3 Days In Paris

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There are so many new memories floating around in my head. As Tom is napping in preparation for our adventure out later tonight to a jazz bar in a cave in the 5th arrondisemont, I decided I would like to try and post up a blog with a few thoughts and teaser photos that give a look into our lives in Paris right now.

I’ve been having fun Twittering, taking lots of photos, and writing down notes in a little notebook I’ve been bringing with me wherever we go. It has come in super handy, as I filled it with maps and sights to see. We can be standing there for fifteen minutes trying to get ourselves unlost, but you wouldn’t know we are tourists because it just a nondescript little black book.

Anyway… here we go:

Day One
Land in Paris, train system confusing, France fall colors as we approach the city… Tom getting into the groove of speaking French to waiters… wander around to a few must see sights, including Notre Dame and ice cream on Ile St Louis… things are just so beautiful and quaint here, the area of our hotel is straight out of Ratatouille, speaking of which we had some for dinner and it was delicious…

Tom in awe of Notre Dame:

Day Two
We have fun overhearing children speaking French, always adorable… Montmarte not so adorable, 10% cute cafes a la Amelie, 90% sex shops and tourist traps… sacre coeur not as inspiring over grey sky as opposed to blue, but still pretty… we meet up with Julie, Maneesh, and Ava for long lunch and do a scene drive around Parisian sites… food in Paris is just as inspiring as the scenery, or maybe it is the scenery that enhances the food to such exquisite levels…

Here is us in front of Sacre Coeur right after running away from a South African bracelet making tourist trap:

Day Three
Pastries are an absolute art form… dropped off at Eiffel tower, decide to take stairs and not wait in ridiculous line, we made it to the 2nd deck… lunch on Sunday hard to come by, but we manage… say goodbye to Julie, starts to rain and hide out in an arch by the Louvre, never make it to a few shops and sites but still feel like we have done so much… snack on tapas in wine bar, which isn’t very “French” but amazing nonetheless… Tom finally gets to take the nap he has been desiring as I blog…

One of our many pictures of the Eiffel, but how can you not help but take a lot, it’s the symbol of Paris:

All in all Paris is exactly how most people describe it. It is stunningly beautiful, romantic, quaint, and pretty expensive but well worth it for the atmosphere. We see couples kissing on the streets and people taking photos everywhere. Two myths debunked for the most part though… French food does not come in small portions and French people are not rude. We’ve had many pleasant exchanges and tummy filling meals (even with us splitting). Everything seems to be done with such passion and panache from the delicately decorated little pastries to the art and architecture to the fashion of everyone on the street.

PARIS, JE T’AIME!!!