Two days in Paris

Janice MacLeod
4 min readDec 12, 2023

…and you don’t know where to start. Use this quick guide for your quick trip.

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You’ve only got two full days in Paris. What will you do?

I’ll tell you exactly what to do after I berate you for only planning two days in one of the greatest cities on earth. What were you THINKING?!?

1. Geographically-desirable monument. You’ll get spit out of your hotel and go to the nearest monument: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame or Sacre Coeur. Already you can cross one off your list. Check!

2. Forget eggs for breakfast. You don’t have time. You’ve only got two days! You’ll be grabbing a baked good at the boulangerie around the corner. Eat immediately. Swoon. Consider ordering a second. You’ll walk it off anyway.

3. Stop for coffee at a café. It’s preferred that this be a famous café with seats polished by the arse of Hemingway. Check!

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COFFEE TIPS

The coffee in Paris is espresso. One thimble of strong, thick coffee. It is served with sugar on the side. Use it. If you wait to ask for milk, you’ll wait too long. You don’t have time!

You could have asked for a café creme, which

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Janice MacLeod

New York Times best selling author of Paris Letters. Funny lady. Blogger. Artist. Course creator. Writes about Paris. Etsy big time seller of Paris letters.