Cathedrale Notre-Dame: magnificent gothic architecture, kaleidescope stained glass, hypnotic gargoyle trimmings and glorious views from the heart of the city.
Formidable.
Phespirit's primary motive for visiting Paris was his desire to see certain works in the Louvre.
An early Sunday start guaranteed Phespirit a swift admittance; upon his re-emergence into the midday sunlight, the queue looked to be well over half a kilometre long.
Our hero stands astride all Paris on the second level of the Eiffel Tower.
Having scaled in excess of seven hundred steps, this was Phespirit's limit;
Americans, Germans and Japanese were left to fight it out for the elevator to the top.
