Paris is one of most fancied place to visit, it is among the dream destination for many. Thanks to infinite Hollywood and Bollywood movies, who have showcased this city as a symbol of love, romance and fashion. So, like any other girl, it was in my wish list too and guess what it got fulfilled last year.
Well, it was our 10th marriage anniversary and we were looking out for a destination to make it special. After lot of thinking and searching as per our requirement, we finally zeroed in to Paris. I was extremely excited to visit this place and to see whether this place is really beautiful, the way it is shown in movies or is just exaggeration.
After a lot of research, we finalized our stay of 4 days but also kept it a bit flexible to accommodate last minute surprises (read shocks) if any. Finally, the d-day arrived. And our 4 days itinerary in Paris, made me fall in love with the city. I wanted to stay more.
Everything in Paris is alluring, every street is made beautiful architecturally. Each bridge is different from other, unique design, street lights. Entire Paris looks like a postcard picture.
My itinerary which i would suggest for first time visitors in Paris.
Day 1
We reached our hotel by evening and after our early dinner at a restaurant next door, we went for a street walk. The streets were chilly, lively and beautifully decorated due to Christmas month. Tip: If you are visiting from other continents especially Asia, it is advisable to reach by evening. Because of two reason, number 1 you do not have jet lag and number 2 you get complete sleep of 6-8 hours. If you reach in the morning or afternoon, you will be tempted to do sightseeing first and then your body cycle will go for a toss.
Streets during night
Day 2
We first visited LOUVRE MUSEUM, largest museum of paintings and sculptures. The museum is as beautiful from inside as outside. It has 3 building which is full of paintings and sculptures from the best artists. You will need minimum 3-4 hours and can spend the entire day here. See my blog on the top 5 to see in Louvre Museum.
Louvre museum outside
Next, we visited MONTMATRE Montmatre is a village situated on a hill. Visiting this place was a instinct decision taken while standing inside the Louvre, though we had planned some other place to visit.
The place is famous for art and paintings as Picasso used to sit here and paint. And if you want to see the village life or you can say real city life in old times and this place is a must to visit. It was our best decision to go there, though i was not 100% interested, as we had planned to visit some other site. We sat in a train which gave us a round of whole village, market, church and highest point from where entire city could be seen. You can feel the city's vibrancy and freshness.
Later we went to Catacombs but came back as there was more than an hour waiting and it was very chilling outside.
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