On our third day there we were glad to see the sun was shining through the curtains when we woke up. This whole day we spent in Montmartre, starting off in the red light district, among the serious amount of sex shops, and of course - La Moulin Rouge! At one point we felt we were being followed by a man. And we were! It turned out to be French fashion photographer Wilfrid Azencoth who liked what I was wearing, and wanted to take a few pictures of me for his street fashion blog. So we did a very short, impromptu shoot in the shade of some trees.
Then we exercised a bit by climbing all the steps to Sacré-Coeur. The view form up there was marvelous!
The evening ended with dinner and big desserts back in the red light district. Then we went through some sex shops...
New day. New monument. L'Arc de Triomphe! Close to this arch lies a Swarovski store. I remember seeing pictures on the net of a staircase filled with Swarovski crystals some time, that was supposed to be situated in one of their stores. I had forgotten about this though, but when we stepped into the store - there it was!
As usual with sparkly things, the camera can never so them justice. In reality this was amazing!!! When I get rich and by a castle to live in, I want a grand staircase that looks like this!
Then we had lunch at Ladurée. Yep, this was lunch! There are several Ladurée restaurants in Paris, and we went to the one on Champs-Élysées. I highly recommend anyone who visit this city to go eat here! We sat downstairs, but you can also go upstairs, and the whole place looks like an old fashioned mansion. Lovely!
This was our last day before going back home, and we had hoped to be able to by a bottle of champagne and some other goodies, and have a picnic. But then it started to rain again... So we went to a restaurant and drank champagne there instead! There we met a dove who ate peanuts straight out of my hand! And that concludes the story about our week in Paris! I really want to go back some time when the weather is a bit better though. Paris is a wonderful place...
Did you go to the fabric stores? There is (or at least used to be!) an area full of fabric stores just downhill from Sacre Coeur (to your left in the second photo).
ReplyDeleteJo, jag upptäckte dom... :D Gick bara förbi alla dock - med stor svårighet... Hade jag faktiskt haft ett syprojekt på gång hade jag kikat in, men det kändes som om pengarna bara försvann under den där veckan, så jag var duktig och höll mej från att köpa metervis av tyg jag inte vet vad jag kommer att göra med senare. Men nu vet jag att de finns där. Så nästa gång jag åker till Paris ska jag skaffa minst tio klänningsmönster innan och sen SHOPPA TYG!!!!! ;D
DeleteSo wonderful. You look gorgeous and it is no wonder he stopped and wanted to take photos. I love those stairs, I want some like that, so I can swan around them while doing house work, haha!! AM glad the sun came out at least a bit for you :)) xxxx
ReplyDeleteÅh din tur ser så fantastisk ud - og det gør du forresten også! Jeg elsker din lyseblå frakke - farvetn er helt perfekt. Jeg vil også til Paris. NU!
ReplyDelete// Pia, http://www.stormsmagasin.dk
Tack! Älskar den där frakken. Den är från 60-talet och kommer faktiskt från HoM :) xx
DeleteMiss Meadows, I'm not sure if you know this but there's some cream on your nose? ;) Haha I'm just kidding, I'm sure you noticed and you loo as fabulous as ever, sounds like such a great time, the food, the shops and the sights, Paris is just amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh my GOD! Cream! On MY nose?!!! ;) Just wanted to save a bit of dessert for later, and thought my nose would be a good place to keep it on ;) xx
DeleteLooks like you had so much fun. I am so incredibly envious - I have always wanted to visit Paris.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first time in Paris, and aside from the crappy weather I loved it!!! I really hope you manage to get there some day! So much beautiful architecture, lovely parks and good wine - and CHEESE!!! I don't know how much cheese I managed to stuff myself during this vacation... ;) xx
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