The document summarizes a trip to Paris, France. It describes staying near the Opera square and visiting important landmarks like Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower over several days. It discusses exploring the churches, squares, bridges, and gardens of the beautiful city and seeing works of art at the Louvre Museum, including the Mona Lisa. The document expresses a desire to return to Paris again in the future to experience more of the city of lights.

1. REMINISCENCES OF A TRIP TO PARIS
Fall 2008
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2. The journey begins near the
Opera … we stayed at Hotel
Bauldaire Opera, a 10 min.
walk from this enchanting
square

3. This needs no description, yet
this was one of the important
landmark to visit and enjoy –
spent 8 hrs spread across 3
days in this area in both
horizontal and vertical space 

4. Some of the churches and the
squares are simply breathtaking.
The sunlight filtering through the
glass adorned windows sure
made me dream!

5. That’s Notre-Dam cathedral in the Glimpse of Eiffel from the river with
distance as seen from boat on River one of the many beautiful bridges in
Seine the foreground

6. The various hues of Paris – History,
Entertainment and the season of
fall

7. A visit to Disneyland, Paris
and Walt Disney Studio next to
it is a must on the itinerary.
We were in Halloween week
and so the additional
pumpkins 

8. The art, the gardens, the sculptures, the bridges, the buildings, the avenues,
the landscaping, the views, the dream – that make the city of lights what it is!

9. Beautiful Squares Enchanting Facades Towering Churches

10. At the crossroads View across the river
The castle and the glorious skies The structures in all its grandeur

11. The ubiquitous shades in the streets The oh-so-famous Moulin Rouge

12. The facades in all their glory

13. Champs-Élysées – view from top of Eiffel

14. Enthralling views around the top of Eiffel

15. Musée du Louvre
Notre-Dame Place de la Madeleine

16. Mona Lisa at Louvre Musée du Louvre – The glass Pyramid…
place de la Bastille

17. Charles de Gaulle-Étoile overlooking the Champs-Élysées
An evening in Paris

18. The front panorama of Musée du Louvre
(The house of Mona Lisa and the setting for the famous Dan Brown Novel – Da Vinci Code)

19. LOOKING FORWARD…
…to coming back again!!
Gunjan
&
Sachin