Who turned off the heat?

We've enjoyed an unseasonably warm winter, with temperatures averaging 10°C, but it looks like someone turned off the heat because suddenly it got very cold. This week and possibly next temperatures in Paris are going to be around 0°C or below. This is part of the Siberian cold front sweeping across Europe that's bringing record low temperatures and that in some areas of Europe has plunged temperatures to -17°C, dropped several feet of snow, and caused some deaths.

So even though it's freeeezing, after Sunday brunch at our new favorite brunch place Le Hoche, we went to Parc Monceau and the Arc de Triomphe to take some pictures for a school project that Nicolás and Daniela are each working on about a Paris landmark of their choice.

And this is what happens when you live in a small apartment and have to stay inside too long—you end up drawing funny pictures on your kid's tummy.

On a more positive note, the school's Winter break is fast approaching (second half of February), and we are looking forward to our trip to Jordan and Dubai, where hopefully it will be nice and warm.