Paris partie deux

sorry for the late post. but as promised here more photos from our Paris visit:

here's an obligatory shot of the Louvre:




... and Notre Dame still in Christmas mode:



and no trip will be complete without going up the Eiffel Tower. no matter if you've already been before. can't be helped. here's a shot of the queue from above:



the Tower was so far up it was snowing! here's my youngest brother challenging us to a show fight (he lost):



here i am incognito at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre:




and yes, i did visit the Mothership:



it was heaven! 5 storeys of LV goodness. the first time i went (yes i visited more than once) i was in such a high i didn't really remember much.

this is what it looked like the last time we were in Paris:




and guess what we saw right across the original Goyard Maison in rue Saint Honoré:



not so original huh?

and here are the Mothership's two slightly smaller satellites in Ave Montaigne:




and Place Saint-Germain-des-Pres:



still the best place to shop for LV if you're feeling slightly agoraphobic. come in around 10am or 3pm.

next door to the Ave Montaigne boutique is the LVMH headquarters. guarding either side of the entry are two large Murakami pieces:



oh to have just one! still more photos from our trip to come...