NEXT TIME

• Get a guide book
• Take better photographs - pictures of food, tell a story, more pictures of me in front of places, architecture, streets
• Pack more fashionable clothing - maxi dresses, flowy, gauze cotton trousers
• Cross body bag - my Frankie & Johnny Black one
• Pack smart footwear - something comfortable and stylish
• Baseball hat

FRANCE

• MUST TRY FOODS
  • LOTS OF Chocolate Croissant - Pain au Chocolat
  • As many Chocolate Eclairs
  • Boeuf Bourgingon
  • Croque Monsier
  • Enjoy the food, bread and the cheese! Like in French Kiss
  • Crepes by street vendors in the Latin Quarters
  • Hot chocolate @ Cafe Angelina
  • Macaraon @ Ladurée at Champs Elysées - famous for their macarons and pastries
  • Having breakfast at a cafe
  • Lunch by the river Dame overlooking the River Rhine - grab some bread & cheese from one of my bakeries
  • Bread and Cheese
• BAKERIES
  • Du Pain Et Des Idees - Their famous bread! get the chocolate croissant here and the Chocolate-Pistachio Escargots (Saw on both "Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo" and "The Layover: Anthony Bourdain")
  • Cafe de Flore: St Germain Paris
  • La Grande Epicerie - Bakery in Paris (Ina's Fave)
  • Poilâne Bakery (sourdough bread with P on it) on Rue de Cherche Midi
  • Jean Millet - said to serve one of the best pains au chocolat in Paris
• Paris is a walking city, so explore the city by walking. It's beautiful!
• Le Cherche Midi
• View of the Eiffel Tower
• Walk on the Bridge by Notre Dame
• Walking by the Banks of the River Seine, Paris
• Boat ride on the River Seine like in Before Sunset movie
• Picnic by the River Seine
• Pont Alexandre III bridge at night
• Go inside the Notre Dame
• Go to the TOP of the Eiffel Tower
• Luxembourg garden
• Walking through the Latin Quarters - maybe get a crepe to go (like last time)
• Farmer's Market
• Le Marche
• Le Marche des Enfants Rouges
• Grocery store (get jarred items, non perishable items specific from the region)
• Shopping area - Shopping Mall (if one)
• Kitchen store
• French Flea market
• Antique store
• Home decor store
• Bazaar
• Kitchen Store
• Champs D'Elysees
• Musee de Louvre
• Chateau de Versailles
• Sacre Ceour
• Montmarte
• Place Saint-Sulplice (Carin Olsson's favorite place)
• Le Bon Marché
• Palais Royal
• Jardin du Luxembourg
• Hotel Le Royal Monceau
• Brasserie
• Al fresco