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Our Paris Trip: Full Recap

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Last week, I went to Paris with female friends, and here are a few photos, if you’d like to see…

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

We felt so lucky to be able to take a break from work/parenting/life and soak up the city. We took looooong walks around town, punctuated by coffees and tiny beautiful eclairs.

Paris airbnb travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris airbnb travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

We scored on our Airbnb, a gorgeous apartment in the 11th arrondissement. You can book a two-bedroom flat, a five-bedroom flat (which we did), or both together for a total of seven bedrooms.

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

This balcony sign made me laugh. Noted!

mokonuts Paris

Our favorite meal was at Mokonuts, a tiny lunch restaurant run by a husband-and-wife team, Moko Hirayama and Omar Koreitem, whose young daughter happened to be chomping on a leg of lamb when we arrived. (Moko explained that the schools were on strike.)

mokonuts Paris

mokonuts Paris

I mean!!!! The flavors exploded, and I especially loved the pillowy gnocchi with mussels.

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

We also fell for the 11th arrondissement, which felt neighborhoody and cool, with twisty little streets peppered with cafés, restaurants, and shops. If you have a chance to stay there, definitely do!

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

My honorary niece (left, my wedding flower girl!) and her two friends joined us from England, bringing fun giggly vibes and intel on college life these days. One night, we all played a HILARIOUS game of Celebrity (have you played it?). The game includes three rounds: 1) you can use any words to describe the celebrities, 2) you can use only one word, and 3) you do charades. But we also added a fourth: 4) charades but under a throw blanket. Still makes me laugh just thinking about it.

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Our crew! Female friends make the world go ’round.

Lastly, I promised to report back on street style, and mostly I was amazed by how many head-to-toe black outfits we spotted. Think: black scarf, black jacket, black shirt, black jeans, black socks, black shoes. Like, Sprockets but make it French?

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Of course, the magic was in the details, like soft, drapey leather jackets

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

sheer tights with hearts or dots

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

…chunky lug-sole boots or loafers

Paris street style 2024

shiny red nail polish

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

…and all sorts of thick and thin scarves, sometimes even two layered together. (Parisians be Parisians.)

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Paris travel guide Joanna Goddard

Such a treat. Thank you for reading, and feel free to ask any questions! And thank you to Paris for such a wonderful time.

P.S. A past Paris trip with my mom, and what’s your #1 travel tip?

(Top photo by Alison Piepmeyer.)

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