A Hypothetical Trip to Paris

     Paris! The city of love! J'adore!

     I have planned a hypothetical trip to Paris. Now you can take my advice and go do the things I've always dreamed of! It's already all planned out by me, and I'm about to tell you all my secrets. How convenient, right? 

     One day I will also do these things. So, here goes.

   The first thing I would do upon arriving in Paris would be, of course, visit the Eiffel Tower, take tons of pictures, and complete a couple items from my bucket list. Those items would be: kiss under the Eiffel tower, spit gum off the top of the Eiffel Tower, and throw a paper airplane off the top of the Eiffel Tower. 

 

     Those are just a few more obvious things that you must do in Paris. Now, let's get to the good stuff. Sites you need to see, things you need to eat, new experiences you have to try. 

• Cafes. Of course. You cannot pass this up. It's Paris, and there are literally thousands of cafes to choose from. Just walk down a street and pick one. Sit down. Read a paper. Have a cup of coffee, or tea, whatever. Eat an éclair. Be a Parisian for a day.
• Bakeries. Oh, mon Dieu (that's french for oh my God),  have you seen how delicious French pastries look??? I'm drooling right now. You should be too. **Look at this one. http://www.bonneau.fr/. I've spent countless hours watching them bake bread on their webcam. When I live this hypothetical trip out, this is the bakery I will be visiting. I will tell them that they have a following in a small, boring town out west in the US of A, in a place called Mississippi.
• Cathedrale de Notre-Dame de Paris- in short, The Notre Dame! Old churches like these are fascinating. Just admire the architecture and the detail. The stained glass windows. Look at the way the light gleams from them. So pretty. Also, one thing that comes to mind when thinking of this building is the magical Disney movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. (Every Disney movie is magical.) Although that one does creep me out a bit. There is a 95% chance that I love a movie if it is set in Paris and has lovely shots of the city in it. Even if said movie is a cartoon. It's still beautiful.
• The Louvre. Make a date with Mona Lisa. Also, go find "The Thinker" at Rodin Museum, and think with him. Pics or it didn't happen. (That pics rule applies with everything you do in Paris. Pictures are good! Take them.)
• Arc de Triomphe. Go to the top and take pretty pictures of the Eiffel Tower from it. See Champs-Elysees from it. Arches are cool.
• Nightlife in Paris. There's lots of it. Take your pick. If you're planning on sleeping during your night stays here, why did you even come?! 
• Go to the Opera. (Palais Garnier.) It's where the Phantom of the Opera's hide out is. Maybe reenact some of the scenes from the movie, get some weird looks, have some fun.
• I'd really love to go into the Catacombs of Paris. How cool and creepy would that be? I would probably back out because of all the bones and creepy rooms, and the fact that it's underground and I'd probably freak out. On second thought, it might be better to read about the catacombs and look at pictures. 
• The Pantheon. Another pretty impressive building. I drew a picture of this building for a history class once. So now I have to see it in real life. 
• Here are some dandy facts about the cost of things in Paris: helpful price list. 
• The main thing about this hypothetical trip is to just be spontaneous. There is no way you'll be able to explore every street and see everything you want to see. There's so much to do. So do all you can and have fun!

*This site helped tremendously with my plans: Paris Travel Planner & Guide
**I really love this site:http://www.bonneau.fr/live/. You can watch them bake bread! In real time! Sometimes they don't have it up, though. Plus, you have to account for the +7 hour difference. You can still look at pictures of the yummy food they bake! I want a baguette now. :(