Blogs from Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 500

Friday (Temp. 7deg. Overcast) Up at 7:30am. Breakfast in lobby downstairs, very nice. Walked to Louvre, used 3 day museum pass, saw Mona Lisa. Walked to Sainte Chapelle & Notre Dame. Went up the towers, great view, so overcast top of Eiffel Tower in clouds. Bought takeaway bread rolls for lunch & beer & Coke from little grocery store. Back to hotel for lunch & rest. Back out at 6pm for stroll around the block. Bought chips & chocolate biscuits at small shop. Back in at 6:45pm.... read more

Another acquiantance recommended that when you are in France, you need to see Versailles.. pronounced as "ver sigh"..i thought i was "ver sales".. I went to Versailles alone since my boss wanted to rest before going home to Manila. But, I was raring to go and see what was in Versailles. It was a short train trip from Paris to Versailles and 4 to 5 blocks walk from the station to the Chateau. The main attraction was the Chateau de Versailles. It was BIG!! You can see the photo here of the vast, well manicured garden of the chateau which I loved very much. I have started to love going to the museums and historical places these past days here in Europe. ... read more

In 2002 I went to Oberaudorf, in Bavaria. I was working on Faculty with a music program and at the end of our time we had a little less than a week off. My friend Daniel and I decided to rent a car and drive to Paris. It was a great idea and I spent some of the best times of my life, up to that point, during this trip. It was about an 8 hour drive from Oberaudorf and that was okay since we had good CD's to listen too. The surprising thing was the cost of the tolls on the way there. Some were okay, but some were as expensive as 16 Euros...if I remember correctly. It was late July and the weather was hot but pretty awesome. We arrived in Paris late on ... read more

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France On the top of the world famous Eiffel Tower during the freezing winter time! I guess the best thing about winter is less tourist and no long Q to get up to the top of Eiffel Tower. Mont Saint Michel, France Heard the castle is haunted... well, at times, it get quite creepy... read more

:)First real adventure out of the country. I was in sixth grade and felt like a princess going to Paris. There is nothing like being on a natural high, roaming the alleyways of paris, buying a crepe on champs d'eleyses. Just like New York City it's the town that never sleeps, it's only rejuvenated when the sun goes down. The Louvre...oh the Louvre...you need a week just to go through everything there, we did the cliff notes version in a day hitting all the necessary stops. The mona lisa, THe Arc Angel, and the pyramid entrance. For the 10 days we were there I lived on bread, chocolate, and water. With all the food that is in this amazing city I chose that to dine on...but being a picky eater isn't easy. ... read more