Little fortress

  Medieval castle-fortress the Conciergerie a.k.a. the Châtelet as seen from a boat.

Liberty as art

Yet another of Frédéric Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, this one inside the Orsay Museum.

 

Nativity scenes

This life-sized crèche from Eastern Europe is one of many set up in churches across the city.

Night steps

One of Montmartre's longest and steepest stairways is next to the funiculaire.

Hold that note

 

Reminders that Paris' mid-winter opera season has arrived are popping up everywhere.

 Palais Garner / Opéra Bastille

Cracking good

Croquante and enormous, these shiny meringues are just begging to be taken home.

Window masks

A small designer boutique creatively uses cutout masks, pom poms, scarves and hats as faces for its displays.