They call this a "Smart Car"... but I don't know how smart it is driving around in a car smaller than a golf cart! 

Napoleon's tomb in Paris.

Cousin Nanda in Paris. 

Notre Dam gargoyle. 

St. Chapelle, built by Louis IX in the 1240's to house relics from the Holy Land believed to be the Crown of Thorns and part of the True Cross, and known for it's beautiful floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows. 

The obligatory ice cream at Cafe de la Paix in front of the Paris Opera... even my parents did it in the fifties when they lived there! 

A little fun with the Eiffel Tower ;-) 

From Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi, the first written code of laws in human history. More here. 

This one needs no introduction... 

Kees looking at the gargantuan paintings in the Peter Paul Rubens de Medici commision exhibit in the Louvre. 

Lighting a candle for Pieter in Notre Dame de Paris. 

The nave of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral constructed in 1163. 

The famous "Rose Window" inside Notre Dame. 

Chillin' and watching the sparkling lights that are lit every hour on the hour between 9 and midnight. 

Interesting shot from under the Eiffel Tower at night. 

Watching the sunset in front of the Sacre Coeur. 

Kees (red shirt) having fun with a mime in Montmarte. 

If you look to the left of the kids you can see a "firedancer" twirling her pots of fire in front of the Notre Dame cathedral. 

The kids getting their portraits done in the Latin Quarter... 

When in Paris, do as the Parisiens do... so we had some of the local delicacies in the Latin Quarter. What's more French than escargo (snails)? Kiersten give them a "thumbs up"! 

Who said Litespeed, maker of the finest bikes in the world, wasn't at the Tour?! 

"We are the champions", "model pose", "look how cute I am", or just Kiersten being Kiersten... can't decide which one it is...

And a little fun UNDER the Eiffel Tower ;-) 

A little fun with the Eiffel Tower... 

Now THIS, is a crepe! (Actually we got sorta sick trying to finish these and their half-liter or so of creme and never wanted to see another one again!)