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November 15, 2010
 

One Day We’ll Live In Paris

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    Tom and I decided to treat ourselves to an impromptu trip to Paris! This was my fourth visit to the city and each time I’ve been, it’s been November or December, which I hear is the best time to go.

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    Checkin at St Pancras
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      We got up early on Monday morning and headed to St Pancras.

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      We had a quick breakfast and then jumped on the @[110718776425:Eurostar].

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    Checkin at Gare Du Nord
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      Two hours later we arrived at the equally decadent station Gare Do Nord.

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    Checkin at Hotel Clauzel
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      We stayed at Hotel Clauzel in Montmarte.

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      It had the tiniest elevator I’ve ever seen… we just managed to squeeze in with all of our bags. Our room was very lilac but had a really nice view.

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    Checkin at Opéra Bastille
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      After dropping off our bags we headed down to Opera where there was a cute cat busking for money.

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    It was then time to get reacquainted with the Metro, yay for Carnet tickets (not as good as the Oyster). I wish they’d get this stop light system on the London Undergound, it’s so handy!

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    We stopped to admire the cakes in the patisseries. There were so many amazing meringues, macaroons and cakes.

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    Checkin at Cimetière Du Père Lachaise
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      We headed to Pere Lechase which is the prettiest graveyard I’ve ever seen and the “world’s most visited” apparently.

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      I printed a map before we left, which saved us a few Euros and meant we could snoop around quickly. It was lucky that I had because it was huge and would have taken hours to look around. There were even street signs to tell you where you were.

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      One of the famous residents is @[272366992571:Jim Morrison]. He had his own security guard and two girls crying at his grave.

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      I think Pere Lechase is an even better graveyard than Highgate. It even had crows to give it a super eerie feel.

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      We went to see @[12869041819:Oscar Wilde’s] grave, which was all covered in kisses before we left and headed back in to the city.

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    Paris has a thing for @[106055762768210:carousels] and so do I!

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    Checkin at Tour Montparnasse
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      We then went up Montparnasse tower, which is the tallest building in Paris. Parisians think it’s an eyesore, so on top of it is the best place to be.

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      The view was amazing. We took miniature photos of the city (look at the mini cranes) and tried to squish the @[14067072198:Eiffel Tower].

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      We went up the tower just before sunset, so we got to see the city light up!

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      It started raining really heavily, so we sheltered in the tower and I got a squished penny for my collection.

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      For fifteen minutes at the start of every hour, the Eiffel Tower has a light show and goes all twinkly. We stayed to watch it before heading off in to the night.

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    We had my favourite French cuisine, savoury crepes from the Latin Quarter for dinner. The man cooks them fresh in front of you and they’re so delicious.

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    I went for the Complete Ouef which is egg, cheese and mushrooms. They’re really thick compared to the crepes you get in Britain and I want to try making some of my own at home.

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    We went for a walk along the Seine. It looks so pretty at night.

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    Checkin at Place du Concorde
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      By the time we got to Place de la Concorde we were pretty worn out so decided to head back to the hotel, as we have a very busy day tomorrow.

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    We stopped by the bon marche and patisserie to pick up a bed picnic (I love food shopping in foreign countries). We got two huge meringues (I’m not sure how many people one is suppose to feed but we were defeated after a few bites), creme brulle chocolate, bugles, pistachio cookies and beer (which is the same price as any other drink).

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