Apartment Living in Paris

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Hi Everyone, 🙂

I am sharing this last post from Paris wih you all. Our trip to Paris this time was unlike any other trips we have had. While travelling all these years and staying at some of the most gorgeous hotels in the world, we somewhere developed a craving for staying in an apartment..just the way locals do. It was very fascinating for both of us. It’s like unveling the secrets behind those gorgeous French Balconies. 😛 We wanted to travel slow, not really be bothered about visiting at every hot point in the city and just taking each day as it comes. And we did that and it was one of the most amazing things ever. I mean we won’t be doing that all the time but every once in a while. It’s like having a home away from home. It was very comforting. So today I am want to share the details of where we stayed, how we managed and what were the challenges we faced.

We stayed at Jean Charles Apartment loft at Les Marais. We found it through Air Bnb. It was such a lovley , airy and spacious apartment. Probably my living room here in India is as big as the whole apartment we had in Paris. 😛 But it was airy, spacious, well maintained, and just very cute. The hosts were so nice. The kitchen was pretty spacious. We had a cute dining table. Oh! The bathroom had no doors. It reminded me of our hotel in Spain.:P The bathroom was separated by a wall. If you are not really staying there with your partner, I would not recommend it. They provided us with fresh towels and sheets weekly. In kitchen you had everything – kettle, dishwasher, oven, utensils..You had a washing machine, dryer and iron downstairs. If you needed anything, you would alwys message the hosts and they were always helpful. I mean I could go on and on! The area was gorgeous. Monoprix (their department cum food store) was right nextdoor. The street had the most gorgeous restaurants and coffee shops. That area was famous for its restaurants so it was always buzzing with people. There were loveliest vintage stores, nail salons, museum and books shops in that area. Sometimes we cooked at home, sometimes we used to go downstairs to eat and just walk around.. You know it was like a new day every day. No plans. Just work, relax, enjoy wyourself and plan as you go. 🙂

The challenges of staying in an apartment :
When are from India, you literally have the leisure of help at homes. And you are spoilt. When you are staying in an apartment, you are on your own. There is no room service. There is no maid at a call. If you are hungry, cook and eat. If your place looks messy, fix it yourself. Honestly, we managed it pretty well. Initially I was pretty uneasy. I mean I don’t enjoy cooking but I did not want to eat all 3 meals outside since we were going to stay there for long. I have the most amazing husband, seriously. 😛 We didvided the tasks. Sometimes he’d so somethings and sometimes I’d do the things. I think I started enjoying myself after a few days. That comfort of us both of us doing things at our own pace. It was only getting better and pleasing as the days passed by. Plus I LOOOOOVVEE grocery shopping. I am very weird that ways. I can spend hours at a grocery shop so doing things at home was a reason to go to Monprix every other day. Plus they had a fresh bakery section. OMG! we were addicted to fresh croissoints, lemon cakes and their chocolate cookies. Every single day we had some or the other french bakery. Clearly everything was showing on my body when I came back. But what the hell! I was having the time of my life. 😀 

If you have any more questions or queries regarding staying in an apartment, let me know in comments below. I’d be happy to answer. 🙂
Until next time. :-*

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our cute little apartment in paris
our cute little apartment in paris
kitchen with balcony!
kitchen with balcony!
i sure was checking IMBB. : P
i sure was checking IMBB. : P
evening walks!
evening walks!
warmth!
warmth!
an evening in paris!
an evening in paris!
touristy! : D
touristy! : D
autumn colors!
autumn colors!
waiting to go up on this beauty
Finally went on top of the Eiffel Tower. It was uhmazing! 
never gets boring!
this beauty forever! 
from from the top of eiffel tower
from from the top of eiffel tower
on top of the world!
on top of the world!
all lit up!
all lit up!
enjoying the last sun in paris!
enjoying the last sun in paris!
missing these gorgeous streets!
missing these gorgeous streets!
laduree at paris airport
laduree at paris airport
until next time, Paris! : )
until next time, Paris! : )

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