Did not sleep a wink.
Landed at Charles DeGaulle Airport on time and floated through customs as it is all digitized now.
Fraudulent Uber drivers accost you like the street vendors with fake Guccis as soon as you are out of the baggage claim area and offer you a ride double the going rate from a certified Uber driver.
Our apartment was not available until 3pm so we hit the ground running
We dropped off our bags using Nannybag, a certified, reliable company that has a wealth of safe, legitimate drop off sites in hotels and restaurants.
We did an up close and personal inspection of the newly restored Le Samaritaine department store which is beyond gorgeous.
After being closed for 16 years, the storied Parisian landmark was resurrected by LVMH as a shopping, dining and hospitality destination.
We sauntered across the Seine on the Pont Neuf Bridge and took in the Tour Eiffel which never fails to impress.
We sought admission to the Bourse de Commerce formerly used as a place to negotiate the trade of grain and other commodities.
The sheer beauty of the restored venue, the sight of the Rotunda and the magnificent alliance of contemporary glass and concrete architecture is coupled with the vast 19th-century decor.
The contemporary art is unappealing, but the interior and renovation sponsored by Francois Pinault is imposing.
We walked around the newly refurbished Forum Des Halles which is developed by American shopping mall developer Westfield.
Next stop Rue St Honore, the Tuileries and Place Vendome.
Paris is gorgeous, thriving and bustling with tourists and Parisiennes abounding, all taking advantage of a glorious day in the 60’s.
Indulged in some yummy escargots and toasted Paris with a Pastis.
The day was still young.
