These photos were accumulated over a week in Paris in the summer of 2006...

A patch of flowers at the base of the Tour Eiffel.


A street with a view of the
Sacre Coeur on the hills of
Montmartre
A facade of Parisian apartments.

A popular bistro for people watching at Champs Elysees

Facade of the Conservatoire National.

Back facade of the Opera Garnier, also known as the Opera national de Paris, Palais Garnier or Conservatoire National. Visit the site at:
http://www.operadeparis.fr/cns11/live/onp/
Head of
Laetitia Casta decorating the billboard of
Galeries Lafayette.
View of the Tour Eiffel from the rooftop of the
Galeries Lafayette.
Opera Garnier from the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette.

A street in Paris...

Malaysia's Tourism Info Office in Paris.

Hotel Regina, just across the road from the Tuileries garden.

Giant Ferry Wheel at the park of the Tuileries.

A sculpture at the Tuileries garden.

The
Jardin de tuileries, ex-royal garden of the Louvre palace, now the famous museum.

Facade of the Louvre.

Facade of the Louvre from the Tuileries garden.
Porte de Lion, a.k.a Lion Gate at the Tuileries in hot summer glare.

In the breath of a moment, the whimsical Parisian weather has taken away the sun.

Outside the Louvre, with the glass pyramids of I.M. Pei.

The Louvre.

Tourists queuing up to enter.... it's always like this in Paris any season - massive queues everywhere.

Another view of the Louvre.

If Paris is the city of lights, this is her lighthouse, called
phare in French. The lights blink every 10 mins.

Shimmering water of the Seine reflecting the lights from the Tour Eiffel.

At the base of the tower.

Details of the tower.

Needles (Obelisk) of Cleopatra at Place de la Concorde, just outside of the Tuileries.

The famous pilgrimage address for the fashionistas.

Vuitton's HQ at the Champs Elysees.

Arc de Triomphe

Lancel's boutique at the end of Champs Elysees. Hugely popular with French but not Asians.

Photo at the roundabout of Champs Elysees

Arc de Triomphe

The procession of war heroes starts every time outside the Cartier boutique.

Going towards Arc de Triomphe.

Interesting uniform.