Pierre & Vacances Résidence Paris Buttes-Chaumont

... from the restaurant where the group would be having our first meal. She had given directions to the restaurant to the man at the desk, and I was able to walk there in about 15 minutes to meet the group. Les Bonnes Soeurs (near Place des Vosges) is small but very good, with an energetic and patient wait staff. Because I was late, I ended up next to Rolinka, so I was able to talk to her quite a bit. She's a Dutchwoman who moved to Paris as soon as she graduated from ...

... going on, and yes it was the Tour de France. We got there a little before 4 pm, but the cyclists didn't show up until about 4:30--a half-hour late. The nice thing though is that for the second time today, we were in the front right on the rail. I got a couple of good shots, but there's no telling who is in it; they went by so fast.

We got back on the Metro and came home to relax a little before going out again a little later.

... We argued in english and she argued in French until katy showed her our receipts. We said we had until the next morning to get picture on it. So, after barely sneakng through the grips of the fierce French metro police lady, we went and paid 6 dollars to take our pictures. Little did katy k ow, within5 hours and one metro trip, katy would donate her card to some lucky person on the street-- aka katy lost hers under the Eiffel tower. One sidenite for the ...

... off and walked around to see most of the major fountains. I can only imagine what this place would look like in the summer in full bloom, but it looks like those memories will have to come another day. We plan to try and return in the summer months, even if it's stopping for a day on the way to somewhere else, because it would be an amazing sight and defiantly worth coming back for. We made the best of it however and wandered around ...

... strange to see people sitting in chairs, instead of on the grass, but I suppose with grass that beautiful, it makes sense. I feel a bit enclosed in Paris. Its so beautiful and manicured and enclosed I don't feel relaxed. Plus, there's very few open spaces, and when the sun comes out, the few places that do have grass get absolutely packed. Im really starting to appreciate the luxury of space that we take for granted in oz. Overall Im not really bonding to ...

... la e descobrir que estao fechados pra obras! Entao resolvi ir pra Rua de Rivoli e mince! Praticamente tudo foi embora nas liquidaçoes, nao achei uma p... de UMA blusa termica pra contar a historia!Me consolei com uma blusa quentinha rosa e bem ajustada com decote em v pequeno.( ainda mais que no provador ja descobri uns furos no meu casaquinho brasileiro novo, ele nao deve durar o viagem toda, certamente....). O ...

... every other number that I have, and no luck then It is too late and I miss my plane... So I go back to the internet bar, and start getting drunk... Now I am staying in another 'Accor' hotel called Mercury - the most expensive of the Accors b/c all the cheeper ones (like literally 3 other hotels) were fully booked. I had a big stake dinner and drank a bottle of Jack. Eh, what can you do?

Well, here goes!! Hopefully, I'm doing this right and you'll all know I've arrived safely after 33hrs travelling. It seemed an incredibly long time. Dubai Airport was unbelievable. I definitely felt like I was on the other side of the world! It's very foggy in Paris today but a warm 26 ...

Sunday, September 25? Got up to a cloudy but not rainy day. Jumped in the shower (which is smaller than a telephone booth, but does the trick) and caught the Metro to Champs de Mars- took much longer than I thought and ended up running to the South Base of the Tour d'Eiffel and met up with bike group. We walked to the headquarters and got our bikes (I'm a pro at this now), paid and soon were off. Much smaller group (11) and far more international- only ...

Well we have just had a disaster with the writing - we just finished writing up the whole two days and then we got logged out and lost it all! So we will try and write again - at least the highlights! Bonjour mes amies! C'est Jaz, Matt, Glenn et Cath. Day 2 Had a yummy breakfast at the hotel of bread, cheese, and fruit. Glenn went off to the Musee D'Orsay for the day. This is the museum where art, painting, scuptures from 1848 to 1914 are housed. He ...