Cleopatra's Needle Paris

... as it went on forever. I ended up having a sandwitch roll thing and then we kept on the trek and arrived at Cleopatra's needle (a short walk from the Louvre). The artifact was Egyptian and had engravings all over it - about 3,300 years old. Pretty ...

... which was a beautiful start to a gorgeous day. We paid the 50 cents each to freshen up in their washroom. We saw Cleopatra's Needle (which we weren’t expecting but intended to visit anyway) and walked the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. The ...

... the roundabout whenever you wanted but had to give way to get off! We saw the Opera house, Napoleons tomb and the Obelisk (Cleopatra's needle?) and a few other things before going to the Eiffel Tower, we were told to wait there until 11pm - it turns out ...

... ,men playing boucce,sail boats and hundreds of Parisians enjoying ther mid afternoons strolls. Our  next glimpse was of Cleopatra's Needle in Place de la Concorde .. The viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali presented the 3,300-year-old ...

... know looks were slightly deceiving. It was a a simple straight shot, but a lot longer than it looked! We did get to see Cleopatra's Needle on the way, which was pretty sweet. Right on the corner by the needle was a group of American Indian flute players ...

... is big emphasis on maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the city. Some of the interesting sites that we saw include Cleopatra's needle, the Hotel des Invalides (where Napoleon is buried), the Musee D’Orly (where the impressionist paintings are), ...

... ;          We left the Louvre at about midday and walked down the Champs Elysee, to Cleopatra's needle and views of the "Grand Palace" and Arch de Triumphe. We are just blown away by the scale of the ...

... the Champs Elysees and where the guillotine was set up in the French Revolution in 1792. In the middle of the square now is Cleopatra's Needle, an ancient Egyptian Obelisk which was originally at the entrance to the Luxor temple in Egypt. ...