Blogs from Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 496

Paris....my lovest city in France.....juz only the Eiffel Tower....i felt in love with it....only i can say is "I love u"........ read more

An early start today, as we were in Paris for the whole day, and we could do what we wanted. We were dropped off at the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel). The Eiffel Tower stands 324 metres high, and was designed by Gustave Eiffel, in 1889. It was the world's tallest building until 1931. I wanted to climb this at first, though slowly changed my mind thinking that if I climbed the 360 steps to the first level, then another 359 steps to the second level, then perhaps I wouldn't feel like doing much else that day, so decided the lifts would be better. I was with Kylie and Jo, who was keeping an eye out for her friend Josh, who she said she tries to keep in touch with throughout her time in Europe. She was ... read more

We departed from London at 6:15am, and make the long journey to Dover, finally arriving there at 10am. The ferry crossing took around two hours. I was sitting next to a guy called Stu, who was from Dunedin. He was here with two of his workmates, Nicola and Suzanne. We had quite an in-depth chat about things, holidays, work, home-life, and that. He was real cool guy. Also, once arrived in France, us guys on the outer seats had to move forward to the seat in front of us, and introduce ourselves to whoever was sitting there. I guess it was a good way to start the introductions, though did get a bit repitive, as I just kept saying the same old stuff. We had two stops in France, before arriving at Paris mid afternoon. Our ... read more

You can't go to Europe without visiting Paris. Cobbled streets, delicious food and delightfully strange people, what is there not to love? The city itself is full of history and gorgeous scenes from the past. My first visit to Paris was shortly after I arrived in London, for Bjorn's 30th birthday. From London, the cheapest and easiest way to get to Paris is via Eurostar. The Eurostar Terminal in Paris is located at Gare du Nord, which is right in the heart of Paris. From the main train station, the Metro is just a short navigation through (sometimes) confusing tunnels. The Metro itself is fairly easy to navigate, if not a little confusing when it comes to trying to figure out where the hell you should be going (there are a lot of stations) but once ... read more

Todo empezó la primera vez que fuimos a París... a partir de ahí se abrió una gran curiosidad por conocer otros paises, por ver diferentes culturas, por mezclarnos con la gente. Nos hospedamos en el Hotel Darcet, en el barrio de Montmartre. Estuvimos en París durante 8 increíbles días, en los que disfrutamos como enanos. Vimos muchos rincones de la ciudad, vimos Eurodisney, Versailles, pasamos un día entero en el museo del Louvre. Desde muy temprano por la mañana saliamos hasta muy tarde por la noche, sin apenas descanso y disfrutando de cada imagen que nos pasaba por la retina. No sé si es porque fue el primero, pero la ciudad nos enamoró!... read more