Wednesday Vacation Blogging: Paris Redux

As promised, here are more pictures from our time in Paris. Looking at these shots makes me really, really want to go back there soon!

The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees.

Mrs. Generik enjoying life at a bistro on the Ile de St. Louis.

Detail of the stained glass inside Sainte-Chappelle.

Detail of the ceiling inside the Louvre.

This department store -- now closed for renovation -- had a very famous restaurant on the sixth floor. We just happened to go there the last night they were open, and had a fabulous meal while witnessing the entire staff go more or less crazy celebrating (or mourning, perhaps) their impending shutdown.

Notre Dame in shadow at twilight.

Place St. Michel in the Latin Quarter. This was a focal point of the student riots in 1968.

A clock tower in Place de la Bastille. Don't go looking for the former prison there, as the building was torn down long ago.

A fountain in Place de Vosges. Built in 1605, it is the oldest square in Europe.

Detail of a fountain in Place de la Concorde.

The Grand Palais, view one.

Grand Palais, view two.

Traffic is not as bad as it is in Rome or many cities in China, but it can get heavy.

One of many picturesque bridges across the Seine.

Detail of a lamppost on another bridge.

When I'm not photographing architecture, I like to take pictures of food. Like this display in a cafe window along Rive Gauche.

And for dessert...

The view from Sacre Coeur.

Same spot, looking in a different direction.

I found the wire artwork surrounding this building very intriguing.

And the bas-relief on this apartment building I also thought was very cool.

A view of Sacre Coeur from the roof of the Musee d'Orsay. Au revoir, Paris!