France.

Time of year visited:
January/May/December

Year(s) visited:
2014/2017/2018

Cities & Hotels:
Paris (W, Le Metropolitan-a Tribute Portfolio Hotel)
Reims (day trip)
Nice (Mercure Nice Promenade des Anglais Hotel)
Antibes (day trip)
Cannes (day trip)
Monaco (day trip)
Strasbourg (Best Western Plus Monopole Meteople)
Colmar (day trip)

Highlights:
Lourve
Dinner cruise on the Seine with El Calife
Happening upon mass on Christmas Eve at Notre Dame
Palace of Versailles
Musée d’Orsay
Train to Reims for a tour of the Champagne region
Christmas markets along the Champs-Elysées, as well as in Strasbourg

Bites & Sips:
Frenchie (Paris)
Seb’on (Paris)
Auberge Nicholas Flamel (Paris)
Havana Bar (Nice)
Café de Nice (Nice)
Les Haras (Strasbourg)
Le Restaurant 1741 (Strasbourg)
ChezYvonne (Strasbourg)

Thoughts:
Obviously we love France, as we’ve been there 3 times! Paris is always a good idea. Our tip: make an effort to learn a few phrases in French and the locals really appreciate it. And bring comfortable shoes, the best way to see Paris is to wander and get lost in the beautiful, romantic streets.