A Lady in London

The chateau was in the middle of the French countryside. It stood stately amongst 56 acres of green land and old stone buildings. Among the previous owners had been ancient Romans, nineteenth century French nobles, a group of enterprising nuns, and, more recently, an eclectic theater company.

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I spent last week modeling at a photography workshop in the French countryside. It was everything I could have wanted in a five day photo shoot, except that it didn’t involve any time in Paris. Since I’m completely unable to travel to France without stopping in my favorite city in the world, I scheduled a day in the City of Lights en route from London to Poitiers.

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Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world. I could go back every weekend and never get tired of exploring new neighborhoods, visiting new museums, and, of course, eating at new restaurants. The source of all of these new things usually comes from recommendations from friends, and after posting on Facebook that I was off to the City of Lights, I had no shortage of them on my trip to Paris last week.

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I love Paris in the summer. I love the warm weather, the endless daylight, the leafy green gardens and parks, and of course, the soldes. Unfortunately, since I moved to London I’ve had the bad habit of visiting Paris in the dead of winter. And while even wintry Paris has its charms, I couldn’t help but feel like I was missing out on something by not vising the city in the summer.

Then last month my boss suggested I take a trip to Paris for a couple days to meet with clients. He didn’t have to ask twice. I booked my Eurostar ticket to Paris and set about lining up meetings.

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When I was 18 I spent a semester studying in Nice, France. I traveled most weekends and visited many cities in Provence—there was a trip to Eze, an afternoon in Saint Paul de Vence, and of course an outing in Antibes. I saw a lot. But when I got back to California, everyone asked me the same question: “What did you think of Aix en Provence?” Aix en Provence? Oops. Missed that one.

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The only thing better than going to Paris for a couple days is going back to Paris for another couple days the next day. While this week’s first journey to Paris was a nostalgic trip, the second was most definitely a hedonistic one.

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November was the first full month I’ve spent in the UK since I moved here. I’d love to say that it was because I’ve finally been cured of the travel bug, but the truth is that I was getting my passport renewed.

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I love to travel. I love to eat.

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A review of my round-the-world trip in numbers and pictures:

5: Number of countries visited on my trip

1: Number of unexpected layovers in countries I hadn’t planned to visit. Hong Kong was a lot of fun, though!

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My round-the-world trip started on Friday morning when my boyfriend and I took the Eurostar to Paris for the weekend. We got upgraded to an amazing suite at the Prince de Galles hotel and had a great time exploring Christmas markets and farmers’ markets, spending time with a friend of mine, and eating great food.

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I finally made it to London!

My week in Paris went by in a wonderful blur of crepes and croque monsieurs, Marais and Montmartre, fondue and falafel, and just about every other wonderful thing about the city of lights. My friend and I explored areas of Paris we hadn’t previously visited, including the Montmartre vineyard, a great farmer’s market near Bastille, and a beautiful park in the 17th.

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It’s a cold morning in Paris. I’m sitting in the Place des Vosges taking advantage of the city’s free Wi-Fi network and feeling rather embarrassed that the French got a city-wide Wi-Fi network up and running before San Francisco! That aside, I’m loving that I can sit in one of my favorite parks and be on the internet at the same time.

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