Welcome to my Gallery page, displaying other photos taken on my travels.
Having never been to Paris before, what better way to see the sights than by running the Paris Marathon. Below are some photos taken when I wasn't running.
In stark contrast to gray November skies in England, the French Riviera basked in warm sunshine and clear blue skies for the French Riviera Marathon.
Having never been to Paris before, what better way to see the sights than by running the Paris Marathon. Here are some photos taken when I wasn't running.
Visiting the Eiffel Tower (total height 324m)
View from the top (276m), north-west to the Gardens of the Trocadero
View from the top, north to the Arc de Triomphe
Can you see it?
View from the top, north-east to the Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde and the Louvre
Can you see them? The Cathedral of Notre Dame is also just visible on the right.
View from the top, south-east to the Champ de Mars and the École Militaire
View from the top, south-west along the River Seine
The Eiffel Tower
The Arc de Triomphe, traffic free on the morning of the marathon
The Louvre Pyramid entrance to the Museum of the Louvre
The lobby beneath the Louvre Pyramid
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
The lobby beneath the Louvre Pyramid
The Cathedral of Notre Dame
(This was about a year before the cathedral was badly damaged by fire.)
The Palais Garnier opera house
That's all from Paris!
In stark contrast to gray November skies in England, the French Riviera basked in warm sunshine and clear blue skies for the French Riviera Marathon in November 2015.
Promenade des Anglais, Nice
Promenade des Anglais, Nice
Sunset over the French Riviera from Parc de la Colline du Château, Nice
Silhouettes at La Tour Bellanda, Nice
Nightlife on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice
Nightlife on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice
Neil in the French Riviera Marathon 2015 at Cap d'Antibes
with the French Riviera coastline in the background
French Riviera Marathon finisher on La Croisette, Cannes
La Croisette beaches, Cannes
Le Palais des Princes Palace, Monaco
Port de Fontvieille, Monaco
This page was last updated on 28 January 2020.