Campanile - Paris - Boulogne Boulogne-Billancourt

... were a mishmosh group....pickpockets and all.

We ended up walking alot.....and although we were heading in the right direction...it was just too far so we took another taxi and were deposited at the right venue! By now... we are tired and hungry....so ate our American food with gusto and made our T-Shirt purchases. We then went to a Mega Virgin store across the street to check on music and games. Found some interesting and obscure concert footage for Bruce which was a ...

... I saw out in public was without any type of head covering and most of the young girls embraced western makeup and clothing styles that left little to the imagination. Everywhere else I had been the women covered up in robes from head to toe. At most maybe I saw their faces, a lot of times just their eyes and all the time never the outline of their bodies unless she was of ample girth. You wonder what is behind door number 3 in those places ...

Arrived into Paris Gard de Nord Station at 10.25pm (Paris time) and we spent the next 20 minutes how we are going to get to our Hotel, Mum got some money out and my card said is was at it limit. Then after looking at the metro (which I had never travelled) we decided to Taxi to the hotel, we lined up and waiting for 25 minutes in a busy Taxi rank. It took only 10 minute to get from ...

... very good. It was great fun to get to have a liesurely dinner over some excellent food. The group of us have been spending lots of time together and so it was a great mix of good company and good food. After a long dinner we walked over to the latin quarter to have some gelato. The gelato place we went to is yet another amazing food place in Paris (of course this city is full of culinary delights). When you get a cone they shape the gelato into a flower! This morning I ...

... We decided to call it a day, because we had walked through a lot of the city. It was beautiful, but I am not sure it compares to Barcelona. Paris definitely has a romantic vibe, but Barcelona is really just amazing. I think that is due to Gaudi....I love Gaudi, ha ha. We went back to the hotel. After random stops, we made I back to our hotel around 10:30 p.m. Our key wasn't working, and the manager had to let us in our room. He was asking us ...

... mais nous le ferons de façon plus formelle. A mon arrivée MC m'a mis manu militari dans un bain super moussant et m'a prié de me décaper, de me couper les ongles et de les brosser plusieurs fois. C'était pas du luxe... Devinez ce que j'ai fait après...Eh bien j'ai retrouvé rapidement mes pantoufles préférées, je les ai enfilées avec délectation, me suis servi à boire, et je suis allé sur Internet pour mettre les dernières photos ...

... that say "I escaped the Louvre" Anyhow.....after all that was said and done we took the Metro back to Montparnasse (where the Contiki hotel was) and got ready for our evening out on the town at the Parisian Cabaret......but of course not before Ca and I bought a pair of shoes......we couldn't resist.... But this is where a slightly cruddy detour occurs.....so I fell down the stairs.....on my way down, all dressed up, to the pre-departure drinks and ...

... age 12 and 15), and my Mom and big sister (that was 8 years ago girls!). so my memories here belong to lots of people. I was thinking that this trip they belong to just me, but I guess it's me plus the 20 + folks out there reading this. haha. Today I procured my tickets to Frankfurt, I leave tomorrow night and arrive at 7:00 AM. Love the overnight trains, 2 birds with one stone. I also found a second hand ...

... them that we were being followed, thankfully the police understood us and went to talk to those 2 men as we RAN back to our hotel- in fear! After arriving in the hotel- I opted out for a nice long nap! Dinner was set as a formal dinner, the only problem was- wearing heels on cobble stone paved roads is not the easiest thing in the world- Good thing Petey Pablo warned us before hand and I packed an extra pair of sandals to wear on the ...

... we took to the streets and to my hearts utmost content I came across a poster with my very name on it (see photo DARA!!!). I happily ignored the surname that followed and the noticeable image of a male. All that mattered was that my name was finally given the credit it has long deserved. The famous Book of Kells, an 8th century illuminated manuscript paled in comparison to that brilliant poster. It may be one of Dublin's prime attractions and it may be housed ...