Early October, Paris, France: Here I am in the park of the Musée Rodin. Back in January, my sister was devastated that the museum was closed the day we went to visit, but I definitely plan to return with her in December.

A random photo taken from the top of the Arc de Triomphe. I live in one of the buildings in the bottom left corner, and work at my pâtisserie somewhere in the mass on the bottom right. I live right where the 8th, 16th, and 17th arrondissements meet. The sole skyscraper in this photo, la Concorde, is seen from my window (it's so modern, and makes me feel like I'm still in Manhattan).

October 29, 2004, Paris, France: The view from my window is quite an extreme drop. This is the inside patio of my 18th-century building, unusually ritzy and très Avenue Foch.

October 29, 2004, Paris, France: Here is the window view from my new apartment. Pigeons like loitering on the chimney tops so they can catch a glimpse into my apartment. It's basically the standard French rooftop, nothing extraordinary, not like my last apartment at least. But the nosy pigeons make up for it.