This Old House: What a better place to be

Then the city of love and romance... for Valentines day! True story- Dan and I took a spontanious surprise trip to Paris last weekend to enjoy not only Valentines day, but 3 awesome years together! After our trip last July with a tour company, we knew we had to go back on our own time to enjoy some sights that we flew past, and find some new ones as well. We stayed at the Albert 1ER ( now owned by Best Western) on the North side of town. It was built in 1914, and had the first elevator in the city ( and it is still the same one today!). The night we got in, I was looking for antique markets to visit, and came across a website called parisperfect.com. This sight is amazing, and filled with wonderful tips about getting around the city. The author told about a market called "Le Puces", which turned out to be the MECCA of antiques...it was outstanding, I almost couldn't control myself! Besides the fact that the prices were astronomical( it is Paris, after all), we had a great time rummaging through old and new...and we even bought an awesome revision of Mona Lisa! That night we went to Sacre Coeur ( also known as the Mont of artists, because this is where talent thrives!) The view from the top is breathtaking, and we even captured an awesome shot of the Tour de Eiffel at dusk. For dinner, Dan found a quaint restaurant called "Chez Papa" and for 54 euro, we got a steal of a deal for the meal we had. I got ratatouille, and Dan ordered a mouthwatering duck dish,and to finish we got a few scoops of lemon sorbet. Taking the metro throughout the city was a lot easier than we thought, and extremely affordable( and still there were people sneaking through the gates.) On Sunday morning, we went to Notre Dame while a church service was in session. The way the choir echoed through the violent peeks of the domes was unlike anything I had ever heard. On our way out we took one more stop at Sacre Coeur, and got our Portrait drawn by one of the "artists". Lesson learned...always ask to see their portfolio before you agree to pay 25 euro for a sketch.. because it ends up looking like the one we got below! All in all, we had an unforgettable weekend, and can't wait to go back during the summer again!
Stay safe, and don't forget to unplug the curling iron.
-anw