As recognizable as Paris is to essentially everyone, The City of Light is still full of surprises...some familiar and not-so-familiar places are included here
Arc de Triomphe The Champs Elysees leading to The Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
East View of Notre Dame The Cathedral Notre-Dame with flying-buttresses on a stormy day in Paris.
Le Louvre Musee du Louvre from across the Seine on a stormy day in Paris.
Notre Dame Cathedral Masterpiece of gothic architecture, the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, imaginated by Bishop Maurice de Sully was built between the 12th and the 14th centuries (1163-1345).
Autumn on the Champs Elysees Walking along the Champs Elysees on a brisk autumn day in Paris.
Monet's Tulips at Giverny Vivid red tulips at Giverny, given a slight impressionist view - just outside of Paris.
Springtime Tulips of Paris Tulips blooming at the Jardins du Luxembourg in Paris, France.
Sacre Coeur Sacre Coeur in the heart of the Montmartre, Paris.
The Trocodero View of the Trocodero as seen from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Night View of Notre Dame Notre Dame Cathedral as viewes from across the Seine on a winter evening in Paris.
Lovebirds of Paris Lovebirds at the Paris Bird Market.
Arc de Triomphe The infamous Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Pont Neuf and Ile de la Cite The Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge in Paris, France, across the river Seine with Ile de la Cite in Paris.
Jardin des Tuileries of Paris Autumn in Paris at the Jardin des Tuileries.
Tour Eiffel The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889... of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.