Let’s do it differently. Instead of looking at individual Paris attractions, let’s look at essential experiences you must have on your first trip to Paris, France.
A Quintessential Parisian Experience: Enjoy Café Life
Whether you’re trying to recreate the bygone era of Left Bank intellectuals or simply out to gauge the proverbial abruptness of Parisian waiters for yourself, a few hours spent Paris-watching in a café is something you simply cannot miss.
Paris is along the water, on the Ile de la Cité, and the best way to get a sense of the city is from the river that slices through it: the Seine River.
You may sense some déjà vu here, if only because the area has been photographed so often you are bound to be familiar with some of its more popular corners.
Visiting Paris for the first time means heading to one of them (at the very least) but each offers you something different, so again, you’ll have to make difficult decisions.
You could eat your way through Paris for a year and still not taste it all, but while you’re here, some things – macarons from Hermé or Ladurée, for example, or hot chocolate from Angelina – are things you have to taste at least once.