Blogs from Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 328

Up early today so we can pack our bags and check out of the hotel. We were picked up and transfered to the train station to board the Eurorail for the trip to London. Another surprise, I have not ridden a lot of trains but the times I did, I experienced a rocking motion and you could feel the wheels hitting the gaps between the rails. Our train left the station and picked up speed as we started into the French countryside. It is my understanding that the Eurostar travels at speeds in excess of 200 KPH(180MPH) but it was a very smooth ride. Our ticked included a meal in transit which we did not expect, especially a hot meal and very tasty one. The trip takes about 2 hours and after our meal was served, ... read more

Todays the big day! In less than twelve hours we will be in Gay Paris looking for somewhere to stay. Got all my bits, including my new digi camera, and after a week of stressing to get my passport re-done and my money transferred i can now relax and enjoy my trip. (although i do have a slight concern with a sore throat this morning, hopefully thats all it will be)! I'll give you an update soon, Tarah for now!... read more

Kane took me to Paris for 2 days to see Pearl Jam play. Was the most amazing concert and I didn't want it to end! Paris is a great city and it's so exciting to see all the landmarks that you see so much on tv etc. Touristy things we did - went up the Eiffel Tower, did a bus tour of the city, went to the Louvre, saw Moulin Rouge. It was such beautiful weather, about 30 degrees everyday.... read more

After an hour delay in Dallas due to some unruly passengers, we finally were able to leave and arrived in Paris a little late. The airport was hot and crowded but we finally managed to find all of our bags and make it through Customs. The person that was suppose to meet us for the transfer to the hotel either got tired of waiting or who knows what but at any rate they were no where in sight so we found a cab and made the trip from the airport to Paris and our hotel. We had decided that we may never get to Europe again and really wanted to spend more than one day in Paris. We scheduled an extra week and spent four days in Paris. Impressions and contradictions to what we expected: 1.French ... read more

Bonjour tout le monde! Well, here I am, safely arrived in France and beginning my grand adventure and my year abroad. I arrived yesterday morning and was picked up at the airport by a friend of my aunt, a very nice guy named Erick, and together we delivered all of my bags safely to the apartment of "D", the woman with whom I'll be staying this year. Well, that's the short story at least- in reality, Erick's car broke down on the way to the airport, so he had to call a cab and come and get me, so there I am in the airport wondering who it is I am supposed to look for, hoping he hasn't forgotten me...lol. I decided to make a sign with his name on it and stand there to wait ... read more