most of us will never be able to visit these historic, beautiful cities. So sharing them via your pictures is just wonderful. Thank you so much!

    You are very fortunate, indeed! Your handsome hubby looks like a wonderful man. He has beautiful eyes and I can see that he is generous, loving man. How wonderful for you! You are, indeed, Blessed!

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  5. Adrienne says

    Be still, my heart! I so want to visit Paris but your photos are such a treat! Thank you for sharing them with us.
    ~Adrienne~

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  6. Lorrie says

    What a wonderful quick tour of Paris I enjoyed here. I remember going into the Louvre for the first time and seeing the Winged Victory there at the top of some stairs. That's when it really hit me that I was THERE! Such an amazing place. You two look like you had a wonderful time in Paris! Love the selfies!

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