Elysee Palace Nice

The sights of Nice, a city I'm fond ...

... in order to be bigger and better than everyone.  B-dul Unirii is 6 metres longer than Paris' Champs Elysee and the enormous Palace of Parliament is the world's second largest building (behind the Pentagon).  Despite this building being only 18 ...

... Palace first and then made our way into the gardens. There are about 2000 acres worth of beautifully maintained gardens behind the Palace. A large canal, called the Grand Canal with Gondolas and all is one of many large water features in the gardens. The ...

... like this." Someone told me in the Brasov hostel. From Gara de Nord, I hopped on the metro (subway) to reach the Palace. Even the experience in taking Bucharest metro is quite depressing. There are only seven stops but it took almost 30 minutes. ...

... where we took in the views from the hilltop. Other sights included the Arc de Triomphe (and its 12 lane roundabout), Champs Elysee, Invalides, National Assembly and Notre Dame (again). We stopped at the Trocadero, which has the best views of the Eiffel ...

... , this was no easy elevator up deal. The view from the top was AMAZING. You could see everything in Paris (almost), the Champs Elysee, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, everything. We took a bunch of pictures and then decided it was really time to get food, ...

... of the road. We were dropped off in the middle of the city, got some lunch, then a group of us walked to Buckingham Palace. Took some pictures, then me, Anne, and Kate walked through Hyde Park and down Oxford Street back to the hotel. Lots of walking. ...

... and push the button labeled with the same number as our machine. Voila! After putting away our nice, clean laundry, it was time to visit the ultimate palace in Europe, King Louis XIV's Versailles. Before Versailles, however, John went with me to buy ...

... the snot from his nose first, mind. After milling around there its down to the presidents palace which is a bit grey and extremely colonial. Nice. Unfortunately you're not loud in there - I dont know maybe he's redecorating at the moment and ...

... travelled by train to the Palace of Versailles, passing some pretty down-at-heel high-rise areas along the way. The palace was certainly massive, with enormous gardens and grounds at the rear of the building. The entrance though, seemed quite ...

... of Buddha statues inside. From the garden outside I can see a beatifully proportioned, but crumbling, villa in the presidential palace compound that looks like the best property development opportunity in the world. We walk across the road to Wat ...

... coming through. I guess they decided i didnt look like i was going to shoot anyone. On Wednesday morning I went to the Palace. WOW. What an amazing building! They have guided tours in English which takes about an hour. It was so interesting. This is ...

... with a massive fried chicken on a chicken tree haha...so oily and delicious.  Walked down the famous champs elysee avenue but of course, it’s not as nice as the original =P.  Along the way we adopted two stray dogs as part of our ...

... a grand 20th century gold-painted temple, then to Patouxai (Lao version of the Arc de Triomphe) National Monument and its Champs Elysee. We find a bowling alley where we have one game (L wins hands down!!) before visiting the National Stadium. Cycle back ...

... there since the time of Louis 13,  to get fresh baguettes, jambon and goats cheese, to the exploration of the Palace grounds which are impossibly green and manicured. The trip certainly ended with a bang as an American artist Leah from New Orleans ...

... 'e, and I left my friends as they headed off to the Louvre and I went to the Palais Royale. The courtyard at the Royal Palace is where I was supposed to meet my cousin for lunch. However, after miscommunication, we ended up not being able to find each ...

... Visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint Sulpice/St. Madeline Church, St. Denis, The Louvre for the first time 4. Visiting The Palace of Versailles 5. Eating REAL beef bourguignon 6. Going to Mass at Notre Dame cathedral 7. Watching The Eiffel Tower sparkle ...

... nbsp;       We left the Louvre at about midday and walked down the Champs Elysee, to Cleopatra's needle and views of the "Grand Palace" and Arch de Triumphe. We are just blown away by the scale of the beautiful buildings ...

... way and be REALLY impressed! Spent some time lunching in the most magnificent gardens in the world, followed by a tour of the Palace. What an absolute privilege to be able to visit places like this!  We recognised copies of several of the paintings ...

... other famous art.  The Louvre is ENORMOUS and you can't see everything in a day.  We ate dinner at a nice restaurant on the champs de elysee (just butchered that sp)- the street leading up to the arc de triumph.  It was a great day. THE ...