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Postcards from Paris

10/04/21 | COVID-Era Travel, France, Paris, Travel, Weekend Recap

Welcome to the start of a new week1!  Friday’s post was published en route to Paris and this I am writing Sunday evening on the way back. Not enough time but happy to report the caption on this post was accurate. “ You can’t dull my sparkle ✨ A crazy week of work and wedding planning plus a forecast of rain could be a bit of a damper but I am DETERMINED to have an amazing weekend in Paris!”.  We took the Eurostar train from the center of London to the center of Paris on Friday night after work and came back on Sunday.  48-hours was not enough but two days in the city of love can still be magical.   Here are some of my favortie photos from the weekend with a blurb about them:

Kelly and Mark Travel Selfie in St Pancras International
I Want My Time With You Neon Sign by Tracey Emin in St Pancras International

The Parisian Lock Bridge, the  Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor

The Parisian Lock Bridge, the Passerelle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor

In the main hall of the Musee D’Orsay

Postcards from Paris - Travel Blogger Inside the Paris Museum Musee D'Orsay

The View of Sacre Coeur Basilica from Clock in the Musee D’Orsay

Postcards from Paris - The View of Sacre Coeur Basilica from Clock in Cafe of Musee D'Orsay in Paris

Selfie with the Van Gogh self-portrait

Kelly and Mark Selfie wit the Van Gogh self-portrait at Musee D'Orsay

Notre Dame Cathedral under restoration after the Arpil 2019 Fire

October 2021 Notre Dame Cathedral Restoration after the Fire

The gorgeous balconies of Paris’s iconic Art Nouveau department store La Samaritaine

Balconies of the new shopping mall and concept store La Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf

The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped. Yes, this is one of the world’s most famous arches but for two weeks, ending October 3rd, it’s covered in 270,000 square feet of silvery blue fabric which on this rainy weekend creates a grey-on-grey effect. While I love the art in this city this piece is not my favorite but I came, and I saw. You can see a cool time lapse here.

Fashion and Travel Blogger at The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped

The Eiffel Tower from the Pont Alexandre III Bridge

 

Postcards from Paris - Eifel Tower from the Pont Alexandre III

The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) from Inside the Museum

Postcards from Paris - The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) from Inside the Museum

Is she smiling?   Due to the popularity and COVID there was a winding queue of nearly one hundred people in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre so we took it in from the side – no wait at all!

Kelly and Mark Mona Lisa Selfie at the Louvre
Mona Lisa Portrait at the Louvre

The Grand Salon of the Napoleon III Apartments inside the the Louvre Museum

 

Postcards from Paris - The Napoleon III Apartments inside the the Louvre Museum, a ​Louis XIV style of decor

Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro Gardens

Which is your favorite postcard from Paris?

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Comments

  1. Gwen says

    October 11, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    Like your skirt in the photo too.

  2. Tori says

    October 5, 2021 at 12:50 pm

    You look fantastic in the photo in the museum your smile is infections and everyone would know how much in love you are with Mark and Paris.

    Have you ever thought of living there? I have toyed with it a few times. Wouldn’t want to make it forever but a year or so would be perfect for me.

    Nice you are just a train ride away though.

  3. Richard says

    October 5, 2021 at 7:08 am

    The Muse D’Orsay is always my favorite and the photo you have of the clock from inside is so iconic and I love when I see it in movies and go, “I’ve been there”.

    Hope Mark liked Paris as much as you do. What was his favorite thing he saw, so many choices?

  4. TAMMY says

    October 4, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    Glad you and Mark had a great weekend in Paris. Too bad it was only a short trip. My favorite post card would be the last one Eyeful Tower. Mask pictures are my least favorite. The covid era is one to forget about.

  5. Stephanie says

    October 4, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    I adore Paris and you were so luck to be there when the Arc was wrapped.

    I love most of the work those artists do but really, I would have picked a more vibrant color, what about a strong lavender or a pop of pink, gray, really, how dreary especially on a dreary weather day such as yours.

    Loved the time lapse look at it thanks!

  6. Barbara says

    October 4, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    Such a romantic city.

    I have hinted many times that I hope my boyfriend pops the question in Paris.

    You are two for two my dear.

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