My Favorite Places in Paris

A water lily in musee de l'orangerie

I like many places in Paris, but some places i like better than others.  Here's a list of some my favorite places in Paris:

Sacre Coeur

• Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) a beautiful white church
• Jardin de Luxembourg a delightful playground 
• Tour de Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) take the stairs to the second floor saves money
• Musee de l'orangerie a small place with big Monet water lilys
• Jardin des Tuilleries a lovely garden with a nice playground 

Now that I have shown you some of my favorite places, try adding a list of places on the comments (below) from a city that you think is cool.

Unusual sights in Paris

Ram eating grass in the Jardin Du Tuilleries

Lots people come to see Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, but if you look around you  find there are a lot more interesting sights to see.  We don't just mean Sacre Coeur.  We mean like unusual sights that takes a little exploring to find.  For example:

• A ram eating grass (giving it a trim) in the Jardin des Tuilleries. 
• A French man riding an Airwheel.
• A petting zoo next to Sacre Coeur complete with a small bull (le vau), a goat (le chevre), and a pig (un couchon).

  

  Largest wheel of cheese ever!

• The largest wheels of cheese ever known to mankind!
• An Egyptian statue in the middle of a busy Parisian street (influenced by Napoleon, we think).

Here's a tip for finding these things: walk instead of other transportation. 

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Rock Monkey and Butterfly Twirl

Paris: The City of Steps

When you think of Paris, you might think of the Eiffel Tower or romance or fashion or art, but I don't.  I think of many, many steps.  Every place you go in Paris seems to be not just about the place you arrived but about going up high.  Sacre Coeur has 384 steps to the dome (not to mention the many, many steps to get up to the beautiful cathedral).

There are over 37 flights to get to the 2er etage of the Eiffel Tower, and then you can take the elevator to the top.  You can go up to the top of the Arc De Triomphe and up the tower of Notre Dame.  And, we went up!

The views were well worth it, and of course, now we can eat as many pastries as we want.  Still, amongst the many wonderful memories we will keep from our adventures in Paris will definitely be the many, many steps!

By DocRunning