City of Lights

On Christmas Eve Eve we hopped on a plane and made our way to picturesque Paris (read: Paree). The best part of flying with a non discount airline (Ryan Air, Easy Jet) other than being allowed checked luggage is the complimentary drinks. Thank you for the crisp champagne Air France and for flying from Tegel to Charles de Gaule.

On Christmas eve, we were joined by a good friend and went for Raclette at a cute restaurant in Montmarte (home of Amelie Poulin and Moulin Rouge) and subsequently swore off cheese for the rest of 2009 (unsucessfully).

Of course we walked around looking for all the tourist sights and architectural gems the city has to offer, but I'll let Lucas cover that story. We constantly got caught in the trap surrounding Notre Dame Cathedral, where we took our Christmas 2009 photo.

We saw lots of other stuff too, among our favourites, Le Centre Pompidou and Avatar.

After many exhausting days of walking the city, we twice sat down to a movie. The second was Max et Les Maximonstres (Where the Wild Things Are).. those French, they have a new word for everything!

 

Thinking it would be a fun experiment, I only brought along our zoom lens (55-200) which Luke enjoyed at some times more than others ( we practically had to walk to les Champs Elysees to get a full shot of the Eiffel Tower).

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