The queen's chambers, Marie-Antoinette. Unlike her husbands bed which was able to move around the palace because he didn't like staying in the same room, Marie's was fixed and gold.

I may have to invest in one of those wig stands sooner than later. Kind of vogue, a little creepy, but vogue.

The door Marie-Antoinette slipped out of when the castle was stormed by the Paris mob in early October 1789. She really should have thought twice about that "let them eat cake" comment. I don't think they realized how out of touch with reality they were. When you sheets are made of gold and your chamber pot pure silver, I guess you wouldn't have a grasp on reality either.

This is the guard room where Marie-Antoinette was finally apprehended by the mob.

Just a view of another ceiling in gold in a palace that is over the top.

Enough gold for me, let 's catch the metro and head back to reality.

A little hidden treasure among the Palais de Justice which was built in 1776 is the Sainte-Chapelle. The Palais de Justice is a large complex of buildings that has sustained the local government since ancient Roman times and the headquarters to the Revolutionary government. 

This Gothic chapel with wall to wall stained glass windows was built in 1242 for King Louis IX to hold the Crown of Thorns worn by Christ. Unlike Notre Dame which took 200 years to complete, Sainte-Chapelle took only five.

The stained glass windows in the Chapel Haute are set out in a particular pattern starting from the Creation in Genesis and ending in the second coming of Christ. These individual scenes are made from 15 separate panels of stained glass.

6,500 square feet of which two-thirds is 13th century original, the glass depicts more than 1,100 different mostly Biblical scenes. The first window on the left as you face the alter is where it begins. The glass is read left to right and bottom to top ending in the center of the rose window at the back of the church. This depicts the Second Coming of Christ.

The Crown of Thorns supposedly cost King Louis IX three times as much as the church. The alter here was raised up to better showcase the Crown when displayed. Currently, the Crown is kept in Notre Dame's Treasury.

 This is the oldest wall painting in Parisfound in the left apse of the lower chapelabove the former sacristy door. It is a 13th century fresco depicting The Annunciation.

A view of some Gelato, yes, we found the Gelato stores in Paris. This store gives you any flavor you want and adds each one as a petal on a rose. Tanner is only a two flavor guy so his rose is not as colorful. Can you tell that he likes it anyway?

Our last night in Paris so we had to get some evening shots. Paris isn't called the City of Lights for no reason. Notre Dame at night. She is one beautiful lady.

The Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. Built in the 1600's by Henry IV, the arches span the wideest part of the river.  This bridge never housed buildings or any sort unlike other bridges. Behind it is the Eiffel Tower and Napoleon's Tomb.

A view of the Palais de Justice and Conciergerie.

Au Revoir Paris! Thanks for the memories!