Photos from France 2008

Kim and I took the Eurostar train to Paris for Halloween weekend, October/November 2008

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Clock at the new St Pancras station in London

Kim boarding Eurostar

Entrance of Sainte-Chappelle, built to house relics of Christ

Inside the lower chapel of Sainte-Chappelle

Inside the upper chapel of Sainte-Chappelle

Upper chapel of Sainte-Chappelle

The Palais de Justice

Sainte-Chappelle and the Palais de Justice

Notre Dame through the Autumn foliage

Street lamps near Notre Dame

Sacre Coeur, Montmartre

Andy at Sacre Coeur

A whaddayacallit near Sacre Coeur

Kiddies mange-ing in the playground near Sacre Coeur

Kim at Sacre Coeur

Sacre Coeur

French flag

Andy waiting outside the Louvre palace

Fountain in the courtyard area of the Louvre

Kim at the Louvre

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, outside the Louvre

The Louvre

Venus de Milo at the Louvre

The Winged Victory or Nike of Samothrace (Samothraki)

Closeup of Mona Lisa, Louvre

Crowds around the Mona Lisa, Louvre

Gallery in the Louvre

French crown jewels at the Louvre

Kim outside the Louvre

Andy at the Louvre

The Louvre palace, lit up at dusk

Andy at the Louvre

Eiffel tower, lighted blue with stars, for the French EU presidency

View from one of the lower stages of the Eiffel tower

Zoom of the Seine and Place de la Concorde from the Eiffel tower

View of Parc du Champs de Mars from the Eiffel tower

View from the top of the Eiffel tower. I'd never been all the way to the top before

Zoom of Notre Dame cathedral from the Eiffel tower

Zoom of the Arc de Triomphe from the Eiffel tower

Kim, taking the stairs down from the Eiffel tower