Valentine's Day in Paris

 Although we won't be in Paris for Valentine's Day, we will be there on our 22nd wedding anniversary and I'm finding some great posts on romantic ideas. While a visit to the Eiffel Tower is the obvious suggestion, there are many other things to do that sound absolutely wonderful.

Here is one from Le Best of Paris that details some walks and some chocolate shops. I especially like the idea of walking the side streets of Montmartre and visiting the Sacré-Coeur to share a bottle of wine.

The New York Times recently did an article on the same topic. Their contributor recommends the Bar Hemingway at The Ritz "which is pricey but has inventive drinks, some with orchids and roses hanging from them." As you would guess, this bar is named after Ernest Hemingway who, it is told, ordered a drink at the Ritz Bar while gunfire from retreating Nazi soldiers was still audible in
 the streets (1944). This bar is located at 15 place Vendome, 1er.

A cruise on the Seine, a walk in the Tuileries Gardens....come to think of it, there isn't much you can do in Paris that wouldn't be considered romantic!

One of my favorite finds is what happens at Le Pont des Arts. It also happens at various places all over Italy and in other countries from what I gather. It is is the practice of two people declaring their love by affixing a padlock on a fence with some declaration of their love written on it (like "D+K"). Last year the city had to remove almost 2,000 love padlocks (candenas d'amour) to make way for more! It really is the city of love.