Paris, France, Summer 2026

11:12 AM

Getting ready for vacation. I guess all new trails should start with the flight path. Here's today's flight path to Paris.

2:56 PM

Carousel is still a thing in some public places, like in Park Monceau. That was a nice one. And just imagine some circus’s music to go with it.

10:09 PM

Of course, when visiting every major city with an Apple Store, I always try to visit one, except this time; it was outside business hours.

12:02 PM

People are searching for shades and fountains. I’m currently sitting there under the trees. So hot here! 😅

12:06 PM

At Jardins du Palais Royal, a young woman reading something on her smartphone under the trees. A great way to escape the heatwave.

12:35 PM

Very impressive, quiet and cool place: Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

3:00 PM

Data points in any trails must include the weather. 🥵

4:09 PM

Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection. In the main space, a water-based cloud enveloping people. That was super fun and was the occasion to make some great photos.

12:33 AM

After a surreal stay downtown Paris for the music festival, We are back to our room after a 90 min ordeal in Paris’ public transportation system (too crowded, too hot, many service interruptions). Good to be back at our place. I love those enlightened windows late at night.

12:04 PM

Waiting under a big tree for the entrance to the Louis Vuitton Foundation. First activity of the day. Great place. Not many people because of the heat wave.

1:35 PM

Spent a few hours inside the Louis Vuitton museum looking at an impressive collection of Calder. Humans can do great things too.

2:07 PM

An impossible and unprocessed self-portrait taken at the Jardin d’Acclimatation, in the Louis Vuitton Foundation museum. I rarely post pictures of me, but this one was a tour de force to get right. 🪄✨🧞‍♂️

2:25 PM

People contemplating one of many Calder’s art pieces. The AC was so cold in the museum, this couple had a blanket, which helped make this photo a bit strange.

10:31 PM

I came across this building entrance, which is a few blocks away from the place where we stay. What a wonderful piece of architecture. I love these so much.

10:36 PM

This is how the day went. Exhausted because of the heat, but satisfied by the places we visited.

11:17 AM

Small walk in the neighborhood in the morning. How long before these newspaper stands disappear from the urban landscape in Paris and elsewhere, thanks to the Internet?

11:34 AM

This is the second carousel I stumbled across since arriving in Paris. I love these as they represent artifacts of the old Paris. I wonder how many of these are still operating today. I wish I could share an audio clip, too, so you could hear the circus-type music.

4:42 PM

I took this photo while walking toward Les Invalides. It was so hot 🥵. We could barely see any tourists on the streets, except in the parks, under the trees. This heatwave is called an historic one.

10:26 PM

And this is how today’s photo journey ends, with a view of an enlightened window.

11:15 AM

Can a stair be a masterpiece? Oh yes. Not only is it beautiful, but it is an enjoyable experience to use. Dimensions feel just right, even if today’s people are taller than back then. Jacquemart-André Museum.