We suspected Sunday would need to be a little lazier due to my foot and we were right. Everything ached. I lingered beneath the bed covers while I waited for my painkillers to kick in, and once things were a little easier to bear I jumped in the shower, pulled on my clothes and flung everything into our suitcase so we could check out.

It was a lovely sunny morning and we were more than happy to slowly meander our way back to the Arc du Triomphe. We had spotted a nice boulangerie the day before so we headed there for breakfast, suspecting we were on to a winner when we saw a queue snaking down the street! After waiting patiently to place an order, we nibbled the still warm pain au chocolat as we continued on towards the Champs Elysees. 

We didn’t have much time to kill before we needed to make our way to the airport {especially as we wanted to arrive early due to the issues with my passport on the way out} so we decided to buy a few gifts and grab a drink in a cafe. We browsed The Disney Store, Sephora, Zara Home and Petit Bateau, but I was very restrained, only purchasing presents for the children and my inaugural tube of Make Up Forever’s Smoky Lash {which, by the way, I adore}. Before we jumped back on the Metro we stopped for coffee {him} and a cool glass of citron presse {me}, which was both divine and hideously expensive.

Things were a little touch and go at the airport for a while, and we feared we might have to purchase a whole new ticket at one point, but the staff at Air France were very understanding and did everything they could to help.

I felt genuinely sad to be jetting home again, although I was obviously looking forward to reunion with the children. Our visit was perfect, but much too fleeting, and I’m longing to go back already. I liked the idea of Paris before we went, but I completely fell in love with the reality.

Love Audrey xxx

P.S. You’ll find lots more holiday snaps on instagram under the #audreydoesparis hashtag.

P.P.S. In case you missed them, here’s Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.