Le Chic En Rose

I have a few more photos that I’ve been meaning to share from my 24 hours in Paris with Mlle (in September 2022). Monsieur and I are setting off in just over a week for a month-long trip to Europe, including a couple of days in Paris. I’ve promised my 11 year old granddaughter I will finish writing up my last overseas trip before I leave for the next!

The following series of photos were taken on an early morning walk that Mlle and I did before setting off back to the Gare du Nord for our train journey back to London.

Jetlag has its benefits and we were up, packed and ready to leave our flat by 6am so we had a few hours to while away before setting off to catch our train later that morning. At the recommendation of Mlle’s Parisian friend, we headed to the boulangerie near Glaciere Metro station and were first in the queue for the 7am opening. The selection was “incroyable”, with every manner of bread, croissants and patisserie – it all looked mouth-watering. We settled on a couple of almond croissants (they were simply delicious) and headed off through the streets of the 13th arrondissment in the direction of the Jardin du Luxembourg.

It was late summer (1st September) and the trees were starting to turn a pretty shade of gold. At this early hour the streets were almost deserted with just a few corner cafes open. The honey-coloured light was so beautiful and accentuated the autumnal shades of the trees as we enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the elegant gardens.

Heading east along the Rue Soufflot, we passed by the magnificent Panthéon before wending our way through the quaint streets of the 5th arrondissement and back to our little apartment. We collected our luggage and headed off to the Gare du Nord after a wonderful 24 hour trip to Paris!

You can find all my Parisian posts here. For now “à bientôt” and I’ll be back again in a few weeks’ time!

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