Images from Paris

I got back from Paris on Tuesday afternoon, and I'm still trying to get normalized (check out the timestamp on this post.) In any event, here are some photo highlights from my trip.

Cite Metro Station (it really did have this greenish cast):

Golden light on the Champs Elysees:

Statue of Charles de Gaulle:

A different view of the Eiffel:

Jeff Koons exhibit at Versailles (Hall of Mirrors):

La Defense from the top of the Arc de Triomphe:

A favorite pit stop - Laduree:

Musee D'Orsay:

Bronze statues on Notre Dame (doesn't the one figure look like he's surfing?):

Centre Pompidou:

Gorgeous stained glass in Sainte Chapelle:

At the Tuileries:
More posts to come...

In 12 weeks...

... I'll be sitting on a flight to Paris!
A couple of weeks ago, my friend, TM, and I were hanging out (confession: we had a Sex and the City brunch and movie outing) and I casually mentioned how I would love to go on a trip to Paris, but that I should probably save my money. To which she replied, "Don't save your money, go on a trip with me!" And seriously, that was all I needed. After booking our hotel (in the Latin Quarter) last week, we went all in and got our plane tickets. Now it's official... we're really going and we are SO going to eat every pastry in sight, including my favorite pain au chocolat.

Anyway, I think we will see the major stuff (Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, Champs Elysee, Musee D'Orsay, Notre Dame, Versailles, etc.), but if there is anything off the beaten track or any restaurants that you'd like to recommend, please feel free to post your tips in the comments.