Had a wee bit of writers block and spent the morning reminicing over my sooo long a go trip to Paris..I know me with out something to say..but if I was to go again this would be my top five things I would recommend ..
1.When travelling to Paris if you are going for more than five days consider renting an apartment. The top images was ours and it made our stay even more intimate and delightful. Our neighbours we were French we were surrounded by Frenchness {so not a word} from the time we w.oke to the time we slept. This apartment was fully self-contained and the best part free international phone calls home. There are so many companies to use but we used special apartments.
2. Buy a book of ten rail pass for the metro. It works out cheaper especially for when you get sore feet from all that street wondering and upward gazing. Oh and when using the metro and needing to get to the door and its packed..Parisians say pardon (“pahr-DOAN” . . . barely pronounce the n) rather than excusez-moi that is what will get people moving
3. Learn the language basics. We used heaps of app’s our favourites were Duolingo and Babbel and iTransalte all from the app store.
4. Do take a free walk well they aren’t free you pay for what you think they are worth. They are locals that take tourist on foot tours of Paris. We used Discover Walks and really enjoyed it. We paid our guide 10 euro’s each so worth it.
5. Take it slow. Enjoy Paris. It’s not a city to be raced around.
xx Deb
