Aaron and I just got back on Monday from a 3 night stay in Paris. It was just the two of us and we had an amazing time. We missed Connor a ton, but it was so nice to just focus on each other for a change. Oh yeah, and celebrate our 5 year Anniversary. Aaron had no idea that just the two of us were going on the trip until I surprised him the day before. It was so hard to keep it a secret, but here's how I pulled it off: A few months ago I talked to Aaron's dad and asked if he and Carol wanted to come to Italy and stay with Connor so we could go to Paris for our Anniversary. He is the sweetest FIL and immediately told me they would be here. Last Thursday they arrived and when Aaron got home from work I surprised him with a box containing our boarding passes, passports, Paris passes, and new luggage tags. He was so confused when he opened it because he already knew we were going to Paris, but then I asked him how many passes there were. At that point he got it and asked if just the two of us were going. After he asked, Carol and Pappy came down the stairs and Aaron was as shocked as ever! His reaction was PRICELESS!
We left Italy first thing Friday morning. By first thing, I mean we left our house at 4AM! It was so, so early, but we were so excited to celebrate our Anniversary in Paris. The flight was short and we arrived in Paris mid morning. After taking the train to central Paris and figuring out the metro system, we finally got to our hotel just before lunch time. It was too early to check in, but they held our luggage for us so we could start exploring Paris empty handed.
Street view from our hotel: Holiday Inn Paris Elysees.
Our first day was spent doing A LOT of walking. The first thing I wanted to see was the Eiffel Tower. I was terrified the weather was going to be horrible our entire trip since the weather predicted rain and thunderstorms everyday, but it wasn't when we arrived and I wanted to take full advantage. We decided to walk to the Eiffel Tower from our hotel. It was nice to explore on foot and see what Paris was all about.
We passed by the Arc de Triomphe.
Paris streets are lined with the cutest little cafes with outdoor seating. Great for people watching.
The Flame of Liberty is a full sized replica of the torch carried by the Statue of Liberty. It became an unofficial memorial for Princess Diana because it's located at the northern entrance of the tunnel where she died.
After walking for what seemed like forever, we finally made it to the Eiffel Tower. We picked up food along the way and had a picnic in the park {Champ de Mars} with an awesome view of the Eiffel Tower.
After a relaxing lunch, we went back to the hotel to check in and take a short nap. We both only got a couple hours of sleep the night before and had been up since 3am. After waking up, we took the metro to Champs Elysees. It was lined with upscale stores, fancy cafes, and theaters.
We got back on the metro and headed to Montmarte. We got a little lost and went the wrong direction, but that was okay with us. Eventually the train turned around and we got where we wanted to go.
We knew something was off when the train became pretty much empty.
We walked by Moulin Rouge. I wish we would have watched a show, but we didn't.
We always seem to go to Hard Rock when we are visiting somewhere new. We found the one in Paris and ate dinner there.
After dinner, we did the Seine River cruise. Unfortunately we had really bad seats on the boat, but it was part of our Paris Pass and we were still able to hear all the interesting facts. The cruise was near the Eiffel Tower, so we were able to see it again right before it got dark and the cruise started, and then all lit up by the time our cruise was over.
XOXO,
Jenn
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