Mahmoud in Paris, 13-15.12.2017.

Mahmoud in Paris, 13-15.12.2017. <![CDATA[1. In front of the Central Justice Palace.]]>

<![CDATA[1. In front of the Central Justice Palace.]]>

<![CDATA[2. In front of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral.]]>

<![CDATA[3. Same, closer. On the right, a Chrismas tree.]]>

<![CDATA[4. Thomas and Mahmoud in front of Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[5. Same, closer.]]>

<![CDATA[6. Admiring the façade of Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[7. Same place.]]>

<![CDATA[8. Inside Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[9. Thomas and Mahmoud in Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[10. With a crown of light, in Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[11. Nice photos, eh? In front of the chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe.]]>

<![CDATA[12. Same place.]]>

<![CDATA[13. Nativity scene (closeup) inside Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[14. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[15. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[16. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[17. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[18. Same.]]>

<![CDATA[19. Mahmoud and Thomas on both sides of a small-scale model of Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[20. Next to an altar in Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[21. In front of the statue of Saint Joan of Arc.]]>

<![CDATA[22. A star atop Mahmoud.]]>

<![CDATA[23. It was actually a bit higher, hanging from the vault of Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[24. Main aisle, Notre Dame.]]>

<![CDATA[25. Mahmoud and Thomas at the Brasserie des Deux Palais.]]>

<![CDATA[26. After having emptied the bottle.]]>

<![CDATA[27. Mahmoud about to start eating, Thomas having already finished his dish.]]>

<![CDATA[28. He's incredible.]]>

<![CDATA[29. Thomas and Mahmoud in the medieval Conciergerie main hall.]]>

<![CDATA[30. Same, trying to dance.]]>

<![CDATA[31. Dancing as well as Gene Kelly in Singin' in the rain, in one of the fireplaces of the Conciergerie.]]>

<![CDATA[32. Mahmoud walking as nicely as French President Macron.]]>

<![CDATA[33. Next to the mark of the level of the 1910 flood, whence the umbrella.]]>

<![CDATA[34. The mark, in another hall of the Conciergerie.]]>

<![CDATA[35. Capital (or chapiter) of a column in one of the halls of the Conciergerie. ]]>

<![CDATA[36. Closeup of the same. Is the woman holding an icecream, or...?]]>

<![CDATA[37. In the Conciergerie, better two photos than one.]]>

<![CDATA[38. Michael in one of the halls of the Conciergerie.]]>

<![CDATA[39. Back to the main hall of the Conciergerie.]]>

<![CDATA[40. At home before dinner. From left to right: Michael, Sam, Mahmoud and Didier.]]>

<![CDATA[41. Portrait of Sam the painter (photo by Didier).]]>

<![CDATA[42. Mahmoud at the dinner table, facing a sufganyia (Hanukkah doughnut). Its name comes from a word meaning sponge (sfog, in Hebrew; isfanj, in Arabic), but it is tastier than a sponge.]]>

<![CDATA[43. Practicing a Chiaroscuro posture.]]>

<![CDATA[44. The three clowns.]]>

<![CDATA[45. Thomas teaching Mahmoud how to play the trombone.]]>

<![CDATA[46. Mahmoud practicing successfully under the watchful eyes of Thomas.]]>

<![CDATA[47. Last recital.]]>

<![CDATA[48. Mahmoud relaxing at the end of his Paris visit.]]>

<![CDATA[49. Michael and Mahmoud at home. Photo courtesy of Mahmoud.]]>

<![CDATA[50. Mahmoud and Michael on the street. Photo courtesy of Mahmoud.]]>

<![CDATA[51. Mahmoud, Thomas (who else) and guess who. Photo courtesy of Mahmoud.]]>