Day 1
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I have just checked in to my Airbnb. The guy seems very nice, a little shy and awkward like me. At least he is friendly which is a good sign. In the morning I went to the famous Shakespeare bookstore, and then I went to Citypharma to buy lots of beauty products. Can you believe that I spent twice the amount of money that I wanted to? Oh well, it’s payday on Monday. Right now I’m going to head off to the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées for some shopping. Paris is one of my favourite cities…I forgot how much I missed it.
Okay, so I’m back and had my evening shower. I am done with major shopping because I don’t want to overspend. The Champs-Élysées tended to all of my shopping needs. Guess what I had for dinner? My favourite moules frites! The staff in the restaurant were horrible but the food was nice.
Day 2
What a long day. I had a professional photo shoot today and can’t wait to see the pictures. Today was more of a “go with the flow” kind of day. I woke up at 6am by accident because my Airbnb host was moving things around. So I left the house at 9am and went to have a French breakfast. This included a croissant, orange juice, and a latte. Then it was time to head to the Louvre Museum. It is a beautiful museum and I never got to visit it during my last trip because the queues were just too long. This time I was lucky and ended up near the front of the queue because I went in the morning.
After that, I went to eat a crêpe. I’m worried that the egg wasn’t cooked properly…the crêpe was just a bit too runny. Maybe this is how it’s supposed to be done traditionally…I don’t know. So after the crêpe, I took an interesting metro journey to Galeries Lafayette. The metro was full of drunk men and I felt quite uncomfortable. A couple of them attempted to speak to me but I don’t speak French so I had no idea what they were saying.
It’s strange how today turned out to be such a random day. I had plans to go to the Catacombs and Montparnasse tower but didn’t. Sometimes I change my mind about places depending on my mood and the weather. Paris is a very big city so I do feel it’s hard to see all the major sights in less than 7 days week. Oh well, there will always be another time because it only takes 2 hours on the train to reach Paris from London.
Day 3
I started the day with a visit to the Eiffel Tower. It was so cold today the temperature was -3 degrees Celsius! After snapping a few photos it was time to have some French brunch. I had an omelette and some juice. Remember the comment that I made about raw eggs yesterday? This omelette did taste a bit undercooked. Perhaps this is just the French way of eating eggs.
After brunch, it was time to head to Bastille market. The funny thing is that I went there 3 years ago and found it boring. But this time it was different. I got there late so I had to rush, but it was still a way better experience than last time. I bought a key ring and some honey from the market.
Time went fast today in comparison to yesterday. It was 3pm by the time I finished at Bastille market. So I decided to take a trip down memory lane and visited the “Italie Deux” shopping centre. I stayed 5 minutes away from there during my last visit to Paris. This shopping centre has a nice Sephora, and they always seem to give free samples.
After this, I went to get some dinner from a restaurant outside the shopping centre. Finally got to try some French onion soup. It was amazing and tasted 100 times better than I expected! I sat there and had a Monaco beer. This is one of the few beers I genuinely like because it is sweet and syrupy. It was nice to sit there and take in the atmosphere of Paris for the last time. I will miss this city again.
Want to see more of my French adventures? Then click here to check out my weekend in Bordeaux.
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