Paris- Palace of Versailles

Today was another glorious day in the land of cheese.

This is my fourth time in Paris but I've never been to Versailles so it was pretty high up on my to do list. 

We all know I love a bike when i'm travelling (see California post for example) and I thought that would be the best way to see the Chateau because to be honest I was more interested in seeing the ground's gardens than the interior (although both were spectacular).

I'd say i'm a pretty outdoorsy person (as in: I like going for walks and being surrounded by nature... I'm not saying I wanna go swim with sharks or jump of buildings à la Beyoncé) so I really enjoyed just being outside in a place a little less metropolitan.

Mmmmm Fresh Air!

My favourite place was Marie-Antoinette's estate. Such a cool little area with ponds and quaint buildings. 

Yesterday we went to Cimetière Père Lachaise and had a walk around. I know it's weird, but it's one of my favourite things to do in Paris, visiting the deceased.

Tomorrow we are crusing down the rivers and canals of the French capital before heading up to Sacre Cœur in the evening to watch the sunset.

A bientôt 

B xx

Shameless tourist shot of Notre Dame

Unfortunately some construction in Versailles but will be worth it

Lovely Gardens

Autumn

Maire Antoinette's estate

We picnicked by the Grande Canal

Paris- An obsession

Walking around Paris today, I got to thinking... why on earth am I so obsessed with Paris?

I've pin-pointed it to two life events;

My first trip here when I was about 10

OR

The Olsen's twins 'Passport to Paris' (don't laugh, you love it).

My obsession, which started of specific to the capital has now spread to the county as a whole. I've tried very hard to learn the language, I lived in Normandy for a couple months but it seems nothing has quite yet quenched my thirst for this country.

I know it smells, I know it's ridiculously expensive (today my boyfriend paid 10 euros for a beer) and I know Parisians care much more about their pedigree pooches than some tourist trying to ask for directions with an English heavy accent. But I just can't help loving it. 

Maybe another séjour in France will satisfy my needs.

We walked around for like six hours today. I'm tired and hungry but i'm trying not to eat carbs which is difficult in a country known for it's baguettes. Onion soup it is.

Bianca xoxo

 

London to Paris

SO!

It's been a while!

Sorry about that. I haven't been doing absolutely NOTHING, but I didn't want to bore with stories about me at various museums.

(I am going to do a post about all the great free things you can do in London. As my money depletes, i'm stretching my imagination to ways I can entertain myself without charge.)

The past week has been interesting. My boyfriend has flown out from Australia to meet me and join in some travels. Tomorrow we fly out to Paris, the first stop on our Eurotrip.

Our itinerary: Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Zurich.

We're gone for just over a month so it's a whirlwind tour. 

Besides Paris, I've never been to any of these places before so I'm pretty excited. AND it will give me something interesting to write about.

It's nice to be on the move again and about to experience some new places. I know this month will fly by.

Here's some London snaps I've taken cruising around Embankment...

á Paris

xxx

St Pauls Cathedral

Had to find my boyfriend a skatepark

Spent the day at Southbank