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Zombie-ing into Paris ! Delayed for 7 hours at Keflavik Airport (Iceland); Arrived at 3 am in Stansted Airport (London) - missed the train/bus to Central London. Airport nightcab back to Sheperd Bush, 88 pounds.
2 hours unpacked. Caught the train to Paris...Checked in to the hotel & rushed to see some (many) flowers instead !
If I'm a jet-setter, it would be :
Supper in Iceland;
Breakfast in London;
Lunch in Paris !
The actual truth was; Complimentary meal for the delayed passenger (me !) in Keflavik Airport; A glass of orange juice (from the fridge) in London; Lunch in Paris ? Skipped it ! We're in a hurry to reach Monet's Garden !
So, I really saw Paris after coming back from Giverny.
Reaching Gare St. Lazare, feeling tired. Finalement, had dinner in a fine restaurant in Paris.
Back to the hotel, very near to Moulin Rouge !
Pat had a rest...
Me ? ...Hey ! We're in Paris, are we not ?! Called up a French friend, Alain. The reply was, "Hey Arnaud ! I'm down here in the lobby !".
Blessed me ! Assured Pat that I would be back to the hotel before midnight...
Anyhow, time took its toll !
Alain & me charted ourself along The Seine. ONLY at 1 spot that I managed to shout, "Oooh ! La ! La !...Je Suis A Paris !"...
That 1 spot was at Le Tour Eiffel !
Not that I wanted to shout because there were too many people loitering around.
Q-ing up to the tower. We could even see Japanese tourists selling water bottles.
Time was running...
I decided to go further. We took (almost) the last metro to Pere La Chaise; Alain said, ..."But the cemetery is closed !".
Well Alain, all I wanted was to be near to the place where they buried Edith Piaf ! Oh alright, ...Jim Morrison's grave.
Since Alain's place was just around the corner from the Cemetery Du Pere Lachaise, I decided to abandon Pat in the hotel room & slept at Alain's place !
2nd Day :
Continue next time...
PARIS SIGHTS ACCORDING TO ME...
Our hosts in Paris, Alain & Adele took us for some good walks, seeing some core sights around Paris ! Well, I didn't go to Paris to know the names of all the sights that I saw, but I still would like to share my tips & photos with you guys; Simply because like me, some people would just snap photos because they like the sights, they like the colours, something looks interesting, something looks quirky...You get what I mean here.
Hence, I lay out my photos according to these pages : [Please click on the pages]
PAGE 1 : First 2 photos as I arrived at the train station from London; Eiffel Tower during the day; Crossing the bridge to take the boat excursion !
PAGE 2 : Here, you can see the sights along The Seine riverbanks; Some famous sights that I saw...
PAGE 3 : More photos on The Seine riverbanks, taken by me from the boat. Passing by Notre Dame Cathedral !
PAGE 4 : More photos along The Seine; Then, walking to Champs Elysees where we had our lunch; Me had Spaghetti Bolognese...Then, seeing Arc de Trionphe !
PAGE 5 : More photos on Arc de Triomphe; Then, walked to Le Marais...
PAGE 6 : We then arrived at George Pompidou Centre...
I lay out my Paris night photos according to these pages [please click on the pages] :
PAGE 1 : The first night where I took photos around Eiffel Tower with Alain; On the second night with Patrick, seeing Moulin Rouge, The Red District area & seeing Sacre Coeur !
PAGE 2 : Up Montmartre Hill, taking photos over Paris which is just so beautiful ! Photos around Sacre Coeur & the small area near Sacre Coeur called Place du Tetre , the atmosphere during midnight (taken by me...)where during the day, this is the place where painters & paintings mingle together with cafes & restaurants...
PAGE 3 : More photos around Place du Tetre...Then, we went down by the funicular & walked along some cafes, night clubs, food stalls around Montmartre & Pigalle...
PAGE 4 : A few more photos around Montmartre & back to our hotel...
PAGE 1 : 5 photos inside Saint Merry Church & the other 5 photos from Notre Dame Cathedral !
PAGE 2 : The next 10 photos from inside Notre Dame Cathedral...
Enjoy The Photos !
- Pros:A Beautiful City Indeed ! I Love The Feel Of Paris...
- Cons:Haven't found any 'con' just yet ! Maybe around the sex district ? Maybe...
- In a nutshell:Be Here At Least Once In Your Lifetime !
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Next year ??!! Waaaa .. I got more long terms plans for SA, though ..
Oscar Wilde & Guy de Maupassant were 2 writers who HATED the tower! Both essentially said they'd climb because that was the only way not to see it - LOL! But I think la Tour Eiffel is tres jolie. :)
fabulous photos!Cheers, Diana
What can I say..... lovely pics... great site...keep updating.... i will check on your latest updates! :))
True, Gare Du Nord is a busy busy place. Easy to get confused there.
Wow! Arnaud! Another great page! And beautyful night shots of Paris!!!
some great photos u have taken ! ;-)
Nice pictures.. nice sotry :)
WOW! Your nightlife views are some of the most visually stimulating pics I've seen! Thanks for this spectacular tribute to my beloved! I crave this city the way some folks crave Haagen-Dazs! Think I'm gonna get me some happy soon! ;-) Great job! ~RoXXXy!
Nice beginning to your Paris page. How were les escargots?
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