Paris comes with big expectations, but when I was there in February of 2018, I had to throw away my fantasies and accept that the City of Lights in mid-winter would be very different than the sun-lit provincial postcards at the airport gift shops. I was chilled to the bone during the trip, and found refuge in every museum and pâtisserie I passed. The overcast skies made capturing shadows difficult, but I found wonder in the cold quiet of the normally bustling city.