Saturday, 8 October 2011

Seeing Paris Part 1




We approached seeing Paris with great enthusiasm – it would be hard not to. Paris is immediately and simultaneously breathtaking, exciting and captivating. Of all the places that we’ve been to so far, it’s the one where we have both said ‘Yep, we could live here’ (don’t worry Mum…not plans yet).

Our first stop was a café to sit down (with a terrible coffee) and plan out our five days. There is so much to do that it is overwhelming to narrow things down. Nevertheless, we did, and here are a few highlights:
  • The weather - apparently there are no clouds in Paris. We got to bust out our summer clothes and enjoy five days of the most perfectly radiant sunshine imaginable.
  • The Eiffel Tower. It’s hard not to be impressed.
  • The architecture – everything is pretty, old, beautifully preserved, and detailed. It seems like the most seemingly insignificant features of buildings are still worthy of being made to look incredible. 
  • The city planning. It is amazing to stand at every major intersection and see incredible landmarks and monuments in every direction
  • Getting a hop-on hop-off boat ticket to go up and down the Seine. A relaxing and fun way to get around and see Paris.
  • Catching up with Daniel’s friend Lucinda. It was great to be shown around Paris by a ‘local’.
To be continued...

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