La Sorbonne, heart of the University of Paris, has some amazingly fanciful rooftops, dominated by the big dome of the Panthéon.  This is the view from a top floor room at L'Hôtel des 3 Collèges, corner of Rue Cujas and Rue Victor Cousin.

The harpist on the steps to Sacré Coeur was playing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, and very well too.  Somehow my attempt to catch it on video failed, so I'm reluctantly publishing this without sound.  Try to imagine it.  Also please try to imag...

When you get to the top of the steps up to Sacré Coeur, you get several breathtaking sights -- if you have any breath left.

For the past few years it has been increasingly the fashion for couples to publicize their infatuation by attaching an inscribed padlock to the railings of the Pont de l'Archêveché in Paris.  The city has been kind enough not to criminalize this b...

My only encounter with Paris Fashion Week was this little shoot taking place on the Pont Louis Philippe -- one model, one stylist, one photographer, one photographer's assistant and a massive van full of gear.  The assistant showed some interest i...