The last day of our trip to Paris was mostly spent eating and drinking. John and I had a lazy morning before heading out of the apartment for an early lunch… I didn’t think I could last until our Paris by Mouth food tour at 3.30. Richard, Rachel, John and I had decided to book... Continue Reading →

Before we came away, I booked tickets to go up the Eiffel Tower at dusk, so we could look across the city at night. Like I said in a previous blog, this trip is all about twinkling lights! The first visit was cancelled because of strike action (not something I’d envisaged would happen! Security alerts,... Continue Reading →

Our second full day in Paris involved a trip to Montmartre and Sacre-Coeur, before returning to the city centre and walking back through Les Tuileries and the Louvre to the apartment. We caught the Metro to La Concorde, where we changed line and continued to Les Abbesses. This is the deepest station in Paris, with... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was mostly spent on the hop-on hop-off bus around the main sights in Paris. Despite going around three times 😆 we still managed to walk 16000 steps… busy day! We started by walking to Notre Dame to get on the bus then, as we’d just missed it, walking back towards the Louvre to another... Continue Reading →

A few months ago we had a lovely surprise when my brother and sister-in-law invited us to join them in Paris. They’d booked a lovely, big apartment in the centre of the city but, unfortunately (for them but not for us!) my niece and her boyfriend were now unable to go. We jumped at the... Continue Reading →