Comfort Hotel Cardinal Rive Gauche Paris

... but it was still really cool to listen to French bands.

The next morning for breakfast I had a croissant and espresso and I must say it was the best croissant I've ever had. Afterwards we went to the Louvre and I think that was my favorite place in all of Paris. We spent about three hours there, but I wish I had been there even longer. Because we were students studying in Europe we were actually able to get in for free, which was really cool. We just had to ...

... grew denser. Joss saw a huge group of people crowded around a tiny painting and I moved closer. Joss had been to the Louvre before and wasn’t too impressed with the Mona Lisa and didn’t think it was worth fighting through the crowd to reach it, so she just hung out on the side.
It gets a bad wrap, many times have I heard people say something about the Mona Lisa being just another painting and that the hordes of people who crowd around it make ...

... in person, as it towers above the core of the city. And at night, it "lights up" on the hour, with lights flashing intermittently shining bright enough for the whole city to see. It was perfect timing and an awesome thing to witness. Afterward, we decided to head back to the hostel and get some rest for the following morning. The next morning, we met up at the Louvre to find out some information about visits. Turns out that the Louvre was free after 6 ...

... a river, I was amazed by what we saw. For someone who doesn't care for museums all that much, I was really impressed. But what made today really special was the fact that it meant so much to Steve. I'm sure if we ever go back to Paris we will visit the Louvre again considering the fact that we only saw a mere fraction of the 6,000 paintings on display. And if there is a next time...I'll make sure that I'm a little more discreet with my "close-up" pictures of the sculptures there!

... rectangle of grass in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower eating the baguettes supplied to us. (It felt very fitting and very French eating baguettes there, by the way) After lunch we spent the remainder of the afternoon wandering along the Seine seeing the various sights along the way. On one side, walking away from the Eiffel Tower, we passed the Mussee d'Orsay and a bunch of markets selling everything from paintings to bags to postcards ...

... year! The Arc de Triomphe commemorates all the French troops who have died in the most famous French battles around the world and is quite a sombre place - well worth a visit. You can also climb to the top, for a small fee, and have a good view of Paris. My next place to visit was the Eiffel Tower which I felt was nothing special. There were long queues so I didn't bother waiting in the cold night, each to ...

... find out his name). 5pm I was dirty and eventually made my excuses and headed to the shower. I was also starving and absolutely craving a big delicious meal. After talking to the guy who was a vegan I was absolutely craving meat. LOL! So I headed to the Hard Rock Cafe and I didn't care how much it cost me. I realised I hadn't eated meat (aside from a McD burger) in 2 weeks, I had been living on pasta and soup. 10pm Back at the ...