Paris Trip Report (21-23 Dec 2008)

A short trip report and thanks to the other posters for helping me with answers before my trip.

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Trip Report: Paris, France

Day 10 Weather: Clear

• Breakfast in Hotel Escurial Logis De France at 8am and departed for Paris around 9am

• Reached Paris around 1pm and ate lunch at Chinos Thailand

• City tour with local guide on coach from 2pm – 4pm with photo stop at the L’Arc de Triomph

• Visited Eiffel Tower level 2 and had another photo stop near Monument to Peace

• Had free %26amp; easy time at Galleria La Fayette and ate MacDonald there till 6.30pm

• River cruise at 7.30pm for 1hr 10min and reached Hotel Pullman Paris Rive Gauche around 9+pm

Things noted:

• Saw and passed by the place / tunnel where the late Princess Diana met with the fatal accident

• Saw the dome ceiling in Galleria La Fayette

• Paris is very crowded and traffic is bad

• Crossing the road is a challenge

• Trinkets such as Eiffel Towers are cheaper if bought from those people selling near the area than from the shops selling them (coz be due to winter time – trough season)

• Didn’t get to go to Trocadero to take better photos of the Eiffel Tower coz friend refuse to

Day 11 Weather: Cloudy, drizzle, foggy

• Breakfast in Hotel Pullman Paris Rive Gauche around 8.30am and went out around 9.30am

• Took metro line 8 (Balard Station) to Concorde then changed to line 4 to Cite

• Visited Notre Dame Cathedral and saw the zero point of Paris

• Walked around St. Louis Island, found La Maison Berthillon but didn’t get to eat coz friend didn’t want to

• Walked along Boulevard St Gemain des Pres and found Patrick Roger but didn’t buy anything coz very expensive

• Missed a turn therefore didn’t get to find Laduree Bonaparte

• Turned into Rue des Saints Peres and cross Pont du Carrousel instead of Pont des Arts

• Ate 30cm long baguette with hotdog, cheese and mayonnaise as lunch under Pont du Carrousel

• Walked around Musee du Louvre, took some photos at the glass pyramids

• Walked through Jardin des Tuileries to reach Place de la Concorde

• Walked along Avenue des Champs Elysees through the Winter Market and went into the Disney shop, Adidas shop, etc

• Bought some macaroons from Laduree Champs before walking to the L’Arc de Triomph to see the ceremony

• Headed back to the hotel around 7+pm via metro

Things noted:

• Didn’t get to climb the tower in Notre Dame Cathedral; didn’t get to see the emmunael bell and the gargoyle

• Didn’t get to climb the L’Arc de Triomph coz friend didn’t want to and also it was too foggy to see much even if on top

• Saw some dog poos but fortunately we didn%26#39;t step on any even though we didn%26#39;t really walk with our heads down all the time

Day 12 Weather: Clear

• Breakfast in Hotel Pullman Paris Rive Gauche around 9.30am and stayed in the room till check out close to 11.30am

• Went to Palace of Versailles with some of the passengers on an optional tour and we left around 3+pm

• Headed to Fragonard near the Opera House for an English tour; bought some items before rushing back to the hotel for the last minute packing and left for the airport at 6pm

• Reached airport, did the tax refund procedure, check in and waited to board the plane at 9+pm

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Dear Lolandra. thanks for your trip report.

I hope you had a good time.

It seems you should go with a more co-operative friend or alone next time!

Denise

Love from England

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Hi Lolandra,

thanks for sharing your trip report... it sounds to me that you missed alot of sights due to your friend not wanting to go...but, I do hope you had a good time..

thanks again...for sharing

AustraliaBetsy

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Need to take a friend that wants to do things next time.

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i was thinkng the same!!!!!

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