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Paris, France

Recommendations for a short trip

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Sam Livingston
May 25 2017 | min read
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Recommendations for a short trip



I could say one million different things about Paris, but I’ll leave you with just a few sentences. I fell in love pretty quickly: it was unbelievably charming and quaint and felt like wandering around in a movie. I loved every second of seeing the city for the first time by myself and I can't wait to go back one day.

I stayed at Hotel Monge and Hotel Fabric. They were both the most lovely spaces and I’d recommend them to anyone— they each had equally incredible views.



Recommendations

  • Holy Belly was one of my favorite spots for breakfast: excellent atmosphere, music, good drip coffee



  • Folks & Sparrows, Honor Café, Matamata, Merci, The Louvre, KB Caféshop, Coutume, Boot, Kitsuné, Fondation, The Canal, Aux Deux Amis , Central Paris, Belville, Strada Cafe on Rue Monge were my favorites for coffee

  • Montmartre: go when the weather is nice and wander the streets. Go to the top of the hill where the Sacre Coeur Basilica is: one of the best views in all of Paris



  • Areas to hang around: Republique and Le Marais. All the cool shopping and people watching was over there without feeling touristy, and the Picasso museum is in that area if you want to visit



  • Shakespeare & Co Bookstore is iconic for a reason, stop in for a book or a very cute tote bag

  • Whenever it’s nice out, buy a baguette, a bottle of wine, cheese, and fruit and sit out on the Seine river

  • Marie Antoinette's Cottage isn’t in Paris, but is worth a trip



I hope you get a chance to visit some of these locations and that you enjoy them as much as I did. :)