John's company decided to send him to Paris and Torino to help some clients. He used frequent flyer miles to take Steve along for part of the trip. And as fate would have it, a few weeks before we were scheduled to go, we got an e-mail from our friend Anthony in San Francisco who said he was now living in Geneva.
There is a special lightshow at the Eiffel tower for the year 2000
Some detail on the Eiffel tower
Some of the public art Steve found - this is above the Les Halles shopping center
The entrance to the Louvre
L'Arc du Triomphe with the French flag flying
John took this unique shot of the stairway in L'Arc du Triomphe
A short trip on the TGV took us to Geneva. We only had a two days there, which was not nearly enough time to see this beautiful city. Fortunately, Christian has lived there all his life and gave us an excellent tour.
The famous water jet in Lake Leman
Christian and Anthony.
This stunning sculpture commemorating land mine victims is near the UN headquarters
Steve had to fly back home, but John went on to Torino. He was able to spend a weekend sightseeing between his meetings with the client. 2000 is a Roman Catholic Jubilee year, so the famed Shroud of Turin was on display all year, and John was able to see it.
A view of the city of Torino from the foothills
The cathedral where the Shroud is shown