1 Leaving Seattle on July 2nd on an IcelandAir flight to Reykjavik and from there to Paris.
2 Bellevue and 520 bridge going across Lake Washington to Seattle
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6 Getting off the plane in Reykjavik. It was pretty windy out there!
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8 View from the apartment we stayed at. It was in the 8th Arrondissement, slightly inconvenient because of the longish walk to everywhere but otherwise fine.
9 On our way to the Louvre
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17 Crowd in front of the Mona Lisa, but ...
18 ... you can see Tuomas in the front taking a selfie!
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23 Outside the Louvre
24 Walking towards the Jardin des Tuileries
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26 Antti, Elsa and Tuomas taking a break while Mom was still enjoying the Louvre
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32 Catching the metro back
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35 Later that day we visited the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
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38 Great views from the top after walking up the 280 or so stairs.
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50 Walking past the Eiffel Tower. We didn't have tickets to go up and the gardens around the tower were closed because of the UEFA EURO 2016 soccer tournament.
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59 Pont Alexandre III with the Grand Palais in the background
