On our first morning at Lake Como we awoke to this view of Paradise.
 Hotel Familia in the 6th arrondissement was very comfortable and convenient.
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Looking up at the Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe from the Eiffel Tower
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Under a tree canopy
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Montmartre's wall of love
Sacre Coeur
In front of the Arc de Triomphe
Dior in Paris oolala
5 Star Plaza Athenee Hotel on Avenue Montaigne
Booklined restaurant in the 6th
At Musee d'Orsay
Sacre Coeur in the distance
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View from the top of Centre Pompidou
Musee d'Orsay-world's best Impressionist collection
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I'd never seen a roadside gas station.  You just pull over to the right to fill up.
At the top of the tethered balloon
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Quayside along the Seine near Hotel de Ville
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We like this restaurant so much that we ate there twice
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Eiffel Tower from our Seine cruise
After Paris we took the high speed train to Chur in eastern Switzerland
After just one night in Chur we took took the Bernina Express to Italy
We walked around the city before a traditional Swiss dinner
When we arrived at Lake Como it was grey and drizzling
Thankfully the rest of our time at Lake Como was gorgeous--warm and sunny
Our hotel in Varenna was Albergo Olivedo.  The boat stop was right in front of the hotel
Lake Como from the northern point of Bellagio on a perfect day
Approaching Bellagio on the ferry
The hills of Bellagio had beautiful views over Lake Como
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View of the Jungfrau from our hotel room
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The crooked view from our hotel
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The reflections on the lake were magical
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Paul Cezanne's actual paint palette
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