The Louvre and Notre Dame: Exploring Paris
I'm back in Paris and with a very original (*cough*) post with never-seen-before (*cough cough*) places. No macarons involved.
I
said goodbye to my little home of Northampton a couple weeks ago and
came back where my French heart belong: Paris! If we set aside the
horrendous heatwave that's been going on this past week, I'm glad to
be there again and I've made the most of it by meeting up with
friends and walking around my favourite parts of the city.
And
yes, my favourite places happen to be full of tourists all year
round. I can't help it though, it's so pretty!
Fun
fact: I almost didn't post this photo because it's such a tourist
shot. (Not that I have anything against tourists, it's just that
you'd think that after all the time I've spent there, I would have
gotten over the whole Notre Dame thing. Well, I haven't.)
These
days in Paris have been glorious, the weather is beautiful and it's
the perfect time to walk around the banks of the river and have an
iced coffee. Until the heatwave hit us and the thirty-seven degrees
made it impossible to breathe at all.
From
Notre Dame, it is an easy walk to the Louvre, my top favourite. I
haven't had time to go inside yet this year, but I am definitely
planning to go later in the summer. Cross the Seine, walk towards
Châtelet and the never-ending Rue de Rivoli... And you'll find
yourself in front of the infamous pyramid and the beautiful
neo-classical buildings that surround it. You'll easily guess which
one I'm more fond of!
When
I'm on my own, I love sitting in a corner of the museum and read a
book. Even though it's quite a crowded area, it's so vast that you
don't find yourself stepping on other people or feeling too bothered
by the noise. Just a charming place to hang out, really!
On
a side note, my friends and I went to the Olympic Games events held
around the Seine last Friday, and it was rather cool. Swimmers dived
in the river from the Alexandre III bridge, our new President played
tennis and there was a giant colouring wall where you could colour
the images of olympic sports and leave silly messages, because of
course we'd do that. We are against LA for the organisation of the
2024 Olympic Games, and let me tell you: our event was awesome. Paris
for 2024!
PS:
I'm leaving for California in two days. Reunited with my boyfriend
after being apart for six months. I'm all heart eyes emojis. This
also means a lot of brand-new content for the blog - you've probably
seen enough of Paris already. This is going to make quite a change!
What are your plans for the summer?
Lots of love,
Julia x
