Paris in September (Day 1)

My mother is leaving France the same way she came in… from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. We decided to go three days early to spend some time in Paris together. It’s been 30 years since she last visited the most romantic city in the world and we thought it was time for her to see how it’s changed since the 1970s.

We were blessed with amazing weather during our stay, and we managed to do a whole lot of sightseeing in the three days we were there. The first day we decided to go visit Notre Dame. I was in Paris a few months ago and didn’t get the chance to see it so it was the very first thing that I wanted to cross off my list. My mother had no objections. The cathedral is Off. The. Wall. My newly found obsession with churches reached a new level with this one. It is absolutely incredible. The from the famous stained-glass Rose windows to the art that lines the chapels this house of worship; all of it took my breath away.

Afterwards we strolled through the Jardin de Luxembourg. It’s kind of like France’s Central Park. This massive greenspace is filled with fountains and statues, tennis courts and beautiful flowerbeds, oh yeah. It even has chairs… everywhere(!) for people to just relax, and have a seat and enjoy the view. What a view it is.
Oh, and there's a palace! I love palaces...

For dinner we headed to Montmarte, the 18e arrondissement. We had a lovely dinner at a restaurant in the famous Place de Tetre. It’s a real touristy part of town where artists paintings and portraits all day. The center of the square is taken over by restaurant terraces. It was a really lovely evening. On the walk back, we caught a glimpse of Sacre Coeur all lit up (something I did every night on my walk home the first time I came to Paris). Now that’s a gorgeous basilica if I ever did see one.

More to come. On the agenda for day 2: THE LOUVRE