24/12/13 till 31/12/14
We spent 7 days in Paris in our past Winter Break.
DAY 1
We left UCD hostel on 24 Dec early morning, taking the morning flight.
BUT...BUT... It was so STORMY that day,there were some announcements while we were on the flight, but none of us could really hear them clearly.
The plane landed,we disembarked the plane and realized WE ARE IN BELGIUM Charleroi Airport instead of Paris.
We were being told to get on a bus which will send us to Paris.It took us around 5 hours,so it was already 6 something in the evening when we reached Paris Beauvais Airport!We took a bus from airport to Beauvais train station, then taking train to central part of Paris.We reached our hostel - Friends Hostel at around 11 something night.
SO,our day1 is a TRAVELLING day!we used one whole day to reach Paris from Dublin. > <
DAY 2 (25/12)
It was Christmas Day! So i attended Christmas Day mass in a church nearby to Eiffel Tower.
Shin and Tulip accompanied me to the church.How Good!
We went to Eiffel Tower.Luckily the queue wasn't really long.It took us half an hour to get the ticket and we spent half a day in Eiffel Tower.The view from Eiffel Tower is really SO FASCINATING!!!
We joined the hop-on hop-off bus tour which took us to round the whole Paris city. and,it was not until that moment that I had the feeling -PARIS IS INDEED A ROMANTIC CITY!the nightview is really awesome!
After having dinner in an "Arabic" restaurant(im not sure whether it is one,but we ended up eating there as the other shops nearby are closed),v went to Pont d Arts (qing2ren2qiao2) in Chinese. It is a bridge locked with uncountable padlocks all along the bridge.
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DAY 3 (26/12) Musuem Day!
We went to the two most famous musuem in Paris- Musee d Louvre and Musee d Orsay.
It took us alomost one whole day to wander around inside (SHould say- to appreciate the masterpieces of famous artists).We have been told before that if one is really into art,one whole day is not enough to visit everything in Musee d Louvre.
MUSEE D LOUVRE
Venus d Milo
MUSEE D ORSAY
After that, we went to Arc d Triumph and we managed to walked up to the top of the arc bfore it closed!again,the view of Paris is so magnificient!
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DAY 4
We went to Paris Wax Musuem in the morning.The only figure we are most excited about is the Jackie Chan figure.There are Lady Gaga,Michael Jackson etc.But also,there are quite a lot famous Parisien figures whom we have no idea about who they are.
We went to Musee d la Chocolat and we got a chance to see the process of making chocolate.We tasted some!
Then,we went to Musee Nissim,it was a house of a famous businessman before which has later on being turned into a musuem.We can find a lot of his collections in the musuem.
Paris Story is our next stop!
It's a cinema showing movie about the history of Paris.
Dinner that night!
La Duree- which is famous for its MACARON!!we oso had the omelette there!
After dinner,we went for river cruise which went along the Seine River.
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DAY 5
Our plan for day5 is to Espade Dali,which is a musuem exhibiting the masterpieces of Dali.(artist whom i admire his style of producing his pieces so much!)On the way,we saw a wall full of words!We went near and u know what!OOHH!WE FOUND 'WALL OF LOVE'!Then again,while we were looking for the way to Espade Dali,we discovered a square full of people!We went,it's Place du Tetre!It is a place where a lot of artists gather and you can ask them for your portrait for around 30euro.It is a place where I like the most!I love the atmosphere so so much!You can just wander around the square relaxingly~~~ We managed to find Espade Dali at last.However,we took around 45minutes to go around the musuem as we were short of time.
Wall of Love
Place du Tetre
We headed to Saint Chapelle.It has a unique collection of 15 glass windows and a large rose window.It is a gem of French Gothic Architecture.
We went to Notre Dame after that and I attended the Sunday mass there.I would say it is the nicest church in Paris!
We visited Centre Pompidou next.It features the leading collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe.
We had pizza for dinner but sadly we don't really appreciate it.
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DAY 6
We went to Opera Garnier (a palace) in the morning,hoping to join the guided tour.But only then we knew Opera is not included in our Paris Pass.
So, we decided to walk around in the popular shopping mall-GALLERY LAFAYATTE.Unfortunately,it is closed for renovation.
We visited Musee Orangerie and Musee Rodin.The most famous in Musee Orangerie include works by Monet, Picasso and also water lily paintings.
Musee Orangerie
Musee Rodin is famous of the sculptures inside.'The Thinker''Gate of Hell' are very popular among the sculptures there.
Musee Rodin
We went to Shakespeare Bookstore and Co. at night, and I bought a book as memory!
We managed to eat crepe cake that night!
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DAY 7
We went to Sacre Coeur in the morning. It is a beautiful church!where we need to climb staircase to reach the church as it is situated at high area.
After that we went to Luxembourg Garden,then to Pantheon.This religious edifice was built to satisfy Louis XV's wish to glorify the monarchy with a church dedicated to St Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris.
Luxembourg Garden
Pantheon
We went to Conciergerie in the afternoon.It was a palace,a law courts and a prison before.
We had the famous Berthillon Ice Cream!!!
and had our dinner at Latin Quarter!(there are many restaurants with economic-price-food there)
DAY 8
We left early in the morning and took a plane to Barcelona.
***There is a number of funny points to mention.
Only us 3 girls travelling together in this trip,somehow we felt a bit worried.Thus we came out with an idea,instead of telling our true nationality,we told people we are from Canada.Maybe in some way others will at least respect us a little bit more.
Also also,I this careless bum lost my Metro ticket on the second and it is quite expensive to buy a 5-day pass.So I just 'sticked' with Tulip as we passed the machine everytime we were in the metro station.
"WE ARE LIKE REFUGEE!!" ahahaa~~
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