Barbara Tursan Misic PhotoArt: Qui, une fois venu à Paris, vient toujours à Paris...

First thing everyone told me when I said we were going to Paris was: “Aaaa, Paris - the city of love!”. But Paris is sooo much more... famous buildings, works of art, chic fashion scene, culture... we travelled there in June and stayed for a week. These are some of my favourite places...

What is a first thing that a non-Parisian does when in Paris? Climbs on Eiffel Tower – of course... and I have to admit – the view is breathtaking...

If you have enough time, you should definitely talk a walk down both sides of Siene - "Rive Gauche" and "Rive Droite". On the left bank you can see Eiffel Tower and Conciergerie:

Some people are living on boats on Siene:

The Ile de la Cite is a natural island located on the Seine River in Paris between the Rive Gauche and Rive Droite and there the beautiful gothic cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris is situated:

From the first day I knew I was going to Paris, I had my mind set to going (and possibly buying) a book at Shakespeare and company bookshop. So you can understand my disappointment when I came there and found it closed...Well, I guess I will have to go there again :)

Café?

A must-see is the church of Saint-Eustache with the L'écoute sculpture by Henri de Miller:

If I would have to pick one favourite museum in Paris, I’d definitely pick Musée d’Orsay. Standing 10 centimetres form G-E-N-I-U-S works of art (Vincent van Gogh, Renoir, Manet)...it doesn’t get much better than that...

Qu'est-ce que le menu aujourd'hui? French cuisine... no comment... something perfect...

Now home to a number of famous cafés (such as Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore), galleries, nightclubs, bookshops and publishing houses, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was the center of the existentialist movement.