5 days till honeymoon!

I am getting super super excited to leave for our trip! We spent last night making our itinerary for Paris and buying tickets for Versaille and Musee d'Orsay. We have everything all planned out for when we're going and where, but we also made sure to leave time for just roaming through the neighborhoods, sitting on the streets and people watching. Many of our friends have told us that we will have some of our most favorite times just relaxing and taking it all in, so we certainly intend to park ourselves on sidewalk cafes to enjoy some pastries, cheese and wine and just BE.


We have not made any reservations for our meals yet, and I was thinking that we would just pop into whichever random cafe looked good. Though I am told that the reservation in Paris is a necessity, and that restaurants in Paris do not leave a percentage of the room unbooked for walk-ins, and if the place is particularly small, they won’t let you linger until a table opens up. AKA...what should we do? Do I need to make reservations now? Does anyone have any suggestions?

My guidebook has suggested that a reservation, while valuable, is not an absolute necessity, and that when in doubt, ask our concierge to make us a reservation in the neighborhood where we intend to be that day. Or if we do decide to pop into a random cafe or restaurant then to avoid restaurants displaying multi-lingual menus and opt for the french only menu for an authentic, non-touristy, experience. I figure we can't go wrong, but I'd certainly like to do it right, so if anyone would like to recommend specific restaurants to us or steer us in the right direction, please feel free to comment or email me!

tonight we'll plan rome, and tomorrow we pack. Lots to do!