Blogs from Sarcelles, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 4

This was another great day. We started out with a Paris city tour with Veronique. Sophie and Jeanne stayed on the coach with Francy and Veronique. They went on to Versailles. The rest of us got off the coach at the Arc de Triomphe, walked down the Champs Elysees, had lunch, walked through the Tuileries, crossed the Seine to the Musee d'Orsay, back past the Louvre with its famous pyramids and up to meet the group again at the Opera Garnier. We enjoyed a tour through the musee de parfaum Fragonard. From there, we went to dinner, then on a river cruise on a Bateau Mouche and finally, we climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Well, we took the elevators. Afterwards, we enjoyed some crepes au chocolat and took the metro back to our ... read more

It looks like our weather is going to be around 50 degrees, with lows in the upper 30's. Pack some warm clothing and comfortable shoes. Sunday is forecast showers but the other days should be partly to mostly sunny. We're leaving in less than 4 days! Pack some running clothes if you'd like to come out in the mornings with me... :D... read more

Bom, essa não foi a minha primeira vez em Paris, eu já tinha ido outras três vezes lá. Pra mim é muito fácil de ir nessa cidade pois fica a 1 hora de voo de Dusseldorf e só 3 horas de trem partindo da cidade de Colônia. Dessa vez fui encontrar um amigo, na verdade ele não mora em Paris, ele mora há mais ou menos duas horas de trem da cidade, e mesmo assim foi até Paris. Eu fui justamente no final de semana do Carnaval mas chegando lá eu não vi nenhuma comemoração que pudesse chamar atenção ou festejos lembrando o nosso tão famoso carnaval Brasileiro. Simplismente a cidade estava quieta, e um paraíso para aqueles que não gostam de carnaval como eu. Em Dusseldorf é comum ter um grande carnaval nas ruas, com ... read more

Paris is gritty, beautiful, busy, tranquil, vain, and brimming with dreams. We purchased a 3-day metro pass that allowed us to freely traverse the city. We went from the Northeast to Saint Michel, from Montmartre to the Champs Ely sees, and back again. The public transport here is brilliant; there are even bike stations where you may rent a bike and drop it off across the city at another station. Of note is that there is a strong odor of putrid urine in public squares and in the Metro; not constant, just occasionally wafting. Josh is convinced the French are just sneakily uncouth; I think it was a certain flower that grew in all the public gardens and flowerbeds. Six of one, half dozen of the other☺ Smallness. Everything in the City is close: close to ... read more