Our final destination of our amazing trip, and what an amazing place to end our journey and wind down before our big flight back to New Zealand. We had seven nights in Paris which at first we thought would be too long but it was perfect. We quickly settled into the Parisian lifestyle in our Airbnb apartment in Bastille with our patisserie on the corner.

We spent a full day just wandering the streets and checking out the first district where we saw Notre Dame and walked along the river as the city of lights came alive. We couldn’t match the Paris fashion scene but with our jackets on I think we pulled it off.

One of our favourite days was an e-bike tour through hidden Paris. There were 12 people and a very eccentric guide who navigated us around the Paris streets and its scary drivers. The E-Bike was the perfect way to see the city and a lazy option on the hills surrounding the Latin Quarter. We visited hidden churches and gardens that otherwise we would not have found, but the best kept secret was a café we stopped at that had original letters from Marie Antoinette before her beheading, Voltaire’s desk and even Napoleon’s hat.

On a Monday we made our way out to Versailles to visit the palace and grounds, you would think after 12 months of travel we would have remembered museums are usually closed on Mondays so when we arrived and were told the Palace was shut we just laughed. We spent a few hours wandering the grounds which were really beautiful and it was great to get out of the city for a while.  

My Birthday was a few days before flying out so it was a great excuse to go to the Moulin Rouge. This is totally worth it and we had a really great night sipping on champagne and watching the can-can girls and other acrobatics. The following day we signed up for a wine tasting to bring in my 28th Birthday, this was a really informative session with trainee Sommelier even attending. What we would take away from French wine is if you want to drink French, ask a Sommelier!

On our final day in Paris and last day of the trip we spent some time inside the Louvre which was incredible, the exhibitions were great and we hunted down Mona Lisa as were the rest of the tourists. We went for a late lunch before heading to the Eiffel tower, the line was reasonable and we made our way to the top, where the views were breathe taking. Day turned to night while we were up there and the city lights came alive, which was awesome. After some great snaps we made our way down and walked back through the city. It was the perfect way to end the trip on top of the Eiffel tower!

To everyone who has been following our journey along the way thank you, we have loved sharing our stories and pictures with you all.