Champs Elysees, Paris, France — Photo by Zherui Wu
Paris
We have friends who swear by Paris during the holidays. The crowds have dispersed (kind of), the Eiffel Tower twinkles with holiday lights, and there is nowhere as chic as Avenue des Champs-Élysées to buy holiday gifts…if you can afford them! If not, you can still treat yourself to the best chocolat chaud (hot chocolate) in Paris at Angelina or just stroll the avenues, or spend hours in the museums and absorb all the the je ne sais quoi that can only be found in Paris!
If you are stressed out by the holidays or don’t know what to get your significant other, keep this in mind. Material gifts are soon forgotten, but travel memories last forever. There is a saying that, “travel is the only thing that makes you richer.” I agree completely.
Jeannine Bottorff is an avid traveler who shares her photos and thoughts in her travel blog, www.SightSea-TravelBlog.com. She is owner of Classic Family Journeys.
