This weekend Erin and I headed to Paris. I took Friday off so we could make it a three-day trip and we caught an early train for the four hour journey from Lausanne.
As this was both Erin and my first real visit to Paris (we had both had layovers at CDG before, but had never actually seen the city), we were both very excited and ready to cram as many activities into our three day visit as possible. And that’s pretty much what we did. For three days straight we basically went non-stop, just slowing down to collapse from exhaustion each night.
Some highlights in no particular order included: the Louvre (the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo exceeded my expectations), the Jardin de Tuileries, the Catacombs (eerie yet interesting), the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Montmarte and the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (unbelievable views), the Eiffel Tower (touristy, but good from afar), the Champs-Élysées and L’Arc de Triomphe (very impressive), the Pantheon, Jim Morrison’s grave site at the Père Lachaise Cemetery, and the Latin Quarter (great cafés).
Perhaps our favorite part of visiting the city, though, was just walking around and checking out all the local neighborhood sights. The views along the Seine were beautiful and the architecture throughout the city was very impressive. Plus, it was great spending time at the neighborhood cafés, where you could relax for a couple of minutes – or a couple of hours, depending on your mood – before moving on to your next stop.
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