Holiday kougelhopfs

It's Pâques weekend and boulanger-pâtissier Gontran Cherrier displays a lineup of show-stopping kougelhopfs, each cradling its own pot of chocolate-caramel cream.

Eggs, bells, and fish

For Easter, Meilleur Ouvrier de France and chocolate sculptor Patrick Roger weighs in with his unique oeuvres.

Extra large eggs

Every Easter Paris chocolatiers unveil their chocolate egg creations.

Smart

A tiny "smart car" all alone in front of the Pompidou Center on an early morning.

 

Within hours this area will spring to life with street performers, sidewalk artists and vendors, and no cars will be permitted.

Fabric cacti

Bright fabrics are used to create a variety of decorative cactus that fill a boutique window.

Bells of Saint Sulpice

As the drums of the French Revolution began to roll the bells of Saint-Sulpice fell silent, as did work on the south tower which was abandoned and never completed.

Morning snowfall

Paris has been waking up to light snowfall every day.