Category: Paris 2026

We started with an early check-out around 08:00,went to the metro station Saint-Michel and stored our luggage for our last day in Paris. Today was the day to see the Grande Dame, two years after she has been rebuilt, Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris is as beautiful as imaginable. And hey, Markus learned a lot…

After two exhausting days in a row, we started this day significantly later and with no specific agenda. As it was Sunday it was the perfect opportunity to experience the marché alimentaire Bastille – a huge market offering fresh produce, clothes and international cuisine. Of course we ended up purchasing a bit of cheese, tomatoes,…

Juli’s highlight of our stay should be seeing and experiencing something new, so we/she decided we’ll spend our saturday at Versailles. Right after getting up, we headed for Inform cafe, on our way to the regional train – the breakfast was enjoyable and gave us the (later we knew necessary) strength boost into the day….

Day 3 starts with one of my favorites (again) – tarte aux pommes. I get a nice piece on our (rather) early way to the most famous glass pyramide in the world. Juli is, as usual, extremely well prepared and we start our queuing from the on-merged shopping mall. Still a few minutes (30+) pass,…

So we started relaxed into our first full day in Paris. What better aspect of a promising day, than picking a great place for breakfast. And that we successfully managed. Our quest led us to Sacre Coeur on Montmartre, to Bon Jo. Markus decided to start classical with Croissant au beurre and Juli took an…

So, my wife has finally forced me successfully to enjoy Paris. We packed our stuff on Wednesday before “happy cadaver day” and jumped onto a plane to CDG. The flight was a bit bumpy and France greeted us with a bit of rain – which was positively anticipated after several very hot days at home….