The obvious, the Louvre Museum.


The stunning, Palais Garnier and Henry IV.


The unexpected, signs of the Camino de Santiago including a Salvador Dali scallop shell sundial.


The surprising, inner city indoor markets and fancy water fountains.
The historical, once the residence and meeting place for Pablo Picasso.


The significant, Basilique du Sacré-Cœur and Le Moulin de la Galette.


The artistic, Bourse de Commerce and Andrea Roggi’s “Apeiron” at Place de la Madeleine.


The honorific, tombs of Chopin and Jim Morrison at Père-Lachaise Cemetery.
The heartening, Place du Tertre.


The gastronomic, yummies.


The alarming, a work by Mr Byste and Marcel Aymé’s character Dutilleul, the passer-through-walls.


The amusing, fanciest Starbucks ever and Gregos faces.
The inspiring, Le mur des je t’aime or wall of love.


The emboldening, the Medici Fountain, depicting the story of Acis and Galatea and Montaigne’s well-rubbed foot.


The contrasting, classic versus modern stained-glass in the Church of Saint-Séverin.


The commonplace, Musée de Cluny and flypast practice for Bastille Day.
The unanticipated, the Olympic Cauldron.


The obligatory, Notre Dame and a French bulldog in Paris.













































































