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By mickandjoc
December 20th 2009
Day 11 - Paris Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris
Activities * Catacombes (Underground mass burial site) * Rest day * Searching on Seek for jobs in Paris Highlight(s) * Crepes avec sucre et citron * The amazing Catacombes - the orderly fashion in which the bones have been arranged is very respectful * Wandering through the back streets on a clear night * Enjoying our last day in Paris Temperature Variance (celsius) = 22 ( Melbourne 23 / Paris 1 ) Odd Spot(s) * No odd spots today - I think Paris is feeling like home. *Gelati count = 0 [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 21st 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=460658]

L'Opera
Catacombes Carvings
Skulls

By mickandjoc
December 16th 2009
Day 7 - Paris Europe » France » Île-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 | 47 Views | [diary=460654]

Versailles entrance
Canal at Versailles
Garden at Vesailles

By mickandjoc
December 15th 2009
Day 6 - Paris Europe » France » Île-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 | 55 Views | [diary=460653]

Atop Arc de Triomphe
Descent
Ooooh nice

By mickandjoc
December 13th 2009
Day 4 - Paris Europe » France » Île-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 | 47 Views | [diary=460292]

Roast Chicken - Bastille Market
Bastille Market
Communal gardens

By kcfrench
December 9th 2009
A few days in... Europe » France » Île-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 | 14 Views | [diary=459381]

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By kcfrench
December 6th 2009
Singapore/France Europe » France » Île-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 | 36 Views | [diary=458565]

Singapore
Singapore
Singapore

By AmandaL
December 6th 2009
Day 10, Paris, France Europe » France » Île-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 | 74 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 | 61 Views | [diary=460533]

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

By Orely
December 4th 2009
J-7 Europe » France » Île-de-France
Paradoxes 'Et ben, puisque c'est comme ça, je me casse !' Je rêve chaque année de prononcer cette phrase, et globalement cela se réalise, alors 2009 sera l'année du pays du matin calme, après 3 mois de sevrage de bulgogi, bibimbap et kimchi, avec quelques rechutes par des paliatifs plus ou moins fidèles dans des restos Opéra/Pyramides parigos, je retourne à Séoul, en plein hiver, avec, comme cadeau d'annoch', une doudoune Columbia! Ouaahhh, quand j'étais petite, je me disais justement qu'à mon anniversaire, pour mes 25 ans, j'aurai une doudoune ! Mais attention hein, c'est pa [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 4th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=458057]


1. FREE PLAN 2. RIBBON WINDOWS 3. FREE FACADE 4. PILOTIS (COLUMNS) 5. ROOF GARDEN Le Corbusier's architectural formula... The Villa Savoy in Poissy, located in a beautiful open field facing the valley of the Seine, The trees with the leaves changing colors made for a very picturesque setting...I ended the day with a visit to Sacre Coeure... I am now writing from Toronto...I left Paris with a very heavy heart on Monday (11/30/09)...I will miss everything about it...My cousin, the apartment, the balcony, the Eiffel tower, the coffee, the boulangerie, the walks, the sites,the...Good [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 3rd 2009 | 21 Views | [diary=457950]

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