From the end of december till beginning of january we spent some time in Paris, which has been a nice experience.
There is so much to see, so I just pick out a few things we have visited.
The Louvre with a huge amount of art from the last centuries has been our first objective. With its four wings each offering thousands of exhibits we decided just to have a look at the old stuff from greece and egypt. It is nearly impossible to see everything in a few hours but we made great fotos and saw a lot. It was really impressive how big some of the paintings were. And the best thing at all: it was free for european citizens under the age of 26. This is the case for most of the museums in Paris.
Our second sightseeing obejctive brought us to the Arc de Triomphe from which I made several nice shots including Champs Elysee and the chaos at the roads of Paris.
I could continue, but it’s best if you have a look at the photos
What I find really worth mentioning is Centre Pompidou. There, we also entered for free and experienced what “modern art” is about. In my opinion it is really crazy. For example there was a video showing a naked woman with a chicken next to a man just slipping with a chair. If this is art, I must admit that I just don’t understand it. The other possibility would be that people doing this have all gone mad (I think one could argue about that). There was so much other crazy stuff so that I recommend everybody going to Paris to visit Centre Pompidou!
Finally the catacombs is another “must have seen” objective. We were lucky to be the first in line at 9.30am and had a great experience facing the death in the 18th and 19th century. There are about 6million skulls and bones stacked squemishly. It was a very spooky atmosphere.
If you ever go to Paris, do not miss these things and as a last tip I suggest you to buy an online ticket for the Eiffel Tower to avoid 2 hours of waiting 
P.S.: Unfortunately this year there was no fireworks at New Year’s Eve which not only confused us but also the other thousands of tourists at Sacre Coeur. A native told us that it was forbidden because of troubles and chaos the year before.
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