On my first evening, I walked toward the Seine and was treated to some lively music by these buskers near the bridge. There are often music makers about - a sax player under the bridge, a floutist in the arch of the Louvre, or wherever tourists are likely to gratefully toss coins in their cases. I was no exception!

There are many open air cafes and stores along the streets in the heart of old Paris, just as one would imagine. It is a lively, crazy, busy place! The streets make no sense and I could get lost if I can't see the sun. It's like trying to find your way around a spider's web with more intersections at odd angles!

The Seine isn't blue and beautiful, but it does make a dramatic line through the city's centre. There are many bridges that lead to the Isle de France, each one a work of art on it's own with sculpures or cornices or whatever the engineer at the time was inclined to add.