Trocadero Paris

Saturday morning Katie and I decided to take a tour of Paris, the usual stuff like Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Notre Dame, Bastille and also Pere Lachaise. This is the fourth time that I've been to Paris, or maybe more if you count train transits, but it's amazing how I'm still amazed at the most common touristic places. Like how I love the sight of …

Omar brought the sunshine to Paris!

The day he flew in was a little rough because of the time change and a bit of jet lag. He traveled from Mexico to Houston, through Chicago and then Brussels before finally landing in Paris. But, after an afternoon nap he was awake and energized enough to go salsa dancing. We found a weekly latin party …

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Ahhh Bonjour Mademoiselle!
Finally, I go to see the beautiful Paris, and I get to do the tour with Flo!

Straight after work I took the tube/bus/plane/train to meet Flo so we can spend the weekend together in Paris.

To be honest, the …

Llegamos a Paris de tarde, tipo noche. Salimos del aeropuerto y tomamos el metro...ya teníamos algo de experiencia en eso, ya que cuando partimos el viaje pasamos unas horas en Paris. Entonces, compramos el boleto de metro, le dijimos a la niña del counter donde íbamos, nos explicó y listo....eso si, nos advirtió del peligro del metro a la noche... …

Day 3 began bright and early with a wake up call at 6:30 am. Our group met in the lobby for breakfast at 7:30 am. I was very hungry since my last meal was a small plate of stew the night before. When I did last night's room check, I took a NutriGrain bar from Tyler but it didn't really sustain me. And I thought Tyler should avoid lugging food …

Day three in Paris and I was getting a little bit more used to daily life here. It does still seem a little weird waking up to the Tour Eiffel every morning thinking I'll be doing this for the rest of the year! It's quite a change from walking down to Black Rock shops and admiring the clock tower and now not even walking 100m and I'm underneath the …

Waking up this morning, it was cloudy and a cool 14 degrees. With highs expected in the low 20's, we decided to go for a walk to see our favorite tower. On the way, we would explore the Champs-Elysees district.

We cut through the Opera quarter, passing the fashion houses along the way until we arrived at Place de la Concorde. This sqaure …

Day 10 - Versailles today. Up early to try be there before the gates open. 2 trains from our location. It's pretty easy really. Got to Versailles and watched dozens of people run off towards the palace. Decided I needed a coffee and went to Starbucks. Tip to visitors - don't go to Starbucks. I don't know what the guy did to my espresso but it was …

Despertar "bohemio" en el departamento. Desayuno con Nespresso para no extrañar demasiado, tostadas, queso y salida hacia nuestro primer recorrido. Tomamos metro en Odeon y bajamos en Ecole Militaire, desde donde se llega a pie, recorriendo los "Champ de Mars", a la "Torre Eifel". En los campos de Mars nos encontramos con la Muestra por la paz …

My feet hurt, boy do they hurt. We did a rough calculation, we've walked about 50km today, there is no joke there, I am dead serious. Today, with the Louver closed on Tuesdays, we walked to see the rest of Paris' sights and history. We started off heading slightly north of our hostel, to the Bastille, Paris' most famous non-exsistant location. The …

... .  However, we do love exquisite food.  And, this weekend, we found it. Our hotel was in the Trocadero neighborhood - just a short walk to the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees.  After checking in we walked around the neighborhood, ...

... for dinner at this great restaurant near the magnificent Paris Opera House.  Our evening ended with a quick taxi ride to the Trocadero to see the full moon next to the Eiffel Tower with a cold wind whipping through the plaza...our warm taxi ...

... -de-Mars. Quite the workout, from embarrassment if nothing else. Our photo shoot ended across the Seine at the fountains of Trocadero. Winter hibernation, we were probably three months too early to see them on. A night of laundry (sexy, no?) and ...

... goodbye to the shared bathroom and snoring foreigners of the dorm rooms in the hostels!  We took the Metro over to the Trocadero and then walked under the Eiffel Tower trying not to run into the hordes of people waiting in all the lines.  ...

... . Last time we had been here, we went straight to the top of the tower. Ahhh, the joys of summer in Paris. Once down, we took some photos of the Trocadero and then of the Eiffel Tower. Next up was a quick look at the Pantheon and then onto the catacombs. ...

... , which was right next to it, you could see the Trocadero down the other end of the strip. To be honest, I don't know what the Trocadero actually is and it would be nice if someone could email me and let me know! I'm guessing that it is some sort of ...

... .  We got off the boat at the Eiffel Tower stop and purchased some crêpes for a snack.  We walked across to the Trocadero, which is the best spot for a full view of the Eiffel Tower.  After snapping some photos, we walked back to the base ...

... that night and had a sign saying the place was close during the day due to strike. Even churches are in strike in France. Our route took us pass many of the governmental buildings, including the Tribunal of Justice. We passed the famous fountain Saint ...

... la Musique. Fête de la Musique is a yearly celebration on June 21 (solstice) that takes over France. Every city has music playing all night long. In Paris the music is organized by neighborhood. One will have classical, another will have rock, etc... ...

... the wrong direction.. No problem! The night was young and warm, albeit a bit wet, but it made Paris sparkle in reflected light, as we headed back to trocadero. The Eiffel was still lit but now I wasn't feeling well and had to get back to the room. I ...