Sue and I spent a week in Paris mid-August 2011. That's the time when all the Parisiens leave the city, and many shops and restaurants are closed. On the other hand, it's less crowded and hotel prices become affordable. We stayed in the La Défense Hilton which is a geat hotel - and on the Metro/RER. La Défense is one of my favorite areas of Paris because of its SF style architecture.
It goes without saying that Paris is a great city as the images demonstrate - the only negative thing I can say about it is that beer is expensive... Sadly, on the last day we went to the Louvre and I left my good cameras in the hotel because the guide book said that photography was forbidden. It's not! You just can't use flash (although some tourists did and I was surprised that the staff did not stop them - bright light does damage paintings). Fortunately, my wife had a Canon SX230 point-and-shoot so I used that. I'm glad I packed the SX230. I knew that if I didn't take it, I'd regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of my life.
The images taken in the Louvre are not too bad - but they are a bit noisy at ISO 800. Me and the SX230, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Speaking of images, I was shocked, shocked to find naked statues everywhere in Paris. I suppose I'll get use to them as time goes by. At least we'll always have Paris.