Sweet Escape To Paris on A Budget

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Paris is always a good idea and going to Paris is always my number one bucket list.  It’s my first visit and i’m not rich person so I plan it from scratch how to explore Paris on a budget but still having sweet escape the way a want it. And this is my second stop from my solo trip to Europe, after Amsterdam. I must tell you this is my fave city after see and explore many cities during my trip (i’m saying my honest opinion, not trying to brag that i travel a lot).

What most people especially girls would think it’s better wait until their lover take them to Paris and dreaming of doing it in a fancy romantic way. Well i will share my story of how i do it in a budget, alone and still having the best and memorable moments in Paris. Just read along.

I visit Paris with friends for half day.  We have fun giggle and taking pictures at eiffel tower, louvre and champ elysees. I was on tour and when the tour is over, i go back to Paris.  I have planned to travel alone for 2 weeks around Europe.

See my guide for Having a sweet escape to Paris on A Budget

Stay

I stay at Generator Hostel.  This hostel is located near metro station so it’s a perfect location because going everywhere is easy by metro.  It can reach any places and cheap.  This hostel have a modern building , clean, separated female and male, and have bathroom in the room.  They don’t provide kitchen and you can’t bring food/drinks inside.  I feel safe here as there are security and key card to get to the room. The price is absolutely cheap compare with the facilities that we got.

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Generator Paris

Transportation

To get here i use megabus from sloterdijk and arive in the morning at bercy.  From Bercy i go to metro station and continue to my hostel. It’s very early in the morning and a bit confusing to find metro station.  So if you find Bercy station just ask people there where is metro station.

To travel around Paris i take Paris Visite metro card because it will give you unlimited use around paris.

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Eat

Eat at a cafe is around 12-16 Euro for 1 menu free salad, bread and just ask free water for drink.  Eat at restaurant about 25 and up. Dont worry about language, they can speak English and i didn’t find any difficulties to order food in Paris.

Duck Confit

Duck Confit

Read my foodie story when i visit the most famous steak frites restaurant in Paris here : Le Relais De L’entrecote Paris

Itineraries

I only write places i visit on my 3 days solo traveling.

Day 1 after i get to my hostel, rest for couple of hour and spend half day go to Versailles.  Here is the link of the story A Glimpse of Versailles

Day 2 & 3  Basicly i go all around places, taking pictures, and just enjoy Paris. Here are what i do hopefully will be usefull for you :

1. Spot the Eiffel Tower selfguided

See my guide here : Top 5 Eiffel Tower Photo Location

2. Try Paris Sweet at Laduree & Angelina

L-african & Chocolate Eclair at Angelina

L-african & Chocolate Eclair at Angelina

Yes i’m talking about macaroon from Laduree and chocolate drink from Angelina.  Laduree is always has long queueu so i didn’t eat there, just buy macaroon to take away and this is also qeuquing.

3.  Champ Elysees shopping and sightseeing

This street was very crowded. At the end you can see Arc De Triomphe and you can go up, from underground. Don’t forget to buy the ticket at the underground, and the queueu is quite long and they close ticket booth at 10 pm.

My fave shop is Sephora for affordable stuff and all those girl need. Buy Dior perfume and some sephora make up. Nike also has nice selections. If you are Louis Vuitton fans, make sure you visit but beware of the queueu.

Explore the area behind the main street and just adore those parisian building.

From here you can also walk to the most beautiful bridge in Paris, Pont Alexandre III.

I eat at the famous restaurant Le Relais de l’entrecote also around Champ Elysees, you can read here Le Relais De L’entrecote Paris

4. Spot Metro Sign and learn the system

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My fave activities is going anywhere with Metro, it’s very easy to understand and convenient transportation to reach everywhere and cheap.  Download goggle map offline and you can arrange itinerary to save time to visit several places at once and find the metro station nearby.  To understand it first, you must know the end of the destination track and then you will know which platform you should take because that’s the most confusing for my opinion.

5. Jardin du Palais Royal

Spend couple of hours here, dont rush because this place is so pretty and make you want to sit and watch day goes by.  To save time visit Palais Royal while you walk to the Opera and Galeries Lafayette

6. Visit garden

I really want to have picnic here unfortunately my schedule are packed so i just walking along on my way to another destination.   Adore those lining trees with a neat cut , how do they do that ?

Garden i visit : Trocadero, Tuileries

7. Try French Food and sitting at a cafe outside

I only try 3 kind, steakfries, duck confit, and crepes.  Find coffee at pret a manger around Champ Elysees.

8.  Galleries Lafayette

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I love the bookcorner and the souverirs are pretty, the iconic ceiling, and dont forget to go to the rooftop.  For foodies, there are Pierre Herme, and Angelina here. Need to get back and buy some dyptique candle and longchamp.

9.  Shakespeare and co Bookstore

Very packed inside.  Good selection of English subtitle books.

No photos allowed inside. Visit this place on my way to Notre Dame.

10. Notre Dame & sunset on the bridge

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To visit Notre Dame, i start walking from and on my way go back i have the nice parisian sunset moment. This is actually a serendipity. I was leaving Notre Dame and stop to buy crepe at Haggen Dazs and sit at the bridge near there named Rue d’arcole that facing Notre Dame bridge, suddenly i hear a guitar played music with loud sound. It was not crowd at all so it is very beautiful here watching sunset, with boat passing by, music behind and delicious crepe on hand. I just wanna say wish you were here.

Try this walk to save time : LV Hotel Le Marais – caroussel – pont d’arceole-aux vieux cafe-notre dame-shakespeare&co-seine river vintage book-crepe at hagend dazs-and go back to pont d’arceole to enjoy sunset

11. Wander around and admire buildings and bridge : The opera, louvre, pont alexandre III, notre dame, aux vieux cafe, hotel de ville, seine river

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12. Taking a day trip to Versailles

Spend the whole day here because Versailles is very big and you want to really spend time here.  To admire all the details from every room.  It’s magnificent and it’s a must visit place in the world at least once.  Truly beautiful. See the story here : A Glimpse of Versailles

12. Souvenir

Hard Rock Cafe is around Galleries Lafayette, ask people or goggle it. Souvenir like magnet around 3 e, key chain 1 e around Galleries Lafayette.  Many people sell it around Eiffel Tower are cheaper.

13. Parisian

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People say that parisian is not nice and can’t speak English.  I didn’t met difficulties on this, all parisian i met are very nice.  Even when they can’t speak English, they will try to help you.  When i ask an address, they will show you with hand sign.

Tips

  1. Keep safe, i didn’t go out very late at night so i have to skip to see Eiffel Tower at night or Moulin Rouge, i was visiting on May a couple of months before, there were bombing tragedy at Brussel and police was everywhere in Paris. It feel safer with cops around.
  2. Be careful on pickpocket, always pay attention on your belonging especially on Metro
  3. Use Google map offline, help you a lot to make itineratie and find places
  4. Stores are closed on Sunday so better use it to go to museum, cafe or park
  5. Museum are closed on monday, i didn’t have enough time to go to museum

It’s been so amazing and best experience Paris definitely my fave city during my europe solo traveling trip eventhough i didn’t buy many things like branded stuff or stay at luxurios hotel, i’m just so grateful that what i’ve planned just went very well and i’m beyond happy to survive Paris in a budget.  Of course, 3 days is not enough i still want to go to museum and go inside palais garnier, opera and eat more french food.

So girls, if you think you want to visit Paris with your lover and doing it in a fancy way, please take my word you can explore Paris alone and it still give you beautiful and memorable moments and you will enjoy Paris even in a budget. Just go and make your wish come true, don’t wait up.

Follow my jorney as i continue my trip to the next stop Geneva Switzerland.

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