Another visitor

We had a new visitor this week, Dianny's good friend Lourdes, from Colombia. We took a very long walk across Paris that started at the Arc de Triomphe, down Champs Elysees, where we cut between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais and over the beautiful Alexander III bridge. Then along the Seine over to Place de la Concorde, known as the Place de la Révolution during the French Revolution, where King Louis XVI was executed. Ironically, before that it was called Place Louis XV, in honor of Louis XVI's predecessor, and it showcased an equestrian statue of Louis XV.

After stopping to see the statues that represent French cities, we headed down the street to the Place de la Madeleine, site of the Madeleine Church, which was designed in its present form as an antique temple to the glory of Napoleon's Great Army and was inspired by the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France.

After lunch we headed to the city's 4th arrondissement where we stopped at the Hotel de Ville and then across the Ile de la Cite to the left bank to Rue Saint Séverin, where we had the best raclette for lunch. We then walked up to the Pantheon, stopping first at the Place de la Sorbonne.

Lourdes, we enjoyed your visit and your beautiful smile. Here are a few random pictures for posterity.