Climbing the Eiffel Tower to feel something 💀😀👍🏻

Welcome back to my solo travel diaries! This is day 2 of my itinerary, if you’re looking for Solo travel tips or where I stayed (how it looks) you can find them under my profile 💗

Where I stayed in Paris

I did a lot in Day 2 and I’m actually a skinny legend when I’m travelling because I clock over 30k steps everyday. Meanwhile I’m getting 5k if it’s a good day in Singapore 😀👍🏻

📝Itinerary

Morning:

Breakfast - crepe (€6)

1. Eiffel Tower (€10.40)

I picked the option where you climb to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower then take the elevator to the top. But I was still recovering from my really bad flu (felt worse than covid) and I was dying on the climb. Also I don’t know why I thought 2nd floor would feel like climbing to the 2nd floor of a HDB 🤡 The second floor was probably 15 building floors up…. But anyways it was the budget option and the queue was much faster!

✨Tips✨

- book early, tickets sell fast but you can purchase on the day itself that’s what I did

- budget tips: book as a student they don’t verify haha and if you can climb to the 2nd floor then pick that It’s cheaper and faster

2. Lunch near the Louvre - 1st arrondissement (€25)

I picked this because I wanted to eat by the streets 🧍‍♀️ it was okay, got a main + dessert (lunch set) + latte! If you’ve read my other posts, you’d know it’s expensive to eat out in Paris 😅

3. The Louvre (€17+€5)

It’s massive (that’s what she said) and I’m not even kidding. I don’t know why I always thought the Louvre was just the triangle glass but it’s not, it’s a fortress and once a palace. You can spend a day here and not finish the exhibits. I spent about 5 hours here and got the audio tour for 5 euros, it’s worth it!

Saw the Mona Lisa from afar because I wasn’t going to queue 🧍‍♀️ I’ve visited the MoMA in NYC and this TOPS. Please don’t miss the Louvre if you’re going to Paris

✨Tips✨

- You can get cheaper tickets online (get the student or EU option), also just book early!

4. The Seine: Notre Dame, Shakespeare and Company

Snacks: croissant + eclair (~€6)

I walked to the Seine (river) from the Louvre. It was a pretty long walk but I got to see many cute shops! The Notre Dame was under construction so couldn’t go in. Walking along the Seine was really nice especially if you enjoy people watching!

Headed to Shakespeare & Company (famous book store in Paris) and if I had more luggage space and cash I would’ve bought something. It’s exactly what you think an old book store will look like in the movies. You could feel its life and age walking in it.

5. Dinner (€30)

Tutti Amici

This was the best pasta I’ve ever had in my life and I only had 25% of my smell abilities then. I did not know al dente until I tried this 😭😭😭 (f pasta bar)

Follow me for more Paris content 💗 I’ve got my Barcelona itinerary coming up too!! And I stayed in a hostel for half the price 😬

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