Paris
Travel Blogs from Paris, France
Notre Dame and the LOUVRE
... sun begin to set over the La Place de la Concorde and the huge Obelisk. We have now seen obelisks in Egypt, Italy, and France. It is so funny how this trip has really taught me so much history - and helped connect everything all together. Anyways, we ...
Happy Bastille Day!
... - which made it that much better! It was very romantic as well - the perfect way to end a 3 month honeymoon!! Only in Paris! Anyway, when the lights finally stopped, it was total chaos with everyone in thecrowd trying to leave at the same time. We ...
Paris
Et bin oui, je suis a Paris! C'est beau, c'est fun, j'ai pas l'gout d'ecrire aujourd'hui, je serai donc bref! :) Super soiree avec des quebecoises hier, depart pour Montreal demain. J'ai hate de revenir au Quebec, hate de revoir mes amis, ma famille, ...
Galleries
... old railway station that was built in the 1900's and converted into a museum in 1986. The best thing about museums/galleries in France, is that the buildings themselves are great to look at. The Louvre is a classic example of this, and this place doesn't ...
Even hotter
... and a final sprint to the ticket office and MAF just caught his country train with seconds to spare. For our last night in Paris, the BOSS and I decided to get cold chicken and salad and go and sit by the river. However, our chicken/salad shop was ...
Reflections in Paris and Vietnamese Soup
... I ended up at an inexpensive Vietnamese restaurant right around the corner from my hotel. I have noticed a large asian population in Paris, it feels a little like home! The restaurant was small and had long tables on either side with a main aisle down ...
Preface: although we are back home we ...
... now, on June 6th 1944 the Allies of WW2 invaded the beach in a bloody assault which would secure a foot hold in northern France and eventually feed enough troops into Europe to free it from it's oppressors, the Nazis. The coast line is extremely long, ...
Montmartre, Shopping, and Afro Cuban music!
After a quick breakfast of the fabulous French sandwiches, we headed off to the Montmarte area of Paris for some more exploring. The weather is still not the greatest, but the rain stopped after an hour or so. Our first stop was the Sacre Couer ...
Days 1 and 2 in Paris
Arrived in Paris - 12 hours after leaving Tokyo - and landed safely at Charles De Gaulle airport. It's raining!! But, our luggage arrived all safe and sound with us. Took a 45 minute taxi ride to our hotel - La Tremoille - which is a couple of blocks ...
France
... drive slowly (not for the reasons of the old car and its ability but because we wanted to meet up with friends etc )through France, into Spain and then do some serious house hunting. 'House' being the operative word, as chances are we would be looking ...
THE LAST PART
... even count on a single day." The Catacombs freaked out Elaine. We spent my 25th birthday in little Amboise, France. A puzzle-picture-perfect "chateau" (castle) stood with orange-and-red decorations upon its base of little leaping aqueducts. ...
Paris on "Merci" and "Bonjour"
... to sell me and Mike drugs. The first time was in DC at Union Station where some guy pulled out some crack rocks. The guy in Paris, though, spoke every language except English so I spoke to him in Spanish, but he just wanted to sell us some hash so we said ...
To Paris!
... hour. It sucks that we had to pay so much money though for crappy seats! Oh well! When we arrived at the Paris Nord train station, everything seemed very hectic around us. People were everywhere and the signs were all slightly confusing. We ...
On the road again...
... sleep in right before the end: tragic! Lauren, the girl who was meeting us, told us horrible things in her opening description of France and what to expect. Phrases such as "don't look people in the eye" and "never stop for a bum (homeless person)" ...
City of Romance
... girls. And I have never seen so many males with sparkles in my life! The third day in Paris involved visiting the War museum and Napoleon's tomb. The museum showed the succession of war uniform, ...
Bon Jour Mon Ami!
... La Protest! Well, after a long day of roving museums and supporting protesters it was time to experience another side of Paris. No visit would be complete (or allowed) without The Romantic Dinner! We found a lovely little Brassierie and sat down ...
Paris, France
Journal Entry: "Bonjour, il plent." Well that's about the best I can do. We are in France - Paris. I have no ideas where in Paris. I cannot see the Eiffel Tower so I guess we aren't in it's vicinity. Trudie has been unwell this morning and for the rest ...
City of Romance and smelly beds.
... had sped through the tunnel in the start of our 9-month Euro Trip. We arrived in overcast weather and headed into central Paris to find a hotel. Unfortunately this turned into a huge mission, as everything was full. We viewed one hotel that I was fine ...
Part One: Ugly Duckling Syndrome
... plaza. After dinner, Vicki walked with us along the river pointing out Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower from romantic bridges. Paris, like all ugly ducklings, looks a lot nicer at night. The rushing crowds are replaced by tourists and romantics who ...
Up Yours Fraan Chee!
... to be in their underwear. Weird huh? We thought the same thing. Maybe Naked Guy (you remember him from India) is originaly from France...hmmmmm Anyway, me and the Missus are off to the Louve, then off to do some shopping, then perhaps a fancy dinner to ...
Visit to Versailles
... still so funny. I think we should go back to the hotel now because Serena seemed a bit worried about the two of us out lost in Paris. We don't seem to have much focus and hours seem to go by in minutes! Mom, can you believe that I have found some just ...
Gay ol' Paree... again!!
Well, my love affair with the wonderful city of Paris reared it's head again... The bus trip was to Paris was shit as I had a mega toothache, and wanted to rip my tooth out with my bare hands. Played a little 'getting to know you' game on the bus, but ...
Sprinting the Louvre Lap
... popping out of the cement which are windows into the musuem. There were lots policemen whipping around on rollerblades and I thought that Paris seems like a fun place to be a cop. Once inside, we found the Mona Lisa and discovered that if you smile ...
Looking down from the Tower
... to be part of such a special memory. They returned the favor for me then skipped off. I didnt have high expectations of France so I have been pleasantly surprised. Last night, Serena, Micheal, Danielle and I went to the Eiffel Tower after drinking a ...
French Food
... big things) are the train from Amsterdam to Brussels and the hostel in Rome. Last night I hung out with Thomas again and we checked out Paris Plage, where they turn the bank of the Seine into a beach for a little bit in the summer. We also had the best ...
No Real Change
Paris is still Paris. The city seems okay, but I still feel lonely here. I hung out with a random American last night, but on the way from the bar to the Metro, we got mocked by a Parisian couple who heard us speaking English. They broke out into ...
First day in Paris
... after leaving Nancy's family in the airport to fly back to North America. Our train coasted through Germany and France for about 6 hours taking us to Paris. One of the highlights for Nancy was passing through the city of Nancy (and trying to take a ...
Palm Sunday mass at the Basalique Sacre-Coeur.
We decided to go to Montmartre for mass at the Sacre Coeur. This was one of the first masses we'd attended, and it was a very powerful experience (especially for Nancy who understands French). We arrived at about 10:30, and entered through a side gate ...
Funny Funiculars and Little Lifts
... London. I hung out with Katrina and friends then caught the tube for the last time to meet my 7am train to France. The whole ride takes 30 mins to Paris. Its weird to be going again. I really hope its going to get warmer. France doesnt seem as green but ...
