My first objective upon landing in Paris on Tuesday 6 May (the European date style) was to see the city from atop the Montparnasse skyscraper. Parisians reportedly hate the ugly thing but it's the only tall building in central Paris and offers a great vantage point -- for a fee (14.50 euros). The intermittent rain proved a blessing, as the photos show. Click on the individual pictures to enlarge them.