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You guys, with this pregnancy brain I have, I completely forgot I have a zillion more photos to share with you from when I was in Paris this past Fall! It took me a while to get through my 1000+ photos I took {yes, I literally took over one thousand pictures!} but I powered through and made it happen. Hope you enjoy 🙂
Where to stay
While Sommer, Amanda, Stephanie and I were in Paris, we decided that the best bang for our buck would be staying at a vacation rental instead of a hotel. Sometimes I prefer hotels and other times, I prefer vacation rentals. This time, it made a lot of sense to be located in a more centralized location so nothing was too far to walk or take an uber to. We used Girls Guide to Paris Apartment Rentals and stayed on the Ile St. Louis, very close to Notre Dame. Our apartment was quite large and had all the amenities we needed. And actually, the owner of this apartment just had a cocktail recipe book come out! Coincidence? I think not! Also on Girls Guide to Paris site are all sorts of available apartments for rent! We were able to tour a few that I would LOVE to visit on my next trip 😉 {Amanda took some great photos here.}
hi baby bump 🙂
What to do
Besides eating all the wonderful food Paris has to offer, we definitely tried to see all the sites we could possibly see over our 8 day stay. One way we were able to do with was with a Segway Tour {through Fat Tire Tours}. This was one of the highlights of the entire trip! Our tour guide was hilarious and kept us in a great mood the entire time {even though we were freezing in the wind and rain!} We got to see all sorts of landmarks and because we were on our Segways, our feet didn’t get worn out {though mine were aching just about every day, thanks to pregnancy.}
Notre Dame
Walking through Montmartre
Montmartre is a spot in Paris built on lots of hills! Lots of cute shops and beautiful, colorful buildings! I loved exploring this neighborhood.
Arc de Triomphe
Rue Cler
Walking Tours
Eiffel Tower
Of course, we spent a lot of time at the Eiffel Tower, walking around it, watching it sparkle and taking lots of pictures of this gorgeous landmark at sunset!! This is just the epitome of Paris, is it not?
huge shadow of the tower!!
A few sunset pictures 🙂
Until next time, Paris!!
These pics of Paris are absolutely beautiful. This city is on my bucket list!!!
Thanks for posting some really great pictures of Paris. I want to go back.
I love these pictures! Paris is on my bucket list!
Fun pictures 🙂 The hubby and I hope to go on a Europe trip sometime and Paris/France is definitely on the list!
I loved reading all this ~ Notre Dame & Montmartre were some of my favorites. We went to Paris 2 months ago & can’t wait to go back again! Rue Cler will definitely. W on my list next time..
Paris is on my bucket list. Thank you for your detailed post about the apartment and your favorite places. Have a blessed day!
Beautiful pictures! It’s been nearly 18 years since I was in Paris, can’t wait to return!
Bonjour!
Went to Paris after your trip with a friend and we used your blog posts as a guide reference. It helped and made our trip great!
Next time you go to Paris, take me!
Beautiful pictures that bring back great memories of my time in Paris.
Lauren – These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! My husband traveled to Paris at the end of October with a team of people for the purpose of praying there. He sent some pictures of the Eiffel Tower back to me. I hope I can go with him some day and this post is my favorite go-to one to keep me encouraged. Fat Tire Tours and your notes about your trip are keepers! Thanks!
I love this. My husband and I are planning to travel to Paris in the spring and I’m researching! I found you through Amanda Bottoms, who I’ve known since she was a little girl. 🙂
Wow! Beautiful pictures of a beautiful place! Isn’t the architecture in Europe amazing?!?!?!
This is the perfect travel post for me! I am going to Paris for my birthday in January! Thank you for all the good recommendations!!
My daughters and I spent time in Paris in the fall of 2013. It is a wonderful place to visit. My favorite thing was taking a cruise on the Seine one evening. I loved the Eiffel Tower lit up. And it was amazing how many people sit along the Seine in the evening.
The apartment looks beautiful. My husband and I went on our honeymoon to France and spent 4 days in Paris. We would love to go back sometime (helps that he is also fluent in French and has friends over there).
We visited Paris a few years ago and loved it. Such a beautiful city. We did a couple of Pink Vest Walking tours and really enjoyed them. I found the Parisians to be helpful and friendly.
We visited Paris a few years ago and loved it. Such a beautiful city.
Love Rue Cler. We have stayed several times at Le Grand Hotel L’Eveque ( recommended by Rick Steves) on Rue Cler.
I have always wanted to go to Paris still hoping I am 59 yrs young when I was a little girl I dreamed of going there on my honeymoon when I grew up, me and my husband have been married 41 yrs but I do Thank you for the pictures this way I can say I went there with pictures
Thanks for sharing the great pictures. I was there way back in 1975 but it still looks just as beautiful!
Beautiful pics, thank you for sharing. The apartment you found was such a gem!! When I went, I stayed in a hotel on Rue Cler and loved it. Thank you for the walk down memory lane!
I went to Paris for the first time last Spring. Your pictures capture the beauty of Paris perfectly. Thank you for sharing…Makes me want to go back some day.