I have arrived home from..(Drum roll please!) PARIS! This stunning place really shocked me. I have always thought of it as a place of cliches whereby it would be full of roses and romance but its an ordinary place that’s dominated by the Eiffel Tower which is so intricately beautiful, it has got to be one of the most incredible pieces of architecture that I have ever seen, and I’m not a arty person! You can’t get sick of looking at it, each time you gaze at this feature of the city, it simply gets more jaw dropping and breath taking! I thought it would be similar to Rome whereby there would be people flogging things at the bottom or all around the city, however there was a few but nothing compared to what I have experienced in previous countries. The queues were minimal, so small in fact, I manage to get up the Eiffel Tower three times. Once on the first day, where we walked up (Could. Not. Breath!). Twice on the second day. Once to go up via the lift to go for a meal in the Tour 58 Eiffel restaurant for a picnic chic lunch and the second time to go up a night! The food was mouth watering, with a Chicken Cesar Salad starter, Ox meat (Don’t judge me, I felt guilty enough, but everything else had nuts in and I’m allergic!) and then an Orange Marmalade Rice Pudding. Each course was wonderful and brought up in a basket, with a glass of wine and an espresso at the end. If you would like to do it, don’t go to the restaurant straight off as you will have to reserve and pay extortionate prices! I recommend this deal:
http://www.365tickets.co.uk/58-tour-eiffel/58-tour-eiffel-lunch-picnic-chic
This lunch is £31.48 and with 3% cash back. The meal was wonderful, with great service and delicious food, couldn’t have asked for a better time (Tip: Try to get out the lift first, you might get a window seat like we did!).
The glass floor at the first floor of the Eiffel Tower is mind boggling and freaked me out so much, but you have to do it to feel this stomach dropping feeling!
The Louvre is wonderful and full of incredible art (Clueless over here) but we managed to see the Mona Lisa which was awesome to be able to view finally. The building itself is great and you can also get in free if you are 18-25 so make sure you carry your identification or passport although always beware of pickpockets. The Arc De Triomph is a sight to behold with a petrifying round about around it, there is a subway system to get across to it, don’t try to walk across the traffic like we almost did (Not smart cookies!) Once again this is free for 18-25 year old’s which is great.
We went on the Batobus river tour which is opposite the Eiffel Tower by the river and is 16 euros for a whole day of hop on and hop off. However there are lots of river tours to choose from.
The hotel we stayed in was the Mercure Hotel. A two minute walk from the Eiffel Tower and some rooms have a small view of the top of the Eiffel Tower. The staff are wonderful and helpful after we had a hiccup with our room. The rooms are small but modern and chic and well kept. Breakfast is 15 euros, however while this might seem expensive, we had breakfast out one morning thinking we could do it cheaper and it was only a euro or so cheaper, so its better value for money, when we did do the breakfast there the next morning, the food was lovely, with a full breakfast, pastries, fruit and lots more to take your pick from.
Over all, this was a perfect trip, the metro system is easy to use and its easy to get from the airport to the center just research it before you go. The restaurants are expensive but its Paris, you have to splurge to some extent! And please become a proper Parisian and have coffee or hot chocolate in the lovely little cafes, its a wonderful experience and a great break from all the walking you will do. There is so much to do in this beautiful city, i recommend it to all!
Thank you for wandering with me!
Wandering Dreams 