When your phone conversations with your boyfriend ( who lives far away from you in crappy Milan) get a little too formal ( formal it’s for example when you close the conversation with “Best Regards”) and you can’t remember the last time you’ve seen him in person ( and not on MSN webcam that makes everyone look like a Star Wars’ character) it’s time for a love trip in Paris.

I won’t tell you Paris is super romantic. I won’t tell you Paris is super French and people really do walk around with a baguette under their armpit. I won’t tell you that every time I see Notre Dame I start whistling the main theme of Notre Dame - the musical, embarassing my boyfriend to death. You already know that, if you’ve been in Paris or if you’ve read no matter which Lonely Planet guide. French territorial marketing professionals have done a really good job in the last 200 years, because French stereotypes are almost stronger than Italian spaghetti-pizza-mandolin (who in the name of the lord plays the mandolin,anyway?).

What I would really share with you are some trip advices that could really help you out during your romantic trip in Paris:

DOs

1) Take a Bateau Mouche and look at Paris from the Seine:

walking along the shores of the river, there are plenty of these open deck boats. With a 7 euros ticket, you can seat on little green plastic chairs conceived for dwarves, freeze your ass out and scream “OOOOOOOOOHhhhhhh” and “AAAHHHHhhh” in chorus with other tourists when, all of a sudden, the Tour Eiffel appears right in front of you. (MM St. Michel)

2) Experience new French Philosophy @ Jardins de Luxembourg :

lovely thing about Paris is that every city park provides you for free very comfy chairs you can just grab and put wherever you want. Our French friend C. invited us for a great pic nic at Luxemburg Gardens. He brought very French chees and patés and wine, and there we layed, chatting and giggling for the whole afternoon around a big fountain, right in front of the Senate. You know what? Since the arrival of Sarko, French people have started Sarkoing as well. They are more relaxed, they take their time, they don’t give a damn. I thing I could get easily accostumed with that. Maybe I was born to live in Paris.    

3) Fall in love with Alexandre

If you wanna eat the best Fondue Bourgignonne ever but you don’t want to be annoyed by thousands tourists, then Alexandre is the place for you. It is a super tiny restaurant in the hearth of Latin Quarter and it worths the visit because its owner ( Alexandre) is hot, young and super funny ( my mother fell in love with him three years ago and he’s still on her mind) and because it has an “all you can eat” 15 euros combo consisting in: fondue bourgignonne ( wich is raw meet that you cook in hot oil ), salad and awesome butter potatoes I could kill for. The decor of the restaurant has been bought in a flea market, you eat at candlelight and, when you pay, they give you a lollipop. Check it out, your boyfriend will love it for the meet is very tasty…and you’ll love it too.