London & Paris!

 We've had a whirlwind tour of Paris and London over the last two weeks. We walked many miles, took many photographs and tried to get a flavor for each city. It was quite an adventure!

Here are some photos from our time in London. 

The Tower of London, dating back to the 11th century

The Tower Bridge as seen from the Tower of London

All Hallows Church of the Tower, the oldest operating church in England

The pulpit at all Hallows

The sanctuary at All Hallows

Piccadilly Circus

Trafalgar Square

London cabs are ubiquitous

Busy London street. That's Big Ben in the distance.

The London Eye, a huge Ferris wheel on the Thames

Westminster Palace at dusk

Gourmet burgers at riverside

The Thames at night

London cutie near one of their iconic phone booths

London Tower Bridge

The Thames River

Little Venice in Westminster

Westminster Palace from across the Thames

For those who have seen Masterpiece Theater's series, this is the real Selfridge's Dept Store

Paris was also incredible. We got to visit some of the most famous locations. 

The Arc de Triomphe as seen from the Champs-Elysees'

The Louvre

Notre Dame

The palace at Versailles

The extensive and beautiful gardens at Versailles

Feeding the hungry fish in the gardens at Versailles

Eiffel Tower from along the Seine 

Two invaluable pots of gold at the end of a rainbow!

Looking out from under the Eiffel Tower

Tower at sunset

Waterfront along the Seine

Paris at night from the top of the Eiffel Tower

Here are some scenes from the streets of Paris. It is, indeed, an enchanting city. Like London is dominated by the Thames so Paris is dominated by the Seine. Some of the most beautiful and charming areas are close to the river. 

Street fairs are common throughout the city

Motorcycles and scooters are far more common than in the USA

Ancient and stunningly beautiful bridges are all along the river

The river is heavily trafficked

Street fair food is delicious!

More scenery along the river

One of the many footbridges that cross the river.

On Aug, 29, we loaded our bags and sore legs into the Eurostar train in London.

We took it through the Chunnel back to Paris, then took a few regional trains into the heart of Brittany. We'll have more the share about our time in this quiet and spectacularly beautiful countryside sometime soon.