Thursday, November 22, 2012

Ce Matin-La

Two and a half weeks ago my sister, her husband, Donnacha and I got a 7am plane to Paris. Here are some photos from our first day exploring the city.

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We arrived in Paris in the morning and dropped our things at the two bedroom apartment we rented for four nights in the 13th arrondissement. We went to buy food and supplies at a local shopping centre and afterwards we hopped on the Metro to La Tour Eiffel. Luckily it was the only day that it rained, unfortunately that meant queuing for quite a bit in the rain to go up the tower. 

Because we were queuing for so long we got to see the view from the top as it started to get dark and all the lights around the city began to turn on which was pretty amazing. I've been to Paris twice before, once when I was 9 and again for a day when I was 15 but I had never seen the view from the Eiffel Tower at night. You can see from one of the photos above that there are lights all over the tower and they twinkle every hour on the hour which is such a pretty sight. 

After that we got some dinner in a little Italian restaurant we just happened upon nearby. We all had pizzas and an €8 bottle of still water between us! Yes, €8 for a litre of water! 

We decided to end our first day strolling down the Champs-Élysées. It is so gorgeous at night, especially the Arc de Triomphe all lit up. 

There were two things I really wanted to do on the Champs- Élysées, one was to visit the Ladurée café and the second was to buy a little something in Sephora. Luckily the guys indulged me and because everything is open quite late we got to do both! If you ever get to visit Paris I encourage you to visit Ladurée, it's worth the extortionate prices just to see the inside of the café. The photos above could never do it justice. Kate was so impresed even though she wasn't crazy about her thick dark hot chocolate (which cost €6.90). She said it was one of her favourite things we did there. I got a Café Creme which was unbelievable and we shared 4 mini macarons (I had Pistache, my favourite flavour). 

Before getting the Metro back to the apartment, I quickly ran into Sephora to grab a Chanel lipstick. I could have gotten it a few Euro cheaper in the duty Free but like the sap that I am I really wanted to buy my first Chanel lipstick on the Champs-Élysées. I'll be showing it to you soon!

As you can see from the photos we may have smuggled some extra guests on the plane with us. Beemo from Adventure time and Doctor Who himself Matt Smith came along for some fun. You should see what they got up to! 

More Paris posts coming next week, I hope it wasn't too boring but I do love seeing what other people do when they visit places so I thought some of you might find it interesting. I'm also writing a post with my advice about/ a guide to an inexpensive stay in Paris. 

Emma x


9 comments:

  1. Ahaha Doctor Who ! cool! :D
    These photos are breathtakingly stunning, definitely want to visit Paris someday!! :) Thank you for this small virtual daytrip, looking forward to see more :)

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    1. Oh Sara I would definitely encourage you and your boyfriend to take a romantic trip to Paris! It's so beautiful I know you would love it!

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  2. Lovely photos Emma. I especially like the ones of Paris all lit up. It's a beautiful city isn't it. I could spend a lot of time there. Did you go to Angelina's and try their legendary hot chocolate? xx

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    1. Ooh, no I didn't go to Angelina's! Ladurée was expensive enough so stop me going anywhere else! Yes Paris at night is so beautiful, I think that was my favourite part of the trip, just walking around the city at night!x

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  3. I certainly did find this interesting, dear Emma! I experienced a parisian high merely looking at these marvelous pictures! The night photos of the Eiffel and the Arc de Triomphe are spectacular. I can only imagine how it was to see them up close and to view the lights of the city from atop the tower. I can almost taste the food and beverage you enjoyed in that upscale cafe. What a great time you had! I can't wait for you to continue the tour next time!

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    1. Thank you Tom, I'm glad you enjoyed my photos!I know you would adore Paris!

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  4. Looks like you had a fab time, haven't been in years - gorgeous photos too!

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  5. Babe! These photos are stunning! So needing to get my Paris fix soon :)

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