Paris
Travel Blogs from Paris, France
Paris - Day 4 - Tourist Stops
... at least seeing the place, right? ... From what I've read, the region its in is Pigalle, the red-light district of Paris. ... And they weren't joking. Its your typical grimy sex shop row, complete with drug dealers, junkie prostitutes on the streets, and ...
A Little Wrench in Our Plans and Then to Versaille
... at the train station we investigated a little further and found that our rail passes did work for the trains to the outer parts of Paris! So apparently on the first night we wasted 24 Euro on a train that we should have gotten for free. Someone at that ...
Louvre for Free? Try Again.....Catacombs Instead
... 'll probably be packed inside and very frustrating. So we left and would return the next day. We instead went to check out the Paris catacombs. When we got there another line was waiting for us, yaaaaaaaaa. We ended up waiting in this one for good because ...
Paris Briefly and Kind of Weird....
The wierdest thing....when I checked my passport stamp after entering France - I found last years stamp.....same date, one year later. Last year I came to Paris on a very long routing....Hong Kong to Bangkok to Amman Jordon to Paris.....on May 26, ...
Paris - Day 3 - Ditchin' the kids!
... . We talk a bit about local things to do and see, and I mention the two restaurants that I've planned for our time in Paris (L'entrecote yesterday, and L'alterior de Joel Rubichon for tonight). I can see the look of approval in his eyes, and he tells me ...
Montparnasse, a movie and Mussels
... We reached the tower and got our tickets. Hardly any queues here, just the way we like it. Upstairs we enjoyed the views of Paris, and shot some nice and funny pictures. Downstairs we were wondering what to do next, as the neighborhood does not have many ...
Back from Cannes
We just returned from a weekend of bliss in Cannes, France...We arrived the week before the Cannes film Festival and people were just arriving and getting everything prepared for the big week. We rented a car in Nice at the airport and drove into Cannes, ...
The Louvre, The Notre Dame, The Sommelier
... as they insulted the customers and tossed the dishes and drinks on the tables. No wonder tipping is not common practice in France. After our break we continued to explore the museum, we wandered around the more unknown exhibitions, visited the Egyptian ...
Happy Canada Day!...From France!
... to an hour before the other hotel eventually emailed a confirmation number but they got us a room and we headed for the new place inside Paris. We managed our way through the subway system and finally got to the new hotel (which is just a short 5min walk) ...
Paris - Day 1
... little apartment we've rented for the week: http://www.parisaddress.com then choose from the dropdown on the left: Paris - LaLa 4 Standing outside the apartment ... we are about twenty minutes early for our date with the apartment showing person, ...
Paris - The most beautiful city on earth!
... visit Paris again soon. Two weeks before the date of departure, there was a terrifying news about the riots taken place in France. I was worried and scared since the news. I thought of to cancel the trip because of safety reasons, but my trip companion ...
Christmas in Paris
... freelance photography for le Figaro newspaper and am in the process of creating a new web site for my Paris portfolio. It has been a great first four months in France. We have had some family and friends come to visit us and plan on having more next ...
Snow in Paris
... Basically, combining different photos together to make one image. Also some photos from the Cote Ivoire Celebration Brea worked for in Paris. It was quite amazing...dancers, actors, and musicians. Hope all is well back home and write me sometime back if ...
quick question
Hello everyone! Well, I said goodbye to Strasbourg and have returned for a last night in Paris. I don't really have much to say; in fact, the reason for this email is because someone sent me an email response to my last travelpod that went to my junk ...
Sacre Coeur, Arc, Eiffel, Latin Quarters & TUK TUK
... the obelisk from Luxor is displayed. I always wonder, why don't they just give it back to Egypt, it clearly does not belong to France. From here we catch our bus to the next landmark, Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomph. We got off the bus somewhere halfway ...
Paris: The end
... and bikes go by with sirens wailing. Are they on their way to a bank robbery? Are they escorting the President of France? We can't help suspecting that they are just having fun. The policemen in the speeding vehicles are almost invariably lolling back in ...
Paris - Day 5 - Catacombs, Notre Dame, Wall-E
... 100%. .... We keep talking, ... about Obama, Bush, and McCain ... and on to welfare policies ... and immigration issues (France and Spain face similar challenges as the US does with Mexico from their southern border with poor and often desperate African ...
Valentines in Barcelona
... with costumed and masked people in the streets. we rented a car and our friends julie and macgregor came with us. the drive through france , switzerland and italy and it took 8 hours to get to milan , italy where we stayed for the night. we all partied ...
Into the City of Bread, Crepes and Wine
... between the cabbie (the most friendly one in Paris) and the rest of us. He jokingly asked what us Americans were doing in France, kindly pointing out that our dollar was worthless here. According to our amused driver, he knew of four Americans in all of ...
Why I Love the French
... everywhere instead of driving makes life better here. The French aren't large. I don't think I saw one obese person in all of Paris (not counting tourists). I love that when I go shopping for jeans in a Paris store, the sizes start with 30/30's (my ...
Eating in Paris
... input by friends of the owner). Notice who is writing the reviews. Are the reviews all Europeans or, even better, (for France) French? If there are a lot of reviews, the ratings are good and the reviews are local it almost doesn't matter ...
Lots of churches and a little Pompidou conclusion
... staff, modern design and view to die for...and delicious food. Our most spectacular dining experience to date in France. Wandered back through the streets of Le Marais, enjoyed an expertly presented gelato cone and collapsed into bed before ...
Americans in Paris
... us had been to Paris, so we were really excited. Also, our niece, Jessica, had spent most of January in southern France and was due to be back in Paris for the flight home that weekend, so we expected to meet up with her. On Friday, we drove to Watou, ...
Paris drive-by
(C) In Paris for just a day to share some luggage with our new friend Molly - who has agreed to let us leave some luggage at her apartment in the Marais. Just a real short trip through Paris this time - but we plan to come back and get our ...
The Louvre
... hadn't eaten yet that was all that was on our minds. After that we decided we were wiped from the four days of sightseeing in Paris and went back to the hotel. We spent the rest of the late afternoon and evening working on the blog, well Jackie did anyway ...
Back to Paris
... was bittersweet. We stayed in an actual hotel (thank you, travel partner!), had dinner at an Italian place (I know we were in France, but their food is NOT the best in Europe), and crammed 5 months of traveling back into our suitcases. Landing in Salt ...
Paris - Day 2 - Eiffel Tower, Good Grub, & Cruise!
... ) Having my mom here is awesome. We were shocked to find out that in all her travels, this is her first trip to Paris! ... Our apartment fits us all perfectly, and its provided an excellent help for Janice and I as our batteries are drained at the end ...

