We're Here & Can Finally Prove It.

Made it to the Trocadero, that wonderful place to take in the Eiffel Tower from a distance.  We always do this early in the trip; it's how we know we're really here.

The 10X zoom really comes in handy:

We also went to the Aligre Market, one of the more colorful places in Paris:

And we met up with Rachid, Susanne's friend since 1999. He always treats us to coffee at the local Algerian hangout.

I will be doing a photo essay of ordinary, workaday Parisians...on the street, having a drink, just being Parisians.  Fewer words, more pics.  Monuments are nice, but it's the people and the friendships that really make a place.