Day 1 - Belle Paris

Wow, we never tire of this city. We were up at about 5:30am thanks to jet lag but used the time to capture photos of the Eiffel Tower (from the end of our bed!) as dawn broke. A perfect sunny spring day in Paris. We set-off early on foot with no particular destination in mind, we've found that the best way to experience Paris is to just start walking and see what you discover. Traditional French breakfast was in a gorgeous old bistro well off the tourist track.

Then we found ourselves in St Germaine, a very trendy suburb with gorgeous architecture. Here we stopped for another Coffee sitting on the street enjoying the sunshine. Soon after we joined seemingly half of Paris in the Jardins de Luxembourg, a beautiful large park near the centre of town. Finally a quiet stroll anong the Seine river, with a baguette for lunch on one of the bridges over the river. Passing by the river barges we spot 2 French men on  their deck, enthralled in a game of chess, glass of pinot in hand (we could tell; they had the correct glasses!) and dog lying at their feet, picture of serenity.