Paris. Where the hell do you begin with this great French city and one of the most visited cities in the world? It’s hard to come by someone who hasn’t heard of Paris, or even hasn’t visited it as even the most backpackery of backpackers will have likely to come through gay Paris at some point. Surely? Paris may not be for everyone but it’s one of my most favourite cities in the world. I’ve been numerous times and I was lucky enough to be living just forty minutes outside of the city for six months in 2014. Therefore I’d visit Paris nearly every week and really get to know the capital.
Many may think Paris is beautiful, surreal, and arty and like something out of a movie, and it often is, but it also has a grungy side with a great deal of homeless people, dark alleys and sometimes not the friendliest of locals. But fear not! As you can always enjoy this city, and even after living so close to the French capital, I was never bored of finding things to do. Which means not one blog post can cover the extensive range of things to see and do in Paris, so I’m attempting to keep it simple and highlight the main attractions and some of personal favourite places that I liked to go. This isn’t a niche, hidden secret Paris guide, I’ll save that baby for another time.
Great Landmarks
It goes without saying that you HAVE to see the Eiffel Tower. But this is easy to do as the tower can be seen from all over the city. Whether you want to go up is a different matter? Some say they find the climb disappointing as when you get to the top you can see the great views of Paris, but the Eiffel Tower obviously isn’t in the view. Still it’s worth climbing up, and although it may not be cheap for a whole family to crawl up there, I’d still say it’s one of those things you kind of have to do.
