Sunday, November 30, 2008

Paris

Some years back, the company sent me to Germany HQ for some training...it was more of a incentive trip actually, to meet my German colleagues whom I corresponded daily about business and sometime shared private nonsense jokes, etc

The HQ is located in a small city about 70km away from Frankfurt.

We, hubby tagged along too, took the opportunity to divert our journey abit. To sit in an aeroplane for 12-13 hours and see my colleagues and some productions procedures, that would really be a waste of the resources. So we synergised by flying into Paris, took a train to Munich (south Germany), bused over to Salzburg in Austria.


Our trip was in May, which was early spring, and one of the most comfortable time to travel. This was also our first free and easy overseas trip. We booked our hotels, did some online research on the transportations and planned our itinerary.

First stop was Paris because it is one of the most romantic cities..

Eifel Tower is at the far background

strong hubby supporting Tower with one shoulder ;-)




On Eifel Tower- Outdoor Observation Deck (276 meters), part of Paris & River Seine on background




The Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) of Paris, one of the monuments left to the city by emperor Napoléon.



La Pays France Miniature
one of my favorites place





Paris Disneyland
Pinnochio & Me


Cinderella Castle


Academi Nationale De Musique



My reaction on the first 'naked' statue I saw in Paris ---
(ellloo,,,in my country no chance to see this on every street!)

My first encounter with fresh tulips





Les Invalides, Paris


This building was initially a home for the aged and hospital for the invalid . Now it is a military museum and tombs for Napoleon's family, several military officers who served under him, and other French military heroes


The sarcophagus of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
(his remains are inside)



This is the coffin of
Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie (1763-1814) the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, thus the 1st Empress of France.



Psst: This couple sure died young...Mr Bonaparte @ 51 years old and Mrs Bonaparte @ 50 years old.

TBContinue ( don't know when)

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