Day 1 in Paris.  
Our first day in paris started out a bit nasty, but ended up spectacular!
25 photos taken between February 1, 2002 and June 13, 2002
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The Big guy!
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
When we got in the tower a front was moving through. We could feel the tower move due to the wind.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:13:10 AM
The Seine
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:04:15 AM
The Palais de Chaillot
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:06:07 AM
Champ de Mars and the Military School
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
Some interesting buildings...
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:07:16 AM
The hill in the background is Montmartre
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:51:12 AM
The Eiffel tower has a little bit of communications equipment on it...
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 12:05:04 AM
On one of the observation levels they have the distance to many cities and contries. Sorry, Indianapolis didn’t make the list.
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
The tower was undergoing renovation...
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 1:11:00 PM
Here is a close-up of one of the construction workers. They did a great job of blending in.
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
The Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe). I shamelessly stole the framing of this shot from a photo I saw.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 3:15:16 PM
A close-up of the Arch
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
A close-up of the Arch
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
One of the statues inside of the arch.
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
Shot from the top of the Arch. This shows the Champs Élysées.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 3:40:22 PM
The Eiffel Tower sticks out a bit.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 3:42:53 PM
A really cool roof! Montmartre is in the background.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 3:45:52 PM
The spiral staircase we walked down to leave the Arch.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 3:59:21 PM
Sunset in the “Place de la Bastille“. The Column of Juillet (Colonne de Juillet) is in the foreground.
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2002, 5:55:16 PM
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM
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Date: Thursady, June 13, 2002, 5:52:55 PM