The City of Light

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Geo: 48.8567, 2.35099

Bonjour from Parie!! Turned out that Paris was every bit as fantastic as I hoped for. The time flew by, and i easily could spend a week there. There is so much to see and do. We arrived in the evening, for a coach tour around the streets of Paris, before heading off to the Eifel tour. Now despite all the antihype I always hear about the Eifel tower, it was still a truly remarkable monument, a real amazing engineering accomplishment. We went up to the second level, for fantastic sights over the city.. It even gets all shiney and sparkley every hour at night, when the lights come on.
The next day was our full day to explore Paris. The hugest tragedy of all befell this tour though, as Tuesday, our only day here, just happens to be when the Louvre is closed........... roar. but went to the site anyway, for pictures of the area and notorious glass pyramid. i plan to return next week to check out this museum.. its too huge to miss.
other cool highlights of paris included the notre damn cathedral, the partheon, napoleans tomb, the efiel tower again.. (daystyle), and climbing the arhe de triumphe. The evening was really cool too.. i decided to shell out 200$au for a french cabaret show with the group, which included fancy french wining and dining. the show was awesome, including often topless dancers. however some were a little old for my taste... as per usual though, i was for some reason singled out.. again as i was in amsterdam to get up on stage. this one was even more humilating lol. it involved a dance contest against 3 other guys, where we got 1 minute to spastically dance around and win the crowd over. now im not much of a dancer.. so you can imagine the awkwardness. it wasnt so bad though, i think i came a close second.... maybe... or maybe a clear last? there was no competing with old man hans from germany, i was actually cheering him on myself.
anyway, thats enough for now. i will really really try and upload pictures soon. i have over 900 how are things back home with everyone?
-Tofor

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Photos

Altar of Notre Dame
the altar of Notre Dame

Another shot of inside opera house
just another angle of the stairway.. still burry though

Arch de Triumph (Dusk)
the Arch de Triumph at Dusk. This was built to commemorate the many victories of the French under Napoleon

Box 5
me in front of Box 5 at the opera house. this is actually the famous booth the Phantom demanded to be left empty for his personal use.

Eglise du Dome (day)
the Dome above napoleons tomb during the day

Eglise Du Dome (night)
the Eglise du Dome in Paris. This is the location where Napoleons tomb is

Eiffel Tower (Day) with me
thats me standing in front of the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower (Night)
A shot of the Eiffel tower from across the way in the park at night. Despite all the anti hype id heard bout this place, i was really caught up in marvel. Its a really remarkable construct of engineering genious.

Going up the tower
A lift load of us heading up the Eifel tower at night. Everyone was pretty excited about being here..

Group shot at the cabaret
Shot of my tabble at the Cabaret in Paris

Hall in Opera House
one of the main halls above the stair

Inside Notre Dame
A shot right down the middle of the interior of Notre Dame. It was alright but slightly less than id expected.

Inside Opera House
I went crazy with photos inside the Opera house, but tragically few have come out. Was very dark in there, and most pics are blurry. this is the famous stairway inside.

Inside the Auditorium
inside the Opera Garnier, the actual audiorium

Me and the guys
Me and some of the guys from tour getting pre drinks before the show..

Me at the Louvre!
well in front of the Louvre anyway. can you believe the tour organised to go to Paris on Tuesday, the ONLY day the louvre is closed. ill have to go back and see it later i hope.

Me at the table at the cabaret
This is me at the table seated ready for the cabaret. This is the spot i was cruely dragged from to come up on stage and have a 'dance comp' i think my dancing needs serious work..... ah well. least its somethin whack to look back on

Me in front of the Opera House
the famous French Opera Garnier, hundreds of years old. One of the most interesting cultural sites in Paris for me. Originally home to the notorios Phantom of the Opera. People like Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, have all played here too.

Me in Opera House
Me just above the main stair.

Me up the tower
thats me on the second level of the Eiffel tower. Shame you cant see much behind me, it was too dark.

Moulin Rouge
the Moulin Rouge in Paris. the cabaret show we went to was just nearby. unfortunatley we couldnt take pictures inside. it was really fun though!