the year 1180

i came across this map of Paris from the year 1180 AD.

notice the apparent change in real estate.

city so fair

a few of my favourites from my trip to Paris, December 2009,

A city that shivers under my tread, whose pastel sunsets glint on the ancient skyline, whose underground bustle shudders beneath my feet, whose beauty and elegance is carved into every stone of its architecture, where philosophy and existence is argued about in sidewalk cafes.