Paris!

I absolutely Paris, I've been crazy about it for years!

This year on valentines day I was lucky enough to go there for a weekend with the love of my life!

It was possible the best present I'v ever got! 

We toured around the beautiful city and saw the more beautiful sights!

I could not be happier! It was amazing!

About Paris;

Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its picturesque 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture, and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

The golden dôme of the Invalids

To celebrate the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, the Dôme was re-gilded, using 12.65kg (or 27.8lb) of gold leaf.

 The great watch of obelisk of the Concord

The point of the Luxor obelisk indicated international time, making it the largest sundial in the world.

The old bridge of Pont Neuf

Despite its name Pont Neuf (New Bridge) is the oldest of the Paris bridges, and was the first road in Paris to benefit from pavements separating pedestrians and traffic. It was also the first bridge to be built without houses on it.

This is us under one of many of the bridges at night!

Tour Saint Jacques: a bell tower without a church

Tour Saint Jacques is the former bellower of the church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. Built in the 16th century but of Gothic style, it was one of the starting points for pilgrims journeying up rue Saint Jacques and on to Santiago de Comspotela in Spain. When the church was dismantled in 1802, it was decided to keep the belfry which has since been converted to a weather station.

 The Clock Tower of the Conciergerie

The square Tour de l’Horloge (Tower clock) of the Conciergerie has since 1370 housed the first public clock to be installed in Paris.

 The Eiffel Tower: a high maintenance monument

The Eiffel Tower weighs about 7,000t and uses 50t of paint every seven years. The Eiffel tower swayed 13 cm during a storm in 1999, which blew at 240 kph.

As for the variation of ambient temperature, the top of the tower may shift away from the sun by as much as 18 cm which was recorded during the 1976 heatwave. (Gustave Eiffel had allowed for a variation as much as 70 cm).

And the most magical and special moment was when Eiffel Tower lit up at night and started sparkling! It was absolutely perfect and I'd go back there anyway!

I hope you get to go there one day and have a great time!

Roxy R x