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#CatTravels: Bonjour, Paris

By Catherine Toth Fox • August 30, 2013 • #CatTravels, Food

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I had been to Paris back in 2010 — and I’ve thought about it ever since.

I was totally smitten the first time we came here. We stayed at a hotel just off the Rue de Rivoli, which is a main thoroughfare in the city. We were within walking distance of the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries. It was October and cold and the leaves on the trees were golden. It was magical.

I had my list of must-sees: the Mona Lisa, the Champs-Elysees, the Eiffel Tower.

This time around, though, I didn’t have much on my list. I had done so much three years ago, I didn’t know what else I could see or do in my three full days in the City of Lights.

And that was a good thing.

This time, I could just wander the city, visit bakeries and chocolate shops, walk through neighborhoods I hadn’t visited the last time I was here, take some time to quietly explore this dynamic city.

And that’s exactly what we did on our first day in Paris.

Here’s what it looked like:

Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord
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We stayed one night in a small hotel near the Gare du Nord ("North Station") so we'd be close enough to Sacré-Cœur Basilica. The station, which sees about 190 million travelers every year, is within walking distance from the iconic Catholic church on the hill.

Follow my #CatTravels adventures in Europe and Japan on Twitter @thedailydish and Instagram @catherinetoth.

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5 Comments

  • Reply jlieu August 30, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Paris is on my bucket list – thanks for getting me excited for my 2015 plans! 😀 LOVE!

  • Reply David Jackson August 30, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    Nice start, lots of cool food pics. Can’t wait to see more of the city!

  • Reply M August 30, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    Hello Cat!

    Paris is on my bucket list!

  • Reply Dennis August 31, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Hi Cat! I will put a priority on Paris. My younger son has been there already and dad needs to visit soon. Great shots

  • Reply Pam August 31, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Beautiful pics! TY for sharing

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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