On the next morning – our full day in Paris – I made sure to eat a big breakfast at the hotel (lots and lots of croissants) since I had created a jam-packed schedule for the day ahead. Around 9 am a group of us went with our Tour Director to the Fragonard Perfume Museum which is where I got the BEST souvenir gifts for my friends & family. The museum tour was short and sweet then we got to sample all the French perfumes and shop our favorites.

From there we were free to go for the day and explore Paris on our own. With some friends I went in the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and Sainte Chapelle, through the Tuileries Garden, along the banks of the Seine, by the Arc de Triumph – ate crepes, macarons and croque monsieurs under the Eiffel Tower and must have walked minimum 20k steps! Some people ventured out to Versailles, some went shopping, some explored the Catacombs – there were so many possibilities!

Some of the group I was exploring with – including myself were participating in the Cabaret Show Optional Activity, which meant going to the famous Moulin Rouge! I cannot stress enough how cool this experience was – the theatre is so cute and we got to sit at a table up close with just our group. Champagne was waiting for us and the show had so many acts it blew us away - the late night was totally worth it!