Oui, Oui! Paris!

This weekend I ran the Paris Marathon, seeing 26.2 miles of Paris. Despite being terribly under-trained for this running feat, I was energized by my magnificent surroundings and by the Parisians who cheered me onward by shouting out "Allez Christina". All I can say quite simply is that I absolutely LOVE Paris-- the food, the fashion, the architecture, the history. I hope that this was just the first of many more of my adventures in Paris.

During my trip, I visited the Catacombs of Paris, an underground ossuary that holds the remains of about 6 million people, the Eiffel Tower, the Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame, the River Seine, and the Louvre. I also ate lots of yummy food.

My snaps below do a pretty good job of summarizing my trip. Enjoy!

Snaps from the Catacombs:

{Looking ominous at the Catacombs}

{Underground tunnel}

{Stacked bones and skulls}

Snaps from around Paris:

{Notre Dame}

{musee du Louvre}

{Eiffeling}

 

 

 

{La Seine}

{Hotel de Ville}

{Hotel de Ville}

{Amazingly Delicious Raspberry Tart}

Post-Marathon Snaps:

{Marathon Finisher!}

{Marathon Medal!}