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10 Ways to Experience Paris Like a Local

Paris-InvalidesWhen you hear the word “Paris”, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, and Notre Dame instantly come to mind.  And they should!  These are some of the most iconic sights in the City of Light.  And for me, no visit to Paris would be complete without at least a walk by all of the above.

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Louvre, Tuileries Garden, and Passard’s Arpege

Oct. 6:  We sit in our 500 square foot mansion, more than a tad tired.  It has been a long day, one that was full of awe and art and spontaneity and two excellent meals. 

Our day started bright and early and this afforded us the pleasure of watching the sunrise out the bedroom window. 

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Bastille to Pont d’Alma and yam’Tcha

Oct. 8:  Now it’s really late.  The subways shut down at 1:40 AM on Saturdays and we caught ours in the nick of time.  It’s been a full day.  From the Bastille in the east to the Pont d’Alma in the west and things in between, we have covered a lot of real estate today. 

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Montmartre and L’Atelier St-Germain

Oct. 9:  I write this piece from a plane, flying from Paris to Lisbon.  It’s about a two hour flight and, knowing an entire other country and culture awaits us when we land, we have to make the most of our time for blogging.  But let me go back to yesterday morning.

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Dinner at Athénée, Wow — Oct 5

Now I am on the train to Lyon – my days in Paris seemed to fly by. I am happy we set things up to have a dose of Paris at both the beginning and the end of the trip. There is never enough time to do Paris.

While I am focused on what’s ahead and am enjoying occasionally glancing out the window and seeing rolling hills,

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