Pattersons in Paris: La Roue de Paris

We have loved La Roue de Paris that goes up in the Place de la Concorde before Christmas. I convinced Susan, who I guess is a bit afraid of heights, that we should all go and get a great view of the city. Claire and I had been to the Orangerie earlier in the week and taken a few pictures in the rainy weather.

Obelisk at Place de la Concorde

Claire in Jardin des Tuileries
looking towards Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde looking towards
la Tour Eiffel

It was a beautiful clear afternoon for a ride on the ferris wheel and we felt it would be the perfect ending to their trip to Paris. We were not disappointed!

Claire, Sue and Tom waiting for la Roue

Susan looks a bit nervous as we go up

The views were fantastic and it was fun identifying all the landmarks. It's fun to see how everything is connected when you get a bird's eye view of Paris.

Sacré Cœur

Champs-Élysée and
Arc de Triomphe with La Défense Behind

The Panthéon

La Madeleine and Sacré Cœur

Our Selfie Attempt

Claire in her coat she found in England
at a vintage shop and her soft scarf she
bought at our Marché Monge

Aren't Claire and Sue Sue so cute?

Unfortunately, the current mayor of Paris thinks La Grande Roue de Paris spoils the look of the majestic Place de la Concorde. The wheel will come down in May and will not go up again.
Since it was their last night in Paris, we had to try a variety of pastries. We stopped at La Parisienne on the way home to pick out our favorites. We did not hold back and chose six to try.

Taking the pastries up in our
tiny elevator for two

So many choices....

To finish up this post, below are a few more random pictures from Tom, Sue and Claire's visit.

Claire and Sue on Pont Tournelle

Overlooking Nôtre Dame

Less than a block up the street from our apartment is the Paradis Latin Cabaret. When Shauna and Todd visited, we discovered that this cabaret is a big deal. The theatre was built by Gustav Eiffel and it is quite the tourist attraction. And I thought you had to go up to Pigalle to see the cancan. We have seen huge buses pull up and many seniors get out and hurry into the cabaret. We've also seen our street closed down for VIP performances for the police or military. The Paradis Latin even has a program where you can go learn the cancan for the afternoon. We've been so intrigued! But we haven't convinced anyone to go to the pricey shows-160 euros (dinner included).