ÃŽle-de-France Small Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Yesterday we visited Orleans. We traveled there by train. We discussed renting a car, but decided better of it and besides I'd never ridden on a passenger train so we did. I really enjoyed the train. It was spacious, comfortable, quiet, relaxing and the scenary was great. I really dídn't understand why we don't choose that method of travel more ...

After a not too bad flight that did last 30 odd hours I hve arrived in Paris. It's cold it's raining but it's still Paris. With accommodation sorted I'm of to see whats chaned in the 8 years since I was last here!

My time here in Paris is rushing by... so much to see and do but so little time. This is becoming a huge theme of this RTW trip and I cringe when I read that other RTW planners are planning to see 50 cities in 52 weeks. If I did this trip again, I would streamline it considerably... maybe to two continents as well (Asia and South America). You n...

Ah la la, le temps passe trop vite!! J'ai encore le nez dans les cartons!! Je dois encore finir mon sac, ce qui veut dire le refaire pour la enieme fois!! il faut bien que j'allège le tout. Mais quand meme je tiens à dire que j'ai fait un travail de rationnalisation pointu, l'objectif étant la minimisation extreme, rien que de l'utile! Voila, si...

Thanks to one of our close friends, my flat-mate at the time and I were able to head off to Paris for a long weekend for a really cheap price on Eurostar... TBC

On our second day in Paris we stopped at Notre Dame to have a look around and feel a bit reverent. It was the first time I had ever been inside a cathedral; especially one so rich in history. The stained glass windows were magnificent. At seventeen I was really in awe of the whole thing.