Last of our luna de miel: Paris

When we were planning our honeymoon to heaven Mauritius (that we blogged about here and here), we noticed the flights that made the most sense to take went through Paris. That was a happy discovery because we both love Paris (Graham has been once before and Meghann twice, but we had never gone together) and it was on our list of "must visit while living in Spain". And because it is a city known for it's food, vino, and romance, it made even more sense to include it in our honeymoon. So we decided to stay for a few dias on our way back to Spain from Mauritius.

The morning that we left Spain, we drove to Sevilla, then hopped on a short flight to Paris that landed at Orly. The only problem was that our flight to Mauritius left from Charles de Gaulle...12 hours later. The thought of being in Paris for a day, but being stuck in an airport bummed us out. Luckily, the hotel that we had booked in Paris was happy to watch our bags, even though we weren't checking in with them until a week later. 

The Eiffel Tower is within walking distance of the hotel, so that's where we headed first - and because it just seems right to start any trip to Paris by seeing its most iconic monument. 

More luna de miel in Mauritius

Our last post was about how we spent 7 blissful days doing almost nothing while on our honeymoon in Mauritius. Although we did spend the majority of our time either at the beach, pool, or eating (these are a few of our favorite things!) there were some highlights and activities during the trip.

As part of the honeymoon package, which we still qualified for, since we were (barely) under the 1 year limit, we were given a champagne brunch on the morning of our choice. Graham scheduled it for Sunday (Funday!) and had it delivered to our patio.

Luna de miel in Mauritius

We were together for over 5 years before Graham proposed and we were engaged for a year and a half. We joke that we don't like to rush into things. So, maybe it makes sense that it took us almost 10 months to go on our honeymoon. With the move, getting settled in Puerto, exploring our corner of Spain, several other vacations, and trips home to the States, our first 6 months overseas went by in a flash. And then familia and amigos started making plans to visit (awesome!) which made us realize that if we didn't plan a honeymoon soon, we probably wouldn't go on one before our first anniversary.

South Africa, Turkey, and the Maldives were all runners-up, but after lots of deliberation, and googling, and tripadvisoring, we discovered Maradiva Villas Resort in Mauritius. Mauritius is a small, tropical island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, near Madagascar, known for its playas. And the villas at Maradiva were exactly what we were looking for.