PARIS DEC 2004 DAY 6

 PARIS DEC 2004 

DAY 6

29 Dec 2004

Paris

Musee d’Orsay is located in the centre of Paris on the banks of Seine, It was previously a railway station is now a museum displaying arts from 1848 to 1914.

Assemblee Nationale is the French Lower House of Parliament.

Pont  Alexandre. There are many beautiful and elegant bridges across the Seine.

Les Invalides was built by King Louis XIV in 1676. It now a military museum.180 81 82 83

We cruised on the Seine, which flow through the heart of Paris and is a very important waterway to Parisians in the past. The views were awesome and charming and was really refreshing. Seeing Paris from the river provide another perspective of all the majestic and historical landmarks and buildings.

Inside Paris Metro and on  the train back to hotel.

                                                                                  
                                        

PARIS DEC 2004 DAY 5

PARIS DEC 2004 

DAY 5

28 Dec 2005

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailes is an opulent complex and former residence outside of Paris. It has held sway in the public imagination for years because of its architectural grandeur and political history. Versailles is the epitome of opulence and it represents an age in French history of both France’s rise as a fashion and power centre as well as the dramatic and bloody decline of the monarchy. (Excerpt from the internet).

The Palace is now the Museum of the History of France.

The Gardens

The Estate of Trianon

Map of Palace of Versailles