We honeymooned in Paris in 2018 — a few days in the city and a day trip out to Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley. Trains, éclairs, crêpes, and all the classic sights.

A couple kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower — honeymoon kiss.

Paris

We arrived by train and spent our days on the greatest-hits route: the Tuileries, the Seine embankment, the Champs-Élysées, and Notre-Dame.

A couple's selfie on the train to Paris.
Arriving by train.
The Tuileries garden on a sunny day.
The Tuileries.
The Thomas Jefferson statue on the Seine embankment, with the river and a Ferris wheel.
The Thomas Jefferson statue on the Seine embankment.
A Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau bus stop sign in Paris.
Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau.

The Arc de Triomphe from an open-top bus, and Notre-Dame — this was 2018, before the fire.

The Arc de Triomphe seen from an open-top bus.
The Arc de Triomphe.
The west front of Notre-Dame with its twin towers.
Notre-Dame, 2018.

Inside the Galeries Lafayette, and a proper GF café stop — crêpes and Gluten free peachbeer, then éclairs.

The glass dome and chandeliers inside Galeries Lafayette.
Galeries Lafayette.
Crêpes and beer on a café table.
GF Crêpes and Gluten Free peach beer at a café.
A couple holding éclairs for a selfie.
GF Éclairs, obviously.

The Loire Valley

A day trip south to the Loire Valley: Château de Chambord and the countryside around it.

Château de Chambord with its gardens.
Château de Chambord.
Green fields in the Loire countryside.
Loire countryside.
A tree-lined avenue in the park at Chambord.
A tree-lined avenue in the park.
A couple toasting with wine glasses.
Toasting the trip.

Planning a Paris trip

Paris is the kind of city you start planning a return to before you've even left. If France is on your list — honeymoon or otherwise — I can help you plan it: send me a note at Sandy.Wilcox@fora.travel.

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