Went to Paris last weekend. Highlight sights of the trip were the Musée des Arts et Metiers, returning to the carnival we used to go to when I was little, and the catacombs. Dad and Cha, when you go later this month, definitely check out the museum at least. It's one of the best I've ever been to, and totally uncrowded. The carnival may or may not still be running by the time you get there, but it's completely unchanged and super fun. (Catacombs are incredible but might be a bit grim for the kids.)
Here are some pics:
Looking down the stairs from our sixth-floor walk-up apartment.
A ceiling at Le Louvre.
Hammurabi's Code, at Le Louvre.
Relaxing near Le Louvre.
Enjoying bread, wine, cheese, and sausage with Rishi and Julie in the apartment.
Awesome breakfast -- croissant and a soft-boiled egg.
Amazing Algerian pastry.
Siamese turntables at the Musée des Arts et Metiers.
Awesome flying machine at the Musée des Arts et Metiers.
Foucalt's Pendulum at the Musée des Arts et Metiers.
Book with the Yamal on the cover at the Musée des Arts et Metiers gift shop.
Crematorium at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Oscar Wilde's grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
A good meal near Père Lachaise Cemetery.
A view from the apartment window.
Ferris wheel at the carnival.
Riding the Air Swing at the carnival.
The Apartment.
Skulls and bones in the catacombs.
More skulls and bones in the catacombs.
The gardens of the Palais du Luxembourg.