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Monday, 26 December 2016

What to see in Paris | Off the beaten track

Touristy Paris is relatively easy and quick to see - three days in the capital of 'joie de vivre' should suffice if you're after the classic trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower, snoop at the Orsay and selfie with the Notre Dame Cathedral. But I think no one should be content with seeing just that; not saying these attractions aren't good but they aren't particularly telling of the REAL Paris, the one you discover when you get lost or when you take a route less known.

Where to eat in Paris

Illustration by @marialyngdk

With allegedly 40,000 restaurants and probably twice as many cafés, Paris is a foodie's heaven and an indecisive person's hell. A maze as complicated as its beautiful stone-paved streets, Paris needs to be navigated with an open mind as well as with *some* apprehension; much like in a computer game, there are tourist traps at every corner, just waiting to take a ridiculous amount of your gold coins for an underwhelming onion soup.

L'île flottante

Sudden realisation that I hadn't posted on my weekend in Paris from December! I don't quite know how to forgive myself so I don't expect you to but maybe, just maybe, the photos will make up for it. In all honesty, is a reason really necessary when talking about Paris?

Our room on the 4th floor of Hotel du Levant in the Quartier Latin - the full French expecience of narrow streets

Our beloved means of transport

Monument de la Bastille, where the fortress used to be

Narnia-like entrance to Place des Vosges

The exclusive shopping streets of Les Marais

You probably can't guess but my attire for the weekend was a Mango sweatshirt that said 'PARIS' in black sequins. How to show you're a tourist and you love Paris with one simple statement.

The megalith that is Louvre

An amazing sunset over the railway next to the Tour Eiffel

Pont Alexandre II, the most romantic bridge ever

View from our boat cruise

Snapshots from the musical 1975 - an Eurovision show meets French Revolution

Oscar Wilde's grave in Pere Lachaise cemetery

...and lipstick marks on it

Inside of Musee de l'Armee

Christmas fair on the Elysee

Me and my wedding dress

The Hermes window, absolute love!

Within the La Madeleine, the catholic temple church which is an absolute dream

Place de la Vendome at nighttime in Christmas

Friday, 25 October 2013

Paris travel diary

In 36 days I will be back in my dear Paris. That will make it my second trip there, the first of which I haven't shared it on my blog.

I thought this time I'd do more of a travel photo diary rather than a day by day entry simply because it was more than 5 months ago and I can't remember the smaller details. I've chosen the most special photos though so it's a compact Paris experience. Or so I like to call it.