Still not sure whether to visit Paris or the French Riviera on your France trip? In Part 2 of our Paris weekend, we show you once again: you can absolutely do both. Less than six hours by TGV from Nice or Cannes — and a whole city waiting to be explored, beyond the obvious.
We’re Anja and Aila from Riviera Go, and this is Day 2 (and a last Sunday morning) of our perfect Paris weekend. No tourist queues, no checklist — just great food, hidden gems, and the Paris that Parisians actually love.
📍 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼:
🛍️ Le Bon Marché — the world’s first department store, right on the Left Bank
🍽️ Le Procope — one of the oldest restaurants in the world, and Napoleon’s unpaid bill
🔬 Musée Curie — Marie Curie’s original laboratory, free to enter and almost unknown
⚰️ The Panthéon — where Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Marie Curie and Simone Veil rest
☕ Coffee with a view of the Panthéon
🌊 Canal Saint-Martin — where locals spend their Saturday evenings
🌿 Parc de Belleville — our alternative viewpoint over Paris, with a Sunday morning picnic
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 1? We cover the TGV from Cannes, lunch at Le Train Bleu, the Musée d’Orsay, a Batobus cruise on the Seine, and a spring evening in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 👉 https://youtu.be/Bn7-EIWDV5g
🚄 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀
Many visitors don’t realize how easy this is: direct TGV trains connect Nice and Cannes with Paris in under six hours, making it perfectly possible to combine the French Riviera and Paris in a single trip.
⏱️⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS ⏱️⏱️
00:00 Intro
00:56 #1 Shopping at Le Bon Marché
03:37 #2 The Oldest Table in Paris
06:53 #3 The Museum Nobody Talks About
09:22 #4 The Panthéon — Resting Place of Legends
12:35 #5 Canal Saint-Martin at Sunset
13:53 #6 The View Most Visitors Miss
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9 Comments
We always love discovering new spots through your comments — is there anything in Paris we absolutely have to try next time? Hit us with your best tips! 👇
Your storytelling is perfect. Could you show the cities of Provence (Marseille, Aix en Provence)?
Thanks for vdo very fun to see ❤❤ love you 😊
I really enjoyed your visit to Paris . It’s always great to see some new and really interesting places to visit . Filmed beautifully as always .
Before I started watching this episode, an image of an intro popped into my mind:
EXT. DAY. PRESENT: AILA and ANYA are seated very close together, almost "cheek-to-cheek." We PUSH IN ON their FACES as each introduces themselves. Then we PULL OUT to see Aila & Anya and the BACKGROUND as they both introduce the location.
^ AILA
^ (In English}
Hi, I'm Aila.
^ ANYA
^ (In French)
Bonjour. Je suis Anya.
(Aila and Anya say their location at the same time. As they direct the AUDIENCE'S ATTENTION to the BACKGROUND.)
^ AILA and ANYA
^ (Speaking simultaneously)
We're in… (Insert location here).
^EXT. DAY. FORWARD: A SERIES OF SHOTS:
A. TOURISTIC SIGHTS: E.g.: HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS, ARTWORK etc.
B. LOCALS' GEMS: E.g.: LOCALS' (FREE) PARKS, RECREATION etc.
C. RESTAURANTS: E.g.: MARQUEES, FACADES, PATIOS, FOOD & COCKTAILS etc.
D. SHOPPING: E.g.: DEPARTMENT STORES, FRESH MARKETS, CLOTHES etc.
^ CUT TO:
Sounds quirky and old fashioned. But, with the right music it could be fun and easily repeatable per production. Anyway, another good episode.
Briljant video Thanks very much ❤
Vos sourires font du bien et vous régalez à travers vos vidéos joyeuses 🍉🪻🌻👒☕️🧡
Thank you for sharing Paris with us. When you were there, did you buy a Navigo pass ? If yes, did you need a picture for your pass ? We often read about pickpockets for example in the subway. Did you encounter any problems ? Merci !
Ladies love your work – particularly your new Paris part 2 episode! We’ve been your fans for a few years now and it brings back great memories of our past trips and helps plan future ones (hopefully).
One tip from an old reporter re: Curie and Pantheon – lead ( as in metal lining of Curie’s coffin ) should be pronounced as led in English – spelled as lead but pronounced as led. I think you mentioned it twice – once at the Curie museum and once at the Pantheon.
It’s a tricky one…just wanted to help…
We stayed twice at the Hotel du Pantheon about 15 years ago and love this district so much ( as well as Nice) so thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures.