A Parisian Day

cafe | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

croissants | cafe | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

croissants | cafe | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

croissants | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

place vendôme | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

place vendôme column | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

jardins des champs élysées | roue de paris | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

jardins des champs élysées | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

jardins des champs élysées | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

view from roue de paris | eiffel tower | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

view from roue de paris | avenue des champs-élysées | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

view from roue de paris | jardins des champs élysées | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

obélisque | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

metro | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

avenue des champs-élysées | arc de triomphe | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

avenue des champs-élysées | arc de triomphe | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

avenue des champs-élysées | arc de triomphe | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

Arc de Triomphe | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

eiffel tower | second landing | ice skating rink | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

eiffel tower | third landing | theatre | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

eiffel tower | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

eiffel tower | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

view from eiffel tower | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

eiffel tower | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

louvre | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

bicycle for rent | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

elevated travelator | airport | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

airport | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

-nah

Hope’s Descendants

Happy Monday!

Hope has two beautiful daughters.  Their names are Anger and Courage.
Anger at the way things are and Courage to make sure things don’t remain as they are.
-Augustine

If you are the embodiment of hope, at which things are you angry and have the courage to change?

-nah
*edited – horrible typo I didn’t catch until today:/*

Louvre

Not having an entire day to devote to absorbing all of the imagery housed in the Louvre, we had to devise a plan that would ensure we both left the Louvre equally satisfied.  We knew the key to that plan was arriving as soon as the doors opened after satiating ourselves on a well-balanced breakfast bowl full of croissants.  Unknowingly, our early arrival allowed us to witness a breathtaking sunrise as the sun shone directly through the above ground glass structure that denotes one’s arrival at Paris’ greatest museum.  Once on the clock, we made the dash to the Mona Lisa before devoting our time in the Antiquites Egyptiennes exhibit.  This exhibit, which I unfortunately yet accurately have dubbed the  Nose/Lips/Accurate History Removal, was equally breathtaking and frustrating.

louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

mona lisa | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

mona lisa | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

mona lisa | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

antiquites egyptiennes | louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

louvre | paris | photo courtesy of The Harrises of Chicago

-nah

Best

Happy Monday!

“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”
– Marian Wright Edelman

-nah

Our Biggest Fear

Happy Monday!

“Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are.”
~Don Miguel Ruiz