This is how they move furniture and goods in and out of apartments. Most buildings are 4 or 5 stories high, and either don't have an elevator, it's a teeny-tiny capsule, that barely holds a person, let alone furniture.

Enticing and beautiful shop windows

Beautiful Sacre Coeur Church, at the top of the Montmartre area. It's a favourite place to sit and watch the world go by

Enjoying an al fresco art exhibition outside of Luxemburg Gardens

The entrance to Place des Vosges, a lovely square in the city

The city at night

And this window box

Paris seems to be all about curlicues

One of many interesting pedestrian streets in our area

Hotel de Ville - Paris City Hall

I'm so happy to be in Paris, I feel like skipping!

And I love the new shoes I just bought!

Joanne can hardly contain her excitement

Guarding the Eiffel Tower. He seemed quite pleased to be having his photo taken, though

Spot the military at the Eiffel Tower

Can't wait to get on the plane!

We're here! Check out the size of our door.

Rue Suger is a quiet little side street, right off of the lively Boulevard St. Michel area, in St. Germain

This fellow is power-running up the steep stairs

Joanne says: "Je suis tres, tres desolee. Avez-vous un mouchoir"? (I'm very very sad to be leaving Paris. Do you have a kleenex?)

Pat and I looking for some dinner

The beautiful Musee d'Orsay. It houses an impressive collection of Impressionist art, all in a building that was converted from a train station.

Here's a view of the stairs going up