Paris

February 12-15, 2010
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With the Family Day holiday it was a nice time to plan for a long weekend.  As I was now in the mode of using up my hard-earned free nights, Paris and its wonderful Park Hyatt hotel seemed like a winner.  The really good seat sale tipped the balance and we had a great long weekend.  Although not by design, it happened to also be Valentine's Day which had the city full of romantics.  Our last trip to Paris was also on Valentine's Day, but this time the weather was more winter- than spring-like.  It didn't stop us from walking the city and enjoying the extended time.  Apparently this wasn't a really original thought as strangely our flight itinerary (both there and back) and hotel choice lined up perfectly with someone we see at the gym most days - it was really weird seeing him everywhere we turned around, but I guess great minds think alike.  

February 12-13
Overnight flight to Paris and the day walking the city

The M. Pei Louvre Pyramid

Locks with couple’s names on Pont des Art.  A lover’s tradition to lock and throw key in Seine

Icicles hanging from under the bridge illustrating the cold weather

Notre Dame Cathedral from across Pont au Double

Pompidou Centre

February 14
A full day walking around Paris with a nice dinner out

Place Vendome in the morning

Paris Opera House

Palais de Chaillot feeling a little warmer in the sun

Railway bridge over the Seine

L’Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont

Sacre Coeur Cathedral at the end of the day

View of the Eiffel Tower from Sacra Coeur

The Eiffel Tower at night

February 15
slow start to the day and we flew back to Toronto and me on to Houston