make sure you take a tour of versailles, DEFINITELY worth the train ride (30 mins or less!)

-alyssa
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- musee d’orsay is a MUST.
- musee rodin is also a must in my book, although much of it is in a garden outside, so, weather pending…
- montmartre was my favorite spot for walking, tons of cute boutiques, less crowded, and a GORGEOUS view up at the sacre coeur.
- the eiffel tower at night, of course (the thing startled the hell out of me when i first arrived! it would just pop out around unexpected corners wandering around)
- luxembourg gardens — bring a baguette and wine and hang out. a beautiful little (but actually huge) sanctuary in the city.

you can’t go wrong stopping at any patisserie for a pain au chocolat, taking it to the nearest sidewalk cafe, ordering a cafe creme and people watching.

my number 1 piece of advice is to just start walking! it’s the best way to see the city. i must have logged 100 miles in my ballet flats (bad idea), but once you get a feel for the layout and the metro, it’s so much fun to wander. and the best part about paris is every few blocks you run into some other epic monument. (don’t forget to bring a map, just in case

ahh, so jealous. have so much fun!

I’ll be here waiting for your pics

secondly, get a bottle of wine, baguette, macarons, meats, boursin, butter, fruit, olives and head down to the seine for dinner. it’s what all the “cool kids” do… and it’s a blast. in fact, i may have stayed there. you might just see me.