Well, it certainly isn't the best picture in the world, but hey, it's the best I could do.  Since I was alone, I had to use my camera timer to be in any  pictures.  As you can probably tell, I haven't yet mastered the art of the camera timer.  =)  At least you can see that I was really in Paris!

The Louvre was my first stop in Paris.  The arch in this picture is the entrance to the courtyard of the Louvre museum.  The building you see to the right is the Louvre palace, which is not a part of the museum  (something I learned on the trip).  This picture is from a park where a lot of Parisians were laying out.  Apparently there's no such thing as skin cancer in France, because I saw people out tanning everywhere I went!

This picture shows a famous statue that I got to see in the Louvre.  The figures are at least life-sized, and probably a little bigger than that.   Unfortunately, I can't remember the name or sculptor of this particular work, although I'm pretty sure that "Venus" is part of the statue's name.  How's that for knowledge?  =)

These are hands.  They were in a park in Paris.  There were lots of hand statues in the park.  I liked them.

Speaking of the Eiffel Tower.....

I took this picture from the first level of the Eiffel Tower.  That enormous shadow you see is actually the tower's shadow.  I had seen the Eiffel Tower in movies and pictures before, but none of that prepared me for the immensity of the real thing.  To give you an idea of how high the first level is (there are three levels that tourists can visit), those tiny specks on the sidewalk are people.  No, they aren't midgets.

The Eiffel Tower was built in the Victorian, also called Industrial, period of architecture.  The Victorians tended to incorporate as much metal and glass as possible in their structures, and they often shaped metal into decorative designs.  In this picture, you can see some of the Eiffel Tower's ornate metalwork, characteristic of the Victorian period.

I don't know if this fountain has any unique qualities, but I thought it was pretty.  Sorry you don't see any water, but the fountain came on just after I snapped my picture!

This is the Notre Dame Cathedral.  There is another Notre Dame (in Reims I think) but the famous one is in Paris.  The inside of the Cathedral was really beautiful.  Most of the windows were stained glass, which made the walls and floor a mosaic of color.

Those are all my Paris pictures at the moment; I hope you enjoyed them. 

I may have a few more up soon, but in the meantime, feel free to check out the other pages in my photo album!