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 The view from our room at Hôtel Lenox Montparnasse. How Parisian and perfect is this? Swoon! |  Someone is excited to be in Paris for the first time! |  Pretty spring flowers for sale on Rue Cler. |
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 Walking by the Eiffel Tower, jet-lagged but fabulous...right? |  A tasty treat from Aux Merveilleux de Fred. |  Dinner our first night at L'Assiette. I had the escargot to start. |
 Seeing Paris at the height of springtime was such a thrill. It was simply gorgeous! |  Lunch at Café Saint-Régis, a great little restaurant not far from Notre-Dame. |  Mom's crepe from Café Saint-Régis. |
 Sunday afternoon antiquing at Le Village Saint-Paul. |  A little vintage treasure from Le Village Saint-Paul. |  Picking up treats at L'Éclair de Génie. The only problem? Which to chose! |
 We like the salted caramel éclairs best! |  The picture perfect courtyard at Musée Carnavalet. |  A visit to Musée Picasso. |
 The stunning staircase at Musée Picasso. |  Spotted on a walk through the Marais. |  Having afternoon tea at the elegant Le Meurice. |
 A walk through the Tuileries - it was chilly, and the place was empty! |  A glimpse of the iconic Louvre pyramid. |  We took a cooking class at La Cuisine Paris. It was a lot of fun! |
 One of our creations at La Cuisine Paris: a goat cheese, shallot, and leek crepe. It was super tasty! |  Who says millennials are the only ones who take selfies? ; ) |  Views from atop the Eiffel Tower. |
 That moment when you get a little stir crazy waiting in line to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. |  After braving a long elevator line, we finally made it to the very top of the Eiffel Tower! |  One of my favorite corners in Paris: the gigantic plant wall on Rue d'Aboukir. |
 Just one course from the epic tasting menu at Frenchie (make sure to book well in advance!) |  A fancy breakfast at Angelina. Gotta love that chocolat chaud! |  Pastry window-shopping at Angelina. |
 Admiring the fancy tiles along Rue de Rivoli. |  Wandering through the Village Royal, a cute little shopping street. |  I love looking at all the fashion windows in Paris - they are works of art! |
 Passing through Place Vendôme. |  Walking through the courtyard at Palais-Royal. |  Pausing for a bit to enjoy the spring flowers at Palais-Royal. |
 Lunch at Restaurant Ellsworth (one of my Paris faves). |  Stopping to smell the flowers at a shop near our hotel. |  An afternoon walk through Jardin du Luxembourg. |
 Fighting the crowds in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. (Sadly, I kind of look like I've been defeated by them!) |  The stunning Hall of Mirrors (not pictured: hordes of crowds below). |  Looking out over the magnificent gardens at Versailles. |
 Visiting the Grand Trianon. |  The idyllic Petit Trianon. |  We enjoyed our group dinner at L'Auberge Dab so much, we went back for a second time! |
 Mom's picture perfect dessert at L'Auberge Dab. |  A Sacré-Coeur selfie. |  Shopping at Merci, home to the world's cutest little courtyard. |
 The cozy café at Merci. |  A moment of reflection at Sacré-Coeur. |  Our final meal in France was...Italian food. Totally worth it though; Ober Mamma is the best. |
It seems cliché, but it's true: I don't think I could ever tire of Paris. And so, while planning our trip, I knew Mom and I needed to fit in plenty of time there. We arrived four days before our tour began, and we stayed an extra 1.5 days after. I loved having lots of time in Paris. There's so much to see and do there; I felt like we could've filled several extra weeks and not gotten bored. As it was, our extra days were pretty jam-packed. Here's what we saw, did, and ate.
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