My boyfriend and I went to Paris the first weekend in November in celebration of our 2 year anniversary. It was not a place he 100% wanted to go to, but i knew that while i was in Europe i had to visit the Eiffel Tower! Needless to say our trip turned out amazingg.
We were about a 5 minute walk to the Eiffel Tower which was awesome. We didn't really use their public transportation system all that much, because it was very complicated, so instead we walked everywhere.
We went to the Louve which was amazing. As some of you may know it is the biggest palace/museum in the world. It is where art such as the famous "Mona Lisa" painting is stored. The building itself was breathtaking.
We went on a boat tour of the canal ways, went up inside the Eiffel Tower which was gorgeous, but very cold. We also went inside and to the top of Notre Dame. We saw the arch de triumph, the pointe nuof bridge. We also went inside Napoleans tomb.
The food in Paris was also great! We had a lot of pastries. Paris though was a very expensive city and for good reason. There was tons of high end shopping as well.
Overall, Paris was an amazing city that offered so much to see and partake in. If you haven't been yet, i would definitely recommend going sometime in your life! It is a trip i will never forget :)
Your trip sounds like an amazing time. I've never even been outside the United States, let alone on a plane, so just reading your post made me want to go! That's so fortunate that you all were able to walk pretty much everywhere. You would think that to get the full experience of a different city or travel to the best places, that you would need some kind of transportation other than your own two feet. It's always refreshing when that's all you need to really enjoy the environment of a different place. It seems like you had a wonderful time, and I hope someday I too can share those same emotions you felt.
ReplyDeletewow, thats awesome, I went to France and visited Paris many years ago; we were staying in Chamonix to go skiing so I didn't get the full Paris experience. I really want to go see the Louve and go up the Eiffel Tower given I pretty much just got to look at them last time. You can't see Paris in a day trip. The pastries are the best there, croissants with a little bit of chocolate mixed in... mmmm. Hope you enjoyed your shopping, when I was shopping there I was paying in francs.
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ReplyDeleteWill Kohlenberg said...
"It was not a place he 100% wanted to go to." I am sure the trip was perfect, hopefully he changed his mind later. I have never been to Paris, but I want to go. I can imagine it is very pricey in Paris. The transportation for me could be simply or complex and I would still make it complicated. When I visited overseas when I was younger I don't think I would have been interest in most of the sites, but I would definitely want to go now.
Have you planned another trip to visit again?
Sounds like an amazing trip. I really want to visit there someday! I want see all of the sites you listed and try all of the different cuisine. While I have heard good stories about Paris, I have also heard disappointing ones about the people there. What did you think of the Parisians?
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