Hi,
I will be taking my GF to Paris for a surprise holiday. Although I will be telling her it is for her birthday I intend to propose. We arrive via the Eurostar at around 2pm an I have booked the hotel de l%26#39;Odeon (I hope this is good the reviews vary a bit!).
OK so on to the plan, I thought we would spend a couple of hours getting our bearings then head off to the Arc de Triomphe to get a view of the Eiffel Tower when the lights come on and propose there. Then over tho Bar Hemmingway at the Ritz for a champagne with a rose wrapped round it to celebrate and on somewhere for a meal.
I have a couple of questions though, can anyone recommend a nice, moderately priced (probably 100e max) restaurant somewhere between the Ritz and the hotel? I%26#39;d like something quaint and intimate but not too intimidating as my French is rubbish
Also is the distance between the Arc de Triomphe and Ritz a little far considering I have to do the arc, have a drink and get fed in an evening? Maybe I could walk to the Ritz then rely on the Metro?
Thanks for your assistance.
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jsync,
Congrats in advance. This is just my opinion, but I would rather be proposed to while having a lovely picnic (baguette, stilton, champagne %26amp; strawberries?)on the Champ de Mars watching the twinkling lights of the ET than surrounded by a bunch of tourists at the top of the A de T (with your legs shaking from the climb :). I%26#39;m sure you will get many posts with different thoughts, but take it from a girl that was proposed to from the top deck of a cruise ship after dinner, it%26#39;s nice to not have too many peeps around. Save the extravagant dinner when you can both enjoy it; keep it simple. Good luck!
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Go with travelasap%26#39;s advice. I%26#39;m old but my wife and I did several %26quot;celebrations%26quot; at the champs du mars with an inexpensive wine, cheese, bread, and a heartfelt %26quot;will you marry me%26quot;--again... It%26#39;s Paris, and anything you can come up with will be just fine.
Congrats!!!
oprah44
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sigh, this makes me feel old and we have only been married for 5 years. I would agree with the picnic idea, my dh proposed on the golf course of all places, but it was very secluded at the time, and I was glad to be on our own. A friend proposed at a very fancy restaurant and there was much clapping and cheering (was hard to be discrete) from onlookers, so it just depends on what you are after. Congratulations in advance and best wishes!
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Thank you for your replies. Foolishly I hadn%26#39;t really considered how busy it would be, I%26#39;m not really after a big public show. Whilst the picnic idea sounds really good we are going in a couple of weeks so it may be a bit cold and wet!
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Well, maybe you could still do that nice dinner you are looking for at a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower area (sorry, I don%26#39;t have any recommendations for you), and then instead of proposing on top of the Arc de Triomphe, you could take a walk and still use the semi-privacy of the park to propose- you%26#39;d still have the wonderful lights, but a bit more privacy.
Either way, you are proposing in Paris, so you%26#39;ve already assured a wonderful memory for both of you:) Congratulations!
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I know people mean well but this is your proposal. In order for it to mean anything it needs to be your style. Don%26#39;t get talked into doing a picnic in February. I would suggest that you follow through with your plan--if it still sounds good to you, or you use one of the other places you already intend to visit that day (ex. Hemingway Bar while you have your drinks and can toast; or at dinner). The key is to think about what you think your girlfriend would like. Not where you would like to propose to her but where she would like to be proposed to. Then you will be on the right track. My theory: anyone who has a boyfriend who is willing to take them to Paris and propose to them there already has the most romantic boyfriend in the world! Congratulations!!! Let us know what you do and how it goes.
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My recollection is that there are a number of threads on this site about this topic. You may want to use the search box above and enter %26quot;marriage proposals%26quot;.
Have a wonderful and very special trip to Paris. I hope that one of these days I can get my husband of 31 years to go there!
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Here are my two cents:
What does your g/f like? Is she a %26quot;simple%26quot; (%26quot;blue jeans type%26quot;) lady or like dressing up, a fancy dinner, and dancing? Does she like getting spa treatments? Is she a die-hard romantic?
Why not tailor your plans who she is? If she is a %26quot;simple%26quot; lady, then go more low-key, keep the ring on you and find the right place when you are out and about? If she likes dinner and dancing, or spas - there are couples%26#39; packages at spas...think %26quot;out of the box%26quot; and according to what she is like.
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By the way - Lucky girl she is!
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