this weekend in paris

the annual 'journees du patrimoine' ("heritage days") take place this weekend in paris. this yearly event offers secret behind-the-scenes visits of all sorts of cultural places in paris for free-- check out churches, government buildings, museums, etc you'll get a glimpse into loads of places that are not normally open to the public (such as the gorgeous "hotel de ville"), so take advantage of it if you are in town! the listings of the places available to vist can be found on paris.fr (unfortunately, they are only listed in french).