A Christmas Day Walk to Montmartre

 Pigeons stalking Aston Martin outside Wagram Metro

 Ducks in the Square des Batignolles

 The bridge above Montmartre Cemetery

 Plumber on Rue Caulaincourt

 Le Sacré Coeur, hanging Santa and modified sign

 Stained light and cross in Saint Pierre de Montmartre

 Christmas Sky over Paris

 Saint Eustache and the Pantheon seen from Sacré Coeur

 Street art near Metro Abbesses: "Aimer c'est du desordre... alors aimons!"

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 Warm enough to sit outside comfortably on rue des Abbesses

 What we didn't get for Christmas, on rue Lepic

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Christmas decorations and afternoon light on rue de Levis

A few bright spots on this gray Paris day

Christmas Windows at Printemps and Galeries Lafayette

The dominant influence on Christmas windows this year would appear to be rock and roll, generally, and Lady Gaga specifically. And Karl Lagerfeld. Do the little kids get it?
    Alongside the windows, every beggar has become a Santa Claus.

Amsterdam Commuters

Christmas Lights - 1

 Olive trees and Christmas trees, Avenue Niel

 Hermes decked out for the holidays

Lights on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré

Autumn in the Parc Monceau

Thanksgiving Day in Paris, which of course does not celebrate Thanksgiving.

The Eiffel Tower this afternoon and evening

Autumn Light - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm today