Travel Diary- My Paris Trip

Transportation: We flew from Dulles in DC to Paris via Air France. While in Paris we used Uber 75% of the time and walked when we could.

Day 1
We dropped our bags off at Hotel 34B. It’s an Astotel Hotel. We really liked the fun decor and feel of the hotel. It was considered 3 star but it was modern, tasty breakfast, clean, staff super friendly, and right next to allllll the shopping like Galleries Lafayette.

More about Hotel 34B

AN ODE TO FRANCE- Discover the 34B, 3-star hotel paying tribute to France, near the Grands Boulevards, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps Haussmann. Paris 9th.
Stay in one of its 128 rooms, each decorated in an unusual style. Exceptional comfort with high quality, spacious 2-metre beds. Use the free WiFi to organise your days.
Enjoy a free breakfast (direct booking) with fresh and varied produce in the cosy lobby, then relax on the comfy sofas in the lounge. Travel guides and other books on France are at your disposal, to introduce you to the riches of the country and perhaps help you organise your trips.
Soft drinks and snacks are available at the open bar in the afternoon.
The attentive staff and warm atmosphere of the Hotel 34B will make your stay in Paris truly memorable!

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We had Breakfast at Hardware Societe...DELICIOUS!!! You have to have breakfast there. Afterward, we explored and walked throughout the city and went to the catacombs (creepy and cool). We spent the rest of the evening at Galleries Lafayette which is a shopper's dream, especially if you're into designers/labels.

More about the Catacombs

“In the late eighteenth century, when major public health problems tied to the city’s cemeteries led to a decision to transfer their contents to an underground site. Paris authorities chose an easily accessible site that was, at the time, located outside the capital: the former Tombe-Issoire quarries under the plain of Montrouge. The first evacuations were made from 1785 to 1787 and concerned the largest cemetery in Paris, the Saints-Innocents cemetery.

The site was consecrated as the “Paris Municipal Ossuary” on April 7, 1786, and, from that time forward, took on the mythical name of “Catacombs”, in reference to the Roman catacombs, which had fascinated the public since their discovery. Starting in 1809, the Catacombs were opened to the public by appointment.”

Day 2
Eiffel Tower and the Louvre (that was plenty for one morning/afternoon). Went to dinner and found a hip hop lounge, Le Comptoir General. Dinner was at Le Coincidence. Very yummy. They speak English there as well.