Weekend in Paris Vlog: Mini-Moon Inspiration
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Bonjour! And that’s where I’m going to leave the French, as it’s been a little while now since I was at school (shhh! Be nice!) and it was never that strong to start with!
Now, I say mini-moon because Paris is a quick hop, skip and a swim away on the Eurostar for us Brits, so it’s easy to go for just a couple of nights. But of course if you’re coming from further afield for a full honeymoon you can make much more of it and hit all the key European cities whilst you’re at it!
On this trip, we visited Paris for 3 nights in the spring and stayed in the 5 star hotel, Le Cinq Codet. This vlog is here to help you decide if a mini-moon in Paris is for you and provide a little inspiration for what key things you might like to fit in to a short trip. What we didn’t realise when we booked this trip was that it fell within the school Easter break (we’re not teachers and don’t have kids, so we’re a little oblivious!) and over the Paris marathon (which was kinda gutting because my husband would have run it if we’d known!), so I’m thinking things were a tad busier than they might normally be in Spring as a whole. What you might be taking from this is that we didn’t research our trip very well, and this is probably true! Our general plan going in was to eat brunch, walk a lot and see the main sights – which we did achieve! Including the Notre-Dame in all its glory (plus some scaffolding)…please note there is some footage in this video of the Notre-Dame which was filmed the day before the major fire in April ’19, we were so saddened to hear the awful news upon our return home – so obviously it no longer looks as shown in this vlog. However, whilst this major tourist attraction may be out of action for a while to come, Paris still has so much to offer a couple on a romantic getaway.
How’s your French? A little on the dusty side like me? I like to try as I don’t want to be rude, but it helped travelling with a Canadian who did French-immersion schooling for a few years! If your language skills are not the hottest either and it’s causing you to worry about honeymooning in Paris, fear not – every staff person I encountered from cafés to museums to hotels were fluent in English and we didn’t run in to any problems. Well, except their menus tend to be less than descriptive – so being a fussy eater I ran in to the occasional problem where my food would come covered in various things I was not expecting, and not in a good way! I’d take the cautious route and be specific when ordering!
Quick things you need to know:
Drinks, even soft drinks, are EXPENSIVE!
The bread is amazing everywhere you go.
Basically everything is closed on Sundays except the shopping malls.
Check out the vlog for a Parisian adventure. Been to Paris? Where was your favourite spot to visit?
The hotel we stayed in: http://bit.ly/2XNJuFP
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