= A day in Sin City =
Monday, November 12, 2007
Paris, city of excellent cooking, orderly buildings,
magnificent structures, romantic spots and
lousy driving.
Trip to Paris was a unplanned one, cos initially
i was intending to do it during my end trip. But
yeah... i don't mind going there another time now.
=P
First stop after we threw our bags down was to
head for a restaurant for some french cuisine to
pacify our ever-growling tummys (well, tat doesn't
apply to Jo =X ). French food is really the greatest
in europe so far, probably cos they take pride in
the things they do. Escargot, fois gras, roast duck
apple upside-down, creme brulee and even the
simplest medium-raw steak tasted so thumb licking
GOOD!
Okay, sheesh... i'm beginning to feel hungry now.
1st touristy spot : Sacre coeur, this church gives
me the chills, i dunno why.. but i think that the
church just don't exist there. even in the picture,
it looks like its photoshopped into a blank picture
of the sky... Anyone agrees with me? =X
Next up! Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir,
yes boys, the mother of all caberets!!!
Moulin Rouge! This place is just so pretty
from the outside, make me wonder great
it is inside. But a ticket cost like 74 Euros,
so yeah, we decided that we will come back
again when we start earning the $$$
After a long but relaxing walk from the moulin
rouge, we have come to the avenue, where
all beginner french students will be most
familiar with..... Avenue de Champs-Elysees!
and a the start of this avenue there is a huge
round about where the Arc de Triomphe (below)
stands towering over the 12 avenues that stretches
out from it.
Mona Lisa - The happiest woman on earth.
The next morning its straight down to the
renowned Musee de Lourve. Where the lady
Mona Lisa resides. To complete explore Musee
de Lourve, one would have to take at least a
day, but time was against us, so we decide to just
go see the great dame. There were tons of pple
queuing up to see her royal painting-ness, plus
she was behind all this protective barriers and
glass... the best shot i could get of her was this...
Artsy photo taken outside the Lourve
After a morning at at Museum, its down to the
residence of Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-
dame. Situated in an island in middle of the river
seine. Notre dame cathedral looks just as it was
depicted in the fairy tale.... fantabulous!
Last up, the Icon of Paris, Tu Eiffel or Eiffel Tower.
This place is really really really the gem of Paris,
Visit it to understand what i really mean.
Below at the lift entrance of Eiffel Tower:
The 2 lovely ladies traveling avec moi,
Joanna and Shihui.
Eiffel tower by the night
Eiffel Tower(close up) by the day.
This is the end of the Paris journey......
3 days is definitely not enough to cover
the whole city.... Will definitely be back
in the near future and spend my time
'people watching' too.....
P.S: this is currently number 1 on my
Europe most beautiful cities ranking.
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