A few random photos (for those not on Facebook)


Sainte-Chapelle ceiling

 Outside the Louvre

Venus de Milo

  Outside The Louvre

 Arc de Triomphe

Under the Arc

Our rather small kitchen - two hotplates and a microwave

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