Les Invalides Paris

Y bueno, el gran viaje comenzó, tomamos el vuelo desde Santiago a Paris, con un calor sofocante en Santiago. Sabíamos que llegaríamos en invierno a Francia, a si que nos pusimos nuestras ropas abrigadas, los que nos hizo transpirar un poco al inicio del viaje. Llegamos aprox a las 11 de la mañana hora francesa, salimos del aeropuerto...y la 1era …

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We had previously made reservations for entrance to the Eiffel Tower for 9:30, which is when the Eiffel Tower opens. However, after visiting yesterday and seeing the enormous lines, we decided to head over early just to be sure. We arrived at about 8:45 and the line (for those without tickets yet) was already through the entire queue and snaking …

Had an absolutely wonderful time in Paris with Antonia and Carly; I will never forget all of the memories made during that weekend and all of the fun we had!! :)

Wonderful sights, sounds, and lights; I loved every minute of it. I truly had an unforgettable time à la ville d'amour.

L'absence est à l'amour ce qu'est au feu le vent …

(All the pictures in this section are not mine as my pictures were lost)

After my wonderful date with Sir Paul, we left around 2 and got back to Twickenham around 3. This left me about 20 minutes before I had to turn around to make my 5:40 train to Paris. While the adrenaline was enough to get me home it was not enough to get me to the …

El clima sigue sin ayudar demasiado en esta preciosa ciudad. Esta mañana, para variar, también llovizna y hace frío, por lo cual mientras desayunaba en el albergue decidí continuar mi periplo por los museos parisinos. Preparo mi recorrido con la asistencia de mi adorada guía de viaje y empezaremos con el museo del Ejército, luego veremos. En la …

We arrived at CDG just around 8am and boarded an RER train to Les Halles in city centre. We walked down the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. We took a taxi to the Eiffel Tower and took a nap in the Parc du Champ de Mars under its shadow. We paid someone to take us for a 1 hour drive around to see the big sites and we were dropped off at the …

Thursday, July 22, 2010 – Paris

Paris is gorgeous! The first thought that ran through my head this morning as we walked the streets was "all of the houses here look like those from 'Madeline'"! Seriously, the houses are so pretty and sophisticated, despite being apartments and single dwelling mansions. I love it! The weather of …

We had a fabulous four days in Paris last year. On the fifth day we went to Giverny and Versailles and had the most fabulous day. We met wonderful Karen and Katherine from Australia. However after a very pleasant day we were had the shock of our lives! Unfortunately we were pickpocketed by a group of teenagers who didn't look more than 13 years old …

... dust. Our next stop, on this very hot day was Napoleon's tomb. It is located in the fabulous domed building known as Les Invalides. Once inside, you slowly make your way to the lower level and walk around his exposed casket (actually it's a casket ...

... crazy Texan, took us along quiet streets, a few wild intersections, and through a number of parks. We saw things like Les Invalides, the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, and the Tuileries Gardens. We stopped at a beautiful outdoor cafe in the Tuileries ...

... nothing is open this early and I couldn't check into the Foyer until afternoon, I sat and planned out my day in a park near Les Invalides (near the first thing I wanted to see). Passed many great smelling boulangeries but as I had no €€€ ...

... for about two hours, then got up and had another very busy day (which was yesterday). We went to La tour Eiffel, ensuite les Invalides, et finalement la Musee Rodin. In a nutshell: the views of Paris were incredible, bien sur. Napoleon's tomb was ...

... , we walked around to explore the area of our hotel and to get our bearings and to see the beautifully tree-lined streets around Les Invalides. We had our morning coffee at a cafe along Boulevard de la Tour Mabourg. In my broken French, I was able to ...

... visiter en-dedans. Je prends le livre de Paris et je commence à faire des suggestions à Micheline. Et finalement, on s'entend sur Les Invalides. On décolle en Métro à Guy Moquet. On a maintenant nos cartes Navigo, avec une puce que tu "swipe" ...

... all the sights, the UNESCO heritage protected left bank, Place de la Concord, Musee D'Orsy, Pont Neuf etc. Back on the bus past Les Invalides to The Louvre. Lunch, then a flashing view of the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo...Leigh did the Da Vinci Code ...

... such a tourist with things to check off my list.  It was still an awesome feel to be on and near it. Next, to Les Invalides, where there is a french military museum (very good - I spent 2 hours and hardly made a dent) and a building that houses ...

... and thus, we headed back to the hotel to freshen up and make dinner plans. Later in the evening, we bought two bottles of Mouton Cadet, a Bordeaux wine, sat out on the balcony of the hotel overlooking Les Invalides, and toasted in another wonderful ...

... chairs. We walked around and began doing statue imitations to see who could pose most like the garden statues. We then went by Les Invalides where Napoleon is buried and the Senate buildings of France. Finally we went to the Place de la Concorde and ...