by Christy

by Christy

by Christy

by Christy

Unlike Ireland, my first impression of Paris was very much how I anticipated Paris to be. And after walking over 20 miles in one day exploring the city, I came to find that it was 10x more opulent than I ever expected it to be. Somehow in the back of my head I thought you’d wander around, see some old buildings, then some new mixed in, then a few more old. We literally did not see ANY new buildings (except from the distant view from the hill of Montmarte), and if we did elsewhere, they were incredibly well disguised. AND contrary to popular belief, all the Parisians we talked to were super helpful and quite friendly, or at least not at all snobby. Our hotel room was itty bitty but the price was perfect and it was quite well located – Grand Hotel Leveque. We only had an evening and a day here, but for me – it was enough. I am a small town traveler, big cities are not my style though Paris is 100% not to be missed and I would absolutely go back to explore more of the insides of all the beautiful buildings we passed – and to eat more food, definitely more food 🙂