joyeux noel en paris

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Jack had to take a short trip to Europe for his current client so we decided to make a mini-break out of it and visit Paris for a weekend after his meetings in Amsterdam.  Paris is especially lovely at Christmas time ...

There were dozens of impressive Christmas window displays - this is a Hermes window.  We managed to resist the urge to shop 'til we dropped ...

We were staying just a few steps from the Palais Garnier - unlike our first trip to Paris together ... this time, it was not obscured by scaffolding ...

Obligatory Champs pics.

We had a lovely, leisurely lunch at Lasserre Restaurant. It certainly deserves that third star! Michelin - give it up!

By luck, we managed to catch this Gauguin exhibit which afforded us the chance to escape the cold and relive our recent honeymoon in Tahiti.

Name that landmark ...

Dinner anyone ... ?

Brrr ... a little chillier than Cebu (but not as cold as Chicago...)