Flashback Friday Make-up (Tues)

Today's Flashback Make-up comes from Paris, France. Raph and I spent a week there with my sisters before jetting to Madrid to meet my parents. I can't believe it was 2 years ago this month! I still want to go back and do all the things we didn't get to do on that first trip - including eat a lot more French food!















Holidaymakers outside the Louvre, with the glass pyramid in the background.
















The weather in France in August that year was pretty crappy. It was cold every day, temps in the 60s, and we had our fair share of rain as well. What better day to spend in the illustrious Louvre than our first rainy day?
















On the Bateaux Parisiens cruise on the Seine River. This was so much fun! It was a great way to take a tour and have a French meal.















The view from our hotel room. It's the Pantheon, which we literally walked by on our way to and from our various destinations, never realizing how amazing it was on the inside until the last day.















See what I mean? Some famous Frenchmen are entombed here. It gave me the total willies to be in the tombs beneath the place, and I skipped as many as I could.




















There is nothing like the Eiffel Tower at night. It's exquisite to behold. The crowd that gathers to watch it light up gasps simultaneously and the moment holds a certain magic that calls to mind Christmas morning when you still believe in Santa Claus.




















Really, she's beautiful at any time of day - and in any weather. Oh, look at that! It's a couple in love, kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower in the most romantic city in the world! ;)















The majestic Notre Dame. On yet another rainy day.















Three sisters at the Gardens of Versailles.















The unbelievable Sacre Couer. The church forbade picture-taking inside, but it was so stunning and meaningful, it brought tears to my eyes. It took a heck of a long time, and climbing what seemed like hundreds of steps to get there. Not the best parts of town you need to pass, either - but well worth the effort.




















Holding a baguette in the Jardin de Luxembourg, just a couple of hours before heading to the airport. It almost makes me not want to eat bread in America, how delicious the bread was in France. I'd fly back there just for the baguettes!