I hosted mon père in my little Montorgueil flat in Paris over Christmas last year and on 25 December we wandered around the near-empty city during the day before sitting down for a three hour lunch at the magnificent Le Train Bleu at the Gare du Lyon.
Rue Montorgueil
Here are some photos from those few days, walking around the deserted city from the Hotel de Ville ice skating rink to the Champs-Élysées Christmas market and steps of Sacré-Cœur, enjoying the beautiful winter sun and a relaxing two weeks off work.
view from the top of the Christmas market ferris wheel
beautiful Saint Germain florist
Hotel de Ville ice skating
Montmartre
Montmartre
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Sacré-Cœur
dusk walk
Sacré-Cœur steps
Sacré-Cœur stained glass windows
Seine riverboats
Invalides
Eiffel Tower on Boxing Day
