Míra’s and Melánia's old dream came true with the trip to Paris, they were really looking forward to the day of departure. We were able to travel with the plane of the Wizz Air airline, and then a minibus was waiting for us at the airport, so we arrived comfortably at the hotel. It was easy to get to all the attractions from the hotel. About the attractions we were given a long wish list from the girls in advance. It included traditional tourist attractions, but also included trendy, modern attractions.

We had a stunning view from the 3rd floor of the Eiffel Tower, which we reached in daylight, but we were also able to enjoy Paris also in the evening thanks to the ticket purchased at a lucky time. From above, we could even see some exciting moments of a ball game in the nearby stadium, because we arrived in the French capital on the last days of the Paralympics, but we couldn't tell from the height what kind of game it was. Due to the Olympic events, we had a lot of problems with lockdowns, and thus temporary stands, halls, and tents were placed in our photos as the foreground or background of the historic buildings and bridges, but that's okay, this made the trip even more unforgettable and unique.

We admired the Notre-Dame Cathedral (as far as the scaffolding allowed), soaked up the atmosphere on the banks of the Seine, and then took a boat ride on the river, getting a wonderful panorama of the nearby buildings and attractions. Later we also crossed the most famous bridges of Paris. During our walks, we visited the Champs-Élysées, where the girls shopped, the Arc de Triomphe, the Pompidou Center, we saw the Church of the Invalides with Napoleon's tomb, and of course we couldn't miss the Montmartre district either, and even before the crowds we managed to get up to the high dome of the Sacré-Coeur after admiring the interior of the church. The Opera, the Louvre and its pyramids, the Bastille, Trocadéro and Concorde Square, the Tuileries Garden, Pigalle, Moulin Rouge, the "I love you" wall... we can't even list how many places we visited. In the Atelier des Lumières, the hall that used to be an iron foundry, the walls came to life and we were dazzled by a captivating light show in every corner of the huge room, accompanied by musical background. We almost had to skip the Cédric Grolet Confectionery after seeing the snaking line, but luckily we found a "loophole" in the neighboring street, where we managed to get the famously delicious snacks and coffee, although not quite from the same range. We went to Place Vendôme, where not only Napoleon proclaims his glory at the top of a column, but you can find here also the Ritz Carlton hotel, from which Princess Diana departed on her last journey.

By the end of the third day, we were probably all moving routinely in the intricate, many-faceted underground labyrinth of the metro network.

The trip to Paris went very well, the girls suddenly couldn't articulate what they liked the most.

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We would like to thank our private sponsors, including Szilvia and Balázs, as well as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. and the ibis Styles Paris Gare de l'Est Magenta, for making Míra's dream come true.

Ferencné Solti and Nóra Bruckner
wish coordinators
Paris, 10 September, 2024.