I was in Paris for a week and had planned to just find the Emily in Paris locations myself and kind of do my own little tour, but when I saw this tour, and how reasonably priced it was, I decided to do it, and I'm so glad I did! Our guide was Natalia, and she is American, born in Italy, but living in Paris for I think she said 30 years, so she spoke perfect English. She was very friendly and knowledgeable about both the city of Paris, and Emily in Paris.
The tour started near the Pantheon, and the first stop is just around the corner, which is Place de L'Estrapade, where both Emily's apartment is, as well as Gabriel's restaurant and the boulangerie where Emily gets her first pain au chocolat (at this point, each person on the tour was given a pain au chocolat of our own).
Next, we walked to the Jardin du Luxembourg where Emily sometimes jogs. Unfortunately, it had snowed a bit this morning and it was quite cold, so the park wasn't open and we couldn't go in.
From there, we walked to Cafe de Flore, where Emily meets the snooty guy (at the restaurant, they're sitting at separate tables and bond over trying to figure out if another couple is a romantic couple, or mother and son).
The tour then proceeds up Rue Bonaparte to the Seine, across the river from The Louvre. Natalia pointed out to us where the recent jewel robbery happened and talked a little about that and The Louvre. We crossed the Pont des Arts bridge, waking through the buildings that make up The Louvre, arriving shortly at the Jardin du Palais Royal, stopping at the bench where Emily first meets Mindy and also the Colonnes de Buren/Les Deux Plateaux, where Mindy and Emily pose for pictures on the columns as part of her last hurrah when she was going to delete her Instagram account. I should point out that Natalia offers to take pictures of you at each of these spots and helps you recreate shots from the show. She has a binder with photos from the show at each location and shows them while talking about the locations. I chose to recreate a Mindy/Emily picture on the columns with a woman from Germany who I became friends with on the tour (we now follow each other on Instagram).
The final stop on the tour is the offices of L'agence Grateau.
As I mentioned, Natalia not only talks about the show, but along the way, she points out interesting Paris history. A cute "Paris by Emily" tote bag is included, as well as a polaroid picture in a little Emily in Paris frame. You can choose to have your polaroid taken at any of the tour stops. I had mine done on the bench in the Jardin du Palais Royal.
This tour was so much fun and a great value for the cost. I also came away with 2 new friends, Tanya and Sarah, so I'm very satisfied with it. If you're going to Paris, I highly recommend taking this fun tour!
