Europe 2010 - Day 13 - Paris

Had one full day in Paris, so we walked all over. First, we crossed the bridge in front of Les Invalides to the Right Bank...

Funny little FedEx delivery bike...

This facade was being torn down...

Went to see Les Halles, where the city's great open-air market used to be. St-Eustache church, on the edge of the market plaza, has a sculpture depicting the night vendors moved everything from Les Halles to the market's current location in Rungis...

This window was sponsored by the union of charcutiers (cured-meat producers), and shows scenes of ham and sausage production...

And, sort of random: a Keith Haring triptych...

Then over to E.Dehillerin, a great kitchen goods shop...

After lunch of street pizza, we wandered past some art galleries...

Heading back toward the Left Bank, we passed the Hotel de Ville...

Some nifty brickwork here...

Passed a HUGE crowd waiting to enter Notre Dame cathedral. Glad we'd seen it on a previous visit...

Shakespeare and Company indie English-language bookshop (cheeky photo -- didn't actually go inside)...

A beautiful twisted column in the Church of Saint-Séverin...

Unfortunately, a mediocre dinner. :(  So no photos of that. But we finished the evening, and the trip, with a street crepe and a stroll to the Eiffel Tower...

Europe 2010 - Day 12 - Chieming (DE) to Paris (FR)

Had to say goodbye to friends for an afternoon of travel.

Munich airport: Dave's in the zone, designing sets...

We stayed at Hotel Muguet on Rue Chevert in Paris. Beautiful place.

A copper water fountain near the elevator...

The pretty vanity in the bathroom...

All of the wood in the room matched: wardrobe, headboard, door and window trim, desk. Here's the painted detail on the headboard...

Went for dinner at Pasco, just down the street. Ordered the evening's prix fixe before Shan remembered that agneau means lamb. Dave liked it more than Shan. The starter was amazing, though: hard-boiled eggs breaded lightly, then deep-fried and served in a yum fashion. Dessert was called Chocolate Surprise. See those little round chocolate bits? They're pop rocks. SURPRISE!

The tables has cool slots in them for the tableclothes...

Shan's dinner view: the dome of Les Invalides...

Dave's view: shelves o' lights...

View from our balcony...

Europe 2010 - Day 11 - Side Trip to Kloster Seeon

Easter Sunday. Spent a quiet morning in, Shan reading, Dave getting stickers applied by Isabel...

Pretty pretty princess!

The sun was reluctant to come out...

...but not us. We set out for Kloster Seeon, a pretty abbey guarded by a dour sculpture...

Cool, though. We stood at the back of the church to listen to a song, then headed across the bridge...

...and past some sculpture...

...to find some Roman ruins purported to be nearby. Had a nice walk. No ruins found, but another nifty sculpture at a school...

...and a funny fence...

...and a tree house...

...and CAT MAGNET!

Whew. Time for some tea and coffee back in town...

...and more sculpture...

...and some daring slide action...

Europe 2010 - Day 10 - Hike to Mountain Hut

Steep hike today, but less snow...

Plateau below the mountaintops. Spot the hot air balloon...

Chiemsee from altitude...

Iz is all about her biscuit...

...until she got a load of the awesome potato pancakes at the hut. Also notice the cat...Shan was like a cat magnet in Germany...

Awww...

The hut, which is a hostel, restaurant, and generally great hangout...

Back at the dairy farm, the cows are curious...

...because this calf was just born...

But this cat has the situation under control...

Unlike its lazier compatriots...

Cat magnet!