Just getting started

It was a beautiful morning in Paris, a bit chilly but dry and a touch of blue sky.

We caught a cab from the hotel to Notre Dame. I had wanted to see the cathedral, and the work that was being done to it following the fire a few years back. We had a rather hair-raising cab ride through the streets of Paris to get there, and decided we needed a coffee to recover.

There is a huge commitment to restore Notre Dame to what it was and there is some major building work happening to her structure.

Near to the cathedral was a small Christmas market, it was a great place to start our day, with lots of lovely artisan stalls and gift ideas.

We then stumbled across a gorgeous little flower market, that was selling some beautiful Christmas trees, and a vast selection of Christmas flowers and arrangements. I could have spent hours in there just admiring the Parisian Christmas styling.

As we crossed the river, we had our first glimpse of the Eiffel Tower.