Bonjour!!
Oh Oui! I wish I learned a bit more of French because it’s been a little difficult communicating with folks here but we have managed. We finally are able to see Paris since we were in Bordeaux and Plum Village the first 3 days in France. My brother doesn’t like tourist things so I had to plan everything. We started our day with coffee at a near by restaurant at the corner of our apartment that we’ve been staying. We’ve been traveling by foot and public tram. It’s fun to see other cities train system and found Paris system easy to navigate. Our first stop was the Arc of Triomphe
We later walk down the grand Avenue des Champs-Élysées and search for a place for lunch. Oh boy this is definitely a tourist location lol. The street was full of people and shopping stores. I had to resist on purchasing because 1) I didn’t want to carry it 2) I’m so poor 😫. We finally settled a place where we shared mussels. The food was delicious but the service was just so slow. We were at the restaurant for a good 3 hours! I know it’s rude to ask for the check in Paris but there’s a reason people do. We have places to go! Geez. So, finally after we paid our bill we headed toward to Tuileries Garden. Next stop we tour the Orsay Museum. The only thing I really wanted to see here was Van Gogh and the Impressionist. The Bedroom in Arles is one of my favorite painting and can’t believe I’ve seen two versions. The Art Institute has the 2nd version and Orsay has the 3rd version. It was great to see more of Van Gogh self portrait.
We decided to take a break from all of the tourist attractions and walked off the main street to a restaurant for another cup of coffee. It’s so relaxing to just sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere. Off we go and headed toward the beautiful Eiffel Tower. It was a long way from where we were so we traveled by foot in hope to view the sunset on top.
Success! It was just so lovely to experience this moment.
Oh what a day! We walked about 12 miles that day (according to my iPhone app) We are off on our second day here in Paris and flying back home on Thursday. So much to see and more to post! Apologies again if I don’t respond to your comments but thank you so much for reading! Au Revoir for now
-Josie 🙂
thepinkimpact said:
Ahhh lucky! I want to go to Paris! Oh nice, a little Hello Kitty! Have a great time Josie! 🙂
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janandjot said:
Thanks Leah!! I hope you get to visit Paris one day 🙂 it’s so beautiful!
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SilkyResh said:
Lovely pics of yours, your little cute Kitty and Paris. Paris is my favourite destination and and specially the DisneyLand 😉 I have been there 3 times and recent visit was last year. I now remember their all attractions where they are and no need of maps to find them ahhahaha. Eiffel Tower looks so SEXY once its dark and specially during that blinking light show. We also walked lot lot in each paris trips and at the end of the feel really tired. I can not wait to see more of your pics
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janandjot said:
Thanks Silky! Ooh I do want to go Disneyland in Paris hahaha maybe I’ll do that next time 🙂 I’m glad I got to experience the Eiffel Tower day and night, it’s soooo nice 🙂
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stephieestie said:
Beautiful pictures! I’m so glad you are getting to experience this. 🙂 Have a great time and love the HK pics too!
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janandjot said:
Thanks Stephanie!! 😄
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Kaily said:
12 miles! OMG. Note to self: only bring flats when you go to Paris. It looks/sounds like you are having fun 🙂
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janandjot said:
Lol I hope your flats are more comfortable than mine! My legs are killing me right now 😛
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Kaily said:
Haha omg I can imagine. See if you can find some crocs! They are the BEST. I wore them all throughout my pregnancy 🙂
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janandjot said:
Lol crocs looks soooo comfortable…but I refuse to buy them! I might cave in tho lol
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Kaily said:
Ok, I’ll send you a link. The trick is you don’t but the SUPER ugly ones, you buy the MILDLY ugly ones like these: http://www.leftlanesports.com/product.aspx?p=CRC01245&a=GoogleBase&gclid=Cj0KEQjwmLipBRC59O_EqJ_E0asBEiQATYdNh18Y16ez-mF3xpE638Pn-5lpZUKXjOvmmv-ZnpAHPOIaAjNE8P8HAQ
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Feline Creatures said:
Looks like a lot of fun Josie the night picture with the Eiffel Tower in the background is stunning! 🙂 xo~ Lena
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theworldofcos said:
Your lil Hello Kitty there gets to see so much! My poor Hello Kitty doll is a home body. LOL Great pics again! Have lots of fun!
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janandjot said:
Thanks Cos! Haha she has seen a lot already and sometimes I want to leave her home because she’s so huge haha
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annie lee said:
i hope to see paris one day! your post is making me wanderlust 🙂 xo
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janandjot said:
I hope you get to see Paris one day too!!! I had a lovely time there 🙂
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avibrantday said:
I hope you’ve had a wonderful time, Josie! Your photos are great. Sorry about the Parisian waiters. We had *many* similar experiences. Andy’s very patient about it, but my favorite is when we’re with my brother-in-law. He gets impertinent right back at them, and then it seems like things start going out way. LOL. I hope the flight home was okay and that you’re resting up. XO
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janandjot said:
Thanks Jacqueline! We only had that one incident but everyone else was very friendly 🙂 just got home last night and took today off to rest up but surprisingly I’m not too tired lol
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avibrantday said:
Good! Jet lag sucks!
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