Daily Archive: January 1, 2009

I’m sitting in the Champ de Mars, cold as charity because my gloves are off, but enjoying a spectacular view. The fireworks were a non-event, but the tower was spectacular. The best shots are...

Sometimes, the best fun is what you make yourself. We were too peeved with mass humanity to want more tourism, so we spent the day wandering and catching experiences by chance. Our morning walk...

Every now and then one makes a decision that has consequences out of all proportion to the plan. It seemed simple: the last major tourist jaunt in Paris before some general site-seeing. Snow and...