Arc de Triomphe Paris

Dont venture out until 2:30 pm. No sure what will be open so we go to Notre Dame then to the Arc de Triomphe and then walk down Champs Elysees. Very crowded. Not much open but car dealers were. Renault dealership had Interesting cards (royal, book wagon, diva cars etc. and a restaurant. While looking for food etc. come across a LARGE street fair. …

I truly went in with an open mind and I'm glad I did, because generally I liked Paris for what it has.
It caters for everyone, especially for tight asses like me! At the end of the day, you can go and marvel and enjoy so many things whitout actually having to pay for them - which is brilliant!
Sure, you can pay for them, but I'm not an …

After the lunch, our tour started again and we went in the direction of Tuileries Gardens, the oldest park in Paris which is no doubt a magnificent garden right in the middle of the city. It is really heartening to find a place in such a metropolitan city where people could sit and watch, eat a croissant and children playing around. The whole …

Bienvenue à Paris!

I arrived in Paris a few days before my program actually started. I knew that our program included a weekend in Paris, but I wanted to make sure I had enough time to do and see everything I wanted to here. For the first time, I am traveling alone and without a pre-determined agenda. The days were completely mine to …

Anyone who knows me, knows about my strange addiction to collecting jobs. It will come as know surprise to learn 2 weeks into my French adventure and I have my second job, wooh! (One day I will go to a workaholics anonymous meeting). When it does not interfere with my Au Pair duties I am helping a young boy with his english vocabulary.
Before …

Tonight, the group kick-starts Paris with the 'Tour of Illuminations', which shows off the French capital’s transformation into the “City of Lights”. Lamp-lit bridges and cool little cafés give us a
real taste of Paris’ romance. Your Tour Manager will fill you in on the world’s most-recognised monuments, like the …

Too tired to update the adventures of our group in Paris. But I am posting photos so stay tuned.

We started our day in paris by stopping by a patisserie for a quick bite to eat, then it was off to the museum d'Orsay for Laurie and a bit of walkabout for Bill. We walked to the museum and were in the plaza where the museum was. There was a news stand selling tickets for the same price as the museum, so Laurie bought one to avoid the ticket line …

Nachdem wir uns gründlich ausgeschlafen hatten, ging es vom Hotel aus zu Fuß Richtung Innenstadt.
Am Place de la Bastille vorbei erreichten wir nach ca. einer Stunde durch die belebten Straßen der Millionenstadt die Rue de Rivoli, direkt gegenüber des Louvre.
Dort buchten wir bei "Paris Vision" eine Stadtrundfahrt incl. Schiffstour auf der …

Day 30 - London to Paris
We packed up and checked out of the apartment by 11am, caught the tube down to Kings Cross/St Pancras station to meet our regional train which would take us back to Luton Airport. Our flight Arrived in a Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris about 4pm. We caught a cab to Hotel Sofia in Rochechouart, Paris, which we would …

... on seeing in Paris and little art projects for each. The book inspired us so much that soon we were creating the Arc de Triomphe and the Tour Eiffel with our Monster chips. Then we put together a cool tractor thing with a wrench and screwdriver - it ...

... Champs-Elysees, a wide and crowded boulevard full of high-end shopping and cafes, all leading up to the mad-roundabout around the Arc de Triomphe. We took our time walking up the street, looking in shops, etc. I knew it was a pricey street when all the ...

... aimlessly in the neighborhood and down to the river.  We bought the cheese and baguette at Public Drugstore by the Arc de Triomphe; couscous at a deli that we only entered to use the WC, not expecting to find wonderful middle eastern salads; the ...

... dark and it was 1 am. Yesterday we had a picnic on the grass by the Eiffel Tower. Then we climbed 280 stairs up the Arc de Triomphe. Aunt Janice was exhausted when we came up top but I was really hyped and could walk even more. It was a really nice ...

... short of beautiful. It being our first time, we did the typical touristy things - the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, a walk down the river Seine - and loved it! Our favorite was the Musee de Orsey, which has some of the most ...

... nap in the park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and walked the span of the Champs Elysees from the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe. We both thought the Sacre Coeur Basilica was more stunning than the Notre Dame, especially at night with a view of the ...

... justifiably legendary. We have been looking forward to this stop of the journey for months. The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs d'Élysee will only get a visitor started here and we couldn't wait for them all!  But ...

... ;    Arrive on a misty, drizzly morning to your Parisian hotel room walking distance to the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe and from which you can glimpse the bottom of the Eiffel Tower, as it is completely covered in fog! ...

... for me, it's Paris. Even on an overcast day threatening rain, things were delightful. We caught the Metro over to the Arc de Triomphe which Rob and Liz climbed. You may just be able to make out Liz's salmon coloured top if you are able ...

... we did and then we wandered through the streets of Paris seeing all the usual sights, we posed in front of the Arc De Triomphe, marveling at it's likeness to the Patuaxi in the previously French governed Vientiane, Laos. We stared in absolute awe at ...