Midnight in Paris

Okay. I will admit it right away. I got a little carried away by the movie for this title. But honestly, who would not?

Paris in itself is a fantasy. And add to that the outside chance of meeting Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso!

So, two years ago, I decided to spend one midnight just strolling along the streets of Paris, and take a walk from Arc de Triomphe to Notre Dame.

If you just walk straight, this is barely a one-hour walk on google map.

But, of course, you should not (and you could not — trust me on this!) walk this route without any pause. After all, this is easily the most beautiful walk in the world, where you will find almost all the ‘Pearls of Paris’ — from monuments dating back to 3000 years to structures defying human imaginations.

So, I decided to take it slow and started my journey at the historic Arc de Triomphe.

Commissioned by the big man Napoleon himself, Arc de Triomphe honors the soldiers who fought and died for France in various wars.

Just a few minutes walk from the Arc, I reached the famous Champs Elysees avenue.