High northern clouds over the Conciergerie, Pont Notre Dame and gently-flowing Seine River in Paris' Ile-de-la-Cite.

Cafe table in Paris' fashionable Marais district.

Parisians playing American jazz under the arcades of Place des Vosges in Paris' Marais.

A sun worshipper, a young boy and his stick, and a woman under a parasol -- all enjoy a holiday weekend in May, by the reflecting pool in the Tuileries Gardens.

A young couple sit on a bench under the cool shade of chestnut trees, in spring, enjoying a view of the fountain in Place des Vosges, the oldest square in Paris, in the Marais.