After Finland I went to Paris and was so excited to see the city of lights at night! There was a little confusion with my airbnb.
Getting to my apartment involved no less than 12 steps to follow after you find the building – I swear it was like finding Pokemon except I was playing find the airbnb! 😛
I embarrassed myself as always because I forgot in many places besides the U.S. the floors go from (0,1,2) while in the U.S. the ground floor is considered “1” so when I went up the stairs to find my 2nd floor apartment I called my host so confused and it turned out their second floor is what I would consider the third floor. Does that make sense? When I realized my mistake I felt so silly. As soon as I get a little cocky and feel that I’m well traveled something like that happens to bring me back down to earth. haha.
As luck would have it, almost immediately after I got out of my uber I walked under the Eiffel Tower and literally crossed paths with someone while looking at a menu. Right as I was deciding the menu was too fancy for my budget, I made new friends (Americans!) I almost hugged them. I was so happy to hear an American accent for the first time in a while.
Somehow I ended up going to Louis Vuitton’s old mansion on the seine. I really didn’t want to be “that girl” snapping a pic because as awe struck as I was at my surroundings I didn’t want to stick out like a sore thumb (pretty sure I did anyways haha). Stayed up all night in Paris with new friends even though I was exhausted because I was so thrilled with the company and I hope we never lose touch. It was a wonderful stay full of great memories even though it was short! XO
Nice, you went to Laduree!
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I did!! I missed it my last Paris trip so I made sure to get my hands on their famous macaroons!! ❤
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How great you met people to share and explore the city with, I’m sure seeing more than you might have alone.
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Yes!! It was so unexpected and lovely ❤
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Wow! Eiffel and champs elyses looks so dreamy and I refreshed myself with old memories like when I’ve been there 5 years ago. It is such a pleasure to stroll around in the great romantic city.
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It is SO romantic! You never know what can happen but the city always surprises me and if you ever get the chance, go to Notre Dame at 3 in the morning there’s no one there! Strolling around is my favorite 🙂
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Oh! That is a great tip
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What a great way to show Paris! Lovely pictures 🙂 Glad you had fun!
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Thank you!! Paris is always fun 😉 It was the best
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So happy to have stumbled upon your blog! your travels are so inspiring! Paris is a top 5 places I want to travel to in the near future! Beautiful pictures as well! Look forward to reading more of your posts!
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Thank you thank you!! So happy you liked it 🙂
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A very good post Charlotte-Jeanne. You did capture much of the essence of Paris in but a few pix. Where was that building? In the 17th arrondissement or Boulevard Richard-Lenoir? Curious. Be good.
B.
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Oh. And “one night”? Only?
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Oh Paris.. always a good idea! Love the pictures! xx
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Thank you!! Yes it really is! 😝😊💗
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Can somebody say jealous? 😀
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Looks like an absolutely lovely time you had!! x
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It was unreal!! So much fun 😊💗
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Nice pictures of Paris! The city of lights!
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The lights are magical!!
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They are indeed.
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I loved Paris even though American’s are not their favorite people at least when I was there. Have this dream of taking someone special to me back there one day and showing them around 🙂 The Sacred Heart Cathedral stands out to me as a highlight and the view of the city from there. I was there in ’88.
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Oh they helped me when I was lost and let me borrow their phones! Haha! I was expecting ting them to be less friendly. Here’s another funny post https://sittingprettyinthequeencity.com/2016/03/11/an-american-in-paris/ 😊
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This is a beautiful post and really took me back a year when I visited Paris for a long weekend, long before I started blogging!
I also have a photo stood in the middle of the road at that very same point – go girl!!!! :))
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haha aww I love it!! So happy it brought happy memories back to you! I am actually looking at tickets to Paris right now! Love it!
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Its a sign – hahaha – book it !!!!
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Don’t tell me twice! Looking at going in March there’s great sales!!
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Perfect excuse; time to save a little too 😉
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What a magical city Paris is. I’m going there next week for a day, and I’m super excited!
Laila x
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oh my gosh you will love it! Take lots of pictures! There’s nothing like it 🙂
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Great story about the floors thing. As a European I always found it weird that the first floor is floor zero…
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I know!! I never knew it was different in other countries but it does kind of make sense! So confusing! haha
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