Paris — City of Light

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“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

A fountain at Versailles – we went on an evening the fountains were lit,
and they also had fireworks. Quite beautiful!
Saint-Eustache Cathedral
Church of Sainte-Chapelle
We were walking through the Tuileries early one morning, on way to the Museé d’ Orsay, when we noticed the sun hitting the very top of this Egyptian obelisk. It was stunning!
The Arc de Triomphe
Looking west from the top of the Arc that evening
This is the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Imagine all the chandeliers candlelit. The king had the walls of this ballroom lined with 24’ mirrors installed to reflect the light.
This mural has nothing to do with light other than it lit up my world when I spotted it! It’s a little hard to tell because it’s on a huge building, but the window in her painting is an actual window.
Our last evening in Paris we decided to head over to the Eiffel Tower for one more visit.

That was also the night the Tower went dark in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II – very powerful experience.

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    1. Yes, but we didn’t go up. We had paid for tickets to ascend that last day but due to the Queen’s demise they closed the Tower to everyone. (We weren’t going to the restaurant, just up for the view)

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  5. I got chills when I saw you were there when the Eiffel Tower went dark. They other sights were amazing but my favourite was the mural.

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