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Paris in 24 hours
It has been months since I set foot there, and yet the word Paris still leaves me dreamy eyed.
All you need for the trip is a good guide book, a map, and your Longchamp bag full of ideas, and you are all set to go!
First stop: Lunch at Le Coude Fou where we tucked into excellent steak frites in wine and pork cheek with creamy horseradish sauce. An excellent way to fuel up for a whole day of walking. Other things on the menu looked really tasty too, but we were stuffed by then.
This is a great little bistro just to chill out and soak up the Parisianne atmosphere (whatever you may imagine it to be). There was a tinge of boho style (yet utterly individualist) in their collection of trinkets and paintings (see above) which complements the jazzy tunes and oldies music that were selected.
My favourite garden - the Promenade de Plantee in the Bastille quarter - which is perched on top of an old viaduct. Giving access to the views of Parisian rooftops....
....and amazing looking apartments which I can't afford.
Ile de la Cite - a little islet in the middle of river Seine - is famous for its Berthilion ice creams. I had dark chocolate with vanilla. Very rich and creamy and yummy, but perhaps nothing very different from most good ice creams. I just absolutely enjoyed people watching while having my good looking dessert.
Paris for the first few hours had already swept me off my feet, but this was the place that gave me a world of inspiration. A bookshop of my dreams - Shakespeer & co. An actual person was playing classical music on a piano whilst we were browsing through the shelves. It is a magical place where time just stood still.
The Batobus is a hop-on-hop-off cruise that takes you on a round trip from the Eiffel Tower and back, stopping at most tourist spots. Paris is great to look at by water especially when weather is permitting.
It is definitely more touristy around the river bank compared to Bastille & Marais quarter where it was just fabulous walking about and finding nice surprises at every turning. Sometimes it was a market, sometimes it was rows of cafes, sometimes it was the quaint looking boutiques. The individual stores be it fromageries or patisseries or florists, all had very individual and crafty decorations, it was a treat just to gape at them.
I love this side of Paris, where friends and lovers sit along the river and gaze...
And also the fact that most things look good and taste good and feel good!
It has been months since I set foot there, and yet the word Paris still leaves me dreamy eyed.
All you need for the trip is a good guide book, a map, and your Longchamp bag full of ideas, and you are all set to go!
First stop: Lunch at Le Coude Fou where we tucked into excellent steak frites in wine and pork cheek with creamy horseradish sauce. An excellent way to fuel up for a whole day of walking. Other things on the menu looked really tasty too, but we were stuffed by then. 
This is a great little bistro just to chill out and soak up the Parisianne atmosphere (whatever you may imagine it to be). There was a tinge of boho style (yet utterly individualist) in their collection of trinkets and paintings (see above) which complements the jazzy tunes and oldies music that were selected.
My favourite garden - the Promenade de Plantee in the Bastille quarter - which is perched on top of an old viaduct. Giving access to the views of Parisian rooftops....
....and amazing looking apartments which I can't afford.
Ile de la Cite - a little islet in the middle of river Seine - is famous for its Berthilion ice creams. I had dark chocolate with vanilla. Very rich and creamy and yummy, but perhaps nothing very different from most good ice creams. I just absolutely enjoyed people watching while having my good looking dessert.
Paris for the first few hours had already swept me off my feet, but this was the place that gave me a world of inspiration. A bookshop of my dreams - Shakespeer & co. An actual person was playing classical music on a piano whilst we were browsing through the shelves. It is a magical place where time just stood still.
The Batobus is a hop-on-hop-off cruise that takes you on a round trip from the Eiffel Tower and back, stopping at most tourist spots. Paris is great to look at by water especially when weather is permitting.
It is definitely more touristy around the river bank compared to Bastille & Marais quarter where it was just fabulous walking about and finding nice surprises at every turning. Sometimes it was a market, sometimes it was rows of cafes, sometimes it was the quaint looking boutiques. The individual stores be it fromageries or patisseries or florists, all had very individual and crafty decorations, it was a treat just to gape at them.
I love this side of Paris, where friends and lovers sit along the river and gaze...
And also the fact that most things look good and taste good and feel good!
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