Paris
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Bonjour
Mike and I find ourselves in Paris for three days. This is officially the turn point of our holiday in that this is as far east as we go, after this, we start our series of travels west until we come home.
Upon finding our hotel, we were pleasantly surprised to get upgraded to a suite in our le meridien hotel, despite paying with my hotel points. Our room had two bathrooms and a separate lounge. Very cool, particularly in a 4 star hotel :-)
Day 1 saw us waste no time and head to the Eiffel Tower, where we had a nice clear day with blue skies to climb it with. We took all 668 stairs to the 2nd level before taking an elevator to the top. We took in the views of Paris with me pointing out a few places we were going to visit.
Next we headed to the Arc du Triomphe, after stopping at a street side vendor for a yummy crepe. We walked around the Arc and then headed down the Champs Elysee. We detoured at the grand and petite palaces before heading over pont alexander 3 which is a rather speccy looking bridge. Next stop was hotel des invalides which is essentially a museum dedicated to war time historia.
That evening we headed to the area of Monmatre to visit the basilique de sacre coeur, have some dinner and then head to a show. The show in question is the one and only Moulin Rouge. Its my 2nd time to see it and I still really enjoy it; it's such a spectacle, bright colours, everything happening at once and just fantastic energy.
Day 2 saw us head to Notre Dame cathedral, a walk along the Seine river through the Louvre district. After lunch in a typical french cafe, we headed to the Louvre itself where we spent the next 3 or so hours walking around. Mona Lisa and Venus De Milo featured during our visit to the Louvre. At night, we again visited the Eiffel Tower to see it lit up and sparkling.
Our final day in paris was pretty relaxing with a little shopping around the Montparnasse area where we were staying before flying back to new york via london. We lose six hours flying back west.
Au revoir for now,
Dave
Mike and I find ourselves in Paris for three days. This is officially the turn point of our holiday in that this is as far east as we go, after this, we start our series of travels west until we come home.
Upon finding our hotel, we were pleasantly surprised to get upgraded to a suite in our le meridien hotel, despite paying with my hotel points. Our room had two bathrooms and a separate lounge. Very cool, particularly in a 4 star hotel :-)
Day 1 saw us waste no time and head to the Eiffel Tower, where we had a nice clear day with blue skies to climb it with. We took all 668 stairs to the 2nd level before taking an elevator to the top. We took in the views of Paris with me pointing out a few places we were going to visit.
Next we headed to the Arc du Triomphe, after stopping at a street side vendor for a yummy crepe. We walked around the Arc and then headed down the Champs Elysee. We detoured at the grand and petite palaces before heading over pont alexander 3 which is a rather speccy looking bridge. Next stop was hotel des invalides which is essentially a museum dedicated to war time historia.
That evening we headed to the area of Monmatre to visit the basilique de sacre coeur, have some dinner and then head to a show. The show in question is the one and only Moulin Rouge. Its my 2nd time to see it and I still really enjoy it; it's such a spectacle, bright colours, everything happening at once and just fantastic energy.
Day 2 saw us head to Notre Dame cathedral, a walk along the Seine river through the Louvre district. After lunch in a typical french cafe, we headed to the Louvre itself where we spent the next 3 or so hours walking around. Mona Lisa and Venus De Milo featured during our visit to the Louvre. At night, we again visited the Eiffel Tower to see it lit up and sparkling.
Our final day in paris was pretty relaxing with a little shopping around the Montparnasse area where we were staying before flying back to new york via london. We lose six hours flying back west.
Au revoir for now,
Dave
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