Parisian Delights

Welcome to Paris

We'll gather at our hotel in Paris at 4 p.m. for a short meeting and orientation and stroll around our neighborhood. Then we'll get acquainted with one another over a delicious "Welcome to Paris" dinner together at La Terrasse

First arrival into Paris the first of December. Quite serine, as it's early morning and the streets are quiet on a Sunday morning.

Our itinerary for the Day. It give you a chance to look over the days events and plan accordingly. After arriving at the hotel, Adrien was so helpful in having us relax after for ride from the airport and even offered coffee and tea.

Local Parian Bakery Maison Bergeron where on weekends you may see people lined up outside to buy bread, croissants, sandwiches, or the pastries that some have called the best in Paris. Look at the locals on the move on an early Sunday afternoon.

First Parian indulgence. Every thing looked delicious, it was hard to chose only one item, but I opted for the fresh French croissant.

Artisan breads, pastries & savory snacks in a historic bakery with gilt, murals & a paneled ceiling.

Gros Caillou (7th Arrondismont)

Orientation of Our Neighborhood

Our hotel was located in the 7th Arrondismont. The famous Rue Cler

Fountain of Mars in the place de Gros Caillou

Around the corner from our hotel, we found a fountain and the history behind it was astounding. Here is the Fountain of Mar known as the (place of the big rock) for which the area of Gros Caillou

is named. The fountain was built in the 19th century to provide water to the neighborhood.

Hôtel de Londres Eiffel

Very quaint hotel in the heart of the Gros Caillou. It was a home away from home, and the staff impeccable. From breakfast to hospitality, it was a joy. I even spied one morning when Dehbia had run out and returned after grabbing some fresh fruit from the local market on Rue Cler for hotel guests.

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École Militaire station

The metro station in the 7th Arrondissement, where we started our daily tours with the exception of our visit to château de Versailles and we took the RER. The Metro stations are an intricate part of Parian life and a life line for our tour when we were getting around Paris when walking would have taken too much time.

Rue Cler

As we were walking along the streets of Paris, we came across the e property listing of available apartments in the 7th Arrondissement in case we were looking for real estate in Paris. We continued with our walk and came upon Rue Cler. The local fruit market was still open and we saw some locals walking and making purchases on the early Sunday evening. I realized that traveling in December gets you into the holiday spirit and seeing Paris in the winter was awesome. It was such an enjoyable time and now have fond memories of the touring Rue Cler and the neighborhoods.