Bonjour à tous! (Hello Everyone!)
After a wonderful nights sleep, it was time to get busy in Paris. After all we had lots of things to see and do, our itinerary was growing by the minute.
We began our day walking along the beautiful river seine, with the sun on our backs. Our first stop on route was Notre Dame a Gothic architectural vision of stained-glass.
Now on previous visits I have walked up the spiral stairs to the top of the Notre Dame and the views are certainly worthy. However last year I had knee surgery so climbing up little steep and spiral steps
wasn't so appealing this time.
Walking back to our next stop we walked over Ponte des Arts, the bridge in which lovers declare their love by adding metal locks to the bridge. I am sure you have seen these elsewhere.
I am not sure I really get the idea of this but maybe that is just me or maybe it is the fact that the beautiful bridge is beginning to buckle under the weight that puts me off.
Next it was onto the Arc de Triomphe. Standing tall and guarding the entrance to the Champs-Élysées.
These fellows are beautifully carved. The views from the top of the Arc de Triomphe are beautiful with domineering sights over the city of Paris.
When we came back down from the Arc we paid our respects to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a victim of World War 1.
The French certainly know how to pay tribute to their dead soldiers irrespective of who they were. It is a lovely tradition the torch at the top of the picture burns all day and night. At 6.30 pm veterans lay wreaths of red, white and blue.
With all the busy traffic we decided we needed some peace and quiet so we walked down the Champs-Élysées and through Jardin des Tuileries.
I busily stopped on route to take pretty pictures of flowers.
The second arch Arc du Carrousel which faces the Louvre may not be as tall but it is very ornate.
With all the walking, wonderful sites and fresh air our wonderful trip to Paris had sadly come to an end. We were absolutely shattered but we were pleased that we had crammed so much in to just two days.
Heading back to the station (Riquet) I stumbled upon this wonderful building a modern day art Gallery.
I hope you enjoyed travelling with me. Where is your favourite place in the world? Inspire me for my next holiday. Have a great weekend everyone. Lots of Love.
I've never seen the bridge with the padlocks! I don't know how I missed it, I only found out about it when I read it on a blog recently. I can't believe after living in France for a year and visiting as many times as I have I've never come across it.
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Lucky you to have lived in Paris for a year, what part did you live in? I would be the size of a house if I lived in France, patisseries, cheese, French bread and wine yummy Lucy x
DeleteMy mouth is salivating at the first photo! It looks like you had an amazing time the photos look beautiful! xx
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It was an amazing time really good fun. Hope you have had a lovely weekend Lucy x
DeleteI've been to Paris a few times but I'm still yet to visit the padlock bridge. I love the fact that wherever you go in Paris the food will be good!!
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Angie
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You really are not missing much by not visiting it I find it gordey but they may just be me. Hope you are having a wonderful Honeymoon Lucy x
DeleteLucy, you've outdone yourself with these spectacular photos!!!!! I do feel like I'm traveling with you, and for that I'm grateful!!! The foxglove in the garden - gorg!!! Have you ever been to Portugal?
ReplyDeleteI love taking pictures glad that you enjoyed the post. The gardens were beautiful we are missing out in the UK at the moment on flowers because the weather can't make up its mind hot one minute and raining the next. I have been to only one part of Portugal and it was beautiful would love to go back any recommendations? Lucy x
DeleteSo lovely! x
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DeleteAw! We actually have the shop in the first photo in Madrid too! The photos are gorgeous!
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I love that you wander round the shop and they give you tasting samples. Do they in the one in Madrid? Hope you have had a nice weekend Lucy x
DeleteThese photographs are lovely! I particularly like the ones from the top of the arc. I've been to Paris many times, and climbed up many of it's monuments, but I still have to cross that one off my list!
ReplyDeleteThank you. The views from the top are lovely because you get to see all the other monuments that you have been up Lucy
DeleteWhat beautiful photos! I would love to visit Paris just to see all the great architectures. I actually think the legend/story behind the locks on the Ponte des Arts is kind of sweet, but I'm cheesy like that, haha
ReplyDeleteThank you Paris has wonderful architecture. The idea is sweet behind the locks I just hate that it is ruining a bridge that was there many years before Lucy
DeleteI would love to visit Scotland someday or Prince Edward Island in Canada. The lock thing isn't my cup of tea either. I actually wonder how many couples are still together when I see that. It would be a nice thing to do as a couple quietly and for themselves. As always, great photos!
ReplyDeleteScotland is beautiful. Canada is a country that I would love to see more of I have been to Toronto but the Rockies appeal. Lucy
DeleteI would love to go to Paris! The architecture looks so beautiful. Glad you had a fab time! x
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Paris is beautiful, I love nothing more than sitting in a cafe and people watching over a love cream cake Lucy x
DeleteOmg I went to paris in 2011 and there was nowhere near as many padlocks :o stunning photos! One of my fav cities :)
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They are seriously running out of space it was locks on locks on locks. I wonder where they will go next. Lucy x
DeleteBeautiful photo! I haven't been to Paris in years and I've never been with my husband but I would love to go again soon. Gosh, I love to travel so I find it very hard to choose my favourite places. Some of my very favourite places are Hvar and Korcula in Croatia, Venice, Syracuse in Sicily and Hoi Ann in Vietnam. x
ReplyDeleteThank you. Croatia is beautiful I have only been to one part but would love to go back to Split and Hvar. Italy I could happily live in. Not visited Vietnam but definitely on the list. Lucy x
DeleteYou have such lovely photos Lucy; you capture the beautiful scenery and architectural buildings so well. You should frame your flower photo!!! :-) There are lots of people in love in Paris for sure! Enjoyed reading/seeing your trip.
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It helps that there are so many beautiful buildings. I have loads of pictures that I would love to have up, I keep saying one day but I need to get round to doing it. Hope you are both enjoying the sunshine Lucy x
DeleteThe second day for your Parisian adventure looks like it was a beautiful one! My favourite ever trip was to America for our honeymoon, and my the best stop on our trip was Seatle, such a chilled out and interesting place! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place to go for honeymoon. I have been to America but not Seatle, chilled out appeals Lucy x
DeleteLucy I really travelled with you. All photographs are superrr, your few last posts made my day :)
ReplyDeleteI love Dubrovnik (Croatian city), Thessaloniki (Greece), St Petersburg (Russia), Capri (Italy) and many more :))
Much love,
Liuba xxx