Parc des Buttes Chaumont

For some green and quiet, Parc des Buttes Chaumont is one of the largest green spaces in Paris to relax.  Despite it's dark history of gallows, waste dumps and even it's "suicide bridge", this park is the one I found to be most pleasant. It would be a perfect place for a picnic on a sunny day.

Should I Get A Pastry?

In Paris you'll find yourself asking this same question multiple times a day. Walking down almost every street you'll find at least one Patissere window that will demand your attention. With all those bright colors, and swirling creams, how could it not? The question quickly changes from "should I buy a pastry" to "which pastry should I buy"?

Bottoms Up

Right next door to our apartment is the bustling little bar Au Reve. It's yellow stained walls and red booths make it a cozy spot for happy hour. My roommate Heather and I stopped in for a quick whiskey and will be back for a glass of wine soon. After all, it's only a minute walk back home.

PFW 2013- Jacquemus

My second show this season was for quirky french design label Jacquemus. The location choice of his show caused quite a stir. Poolside, attendees had to wear baggies over their shoes and not tread too close to the edge. For a model the fear of falling is already pretty high, but drastically increases when stomping around a slippery pool.

Catacombs

The haunting and ghostly tunnels of the catacombs have winding staircases, dim lights and low ceilings that drip. With walls of bones, these underground hallways are not for the easily spooked. Created due to the overcrowding of cemeteries in the 17th century, the catacombs now hold about 6 million people. It is hard to fathom that what your seeing is all real. It never occurred to me that people might try to snatch a souvenir, but on the way out the security guard explained that many do. While he checked our bags to see if we were bone thieves,  I noticed a piled of confiscated skulls sitting next to him.

 

 

Crepes & Canadians

My Canadian roommates and I decided that we needed to get a proper savoury crepe while in Paris. We all had our fair share of Nutella street crepes and were ready for something more. Dinner at Crêperie Pen Ty proved to be the solution. The buckwheat crepes were delicious and topped with an egg and 2 slices of goat cheese. Can't find that on the street! We also got teacups of their famous cider.

Souvenirs and Sacre Coeur

Whichever way you try to get to Sacre Coeur, your going to pass through a souvenir explosion. The beautiful church is surrounded by vendors and shops hawking postcards, scarves and mini replicas of your favorite French monuments. If someone back home is looking for an Eiffel key chain, nows your time. But, once you reach the steps of the church your rewarded with a view of Paris like no other.

Snap Happy by the Louvre

My roommate Elisa and I would often get stir crazy if we sat at our apartment to long. Despite the cold weather, we'd always end up bundling ourselves and going for long walks around the city. Both of us wanting to document everything, we found that each of us accumulated many pictures of other with camera in hand. Finding ourselves at the Louvre, camera's clicked away.