It was my boyfriend's birthday last week so I booked him a surprise trip to Paris for a long weekend. I haven't been to paris since I was about 11 and on a school trip there so I was so so excited to explore such an amazing city. And it didn't disappoint. I think it has to be one of my all time favourite cities ever, it's just so unbelievably beautiful. The streets are just gorgeous and filled with hidden treasures around every corner, there is so much to do, the food is amazing and walking to the eiffel tower at night is just so magical. All in all it was one of the best trips we've ever had and I just wish we had longer. Now i'm just ridiculously keen to book a trip there in the summer!

I also booked a little surprise tour around paris on our first morning, in a vintage open roof Citroen! It was absolutely amazing getting to drive around Paris in an open top car wrapped in blankets and just seeing all the beauty of Paris. We also went to Montmarte which was without a doubt my favourite part of Paris. It was honestly so beautiful, full of little cafes, restaurants, artists and windy little streets. Obviously a trip to paris is not complete without a trip to laduree and a few crepe stops (maybe went a bit overboard here). Anyway I could write forever about how amazing everything was so I've picked out some photos from our trip (which was difficult because I took literally thousands!)

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On saturday my boyfriend and I had a little drive up to holy island to have a wander round and a picnic! He got me an amazing picnic basket for my birthday as i'd been after one for ages. We really are lucky to live near such beautiful countryside. Driving through Northumberland is just so pretty. I haven't been to holy island since I was in year 5 when I had a school trip there so walking around was really nostalgic since it hadn't changed a bit since I was there. We had a wander round the island but there wasn't really a place to set up for a picnic so we had to settle for the car park..... still the view was really nice and it wasn't busy so we had plenty of space!