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Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris June 2nd 2006

Today was decidedly church day. The city seemed teeming with people. We easily topped our stair climbing record of just yesterday. Oh, but the views! It was worth it.... read more
Notre Dame, another view
Standing in Front of Sainte Chappelle
In Front of Sacre-Coeur

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris June 2nd 2006

0938 Köln Hbf Gleis 8 清涼   如果那紅背囊女子不在火車到站前問我列車是否要往'Brussels',我才不會將'Brussels'與(車票上的)'Bruxelles'拉上關係,再看看站牌……究竟是知道好一點還是不知道會較好呢…… 0955   數是怎樣計的?? #1 Railpass只適用於德、法(今行將途經比利時,之前完全沒有印象) #2 預留給railpass holder的quota已滿 (=?) #3 訂位單據寫的是AachenParis(Aachen屬德國邊境) (感覺太差了,Thalys我只能坐車尾的一個小車廂,8個座位,但卡位前的行李架只能放三件大型行李!我的背囊幾乎放不進頭頂的架上!ICE在哪!?) 1018啟動   更有趣的是Railpass上沒有寫明是5個國家的票!   為甚麼窗口會分割成上下兩半!? 1050 進入Aachen   仍未平伏,究竟是否笨了? 1055 Aachen Hbf 但月台大鐘指著12:00   有數名香港男女上車,甫上車便「頂」來「頂」去,本已夠煩,還要引用「巴士阿叔」的語錄,我千山萬水跑來這裡幹嗎? 1121 THA 9428   到目前為此,這一輛Thalys仍然行得很慢,比RE還慢…… 1232 THA9428 Bruxelles Midi   火車在Liège之後一段終於可以加速,快得有點飄浮。   這段古怪的行程需要我補錢€85,誠實的代價真高。   一到了Gare du Nord,便給整了。大堂約大八部售票機,但有一半不能使用,我排隊偏偏選了一部不能入銀的……其他的紙幣也不行(Carnet €10.4也沒有預備收鈔票!),只能先買一張€1.40單程票(看來沒有找換機,假如口袋沒有足夠輔幣我便完了)。由火車站至hostel用了80分鐘,車程恐怕只有30分鐘。   返回市中心,因為早知道星期五晚羅浮宮免費開放給像我們這些「青年」,所以先到了羅浮宮「見識一下」。 ... read more
THALYS heading to Paris
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Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris June 2nd 2006

Another stamp on the passport!!! We left VERY early Thursday morning (on the first subway of the day at 5:09 a.m. !!) for the Eurostar railway to Paris. It is a bustling, cosmopolitan city. Lots of traffic, lots of old buildings, and lots of people !!! We went to the 2d level of the Eiffel Tower---it's more impressive than it sounds! Fantastic views of the whole city. We spent the afternoon at the Palais de Versaille----a perfect example of someone's overindulgence of oneself!!! We returned VERY late (10:35 p.m.) Thursday evening. We finishd the evening with a "royal" dinner at Burger King down from our hotel!!!! Au Revoir!!! ... read more

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris June 1st 2006

The first day in Paris. We would not be exaggerating if we claim to have climbed 1000+ stairs today, including 328 to get the to the first platform of the Eiffel Tower. And we saw thousands of paintings and sketches at The Petit Palais and The D'Orsay museums. And toured the modern art exhibit at The Grand Palais. A picture is worth a thousand words so here is our selection from this day in gay Paris.... read more
View From Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower at Night
Modern Art Exhibit at the Grand Palais

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris June 1st 2006

Well we got into Paris at 6 am. Checked in at our hostel, and left. We headed right away for the Arc De Trumph. It was really neat, and that is where we got our first glimpse of the Eiffle Tower. We then headed straight for the Eiffle Tower. Oh and did I mention that it was freezing!! We got into the elevator at the tower and went immediatley to the second floor which was quite higher than the rest od the buildings already. We then got on the second elevator which had glass all the way around. The elavator kept going up and you kept thinking to yourself that it couldnt possibly go any higher but it kept going. We got to the top, it was soooo neat. You could feel the tower swaying in ... read more

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 31st 2006

Me and Katie are finally getting more comfortable with Paris! We've now learned how to use the metro and all like that... but we have to get on the train to Barcelona in about... 3 and a half hours, but i guess that's how things work when you're taking a short backpacking trip. Yesterday me and Katie walked around the Seine River and saw the Eiffel Tower (of course), Notre Dame, and saw the outside of a lot of really cool buildings! Even the bank had very old and intricate detail that was mind blowing! No picture could do that justice... but you still can try :) ... read more
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Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 31st 2006

Hello Everyone- Paris was our first stop on our trip to France. We did way too much in Paris for us to tell you about, but hopefully the pictures will provide enough of a story. We will tell you about our run in with the Metro Police that had us mad for a few hours and also tell you about a website we discovered from some other travels that has saved us a whole lot of money and introduced us to some nice locals. We also took a day trip to the Loire Valley, which was very beautiful, but at the same time very hard on the body! Paris is pretty much a sight-seers dream come true. They have some of the most spectacular monuments and one of the most spectacular museums in the world, The ... read more
Cathédrale de Notre Dame...if you look close enough you will see Quasimoto
The Orange Card...Don't leave home without it!
The world famous Louvre museum

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 31st 2006

In Paris right now; these pictures are from the first two weeks of my trip, enjoy...... read more
Ibiza
Beach
Bar

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 30th 2006

Here's a little travel moment for you: The day before I left Paris I went to a new bistro for breakfast because I'd overslept and missed it at the residence. I go to a nearby (kind of shi shi) place because it's cool outside and they have outdoor heaters and I wanted to catch up on my journal. My coffee comes without the usual little long paper sugar cylanders. Instead there is this HUGE shaker (remember--shi shi restaurant) filled with what I assume is sugar so I generously sprinkle it into my coffee. Soon after, the rest of my meal comes along with the sugar thingies and I realize I've doused my coffee with a generous helping of salt. Now in Paris there is no such thing as a free refill and I'm too embarassed to ... read more

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris May 30th 2006

ok FIRST! recap of last night in amsterdam = AMAZING. so we didnt have a hostel for the last night right, so we decided it would be a great idea to just go out all night and sleep on the train. so we went out with our slovic friends and these cool chicks from colorado. bottom line - rocked the club's FACE OFF. quotes from the night: beginning of night - - CO girls - throw your arms up and yell 'wooo its my birthday!!' (whole room laughs) - slovanian boys 'blahblah whatever that is translated into slavic?' (whole room laughs) - nikki - throws arms up 'wooo i like girls!!!' (only nikki laughs, then really long awkward silence) - first bar - we make whole bar do party boy to 'coma, coma chameleon' song - ... read more




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