Day 5 - Paris (Joc's Birthday)

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Activities

* Shopping at Galeries Lafayette
* Supermarket run
* Birthday dinner at Le Jules Verne (at the Eiffel Tower)

Highlight(s)

• The shopping
  
• Hot choc and Viennese Coffee at Lafayette
  
• Topping up the fruit bowl at the apartment (the fresh produce here is amazing)
  
• Dinner at the Eiffel Tower. The view was fantastic, the food amazing and the professionalism of the service was beyond any experience back home.
  
  Temperature Variance (celsius) = 18 ( Melbourne 19 / Paris 1 )
  

Odd Spot(s)

• Must have been music day. There were buskers of varying ability everywhere we went. The Russian band tearing it up at Chatelet station was probably the highlight. The dude that boarded the train with his little microphone and piano accordion backing tape was definitely the worst.
  
• Unbelievably after 4 days in Paris Joc still hasn’t purchased 1 handbag.
  
  
• Gelati count = 0
  

Weather

Cold and icy, min -2 / max 1 degrees

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Photos

Eiffel Tower - before dinner
On the hour a light show erupts with flashing white lights all over the tower.

Galeries Lafayette - outside
View at the front of Lafayette.

Galeries Lafayette - inside
The inside looked even more spectacular with the giant Christmas Tree.

Supermarket
Grabbing a few supplies. The fruit and veg store is across the road.

Eiffel Tower - after dinner
The tower looking ice cold. They changed the lights at around 10pm.