River Seine Paris

I had reached Paris on evening of 10th June which was a Friday, on that evening, me and Naveen (my friend who was a exchange student in Universite de Paris then) took a trip to "De Louvre" and yes, it took our whole evening to explore the De Louvre. On the Second day of my stay in Paris, I got up not early but, right on the time so that we could …

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

We blew into town this morning on the TGV bullet train from Munich. They hit all the marks on this one....leaving Munich on the minute and arriving Paris the same way. The train ride was easy, one of the easiest trips we took. We left the hotel before 6 a.m. this morning and walked the half a block to the train station. The hotel we stayed in was …

Thank God that we were able to visit this romantic place on Earth. Three of the most famous Parisian landmarks are the 12th-century cathedral Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, the Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe and the 19th-century Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was a "temporary" construction by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition …

We said goodbye to Switzerland and the magnificent Swiss Alps and crossed the border into France.

We travelled through the region of Burgundy. This region is famous for its wines and also a number of food dishes such as coq au vin and boeuf bourguignon.

Both Burgundy and Provence are the Tuscan areas of France. This area is …

What a crazy experience in PARIS!

I absolutely love this city. I have yet to take out more than 2 days of a trip to really stay here and feel it but this will def be a must do for my next trip.

I'll elaborate on this later and write down highlights now...
- spoke french the entire way through (broken, but still my french …

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Bonjour, Aaron here.

Our last day in Paris was mostly low-key and simple. We wanted it that way so that we were ready for an early start and a looong trip home the next day.

The festivities started with a stroll down the Champs-Elysees, which is Paris' primo boulevard where you will find everything from electronics to designer …

Et voilà, nous y sommes ! :)

Je vous écris actuellement de notre chambre d'hôtel au "France Eiffel". Un petit hôtel situé dans un immeuble "antique" tout près de la Tour Eiffel. La chambre est très bien (une grandeur très respectable, nous sommes restés surpris). De la fenêtre on peut y apercevoir la rue St-Charles.

Le voyage en …

My first time ever in Paris. What a beautiful city. I did NOT find the people to be rude, even though I heard that from so many people before I traveled.

My flight to Paris was uneventful. I could see the Eiffel Tower from the plane.

After landing, it took about an hour to get to the hotel by taxi. When I got to the hotel and …

... .  We left the tasting feeling fine and ready to for the 2 hour stroll back to our hotel.  We walked along the River Seine where we saw plenty of picnickers enjoying the Friday evening with friends.  It was a beautiful and pleasant walk, ...

... 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 famous Impressionist paintings. But of ...

... decorating tips should you ever become a gazillionaire. -      Walk to cathedral Notre Dame along the river Seine under a clearing, pink twilight sky mottled with grey and yellow clouds. -      Head to ...

... , this time to do the proper free walking tour of Paris.   This tour covered the Notre Dam and its gargoyles, the River Seine, Pont Neuf, the Lourve, Tuileries Gardens, and Grand Palace - many of the places we had already been to or walked ...

... buy that original painting of the Eiffel Tower or such.. Unfortunately, it appeared to be in vain as all the little stalls by the River Seine were closed and all that was open were restaurants. Oh well, we slowly made our way back on foot to the ...

... ; By the time we left, it had started to rain and to my disappointment this also meant that the little art stalls along the River Seine were closing.. So we continued our walk along the Seine to get back to the Louvre, stopping by a pet shop on the ...

... cake icing; black, gothic shapes with sinister points; and gargoyles that looked cutely deadly. Beside the gushing, clay-gray River Seine, street merchants marketed their displays. We could look through: oil-painting replicas of Van Gogh or Monet or ...

... a little bit we went for a walk around Saint Michel, I had some dinner, and as they were staying pretty much directly across the River Seine from Notre Dame Cathedral, we went over there for a little look-see also. Not a late night, in preparation for a ...

... ). It was given to the Nation as a relic in 1045. After buying some food and wine we ate and drank on the banks of the River Seine (Far East left bank). This is a favorite pass time of the twenty somethings in Paris. It did happen to be the only cold ...

... Tower for dessert. We had champagne on arrival, wine during our meal and a great table with a view of the River Seine. We watched the sun go down over Paris and the boats travel up and down the river. We reflected on the wonderful trip we've had and ...