We booked this trip some time ago…. Me being the planner, wanted to see the Louvre during winter, as I thought less people and shop the sales in Paris and not so dependant on weather as we’d be indoors.
We left first thing on Saturday morning, the station has now moved to Kings Cross, as new tracks were laid for Eurostar, which shaved 30mins of the trip. Previously the Eurostar would go at normal speed till it reached France and then full steam ahead as their tracks are newer. Now we are blitzing through UK and France and in 2 hours and 15mins, we are in the middle of Paris. We made our way to our hotel and off course the fist thing we did was visited our favourite pho restaurant in district 13. The pho was a bit salty for my liking, but still very tasty.
The rest of the afternoon was shopping at La Fayette… again I was in heaven , the frenzy made me dizzy, people everywhere which for me is a turnoff, I enjoy to shop in a calm and less frantic environment, but that’s abit too much to ask when you want to find bargains! I found shoes I liked, but the thought of trying to get a sales assistant to find the other pair, lining up to pay was too much for me, so I exited empty handed. We then made our way to the Sacre Coeur, Joe has been fascinated by this church since our first visit to Paris, so we came back to do more exploring. It’s situated high on a hill, which looks down to Paris which provides a great view…
It’s getting dark by 5pm, so to take advantage of lighting we made our way back to Notre Dame to take some night shoots. I am taking more of an interest in photography and was quite proud of my creation with my little camera… I tell Joe, he’ll be faced with some competition soon!
Sunday, we finally made it to the Louvre. What an amazing museum!! It’s so big, so we noted all our must sees and worked out the most efficient way of seeing it. Our must do list included the painting of Mona Lisa and Marie Madeleine, statue of Aphrodite and Psyche & cupid, and Winged Victory of Samothrace. The highlight for us was Napolean’s apartment; the photos we took did not do it justice. The extravagance was out of this world, the luscious furniture, the luxurious fabric of the curtains, the details of ornaments, and the gigantic sparking chandelier! We were told that if we looked at each item in the museum for 30 seconds, it will take us 9 whole months to finish it!
After the Louvre we went on last minute search for French wine and pate to bring back with us… So hard trying to find any shops opened on Sunday, but we finally found one!! Nearly missed our train ride home, we virtually got onto the train and a few minutes later, it started moving… Close call!
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