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Anyway, one of the interests that I selected when signing up for Stumble Upon was “Travel.” Usually when travel sites come up, it’s for cheap flights or somewhat generic photos of different landmarks around the world. But, the other day, I stumbled upon a website about travel and tourism in Paris. Not just any kind of tourism, either. This website listed twenty things (varying from museums to parks to cafes and street markets) you can do in the city of love and lights for free. Free. That’s honestly one of my favorite words to hear. Travel is awfully expensive, and anything that is worth seeing and is free is right on the top of my list. I, like most everyone else, have dreamed of a trip to Paris. And while I’m not sure I could pass up visits to the Eiffel Tower (though this article does mention Le Champ de Mars, beautiful gardens under the tower) or the Louvre, I also think that experiencing less famous areas of a city is essential to truly get the most of your trip. Therefore, I was all about this list of places (some unconventional for “normal” tourism) in Paris I’ve never heard of before.
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Though I’d love to visit every one
of these places (probably a new goal of mine), my favorite destination, purely
from description and pictures, on this list was number nine: Parc des Buttes-Chaumont.
As the list says, this is Paris’ steepest park that can essentially transport
you out of the city center to the wilderness with a waterfall designed by Baron
Haussmann, a variety of birds, and rock formations. It is the perfect place to
relax and have a picnic with a sweetheart or good friends, or even interact with
locals.
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Wow, I never knew there was such a site! cool :) Do you know any other traveling sites that you would introduce to us??
ReplyDeleteI might just have to "stumble upon" Stumble Upon next week when I am saying that I am going to write my research paper. That's awesome that you found something for free. I could always use free. Free is always better. I can say though that I have never really desired a trip to Paris. I always thought that was too mushy gushy for me. I'd rather go to Ireland or Italy to learn about my culture. But Paris would still be an experience, especially the waterfall. You can't deny that you would be in love with a natural beauty like that.
ReplyDeleteFirst I would like to saymy name is Ashley and I too am addicted to StumbleUpon. I cannot name the many things that have blew my mind that I found on stumble upon. I was even going to make it my passion blog. And it really is the worst distraction when it comes to writng blogs. But anyway, I too love all things free and I think it is really good to set goals like visiting the places on this list, for yourself. It gives you something to look forward to and you dont have to go broke to do it.
ReplyDeleteKassia, those photos are phenomenal! I was wondering, if you're ever stumped for post ideas, would you be willing to do a travel feature on Rome? I'll be living there for five weeks this summer and I'm trying to get a "bucket list" of sorts compiled. I'm especially looking for fun things...art and landmarks are cool, but I'd rather experience the city and the culture (and the food!). I'd be so grateful for some of your ideas :) But no pressure, of course! This is your blog, after all!
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