we only had six days in paris, and it did NOT feel like enough. it was so hot and tiring to walk around, that we didn’t get to do everything we wanted to, but our trip was magical and perfect. we’d take crazy long walks, sit at cafes drinking wine and people watching. oh and we did a little sightseeing too.

there was a carnival across from our hotel. so while gideon did a few big kid rides, i had to work up the nerve to sit on the ferris wheel during sunset. and it was so worth it.

i wasn’t supposed to take these photos – they have a strict no photo policy… but how could i not want to share?! it’s a taxidermy and second hand shop named deyrolle. and it’s amazing.

another favorite was this little wine bar verjus. underneath the restaurant, they open for 2 hours a day serving three sandwiches : fried chicken, pork shoulder, and pork belly . we tried all three and loved them all.

we never went into the louvre because seeing the outside a dozen times was enough for me.

our highlight of the trip was trekking 45 minutes away to the parc des buttes chaumont. i cannot stress enough that every visitor should go here. we had a lovely person recommend it and she was right. it was the most beautiful park i’ve ever seen. it turned us into a romance novel cover.

we bought a bottle of chardonnay on the walk over, and sat on the grass with it, playing with the canadian geese and listening to a guy play david bowie songs in french on his guitar. it was probably the best afternoon of my life.

paris was amazing. i miss it so much.

we spent the first half of our trip in the south, staying in a villa in a little town called oppede. we spent our days day tripping to the surrounding towns, visiting the daily markets, looking at the insane views, and eating AMAZING food. it was a totally different trip than paris, which i’ll be posting pics of next.

OPPEDE-LE-VIEUX was a tiny town that we hiked to the top of. lots of views and ruins.

GORDES was one of my favorite towns. the market there was incredible, the views were insane, and the tall medieval buildings and hilly streets made me feel like i was in another time period.

i wanted that african mudcloth so bad, but it was a lot out of my price range.

all the towns were scenic and adorable. we were also near a million cherry orchids and lavender fields.

this was the kind of stuff we ate from the market.

the cherries there were the beesssst i’ve ever had.

i loved the south of france. i also loved paris. posting photos asap!