Here are a few more photos that I took from the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques 10 years ago. I don't know when or if I'll ever go to Paris again — I probably will, someday — but I'm pretty sure I'll never go to the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques again... unless they put in an elevator. The two photos just below are both looking south.
On the left above, there's the old hospital called L'Hôtel-Dieu. Notre-Dame cathedral, as it looked a decade ago, is right behind it. Father in the distance you can see the dome of the Panthéon. On the right you're looking out over the Seine river where one of its channels separates the Île Saint-Louis on the left from the Île de la Cité on the right.
The two Paris landmarks above probably need no introduction: that's the Eiffel Tower on the left, and on the right is the Église du Dôme des Invalides, where you can have a look at Napoleon's tomb.
On the left above, there's the old hospital called L'Hôtel-Dieu. Notre-Dame cathedral, as it looked a decade ago, is right behind it. Father in the distance you can see the dome of the Panthéon. On the right you're looking out over the Seine river where one of its channels separates the Île Saint-Louis on the left from the Île de la Cité on the right.
The two Paris landmarks above probably need no introduction: that's the Eiffel Tower on the left, and on the right is the Église du Dôme des Invalides, where you can have a look at Napoleon's tomb.
Excellent photos (Lumix ?). If I’m not mistaken, the church in front of the Eiffel Tower is the Sainte-Clotilde Basilica.
ReplyDeleteYes, Panasonic Lumix ZS8 (U.S. model number) or TZ18 (Euro. model no.) I have one of each, and I use both of them almost daily.
DeleteI'm enjoying these photos a lot. I'm glad you decided to walk up those steps when you did.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying seeing these photos again too. It's my virtual return trip to Paris.
DeleteGreat pics Ken. The first two look almost like vintage postcards.
ReplyDeleteSorry! "Farther" not "father". Roderick-
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DeleteI never tire of seeing pictures of Paris. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat was me.
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn