We
had the pleasure of getting our South-African friends Donna & Craig to pay us a visit around the Tour de France arrival weekend, and what a wonderful few days we ended up having; walking around the city’s many different districts and
sights, chilling in parks, having picnics by the Seine and also riding a fair share of metro. As it was their first ever visit to Paris, we had to squeeze
in all the necessary things including
the most famous sights and things to eat & drink…
All
in all we had such an impeccable time together (as always!), and we’re totally excited
about our future rendezvous with our
lovely guests. Here are some of the photos, and
yes, I recognize some of them are a little cliché but what can you do except
taking these photos over and over
again (hopefully one day the photos are good enough to
stop?)…;)
Enjoy the summery City of Lights!
TIPS & LINKS
Parks & Picnic Spots
Seine River Banks:
Pont Neuf (bridge)
It's also the place where
you can hop on one of the cruise boats (and if you just look around you can see
people chilling and having picnics all around...)
Notre Dame: All the river banks
around the island where Notre Dame is located are popular for picnics.
Parc du Champ-de-Mars (the big park next to
Eiffel Tower)
(find metro information
here)
A very cool spot to get
your picnic going on with international crowds- summer time you can continue
till morning hours and admire the Eiffel Tower light show every hour for 10
minutes!
Place des Vosges (Marais)
Very charming square park in the heart of Marais district- a wonderful place to include to your walking route.
Very charming square park in the heart of Marais district- a wonderful place to include to your walking route.
A hilly park little
further from main sights (but short metro ride away), popular amongst
parisians.
Close to main sights, a
beautiful, spacious park with bunch of activities for kids etc.
(& Cité Universitaire)
Short ride with RER B, the
park is right next to the station. Cool park and the university area across the
street is worth a visit!
Walking Around:
(find all the other
recommended walking trails here!)
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
You can walk along the Champs-Élysées all the way till Concorde, continue to Jardin des Tuileries and the Louvre. A walk to remember!
