We flew from Aberdeen to Charles De Gaulle (which is an epic airport) and mastered the subway quicker than we thought, this is how we got around everywhere. We stayed at the St George Astotel which I would highly recommend, we had a perfect little room with a big window to look out of and open. It was so cosy and the staff there were so nice and really helpful.
On our first day in Paris we started by seeing the Notre Dame which is an absolutely breathtaking place. We didn't go inside but stood for such a long time taking it all in and looking at all the statues and the amazing detail on the building itself. The place is just, wow, one of my highlights of the holiday for both of us.
That same day we went over to the Eiffel Tower which had a wee Christmas Market next to it. We spent hours there, drinking mulled wine and watching the ice skaters. We then walked to the Trocadero which is where you get a wonderful view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower. We also managed to squeeze in the Arc De Triomphe and a walk down the Champs-Elysees which topped off our first day. We had a nice dinner in a restuarant called B9 where we sampled plenty of red wine!
Our second day took us on a long wander, taking in everything we could about Paris. We had some drinks in a couple of bars, shopped in a couple of places for birthday bits and souvenirs. We had dinner in an awesome place where we both polished of a decent amount of cheese and wine (which we did most nights)! We then took a walk up to the Moulin Rouge as it was just round the corner from our hotel, so wish there had been a show on. We headed back to our hotel that night and cozied up with a bottle of red and watched the film Moulin Rouge.
On New Years Eve we took the subway to Place De La Concorde. This is right in-between the Louvre and the Champs-Elysees. We went up on the Big Wheel and got an insane view of Paris and decided that we wanted to come back there to take in the New Year. After being up the wheel we walked through the big gardens and up to the Louvre. I loved walking through the gardens, a place that busy shouldn't feel as peaceful and calm as it does. Took us a good two hours of just wandering. We then had a drink in a wee cafe before getting the subway to Bastille for dinner.
After a nap we headed out later on at night to the Champs-Elysees with two miniature bottles of wine in hand, We took in the bells looking up towards the Arc De Triumph where they set off beautiful fireworks and a stunning display on the arc itself. We also had a view of the Eiffel Tower which sparkled an shone into the New Year. It was an emotional night but I was the happiest girl in the world, what a dream it was.
On our last day, my Birthday, we went to Disneyland Paris which was an absolute dream. Im going to share all about it in my next blog post so keep your eyes peeled. I shall leave it there today. We had such an amazing time in Paris and I really hope we can go back there at some point, to explore some more and spend time in the different places we loved.
Thank you so much for reading, hope your all having a lovely day.
Amy x
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