Simply Irresistible Paris

Please join me on me today

for the Simply Irresistible Day in Paris,

hosted by Anita of
Castles, Crowns and Cottages

Castle, Crowns and Cottages
HERE

This is the way I used to travel,

before the airlines charged so much for baggage.

Now, I just wear black.

I simply could not resist playing ABBA's

Our Last Summer

and Francoise Hardy's music in her native French,

hope you enjoy & understand ABBA still rules for me!

Welcome to Paris!

Come along with me as we spend our day in this truly beautiful city.

We're not going to do the ordinary things, as you would guess if you

know me at all.

Starting our at the Hotel Lotti on Rue de Castiglione ideally

located in the 1st Arrondissement,

the Westin Vendome is right next door if you prefer...

from the location you can walk almost everywhere, which is

hugely important in this lovely city, as if you're a tourist walking is the

only way to see everything.

hopefully, you have studied a map, googleEarth, or something to

give you an idea where you are, otherwise you will waste a whole

lot of time getting oriented.

From our hotel you are close to the Jardin Tuileries, which is

an absolute must-see, it was originally designed for horse-drawn

carriages and pedestrians and the pathway is still the same.

We travel with our French Poodle, FiFi, so we must stay

near a green area. Also, you step out into the street, walk a few

steps and you're on the Rue St. Honore, the most amazing shopping

street filled with sidewalk cafes....heavenly.

But, for this morning, we have to go get breakfast, don't we?

So, off to Angelina's which is as well-known as

Laudaree, but closer to our hotel & starting point,

just down the Rue de Rivoli.

we could wear something like this as it is so Parisian

you must not miss the divine Guerlain Perfume Shoppe

directly across the street from the hotel.

Amazing.

Fortified, continue on the Galeries Lafayette,

even if you don't want to shop go to see the architecture,

and have a glass of champagne on their roof terrace where

you overlook the city.

Find one of the beautiful

Au Nom de la Rose Shops

which are all around the city

precious restaurant in Montmarte

time to regroup back at the hotel...put away all the parcels & goodies,

and take our walk to one of the sidewalk cafes, sit outside, have a glass of

lovely white wine, and order something simple,

continue on to Place de la Concorde,

and depending on your stamina, you can walk along the Seine,

or cross one of the bridges into another world, one so much smaller,

much more interesting to most of us, all the shops and antiques, books,

and art of the Marais...

to be transported to the original square in Paris

Place des Vosges

take a quick taxi ride,

see a complete post I did on this wonder,

HERE

Anita and all the ladies are having dinner tonight so we must get
back to the hotel and get dressed. What do you think I should wear?

I think it will be this black one...

Anita is staying at the Four Season Hotel George V,
and everyone is having dinner in the
5-Star Restaurant Le Cinq.

Please see a post I did about the flowers in
the George V

HERE

I encourage each of you to click over to my other posts
as they were done with much detail and are very interesting
about details of Paris...

Another snippet of Paris you will enjoy is the
fabulous blog called
Paris Breakfast
from Carol Gillot who is an artist
and does wonderful watercolors which are
available via her shop on Etsy.

She has a great blog with lots of cool entries of interesting
places in Paris...
to go over to see her click below:

HERE

I cannot tell you how happy I am to be in Paris
with so many wonderful girlfriends.
Everyone is celebrating!
Everyone is coming back together.

Sending love from The City of Light
to all of you....