"There is nothing left for us here," a Swiss tourist told VICE News. Last night he was warned by a friend over the phone about the attacks, then he and his wife were locked down in their hotel. They are trying to get back home on the next plane.At the sites of Friday night's onslaught, silence reigned — except for the area around the Bataclan theater, where the world's media was camping out and doing live shots. What was a bar or a restaurant yesterday turned overnight into a crime scene, and today into a place of mourning. Some people cried; others left flowers and lit candles. Bullet holes in the windows of the cafés still speak of the extreme violence of the coordinated attacks.Related: Why the Islamic State Attacked Paris — And What Happens NextPolice buses drove in convoys through a stilled Paris. Many stores were closed; only a few were open today, but almost no one ventured in. Gatherings and any kind of demonstration have been forbidden by the authorities, for reasons of security – and yet, some Parisians were assembled on Place de la République, the same square where people gathered in solidarity not even a year ago, after the attack on Charlie Hebdo on January 7. In this now-symbolic place, anonymous Parisians have tagged a wall with the city's Latin motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur — "Tossed by the waves, yet will not sink."'It was like no one could help anyone, I couldn't think of what to do. Except I knew to get up and run.'
Arriving on Rue Bichat, where the restaurant Le Petit Cambodge and the bar Le Carillon, both hit Friday night, are, police patrol as people mourn. More than ten people were killed here.
On Rue Bichat, in front of Le Carillon, sand is hiding the blood of the victims.
A man kneels and kisses the ground after pouring water on it, in front of an improvised memorial in front of Le Petit Cambodge.
Bullet impacts at the Carillon show the violence of the attackers, who used automatic weapons.
Parisians have come mourn in front of Le Petit Cambodge. Expressions are somber, the silence heavy. Some break down in sobs as they arrive where they have lost a friend or a loved one.
A young woman has just left flowers in front of Le Petit Cambodge, a restaurant in an area of Paris thick with public establishments, where many come relax on weekends.
Votive lights in front of Le Petit Cambodge.
An improvised mourning place in front of the Bataclan, where people line up to leave flowers, some words or a candle. More than 70 have been killed at the concert hall.
On this Saturday, the neighborhood of the Bataclan is sealed off. Investigators work as mayor Anne Hidalgo, her expression grave, gets into a car.
Media outlets from all over the world have set up shop in front of the Bataclan, doing live shots in Russian, German or Japanese, one after the other.
The American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was onstage when the attackers opened fire. The Bataclan is a historic concert hall that's been around since 1865.
In front of the Belle Équipe bar on rue de Charonne, dozens line up to leave flowers near the place where almost 20 people have been killed. Young and old alike sob in one another's arms. Others use their phones to take pictures of the bullet holes in the front of the bakery by the bar.
In front of Notre-Dame, a guide explains the history of the church to some tourists.
In the heart of Paris, tourists take pictures with one of the symbols of the city, the cathedral of Notre-Dame.
A member of the gendarmerie in front of the Tour Eiffel, which is closed to the public, like all museums in Paris. Tourists still come and take photos as soldiers patrol the Champ de Mars grounds nearby.
On Place de la République, which has turned into a symbol after the attacks of last January, anonymous Parisians have tagged a wall with the city's Latin motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur – "Tossed by the waves, yet will not sink."