Hubby and I spent 3 days together is the most quintessentially romantic city in the world. Unfortunately, all the places we wanted to see together were tourist hotspots which meant we spent a lot of time standing in queues. Our modus operandi for food was to go light during the day and stick to takeaways, not sit down restaurants so that we could save time and money.
This is some of what we got up to...
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| We thought we were smart by joining the shorter queue on the side of the Notre Dame and not standing in the sun like those idiots to get inside. Little did we know that the queue on the side was for...387 steps (there is no elevator) to the top of the South Tower.It’s best to be in good shape ! I certainly wasn't in good enough shape but I didn't hold anyone up and we got to the top and the views were magnificent. We didn't get to see the inside of the cathedral (who's the idiot!?), so now we have no choice but to make another trip to Paris! |
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View from the top of the Notre Dame. That's the Montparnasse Tower to the left and that iconic steel structure just right of centre.
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| I thought I'd be freaked out by being so high up, but the detail on the building is just so awe inspiring that you forget how high up you are. |
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| The Seine, Eiffel Tower and La Defense or the business district of Paris on the horizon in the centre of this shot (the cluster of high rises). |
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| The Seine over the Notre Dame. |
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| Those iconic pyramids. |
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| From inside the pyramid. Before we left for Paris I scanned the web for information that would make the trip less daunting and one of the recommendations that I came across on many sights were to enter the Louvre from the Carrousel du Louvre because it's not as well known (yet it's all over the internet) as the main entrance on the ground level. The Carrousel entrance is accessed from Metro: Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre station (line 1) and there are a lot less people who enter from down there than we saw at the main entrance. There are many user friendly self service terminals from which you purchase entrance tickets. The entire process took less than 5 minutes, including the security check. |
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| When Spring has sprung in Paris. |
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| Despite the amount of people passing by, these trees provide serenity. |
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| Exploring Paris at night. |
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| ... and then... |
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| Every girl needs a moment to take it in. |
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| Love lock bridge Pont des Arts. I didn't see the intimate inscriptions until this photo uploaded. HAHAHA! |
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| Hubby and I didn't add to the madness, 1) because we're cheap, 2) because why?, 3) because could the bridge withstand that weight? |
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| Pont des Arts or the love lock bridge. A few weeks after we got back home part of the bridge collapsed. Hubby and I just laughed! |
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| How can you not!? It was so surreal to have experienced this beauty with the love of my life! |
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| Looking up the lady's skirt. |
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| Prettiness everywhere! |
We spent an entire day at the Louvre. When hubby said that we need to set a day aside for the Louvre I thought he was exaggerating. But after 8 hours of taking in as much as what we could and we still hadn't seen all of the museum, I think I was convinced. So my advice would be to set a day aside and see as much as what you can see, otherwise do it over a few days, or plan more trips to Paris to get it all in! That's my plan now.
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| How can you go to the Louvre without seeing the lady who could do with some brows and contouring? |
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| Egyptian funerary mask. I spent too much time at looking at this and I can't tell you why. I found it incredibly mesmerising. |
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| A real life mummy! Well... you know what I mean. |
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| Looks like a pot my mom could use for a family pot-luck! |
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| Our meeting point. Porte Saint-Denis. Our hotel was a couple of metres away. The closest metro was Strasbourg Saint-Denis. This is where we said hello and goodbye to our time in Paris. From here it was a metro to the airport. Until next time... |
And those are a few of what our eyeballs experienced. Hubster jokes that I used to say that if I never see these places that it wouldn't be the end of the world. Problem is that now that I've seen it, I long to go back; to see what I've seen and to see what I haven't. It was an amazing holiday from an amazing husband.
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse into my Valentine's Day 2014 present. Putting these posts together took me back to that week and made me feel like I was there all over again.
Next stop...
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