http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/main.php New Years Eve and we're in Paris! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5758.jpg.html 3840 New Years Eve and we're in Paris! We arrive with skis, boots, helmets and lots of ski clothes. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5760.jpg.html 3844 We arrive with skis, boots, helmets and lots of ski clothes. I helped Linda with the skis since James was pulling my suitcase. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5761.jpg.html 3848 I helped Linda with the skis since James was pulling my suitcase. We crossed the River Seine! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5762.jpg.html 3851 We crossed the River Seine! We walked right up to Notre Dame! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5764.jpg.html 3854 We walked right up to Notre Dame! There were some older people there. They'd hold out bread and the birds would take it from their hands. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5765.jpg.html 3857 There were some older people there. They'd hold out bread and the birds would take it from their hands. They had a Christmas tree in front of the cathedral. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5766.jpg.html 3860 They had a Christmas tree in front of the cathedral. There was a long line of people waiting to get in. We didn't have time to go inside. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5767.jpg.html 3863 There was a long line of people waiting to get in. We didn't have time to go inside. If you only have one evening in Paris, you have to be content to see things quickly. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5768.jpg.html 3866 If you only have one evening in Paris, you have to be content to see things quickly. But Notre Dame is beautiful from the outside, too. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5770.jpg.html 3869 But Notre Dame is beautiful from the outside, too. We were so excited with our first views of the Eiffel Tower! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5772.jpg.html 3872 We were so excited with our first views of the Eiffel Tower! There were so many beautiful mystery buildings. We took a lot of pictures! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5774.jpg.html 3875 There were so many beautiful mystery buildings. We took a lot of pictures! We went to the Louvre! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5776.jpg.html 3878 We went to the Louvre! But we had to be content with pictures in the patio because the Louvre was closing for the day. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5778.jpg.html 3881 But we had to be content with pictures in the patio because the Louvre was closing for the day. Oh my gosh! We're getting closer to the Eiffel Tower! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5779.jpg.html 3884 Oh my gosh! We're getting closer to the Eiffel Tower! We're walking down the Champs Elysees on New Years Eve! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5780.jpg.html 3887 We're walking down the Champs Elysees on New Years Eve! Linda Maynard Jones from Choctaw, Oklahoma, is on the Champs Elysee! Wow! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5781.jpg.html 3890 Linda Maynard Jones from Choctaw, Oklahoma, is on the Champs Elysee! Wow! And James and Linda Wright are in front of the Arc de Triomphe on New Years Eve! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5782.jpg.html 3894 And James and Linda Wright are in front of the Arc de Triomphe on New Years Eve! Can you believe we're all standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris? http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5785.jpg.html 3897 Can you believe we're all standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Here we are at the Eiffel Tower with several hundred thousand of our closest friends! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5786.jpg.html 3900 Here we are at the Eiffel Tower with several hundred thousand of our closest friends! If we take enough pictures, maybe we'll believe we really did this! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5787.jpg.html 3903 If we take enough pictures, maybe we'll believe we really did this! Look how close we are! Aren't the lights pretty? http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5791.jpg.html 3906 Look how close we are! Aren't the lights pretty? I took pictures of the others with the Eiffel Tower sprouting from their heads. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5793.jpg.html 3909 I took pictures of the others with the Eiffel Tower sprouting from their heads. Chelsea and Derek have proof that they were here. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5794.jpg.html 3912 Chelsea and Derek have proof that they were here. We walked right by the Eiffel Tower! It put on a light show every hour, on the hour. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album16/NewYearsEve2004/DCP_5795.jpg.html 3915 We walked right by the Eiffel Tower! It put on a light show every hour, on the hour.