Tuesday, December 14, 2010

One day after heavy snowfall near the famous Eiffel Tower


People walk on the snow-covered Champs-de-Mars on December 9, 2010 in Paris, near the famous Eiffel Tower, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.




Picture taken on December 9, 2010 of the cathedral in Reims, northern France, a day after a heavy snowfall caused major traffic disturbances in the country. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half. Foreground a statue of French legend Jeanne d'Arc.




A statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) is covered with snow on December 9, 2010 in Reims, northern France, a day after a heavy snowfall caused major traffic disturbances in the country. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half.



A picture taken on December 9, 2010 shows houses among snowed up fields of the wineyards of the Verzenay Castle, northern France, a day after a heavy snowfall caused major traffic disturbances in the country. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half.




A man cleans the snow-covered windscreen of his car on December 9, 2010 in Colombes, outside Paris, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.



People walk on a closed road linking suburbs on December 9, 2010 in Sevres, outside Paris, either to go to work either to fetch their cars they left on the roadside yesterday after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' CHarles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.




A woman walks on a snow-covered street on December 9, 2010 in Colombes, outside Paris, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' CHarles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.




Picture taken on the snow-covered Champs-de-Mars shows footsteps on December 9, 2010 in Paris, near the famous Eiffel Tower, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.




People walk on the snow-covered Champs-de-Mars on December 9, 2010 in Paris, near the famous Eiffel Tower, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.




A picture taken on December 9, 2010 in Paris, shows the snow-covered Champs de Mars and the famous Eiffel Tower, one day after heavy snowfall. The snow reached yesterday 10 centimetres (4 inches) and flights in and out Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were suspended for about an hour and a half and all buses in the capital stopped running.


source: daylife
photo: AP photo, Gettyimages

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