Paris
Without question, my travel weakness is Paris. It’s tough to go to Europe and resist its pull — so after a great Thanksgiving in Bavaria, I hopped the TGV from Munich to Gare de l’Est for a few days of proper R & R.
The only item on my agenda: check out the tea room terrace at the Grande Mosquée de Paris, the Paris Mosque, a great little hidden gem the New York Times wrote about once:
Mosque courtyard:

Inside:

Centre Pompidou:

Beirut artist Nadim Karam’s Trio of Elephants, outside Arab World Institute:

Kids atop the Arab World Institute:


Jardin des Plantes (Paris botanical gardens):

Along rue de Rivoli:




