Notre Dame Cathedral from the River Seine
I think that everyone has a favourite landmark in Paris and ours happens to be Notre Dame. The imposing gothic cathedral stands regally on the banks of the Seine. The front facade may be the popular spot for photographers, but this view from the other side of the river is our favourite view.
Art in Paris
We were walking though the district of Montemartre in Paris with our friends from Paris Movie Walks when I snapped this photograph of a wall of paintings for sale.
The New Paris – an African Market
Forget the old Paris and leave your preconceptions at the door. There is a new Paris bubbling to the surface and it’s fast, chaotic, vibrant and most of all impossible to ignore. People, languages and cultures are all exploding here and I couldn’t wait to capture it all on film.
Paris For Free: Things To Do That Won’t Break Your Bank
The renowned, charming, and multi-faceted “City of Lights” has a lot to show off. Making its worldly presence felt in photographs, cuisine, literature, and films, most notably Woody Allen’s latest, Paris radiates enchantment and seduces dreamers of all kinds.
Romantic Getaways – Rome Vs Paris
When it comes to a romantic city break, Paris and Rome are always top contenders for places to go to sweep your partner off their feet in a romantic, exciting and culture filled few days. With both cities offering many similar advantages, when it comes to making the decision you have to ask yourself – are you a Roman or a Parisian?
Spring is in the Air – Newsletter Giveaway
I Love Paris in the springtime. Aside from travel our other favourite pass time is to watch movies. What better way to combine our two passions of travel and movies together than with a fantastic giveaway!
The World in Black and White: A Photostory
With the advent of digital cameras most people don’t really think of photographing in Black and White. Well I think people are missing out. If you look back over time you will see that some of the most striking and evoking photographs were taken in Black and White. It gives images a certain impact. Ansel Adams is a perfect example.
Paris Museum and Attraction Closures
Summer is in full swing and it is holiday time for families. It takes a lot of planning to see Paris and not break that bank but if you plan properly, you can fit a lot in during your time in Paris and have the trip of a lifetime. But if you are like many people and only have a limited time in the city, you need to arm yourself with a few more tips regarding its attractions and museums. Closures. We had a few hiccups in our travels to Paris because we were too lazy to do the research. Paris has some great deals, great savings and a lot of free things to do, but you can also miss out on your perfect day in Versailles or at the Louvre if you happen to go when they are closed.
Palace of Versailles, To Go or Not to Go on a Monday
We should have known better. We had been in France for a month and we had known that many museums were closed on Mondays in Paris. If we had decided to check out the Palace of Versailles at the beginning of our trip, we most likely would have checked to make sure it was open.But on the day that we drove out to Versailles we were nearing the end of our European adventures. We had been to three other countries and had put nearly 7000 km on our car. When we pulled into the parking lot we couldn’t believe our luck. What a great spot we had and we were so close to the Palace. People must have decided to go somewhere else toady since the weather wasn’t looking promising. HaHa. To our dismay, the ticket office was closed.
Montmartre Tour with our Friends Paris Buff
It was a chance tweet on twitter that brought us together. We have been following @ParisBuff for quite awhile and have had the odd quick exchange on this massive social networking site. When they saw that we were coming to Paris from one of our tweets, they invited us to their house for coffee and a tour of their amazing neighbourhood Montmartre. Who better to take us through the most charming area of Paris and the home to La Basilique Sacre Couer than the author of Paris Movie Walks himself !
Paris at night: A Photo Story
Paris is a beautiful city during the day. But is nice to see it lit up at night. Unfortunately they turn all of the lights off on the monuments and bridges at Midnight. Considering it doesn’t get dark until 10:30pm it doesn’t give one much of a chance to get a lot of shots in one night.
The Famous Cimetiere Pere la Chaise
Located in the north east corner of Paris, Cimetiere Pere la Chaise is the most visited graveyard in the world. Over 800,000 souls are buried here and besides Jim Morrison, some of the other famous residents include Chopin, Moliere, Edith Piaf, Rossini and Oscar Wilde. One can always tell when you happen upon a famous grave by the crowd of people. Walking with our heads buried in our map we would look up to see a crowd and rush to take a look at what famous person is buried there.
Three Days in Paris
Many people don’t spend a lot of time in Paris. Accommodation can be expensive, eating out is expensive and people only have a set amount of time before they would like to move on to see the rest of France. While it would take years to really experience everything that Paris has to offer, you can see many of its sites in three days. It will be a busy three days and you will need a vacation after running around the streets of Paris, but it can be done.
Dave and Deb StumbleUpon Sites in Paris!
StumbleUpon is one of our favorite websites for sharing great blogs, articles, information and photos with everyone on the Internet. When we were asked if we would like to have a couple of StumbleUpon T-shirts to wear in front of some major tourist destinations during our travels we said yes immediately.
Visit Paris on a Budget
As travelers that tend to visit less developed countries, we were a little apprehensive about coming to France. We were excited to hear that our blog was chosen by Air France and the winner of free tickets on their Premium Voyageur Class, but at the same time, we had to cut our very cheap travels through central Asia short to make our way to Europe.
Free Things to do in Paris
Paris is an expensive city. That is all I ever hear when talking about traveling there. “You don’t want to spend too many days in Paris, it is too much money.” But did you know that there are many free things to do in Paris? Here is a list of free things that we found to do in Paris. You can actually have a great time in Paris and not spend a penny.
Catacombs of Paris
We have always wanted to go to the Catacombs of Paris. The last time we were in Paris, we ran out of time and didn’t make it to its underground labyrinth of death. When we visited Lima, Peru the catacombs were high on our to do list and we were sure that we would go. Unfortunately I developed a bad case of food poisoning from eating at the Tony Roma’s on the waterfront of Mira Flores and spent our last two days in the city praying to the porcelain God.
Bonjour Paris
We arrived on a windy day in Paris feeling well rested on our upgraded Air France Business Class Flight. We were supposed to be flying on their new Premium Voyageur Class, but due to a last minute switch, we ended up on the more luxurious business class. We won’t bore you with the details; we already did that on our Qatar Airways post where we were upgraded less than a month ago, but let me tell you this, the food was amazing.
Dave and Deb StumbleUpon The Eiffel Tower
It was a cool day in Paris but you would never know it from our photograph. We braved the wind and cold to show off our new StumbleUpon Tshirts. When we were asked if we would like to have a couple of their new stylish shirts to take along with us during our travels we happily accepted. We were surprised to see just how subtle the logos on the t-shirts were. They were even nice enough for us to wear around Paris and feel right in place with the good looking Parisians. So where did we head to first with our new duds? The Eiffel Tower of course!
Home For a Week
You’ll Have to Excuse me I’m not at my best, I’ve been gone for 5 months, I need home for a rest. Our Central Asian Adventure has come to an end for awhile. We will make it back there one day soon, but we had to come home so that we could go to France. It turned out to be great timing for us to go to France for the month of May. Who doesn’t like Paris in the springtime? Plus, we found out from Princess Cruises that we would be joining on their #FollowmeatSea Media trip to Alaska just one week after returning from Europe.
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