Wild Thyme, Yes! I have so many things to recommend about Paris. As for Champagne specifcally, we took a train to Reims and easily found our way into the charming town and hopped a city bus out to the champagne houses. Veuve Cliqout is a must because it’s Veuve Cliqout and at the end you can drink the Grande Dame (which tastes like any other champagne, but now that you know the story of Lady Veuve, how she ran the business, etc  it tastes like a lady in charge. Pommery was amazing too because down in the champagne caves they have all these art exhibits installed, which made it really special (and somewhat calmed my nerves as I am really clausterphobic and hate being underground). In Paris itself, youmust sip champagne at the restaurant on top of George Pompidou…for the view, for the single red roses at every table swayng in the Parisian air, for the music that wafts up from the square. Oh, and champagne in the daytime is a must on the banks of the river Seine. I will keep thinking of more.