Paris Diary | Day One: A Walking Tour - Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées

Paris is a beautiful city. Visiting in autumn was perfect for me; the leaves are turning gorgeous deep shades and the air seems crisper. I couldn't believe my luck when my lovely boyfriend suggested a city break for us both to have some alone time.

We settled on getting the Eurostar as a cheaper option - however, this meant we had to stay in London the night before, as the train was at 7am! For a girl that loves lie-ins as much as I do, this was killer.

However, we arrived in Paris a couple of hours before midday, and quickly headed to the hotel to ditch the bags and freshen up. We'd opted to stay in a Mercure hotel along the Seine, and it was about a five minute walk from the Eiffel Tower. Perfect.

The room was gorgeous, and we'd even upgraded to a supreme room for extra luxury. As an added bonus, we even got a fluffy bath robe each. Yay!

After freshening up, we headed on out with our cameras as typical tourists and went on a walking tour of Paris. Now I don't know what your thoughts on Paris are, but 'The Da Vinci Code' seriously misled me. I was under the impression everything was close together! Apparently not...

After walking under and around the Eiffel Tower, we headed to the Seine and across to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Some of the shops down here I had to seriously restrain myself from going in mind - I could have spent a fortune! Headed onwards, we arrived at the Arc de Triomphe. Neither of us realised that you could actually go inside it, and there's even a little museum and souvenir shop! Amazingly, if you're 18-25 and a member of the EU, you can get in most of the museums in Paris for free! Bonus.

 

Isn't Paris beautiful? Plus we got some very good use out of my selfie stick! Liam mocked me at first, but I knew he'd come around to my way of thinking ;)

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