Paris Honeymoon
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In the process of booking a week in Paris for our honeymoon in February.
Accomodation wise, quite liking the look of: http://www.buddhabarhotelcollection.com/index.php?... but thinking of splitting the trip between two hotels if there were any particularly worthwhile for a few nights.
Food wise is where i'm struggling - would like to do a few tasting menus, but the choices are endless - personal reccomendations are a godsend (discovered http://en.disfrutarbarcelona.com/ based on a reccomendation on here and loved it - I see that it now has a well deserved Michellin star) - would always go modern and experimental rather than traditional - I can cook a steak how I like it at home, I can't do any of the molecular gastronomy sutff, so I know which one I would rather pay for.
For stuff to do, probably tick off all the touristy nonsense as she has never been and I have only been for work, other than that, any must dos, or tips how to wring the most out of the tourist traps? (the Moulin Rouge springs to mind as a way to fleece tourists, but it's gotta be done I suppose)
Accomodation wise, quite liking the look of: http://www.buddhabarhotelcollection.com/index.php?... but thinking of splitting the trip between two hotels if there were any particularly worthwhile for a few nights.
Food wise is where i'm struggling - would like to do a few tasting menus, but the choices are endless - personal reccomendations are a godsend (discovered http://en.disfrutarbarcelona.com/ based on a reccomendation on here and loved it - I see that it now has a well deserved Michellin star) - would always go modern and experimental rather than traditional - I can cook a steak how I like it at home, I can't do any of the molecular gastronomy sutff, so I know which one I would rather pay for.
For stuff to do, probably tick off all the touristy nonsense as she has never been and I have only been for work, other than that, any must dos, or tips how to wring the most out of the tourist traps? (the Moulin Rouge springs to mind as a way to fleece tourists, but it's gotta be done I suppose)
Thanks for the tips guys.
Have booked a room at the Buddha for the Friday and Saturday and 4 days in http://hidden-hotel.com/ (mainly because we liked the look of it!) during the week.
As for it being freezing, we live in Aberdeen, so are pretty used to it being chilly - New York was out partially for this reason and partly for the fact we are going in the summer anyway - last few years before kids ruin holidays for a while, so why not? As for Paris costing the earth - yeah, but we will probably only do it once, so again, why not?
Places to eat:
Sola looks like a winner - Japanese Fusion type stuff, bit of a tasting menu affair and the chef cooks you what he fancies - right up our street and seems reasonably priced
Epicure - probably a bit out of the price range - tempted to try a few of the better places at lunch to cut down on costs a bit, but still tick off a variety.
I vaguely remember getting taken to a place that just did variations on steak tartare when I was there for work a few years back that was cracking - a few too many vins has made me forget the name though, so that might be an option - wan't the sort of place to embrace a website though, so meh.
Stuff to do:
Eifel Tower - goes without saying really.
Champs Elysees - Have a good laugh at the prices. Look at watches we will never afford
Moulin Rouge - she loves the film, so is a must
Disneyland Paris - bit of fun if nothing else
Concert of some variety - Porter Robinson is playing with Madeon supporting, but that's more up my street than hers and a sweaty electro bounce about isn't the most romantic of things
We are usually pretty relaxed when it comes to city breaks and are happy to wander about and do a bit of what the locals do, but with it being that cold in Feb, hours and hours of walking probably isn't the best of ideas, hence trying to plan a few things and be a bit more structured.
Have booked a room at the Buddha for the Friday and Saturday and 4 days in http://hidden-hotel.com/ (mainly because we liked the look of it!) during the week.
As for it being freezing, we live in Aberdeen, so are pretty used to it being chilly - New York was out partially for this reason and partly for the fact we are going in the summer anyway - last few years before kids ruin holidays for a while, so why not? As for Paris costing the earth - yeah, but we will probably only do it once, so again, why not?
Places to eat:
Sola looks like a winner - Japanese Fusion type stuff, bit of a tasting menu affair and the chef cooks you what he fancies - right up our street and seems reasonably priced
Epicure - probably a bit out of the price range - tempted to try a few of the better places at lunch to cut down on costs a bit, but still tick off a variety.
I vaguely remember getting taken to a place that just did variations on steak tartare when I was there for work a few years back that was cracking - a few too many vins has made me forget the name though, so that might be an option - wan't the sort of place to embrace a website though, so meh.
Stuff to do:
Eifel Tower - goes without saying really.
Champs Elysees - Have a good laugh at the prices. Look at watches we will never afford
Moulin Rouge - she loves the film, so is a must
Disneyland Paris - bit of fun if nothing else
Concert of some variety - Porter Robinson is playing with Madeon supporting, but that's more up my street than hers and a sweaty electro bounce about isn't the most romantic of things
We are usually pretty relaxed when it comes to city breaks and are happy to wander about and do a bit of what the locals do, but with it being that cold in Feb, hours and hours of walking probably isn't the best of ideas, hence trying to plan a few things and be a bit more structured.
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