PARIS RECAP 🇫🇷🥖🥐

encore, encore!

Aug 27, 2024

Hi, me again with another overdue recap.

Yes, I went to Paris in the spring and here I am months later ready to tell the tale. These things take a long time, I don’t think you guys realize. But anyway, I’ll try and get to the gist of it ASAP.

This won’t be as long as my Italy recap since I wasn’t in Paris for two weeks (yikes, that would’ve been awfully redundant and almost boring), but I hope it’s as fun and insightful for planning your next trip.

I went to Paris twice this trip. The first was unplanned, hence why the outfits were kind of whack. Again, I anticipated hot weather days. We flew here right after Sabrina and Edrick’s wedding in Puglia and spent three nights here. It was last minute because we could not bear the thought of spending more time in Rome… We all hate Rome, sorry.

The second time I went to Paris was during the last leg of my trip, right after my visit to Málaga to visit my best friend Ana. My flight back home was from Charles de Gaulle, so it made sense to spend a few days in Paris before I flew home. And of course, my good friends from New York also happened to be in Paris for the Taylor Swift concert, so it was lovely to see them.

Both trips were grand overall, though the second time was probably a little better because it was finally warm and not windy, freezing or rainy.

If you all want a guide to Paris, that will be vastly different than this post. I will be visiting again shortly, so if there’s enough demand, then I shall write that up.

Alors, allons.

Where I stayed: Drawing Hotel (1st arr.); Hilton Opera (8th arr.) & an AirBnb (9th arr.)

What I did: Shop, eat, explore, walk! (Sorry, I know that’s not helpful but I’ve been numerous times in the past so I didn’t need to visit the touristy spots, but if you need some non-basic recommendations, I shall list them below)

Shopping:

Le Marais (the cutest stores)
La Samaritaine, Printemps & Le Bon Marché (the best department stores)
A lot of good vintage, especially in the 3rd arr./Marais
Merci
Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Exploring:

Musée d’Orsay
Musée de l’Orangerie
Jardin de Tuileries/Jardin de Luxembourg
Montmatre
Walk along St. Honore or Avenue Montaigne
Walk along the Seine
Crazy Horse show
Dior Gallery
Fondation Louis Vuitton

What I ate: A lot of Asian food (I know what you’re thinking… But come on, French food can be an acquired taste and it’s not necessarily my favorite cuisine) and endless baguettes/croissants. The Asian food in Paris slaps, btw.