As I continued through the streets of Île de la Cité I came to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. I had seen photos of this church online, but I felt I had to check it out for myself. Initially I headed inside to see what it was like. Afterwards, I walked around the Cathedral and watched the sunset change the colours of the sky and the sandstone. Notre-Dame Cathedral (or Notre-Dame), is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité. It is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of FrenchGothic architecture, and it is among the largest and m... read more

I had seen some photos of a cool little place on the internet before I had left for Paris, so I headed for Place Dauphine. I wasn’t disappointed! I loved this little square cut off from the main streets. The Place Dauphine was laid out in 1607–10, when the Place Royale was still under construction. It was among the earliest city-planning projects of Henri IV.... read more

As I was walking along the Seine, I came across Pont des Arts, which was covered with love padlocks. I believe these have now been removed (?) due to the weight of them affecting the integrity of the bridge. Directly across from the bridge is the Institut de France. The current bridge was built as a replica to the original bridge in the early 1980s, after the original bridge was damaged during WWI and WWII, and then a barge in 1979.... read more

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel Leaving Jardin des Tuileries I came to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in the middle of the path. It looks like the other Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Élysées, but smaller. I loved the stone carvings on the Arch. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was built between 1806 and 1808. The arch is 19m high, 23m wide, and 7.3m deep. Musée du Louvre I then moved through and found myself in the courtyard for the Musée du Louvre with it’s glass pyramid. I went down into the museum and got myself something to eat. As expected, it was expensive and not very nice, but I was hungry and thirsty! I spent quite a while wandering around the courtyard and figured I’d come back to the museum one day ... read more

After walking down the Av. des Champs-Élysées I arrived at the Place de la Concorde. Unfortunately the fountains weren’t working (it was winter…) but the sculptures were magnificent, as was the Obelisk. There is also a ferris wheel, which I thought was really out of place. The lamps were also really cool. To the north I could see the Église de la Madeleine between the identical buildings on the north of the Place, along Rue Royale. Ange-Jacques Gabriel in 1755 as a moat-skirted octagon, and named Place Louis XV to honor the king at that time. During the French Revolution it was renamed Place de la Révolution, where several important people were executed. It was renamed Place de la Concorde after the revolution in July 1830. The obelisk is one of t... read more