Ahh Paris. The Eiffel Tower. Moulin Rouge. The Louvre. City of love, and love it I did.
We kicked off our stay with a visit to the Sacre Coeur, conveniently close to our accommodation. Dozing on the steps in the sunshine pretty much set the tone for our 4 days there, relaxing amidst the sights and sounds of Paris.
Another day we spent wandering from the Moulin Rouge to the Academy of Music, swinging by the Place da la Concord and admiring the Obelisk before stopping for a feed and a lie down at the Arc de Triomphe. The Notre Dame, Luxembourge Park, Eiffel Tower and the Louvre all featured in the days to come, but it wasn’t the sights that made Paris for me, it was the general atmosphere.
From chilling in Luxembourge Park playing hackey with a bunch of Americans to hitting the clubs with a mixed group of Danish, German and Polish backpackers, everything we did was made better by the fact that we were in Paris. The food, the drink, the surrounds, everything contributed.
Although it must be said that being backpackers, we didn’t quite indulge in the food as much as we might have – homemade sandwiches being marvellous for staying within budget. In fact, my first crepe was bought for me by a relative stranger, who beyond playing Hackey with us had no real form of communicating, as my French is lacking.
Paris is definitely a city I will return to, next time with some more spending money to truly enjoy the lifestyle a bit more. While the sights were nice, what really impressed is Paris as a whole rather than any specific thing.
Ahh Paris. The Eiffel Tower. Moulin Rouge. The Louvre. City of love (please god excuse the terrible pun in the title), and love it I did.
We kicked off our stay with a visit to the Sacre Coeur, conveniently close to our accommodation. Dozing on the steps in the sunshine pretty much set the tone for our 4 days there, relaxing amidst the sights and sounds of Paris.
Another day we spent wandering from the Moulin Rouge to the Academy of Music, swinging by the Place da la Concord and admiring the Obelisk before stopping for a feed and a lie down at the Arc de Triomphe. The Notre Dame, Luxembourge Park, Eiffel Tower and the Louvre all featured in the days to come, but it wasn’t the sights that made Paris for me, it was the general atmosphere.
From chilling in Luxembourge Park playing hackey with a bunch of Americans to hitting the clubs with a mixed group of Danish, German and Polish backpackers, everything we did was made better by the fact that we were in Paris. The food, the drink, the surrounds, everything contributed.
Although it must be said that being backpackers, we didn’t quite indulge in the food as much as we might have – homemade sandwiches being marvellous for staying within budget. In fact, my first crepe was bought for me by a relative stranger, who beyond playing Hackey with us had no real form of communicating, as my French is lacking.
Paris is definitely a city I will return to, next time with some more spending money to truly enjoy the lifestyle a bit more. While the sights were nice, what really impressed is Paris as a whole rather than any specific thing.
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Paris, city of Louvre