Montmartre is a hill in northern Paris, where the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur sits. The area is really quite pretty with lots of quiet streets, if you can get away from all the other tourists.

Taken as we shot out of drizzly England at 180mph

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Another gargoyle from Notre Dame, contemplating the Pompidou centre.

I thought that a lot of people in England smoked, but it doesn’t even to compare to France!

One of the many gargoyles that decorate Notre Dame.

Apparently, there is an accident at this junction every 12 minutes on average. Having seen the traffic, I can believe it.

This 12-shot panorama was taken from the top of the Eiffel Tower, looking south-east.

Stitched from 7 photos, this panorama takes in a fair few of the sights of Paris: the River Seine, La Défense, the Eiffel Tower and the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur, to name a few. It’s well worth a climb up the 422 steps of Notre Dame to take in this view!

My first post for a while – apologies to those who had been following my daily updates. I managed to post a new photo to this blog every day for the first three months of the year, but lately I just haven’t had the time.

Anyway, I have just returned from a few days in Paris, which was lovely. Here is an often-photographed view, but this is an image that I am really proud of.