France Trip: Paris

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Walking along Champs Elysées - Arc de Triomphe Walking along Champs Elysées

Spent ten or so days in Paris, and it was a lot, so I'm going to break it out into several different posts. We started day 1 with helping my friend recover from jet lag by walking all over the Champs Elysées, and trying to get her to pronounce it, lol.

Walking along Champs Elysées -The Orangerie Walking along Champs Elysées - Glace Bachir


Church Day - Saint Chappelle Church Day - Saint Chappelle

Day 2 was what I call "Church Day", although it did not fall on a Sunday. We started with a reasonably moving insane line to Notre Dame, and followed that up with an insane never-moving line for Saint Chappelle. But I'd never been to Saint Chappelle, and it was absolute magic. The interior colors, the stained glass! Just lovely.

Church Day - Notre Dame Church Day - Notre Dame

Followed that up with a trip to Montmartre for lunch and a funicular up to Sacré Coeur. Had some chocolate mousse at Chocolat Chapon and an eventually orchestra concert at Saint Sulpice.

Church Day - Sacré Coeur Church Day - Orchestra in Saint Sulpice


Boat Tour on the Seines (Bateaux Mouches) Boat Tour on the Seine (Bateaux Mouches)

On another day, we did a last minute jaunt to the Rodin Museum before it closed...and then headed to our night boat cruise on The Seine with Bateaux Mouches. Imagine a day sprinkled with hunting down well-reviewed boulangeries and restaurants as well. Lots of walking, lots of eating. Lots of site-seeing. Paris is just such a lovely city to visit.

Rodin Museum Rodin Museum

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