I’m in Paris for the 2009 European ICOLC conference. There’s not much time for leisure, but I did manage to jump a tourist bus for the Grand Tour of Paris this Sunday. Since this is my first time here these shots are my frist impressions from this beautiful city.
My trip started close to the Notre Dame so the first pictures are from that area:
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
There’s so much going on by the river! Thousands of people walk, run and relax by the river. There’re lots of small businesses selling books, paintings and “stuff”. On a walking bridges close to the Pont Neuf a painter was working and a group of girls had a picknic …
Shopping by the river
The River
People on a bridge
Champs Elysee
Detail from Arc de Triomphe
Tour de Eiffel
Tour de Eiffel
Detail from the Paris tour
Detail from the Paris tour
Detail from Louvre
This blog post ends with a picture of a tree getting to dropping its leaves before winter. I may be back with more – if I can find the time …
Autumn
