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By mickandjoc
December 16th 2009
Day 7 - Paris Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Activities * Chateau de Versailles * Champs Elysees at night * Eiffel Tower at night Highlight(s) * The amazing gardens at Versailles * Afternoon tea at Laduree - it was like hitting pause for half an hour * Having takeaway pizza watching the light show at the Eiffel Tower at 8pm. Two pizzas: EU$20.50, view of the Eiffel tower at night: priceless. Temperature Variance (celsius) = 37 ( Melbourne 38 / Paris 1 ) Odd Spot(s) * Joc throwing a stone into a fountain at Versaille and seeing it bounce across the [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 17th 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=460654]

Versailles entrance
Canal at Versailles
Garden at Vesailles

By mickandjoc
December 15th 2009
Day 6 - Paris Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Activities * Arc de Triomphe * Champs-Elysees * Jardin des Tuileries * Eiffel Tower Highlight(s) * Wandering Paris with all the time in the world to take in the sights and surrounds * Lunch at Relais de l’Entrecote - thanks for the recommendation Melissa - where the only decisions are how much you want your steak cooked and which dessert to indulge in * Eiffel Tower at dusk / turning on of lights Temperature Variance (celsius) = 30 ( Melbourne 30 / Paris 0 ) Odd Spot(s) * Intensity of the pep talk [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 16th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=460653]

Atop Arc de Triomphe
Descent
Ooooh nice

By mickandjoc
December 13th 2009
Day 4 - Paris Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Activities * Marche Bastille * Le Pere Lachaise (Cemetery) Highlight(s) * Getting a sense of the community whilst walking through the Bastille Market * Relaxing lunch at the bistro near the cemetery * The impromptu tour by the local cemetery expert. Temperature Variance (celsius) = 16 ( Melbourne 19 / Paris 3 ) Odd Spot(s) * It will cost you a lazy 12,000 Euro per person to be laid to rest at the cemetery. * Plots can accommodate up to 25 family members (they dig 'em deep). Layer upon layer: coffin, sla [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 14th 2009 | 41 Views | [diary=460292]

Roast Chicken - Bastille Market
Bastille Market
Communal gardens

By kcfrench
December 9th 2009
A few days in... Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
See photos... Don't have time to do descriptions at the moment but will explain later - too many photos (401 in this lot)! [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 9th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=459381]

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By kcfrench
December 6th 2009
Singapore/France Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Singapore - Very hot, very humid, very wet!! Temperature was sitting on around 29 degrees... In the morning we went out for breakfast to a little food court across the road - Pad Thai for all! For the rest of the day we went around the shops then had to get ready for departure. Paris - After a 13 hour flight, we finally arrived in Paris (Arrival was around 6:40 local time). Got light at around 8:45! First of all we went to the Bastille markets, then the Notre Dame (got some good photos for both). The hotel we are staying [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 6th 2009 | 34 Views | [diary=458565]

Singapore
Singapore
Singapore

By AmandaL
December 6th 2009
Day 10, Paris, France Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Day 10: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Paris, France We start the day off early at the Louvre. Well, that's how I start MY day. Everyone else starts with the free breakfast but I have a plan to keep myself from getting sick- it's called not eating until dinner! Then, whatever magical ingredient that is out there that likes to go thru my body in under 20 minutes can hopefully be avoided. It's a trick I have come to perfect (and yes, it's unhealthy- don't nag at me.) So, we get to the Louvre around 9:15am because on the first Sunday of [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 15th 2009 | 61 Views | [diary=460539]

Me, pointing to the Mona Lisa.  That was as close as I got.
Louvre and Pyramid
Notre Dame Cathedral

Day 9: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 London, England to Paris, France We met at the hotel lobby at 6:45am (along with 2 other Contiki groups) to get our bags weighed and hop on board our Contiki Coach. The bags couldn't weigh more than 20 kilos (everyone here knows metric but me) and mine came in at 19- yes! I said goodbye to Kristina since she was on a different tour, and got on board my bus which was the "Contiki European Vista Winter" group. The coach is really nice. The s [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 15th 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=460533]

White Cliffs of Dover
View from Ferry
Another Contiki bus getting passed by our fast ass bus.

By spyros
December 2nd 2009
Paris Europe » France » Īle-de-France » Paris
Folks my latest instalment at www.mytb.org/spyros .............. Bonjour everybody been in Paris for 4 days now, but need to leave a few years just to take it all in! The spacecadets are already singing 'I've been everywhere man, I been everywhere' god love them and that was the whole idea of this adventure folks, no 5 star hotels, coaches, escorted tours just a backpack (and laptop...) and get down with the locals, experience it all!...Travelling does make you open your mind to different cultures, languages, cuisines, see things, challenge your values and prejudices, gets you out of your comf [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 2nd 2009 | 46 Views | [diary=457779]

Princess at the Tower
The Louve
Moulin Rouge

I wore myself out in Paris. One day of walking, walking, and more walking. There’s so much that’s been said about this city, I’ll do my best to be original. Someone gave me a great guide to the city of Paris for Christmas last year, and I was determined to use it. I did. I hiked across town to have lunch at the place it recommended as a “best value,” only to find that it was only open for dinner. I found the next place it recommended, a hidden wine bar called “Le Baron Rouge.” There was a wonderful selection of [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 9th 2009 | 62 Views | [diary=458582]

mon scooter
The Bastille
parian corner

As our feet got itchy again, we decided it was time for another holiday. This time we headed off to Paris for a long weekend (just 3 days). With the new Eurostar station at St Pancras in London, Paris is a crazily close 2 and a half hours from London. So we took full advantage, leaving early on Saturday morning and getting back late on Monday evening. Our time in Paris was everything that you might expect, lots of wandering, popping into cafes when the cold got too much. We also covered a good range of museums, visiting the Louvre, the [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 12th 2009 | 187 Views | [diary=459937]

Barry taking photos in the Louvre
The Eiffel Tower
Candles in Notre Dame


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