Yooooo!!!! I was so happy to see my uni friend in Portsmouth the other day! Even if the weather was not ideal (well, you can’t really expect more from the British weather, can you?! :s), we had a very nice time… the kind of catch-up time all the girls like to have ;p ! Plus, (I must mention it, otherwise Marie (another one ^^, I know!) will be a bit upset :p) we had FANTASTIC pasta (tortellini… my favorites **) for lunch and a perfect tea time, worthy of the traditional English one!
So, we had this very nice 2 hour walk inside Portsmouth (I’ve just started to feel my legs again #cramps! No, I’m kidding… well not that much :s), where we took some lovely pictures I hope you’ll like (because, once again, the sunlight was not truly with us on Wednesday!!!)…
We first went to Victoria Park… A lovely place to have a rest, a picnic with some friends (when the weather’s a bit better, we’ll definitely have to do that! It sounds great, doesn’t it?!) and sometimes a good think when needed…
We finished our little tour ^^ alongshore… and then, it started to rain!!!
I hope I’ll have sunnier pictures next time we see each other, but meanwhile, I hope you enjoyed your little trip anyway!!!
Keep holding on to what you love, my dearies, & enjoy the ride of life 😉
Much love to all of you ❤
xoxo
Ps: you can find a photo of the two MarieS on Instagram ;)! (We were trying to dry around a lovely cup of tea ^^)
Today I want to take you to Paris, but I particularly want to take someone over there. This person (who created Jamie Ward’s Fan Page on Twitter) has just turned 15 today, so it’d be kind of my birthday present. And who could be a better guide than a French ‘demoiselle‘? I mean, even if you’re not Parisian, you are French! and try to find a French person who’s never been to Paris? I personally don’t know anyone in that case, but if that kind of persons ‘exists’, well… SHAME ON YOU!!!
Consequently, so as to help this young British ‘demoiselle‘ to plan her little trip to Paris, I decided to share, through this blogpost, all my must-dos, must-sees & my diverse crushes in Paris ;)!
First, I’m going to give you all my favorite sights … It may seem (and actually it is) a bit touristy, but you can’t miss the following sightseeings (THERE’S NO WAY!!!)
Our beautiful reigning Lady, I’m obviously talking about the Eiffel Tower…
Then if you want to have an old good “green time” & some fresh air, a little walk in the 14th arrondissement, in the lovely Jardin du Luxembourg (where, by the way, Cosette & Marius were supposed to have met #LesMisérables) or in the Parc Monceau will definitely make your day!
I’m just gonna add a few places, which have been suggested by Amélie, a friend of mine; The Place de la Madeleine (“one of the most Parisian place in Paris” she wrote), Place Vendôme,the Catacombs (“if you don’t fear the ghosts of the French Revolution” she made notice ^^ By the way, I L.O.V.E. that comment Amélie!) and the old house of Nicolas Flamel (“one of the oldest house of the town, which today hosts a great restaurant!” she eventually declared) (51 rue de Montmorency, 3ème arrondissement)
As far as I’m concerned, my two very favorite places to be in Paris are, without any doubt, the Pont des Arts (where lovers are used to hooking padlocks on the bridge – I am definitely a romantic person, so this is (to me) a not-to-miss!!!! And my dear little British girl, if there’s a guy out there, who makes your heart beat, and if you wanna leave a part of you in Paris… well, there’s nothing else for it but to buy a lovely padlock ;)!) & the very stunning Montmartre!
Furthermore, I would like to add two must-dos, at least two things I really fancy doing when I’m in Paris… The first thing is the traditional little cruise on a ‘bateau-mouche’ on the Seine (which is a river boat), where you can enjoy DELICIOUS dishes, and the second one is the unmissable ‘rendez-vous’ 52 rue de L’Université (75007 Paris), where you can get a perfume made-to-measure (it’s really cool!!!! LOVE it :D!)
Now, the second part of this post is more related to foodies (and VERY Yummy foodies, please!)… Mmmm! I can already see you drooling over!!! You’ll especially find here all my good addresses (in a word, my favorite ones :p!)
Let’s start with the section I like to call “Lunch & Brunch” (it also include “Dinner” but the other two rhyme! :D)
The very stylish Maxim’s…(3 rue Royale, 75008 Paris)
If you want to taste the very delicate French flavors, there’s nowhere else to go but to Le Dauphin…(131 Avenue Parmentier, 75011 Paris). It may be a bit expensive, but it’s DEFINITELY worth it! Trust me!
Photos from: *https://plus.google.com/111853455275627146872/photos/photo/5869272619934947138?hl=fr by Markel Redondo *http://theskinnybib.com/2011/10/28/le-dauphin-inaki-aizpitarte-paris/ The Skinny Bib
And if you feel like having a pizza because you’re fed up with French food (which I truly doubt – and no, I’m not chauvinistic when I say that!), you can eat very good pizzas (if not the best in Paris, but this is only my humble opinion :p) at Pink Flamingo Pizza…(105 rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris)
And at last, I’ll finish that post with the best places to have the so precious British TEA TIME!!! (I’m an addict as well, so no offense ;)!)
Well first, you’ve got the very renowned French macaroons maker, Ladurée, where you’ll undoubtedly enjoy the most refined macaroons (or should I say ‘macarons‘?! but not only ;)!)…(21 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris)
And here it is (at least, I think :)!) I hope you, guys, enjoyed this post & I particularly hope that it will be useful to my little British girl, who (I’m sure) will enjoy Paris 😉
Now, before I leave you with this, I just want to say what I’m used to say…
Keep holding on to what you love & enjoy the ride of life 😉
xoxo (or maybe, for once, should I say… Bisous Bisous)
PS: When you’re in Paris, my lovely one (or my sweet British girl, as I’ve called you all along that post), don’t mind the taxi drivers (everybody knows they’re quite rude ^^, unless you’re lucky and you’ll get one a bit nicer than the others… but don’t be pessimistic if it doesn’t happen, I’ve never had a ‘sweet’ Parisian taxi driver neither :p!) But most of all, ENJOY!!!!
