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We actually got an accumulation of snow overnight... followed by a morning of rain. Silly Portland!

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This was the sight that Colorado welcomed me with, the morning after we arrived back from Europe. Wonderful!

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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012

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...turns out we were right, waiting to see the city light up at night was beautiful, and a very fitting "last hurrah" in the City of Lights.

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We decided that since we'd already enjoyed a few other daytime vistas, seeing Paris at night, from above would be well worth a shorter night's sleep.

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Then it was time to catch the elevators to the summit of the Tower.

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Hard to stop taking photos of this structure!

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After a wonderful crêpe dinner, we headed for a final Eiffel Tower viewing, this time at night! We were...

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Despite our aching feet, we decided to quickly catch one last museum for the day and the Rodin Museum...

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We returned to the Eiffel Tower again, before dinner, to spend more time exploring the Park du Champ Mars, and of course to take more pictures!

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Slender is not a word that came to my mind when thinking about the Eiffel Tower, but when you get up...

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No disappointment from the views from the top of Notre Dame either. The city almost looks frozen in time...

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We once again returned to the wonderful Notre Dame, this time to scale the bell towers.

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We waited in line for an hour... with George Clooney!!! Ok, so it was really a couple from Italy, but...

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Our next day was no less full! We started out at the Musée d'Orsay. Unlike the Louvre, we could...

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I couldn't help but sneak a photo at this beautiful view inside the d'Orsay. The Sacré Cœur was just...

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We ended the evening on a river tour. Nice to see all the city lights from a different perspective, even...

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We decided to swing by e Eiffel Tower for our first up-close look. Turned out to be a great choice because the clouds were beautiful this evening.

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Shakespeare & Company is a great little book store, wedged next to a garden, right across the river from the Notre Dame. Wonderful!

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