This polar bear was so cute. More typical statuary can be seen in the background. They were very dramatic and allegorical. But they don't photograph all that well. The polar bear was a nice cool contrast.
| This polar bear was so cute. More typical statuary can be seen in the background. They were very dramatic and allegorical. But they don't photograph all that well. The polar bear was a nice cool contrast. |
 Pompon's polar bear with the station's great clock in the background. The glass-fronted wall has walkways behind it like Grand Central Terminal in New York. You can see the blurred images of people crossing. |
 Place de la Concorde. The sky was overcast and the gold leaf on the Luxor Obelisk stood out. (There are lane markings here, but they're very subtle.) To the left of the obelisk is the Hôtel de Crillon. There, in 1778, King Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin signed the Treaty of Friendship between France and the American colonies. |
 Hey, the Eiffel Tower. Fancy seeing that. The very ornate bridge is Pont Alexandre III. |
 A view of the river with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The Assemblée Nationale (last seen from far away Montmartre) is on the left. |
 Arc de Triomphe. |