We’ve been to Paris for a few days. It is an easy and inexpensive trip from Pisa and who doesn’t love Paris in spring?
The best way to see Paris is to walk and that is what we did. We stayed near Republique, so our walk began and ended there each day.
The Marais is one of my favourite areas in Paris.
The Uniqlo shop is in an old foundry, what an excellent use of an old building.
We walked towards the river.
The Bateaux Mouches is also an excellent way to see the city. We were lucky with the weather and sailing on the Seine is a great way to spend an hour. You can take a hop on, hop off along the way, but we just did the loop to see the sights.
It is always lovely to walk through the Tuileries, the beautiful gardens near the Louvre. Some of the garden beds were in transition, but the peonies were just about to bloom and beginning to look very pretty.
A visit to Le Bon Marche, possibly the loveliest department shop in the world is always needed. How I wish I lived beside the food market. The area around it on the left bank is wonderful too.
We took the metro to Montemarte. Despite the ridiculous crowds, this area is very beautiful.
The queues to get into Sacre Coeur were far to long so we gave up on that and found another lovely little church nearby were there was almost nobody.
We walked back to Republique from Montmartre. It is an interesting walk.
It is easy to see why Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world. It is incredibly beautiful, the food is great and the people friendly and helpful. (They really are)