'I took a day trip to Paris from Manchester Airport and it felt like a dream'

The City of Lights, the Capital of Romance - Paris is a place with many different characters, and it’s definitely one of the most chic cities in the world. Luckily for us, Manchester is around a 60-minute journey from the French capital.

I disembarked, jumped on a RER B main line train for around 12 euro and was deposited at the Gare Du Nord in 30 minutes. The bustle and activity around the massive station and outside is a lot, with street hawkers milling around trying to persuade you to buy their wares. I had pre-booked a trip to the Louvre, but instead of taking the Metro the 40 or so minutes across the city, I walked through leafy neighbourhoods in the June sunshine. Parisians were walking dogs, having coffee and going about their business, seemingly unaware that the buildings and roads which surround them were picture-perfect.

On the way, there was so much street art which showed the modern side of the city, sitting comfortably alongside centuries-old fountains and park areas. On a hot June day, it was a pleasure to rest by the Louvois Fountain with lots of young people seeking to cool down from the humidity which seemed to be gripping the city.

My destination was Shakespeare and Company, a bookshop which has built its name on housing aspiring writers and artists in exchange for helping out around the bookstore. Naturally, there were queues upon queues to get in, so after a short browse, I ordered a coffee from the attached café and looked out on the view - the Notre Dame cathedral, still being rebuilt and fixed up after the devastating fire in 2019.

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