Au Revoir Paris

Saluting you from the Eiffel Tower. Or, was it just a windy day in Paris?

Henri de Miller's, L’Écoute, generally resides at ground level, famous for photo ops, but today it is on a pedestal most likely for safe keeping by the looks of the surroundings.  I believe that L’Écoute means listen or pay attention.  French speakers, enlighten me s'il vous plait.

 You can smell the history here.  Built in 1532,
 The Church of St Eustace, a crown jewel of late Gothic architecture is over 100 feet to the top of the arch that soars above the nave.  The picture did not turn out as the iPhone could not capture that height.

The organ in the sanctuary is the largest pipe organ in France, boasting some 8,000 pipes; some of them four, eight, sixteen and even thirty-two feet in length.  Paintings by Rubens.  Molière was married here and Mozart held his mother’s funeral, July 4, 1778   The Church of St Eustace was used as a barn during the Revolution.

A tomb designed by Charles Le Brun holds the body of Jean Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Finance in the 16th century.

 The biggest dump truck that I have ever seen.  Oliver would have liked this mongo construction project next to St. Eustache.

 The Château de Vincennes
GAB walked right over the draw bridge entering the castle without an invitation. (or ticket)

 We found a store with a famous name.

 Some folks pay to go up on top.  GAB's tour circumnavigates the Arc de Triomphe three times.  Her way of finding the Eiffel Tower quite possibly.