De L Odeon Paris

... in awe and admiration), and we walked through the 'Hall of Mirrors,' which he built to stare at himself. This is where the Treaty of Versaille was signed. We returned to the city and had a few beers, then headed to the Eiffel Tower. It was surrounded by immigrants selling key chains and trying to steal your wallet. It was grand, located right beside the river, and with a massive park on the other side. Today we are headed for more attractions, and will talk to you soon. Zip. Peace. P&J.

It is no understatement to say that Paris, Brussells and Bruges were an amazing experience. The Eiffel Tower is something we've all seen in photos etc. To see it in person and to go to the top is ridiculously touristy but not. The residents of Paris were all picknicking around it with ...

... arranged. <br><br>Unfortunately the walk was a tad longer than we expected, but it gave us an opportunity to soak up the surroundings as Parisians went about their daily routines. The crêperie was situated on Rue Mouffetard which is a narrow cobblestone street dating back to the time of Roman occupation. I was pleased that I'd taken my tour guide to a new place! As per custom, our crêpe chef made our crêpes on the spot and ...

... j'avais commandé un Croque-Monsieur. Je me disais: "Esti, tu ne peux pas manquer ça." Bin oui! Ils se sont forcés......mon Croque est arrivé en retard, mais ils ont réussi à en faire quelque chose de pas mangeable. C'était une petite tranche de jambon entre deux vieilles tranches sèches de pain Poilâne et du fromage sur le dessus. Une chance que mon couteau avait des dents. J'ai été capable de couper tout le tour et de manger le milieu. Pierre avait ...

... pass got me in for free too yay! The next day didn't comprise of much just work and dinner out at a neat Japanese restaurant with Sarah and Adam. We have become regulars there...bit sad eating Japanese in Paris but it's soooo good and pretty cheap too. My weeks seem to revolve around food now as the next day had a fantastic lunch with Scott and Karen at a little organic cafe near their place. It was really good ...

... i asked her which one she needed, and she just kept asking if it was my stuff in the bed. and i said yes... then she was getting on my nerves, so i just asked her "what do you want here?" kindof rudely, but she started it. then i was like, i can move beds i dont care. so i threw my bags up in a violent rage (to show her i was angry at her.... and that i could snap her like a stick if i wanted). then she rolled her eyes at me.... and left; I wanted to shave off her eyebrows.

... station (left our bags at the station). There was a big monument in the middle of this traffic circle. We sat on these steps facing the monument (along with tons of other people, both locals and tourists) for about 2 hours, just people watching (actually jim was napping). Then we went to this sculpture garden on the banks of the Seine. there were some steps right near the water, so Jim took a nap while I sat and enjoyed the quiet ...

... We then wandered across the river and through the gardens of the Nat history museum before walking back to the Hotel and a well deserved nap! We headed back to the Bastille area to find a guidebook restaurant - looked lovely but menu a bit odd for our tastes. We ended up in a nice little restaurant off the bastille square. Saturday 20th May In all of yesterday we saw loads of sights but I kept away from the 2 islands - it was their turn today. We got the Metro to Cite ...

... it at the exact same moment as me. <br><br>There was one more nocturnal Paris icon I decided to see what all the fuss was about, although it must be said I had no great pressing desire to go, and it was back in the area of the city where I had started the day. But unlike Sacré C&#339;ur this was dead easy to find &#8211; after getting off the Metro at Pigalle station it was just a matter of following the tour buses lined up to go around the corner, readying to drop their ...