In Need of Some Romantic Travelling Advice Please!

Hi All,

I am going to Paris for 4 nights over Valentine%26#39;s W/e and I am intending to propose to him whilst we are out on Valentines Night,

But where??

Can anyone give me some nice romantic areas, ideas, estaurants near my hotel?

After reading the reviews for every hotel on this site! It%26#39;s just so great to get to read about real experiences, instead of some glamourised %26#39;puff%26#39; peice in the brochure.

We have 4 nights here: Best Western Plaza Elysees, so anything not too far from the hotel would be great, but any advice would be really appreciated.

Many Thanks

SM

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Sorrry. No full moon for Valentine%26#39;s Day this year...but almost anywhere the mood strikes will work---it%26#39;s PARIS for pete%26#39;s sake !! How much MORE romantic do ya%26#39; need. But if you%26#39;re stuck, the Eiffel Tower is probably the most frequented spot. But the Pont des Arts works nicely....or during a stroll along the Left Bank quais, down beside the Seine, from Pont de Sully, under the bridges, past the illuminated south facade of Notre Dame to Pont des Arts, between the illuminated facades of Institute Francais and Louvre. This stretch of the Seine made even Woddy Allen look like a %26#39;..romantic leading man..%26#39;.

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As always, KDKSAIL has given some great ideas. Let me see if I can propose a couple more. Consider a proposal while on a sunset cruise on the River Seine. Perhaps wait until the boat travels down towards the Tour Eiffel.

During a stroll in the Jardin de Tuileries isn%26#39;t a bad idea. I really like the Left Bank idea. Perhaps if you are going to Versailles, a proposal in the gardens there? During an evening stroll in the quieter end of the Champs Elysees, away from the Arc de Triomphe isn%26#39;t a bad idea. If you are willing to shell out the money, a proposal at Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower is a possibility.

Under a bridge over the Seine, as KDKSAIL already suggested is also a great idea, but so is over the bridge looking down the Seine as well.

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I think the common thread that%26#39;s running through these ideas is the inherent romance of the SEINE--over, on, around...it makes little difference. The Eiffel Tower always stikes me as just a bit too prosaic and over-used. But for a bit more %26#39;gravitas%26#39;, though not usually associated with %26#39;..romance..%26#39;. Paris has some absolutely beautiful churches--Saint Etienne du Mont and many others--which add a certain degree of %26#39;solemnity%26#39; to the occasion of proposing marraige vows.

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The most romantic picninc that I%26#39;ve seen in Paris was on the Pont des Arts. Someone had thought to bring candles and about three dozen roses, which they had placed in between the slats of the bridge to make a little %26quot;fence.%26quot;

The paths along the Seine are romantic in the abstract, but I find the smell of urine to be overwhelming.

The western tip of the Ile de la Cite has a prime view of the city at sunset and you have the Seine rushing by at your feet.

The top of the Tour Montparnasse would have you prosposing with the world at your feet.

You could find out where Ren�� Miller%26#39;s Wedding Band will be playing (they are a street band and play at various landmarks) and ask while dancing to some great jazz.

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The Pont des Arts certainly gets more than it%26#39;s fair share of interesting events. Though I%26#39;ve never seen the roses along the rail, I have seen impromptu picnics on blankets (a loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou) on the decking and even bridal shower with 15 or so young women celebrating, a long folding table, decorated cake, party hats, gifts, music, the works. But the most romantic %26#39;dinner%26#39; I%26#39;ve ever seen was a young-ish couple having dinner on the Pont with table-for-two set with crisp linens, silver, glassware, china, candles, flowers, champagne chilling in a bucket, dinner music coming from somewhere, (pretty much the way it might be set-up in a better restaurant), with uniformed waiters shuttling back and forth, serving the couple from a mini-van parked along the quai. Occcasionally I wonder what l%26#39;addition was for that dinner?..and then I think....who cares??

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Virtually anywhere in Paris will be romantic. I would keep in mind the personality of who you are proposing TO. Would they feel embarrassed or shy to have such an important personal moment be on display of so many people rushing by? etc etc. Keep their wishes foremost in the plan and you can%26#39;t go wrong.