What do they have in Paris that we don't have in Melbourne ...?

Hmmmmm ... let me see if I can answer that one!


The best hotel in the world!

Trois étoiles - just like a great chef!


Sacre Coeur

On a beautiful sunny day you can see the whole of the city laid out in front of you from these steps. (Thanks for the pic Dad!)


Canal St Martin

A little more inspiring than a Yarra cruise, and look at those bridges, lovely.


The next street on the left

I've officially fallen in love with spring! Yep, two years of endless summer has made me really appreciate the beauty of springtime - and being a place where there are REAL seasons only makes it all the more special. Why would you miss this by living somewhere else if you had the choice?


Ah, spring


Belle vue de Belleville

It's true that Melbourne in particular, and Australia in general, is absolutely the lucky country when we're speaking about food, but ...


Bazin du 12ème

Can you get the same buzz dropping in to Baker's Delight? Answer: no!

Or ...


Aux bons amis

...avec des bons amis! Any night of the week!


Macaron aux framboises

Hmmmmmmm ...


Les gateaux

On every other corner my friends, every other corner!


Mousse au chocolat ... noir!

Okay, so maybe you'll eventually find this at Coles.

And there are a few architectural joys of course ...


Place des Vosges


Abbesses

M. Guimard, le maître!


Crematorium at Père Lachaise


Saint Paul, in the Marais


Pantheon

Thought I'd best show you the view on an average 2km walk from my apartment, bit different from the stroll down to Camberwell Station from Dad's place - not a single neo-Georgian mansion in sight.


Phantasmagorie

And do we have a world-famous phantasmagorie and aerostat buried in Melbourne General Cemetary under flying skulls?

For now I'm relaxing in style from the comfort of my temporary home ...


My pad

... but I will be truly settled when I move into my art deco immeuble with a 'belle vue dégagée' in a couple of weeks!

And on a final note ...


Eiffel Tower

I'm sorry, but the Arts' Centre just isn't the same, and this was the view from my café - not quite the same as sitting in Spring Street looking over at Parliament House.