SUMMER IN PARIS

BIENVENUE!

We decided to spend our summer in Lovers’ City, Paris. We booked our ticket in Norwegian Airlines. It’s quite expensive because we booked just two weeks before the date. But since it is Paris, we didn’t care about it. We landed in Paris Orly Airport at 9:00 and went right straight to the Tourist Information because we haven’t booked any hostel yet. We tried our luck to find one there. The transportation is quite confusing. There are so many lines and connecting lines. We were shocked in their trains, its an old and not too clean station and train. We didnt know how to open the door. There's a lock that you should open the door and for this kind of place that is famous and glamorous. The lock is inappropriate. Service door to get out of the station malfunction when Brenda entered her card. And she ended up crawling down to get out. I should have took a picture of that!

From Airport to our hostel:

ORLYVAL (Anthony station) >> RER B (Cluny La Sorbonne ) >> Line 10 Metro (Maubert Mutualite)

Fortunately, we got good one in Quartier Latin. is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the River Seine, around the Sorbonne University. Known for its lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself.

Quartier Latin

BVJ Centre International de Paris

44, Rue des Bernardins 75005 Paris

Tel No. 0143293480

The place is quite decent. We were 8 girls in the room. We paid 29 Euros per night with Breakfast. After we checked in, even it is late and dark, we explored the place and to our surprise, we got a good place. It was just few blocks to Notre Dame and from there you can see the Eiffel Tower. We wanted to go to Eiffel Tower by walking but they close at 1am. So we decided to go back to the hostel and rest.

DAY 2 – We woke up early, ate our breakfast early and start exploring Paris early.

Notre Dame de Paris, is a Gothic, Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. It’s is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in France.

The Panthéon, is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. Including Voltaire, Rousseau, Zola, Dumas, Hugo and Marie Curie.

Place de la Bastille, The large ditch behind the fort has been transformed into a marina for pleasure boats, the Bassin de l'Arsenal, to the south, and a covered canal, the Canal Saint Martin, extending north from the marina beneath the vehicular roundabout that borders the location of the fort.

Musée du Louvre and the Pyramid, is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited museum in the world, and a historic monument.

Jardin des Tuileries, is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in Paris

Place de la Concorde (Harmony Square) is one of the major public squares in Paris, France.

Arc de Triomphe, the triumphal arch honours those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.

Fontaine Saint-Michel

Eiffel Tower, is an 1889 iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,[10] is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.

We also tried the Seine Cruise, one hour cruise to discover the main monuments, bridges and historical sites of Paris.

Went for souvenir shopping and some stuff for ourselves.

It was almost perfect, until I browsing the setting of my cam and accidentally formatted the SD card. Yes, I did! So went another round of our tour. Now, I am trying to retrieve those pictures as soon as possible. I am really sorry Brenda.

Then we flew back home to Denmark. Visiting Paris is a surreal experience. It was just a childhood dream. And definitely, I will go back there and visit the place again.

Merci beaucoup, Paris!