However, last week I was in Paris. 3 countries, 1 week---it was a pretty good week!
We decided to head over to Paris before we went for Christmas holidays because it is so close and cheap. We left Friday after work and headed back to Luton on Sunday afternoon.
Friday
We arrived in Paris about 10pm and mastered the metro instantly. We took a train and an underground to our hostel, got checked in, freshened up and then headed out on the town. Our hostel was in Bastille, where one would think that restaurants would be open all night but surprisingly not. We had a hard time finding food, so ended up at small shop where I --of course---indulged in crepes immediately. Nutella and banana--YUMM! After filling up on some food, we found a small wine bar that was open and indulged in some french wine. By the time we finished we were tired and made our way back to the hostel to get a good nights sleep knowing we would have a BUSY day ahead of us.
Saturday
Early Rise n' Shine! The beginning of a busy day begins. We woke up early, got some Starbucks on the way and headed to the Catacombs. The Catacombs is an underground ossuary that is open to the public. In the catacombs, there are over 6 million remains of human bodies. We got there just before it opened so were one of the first groups to go in and were out and ready to move on by noon.
After the Arc de Triomphe, we got lunch at a super French cafe and headed back out. We ended up at the Eiffel Tower where we walked about 700 steps to the second floor and then took the elevator to the top. Exhausting but worth the cost and line up of taking the elevator all the way up.
After the tower, we headed back to the Champs Elysees to try some last minute Christmas shopping. There was a "Winter Wonderland" esk fair occuring and before we knew it, it was getting late so we headed back to the hostel to change for dinner.
Again, because we were late for dinner many restaurants were closing; however, we found one that was still open --a pretty posh place, and ate some delicious french foods and french wine. After dinner we visited some French wine bars and then headed to the hostel.
Sunday
We again woke up early, to get some breakfast and do some sight seeing near the hostel before we had to get to the airport and head back to Luton.
Overall, the weekend was fantastic and such a great idea! I realised how much my french language speaking has slipped and some prep work could have gone a long way. The weather was gorgeous- 12degrees both days and sunny. However, landing in Luton and dropping down from the clouds into grey and rainy weather was not a great way to end the weekend.
I love Paris and can't wait for my next adventure (after going home for Christmas that is)!
Following the Catacombs we took the metro back up to Notre Dame and began our walking tour of Paris. We walked by the Notre Dame, the Louvre, Champs-Elysees and Arc de Triomphe.
After the tower, we headed back to the Champs Elysees to try some last minute Christmas shopping. There was a "Winter Wonderland" esk fair occuring and before we knew it, it was getting late so we headed back to the hostel to change for dinner.
Again, because we were late for dinner many restaurants were closing; however, we found one that was still open --a pretty posh place, and ate some delicious french foods and french wine. After dinner we visited some French wine bars and then headed to the hostel.
Sunday
We again woke up early, to get some breakfast and do some sight seeing near the hostel before we had to get to the airport and head back to Luton.
Overall, the weekend was fantastic and such a great idea! I realised how much my french language speaking has slipped and some prep work could have gone a long way. The weather was gorgeous- 12degrees both days and sunny. However, landing in Luton and dropping down from the clouds into grey and rainy weather was not a great way to end the weekend.
I love Paris and can't wait for my next adventure (after going home for Christmas that is)!
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