My wife and I have just returned from a trip to Rome, Venice and Paris. We were in Paris from November 12 to November 17 during the terrorist attacks. We were fortunate not to be near the attacks but had been near the rock concert location during the afternoon of November 13. Although we set out on the morning of November 14th to sightsee with some trepidation there was no restriction of movement. Security was definitely present but not obtrusive. Major museums and important sights were closed but we were able to walk around the outside of the Eiffel tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame Cathedral. We also walked along the Seine and prowled around the Latin Quarter which is very nostalgic!

On November 16 President Hollande observed a minute of silence for the victims of the attacks at the Sorbonne and we were nearby with no interference from security units. They were very friendly and often said "bonjour".
Our hotel reported that they had received multiple cancellations after the attacks. We traveled to the airport via Metro and train from Gare du Nord and again saw considerable security but were not inconvenienced.
I have included a photo of Notre Dame taken on November 14 which shows a military presence. We were comforted by the extra security in place for everyone's safety.
We like to travel lightly so used only backpacks which we could carry on the plane and consequently elected to use our old Canon S90 instead of our newer Nikon D7100. It was a compromise we felt we needed to make for our travel comfort. We recognize that picture quality was somewhat diminished with the S90 but we considered the options carefully before making the decision.

My wife and I have just returned from a trip to Rome, Venice and Paris. We were in Paris from November 12 to November 17 during the terrorist attacks. We were fortunate not to be near the attacks but had been near the rock concert location during the afternoon of November 13. Although we set out on the morning of November 14th to sightsee with some trepidation there was no restriction of movement. Security was definitely present but not obtrusive. Major museums and important sights were closed but we were able to walk around the outside of the Eiffel tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame Cathedral. We also walked along the Seine and prowled around the Latin Quarter which is very nostalgic!

On November 16 President Hollande observed a minute of silence for the victims of the attacks at the Sorbonne and we were nearby with no interference from security units. They were very friendly and often said "bonjour".
Our hotel reported that they had received multiple cancellations after the attacks. We traveled to the airport via Metro and train from Gare du Nord and again saw considerable security but were not inconvenienced.
I have included a photo of Notre Dame taken on November 14 which shows a military presence. We were comforted by the extra security in place for everyone's safety.
We like to travel lightly so used only backpacks which we could carry on the plane and consequently elected to use our old Canon S90 instead of our newer Nikon D7100. It was a compromise we felt we needed to make for our travel comfort. We recognize that picture quality was somewhat diminished with the S90 but we considered the options carefully before making the decision.