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    • Olddustyboots.comBelgium, France and Holland
      Day 12

      Mecure Centre Paris Tour Eiffel

      April 14, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Sadly, our river cruise has come to an end. It has been wonderful, the ship was perfect and the crew was so friendly! This makes it so hard to say goodbye, but we're going to fly back to Paris today to start the second Gate 1 tour that is a continuation of this trip.
      I have to admit that I'm excited about returning to Paris and sharing more of the City of Lights with Doug. This time we'll be staying close to the Eiffel tower, so I expect to have this spectacular landmark in many of my photos!
      After our short 1 1/2 hour flight from Amsterdam to CDG airport in Paris, we arrived at our hotel for the next 3 nights. For some reason, Doug and I got a complimentary upgrade for our first night and we looked out our window right at the Eiffel tower!
      The rooms here are typical small Parisian boutique style, but we had complimentary robe and slippers, and complimentary juice and pop in our mini fridge. Above our bed was a mural of the tower and I couldn't ask for more.
      We went to sleep with our curtains wide open so that the Eiffel tower was our nightlight. Heaven!!      Read more

    • D&G's 2023 Adventure
      Day 117

      Tours —> Paris

      July 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We checked out of our Airbnb in Tours and headed to Paris! We arrived in Paris around 1pm, and one quick metro ride later we were right outside our hotel.

      This was the part of the trip where Nicky and Alex would be joining us and so we chilled at the hotel for a little bit before they arrived. It was so nice to see some friends from home (although they were of course a bit tired after just having flown from Brisbane to Paris!!)
      We all freshened up quickly and headed out to explore Paris.

      We caught the metro to the Montmartre area, walking past Moulin Rouge and the lovers wall on our way to Sacre Coeur Basilica. We went into the basilica and looked around at the different alters and then bought tickets to go up the dome. After around 300 steps, we saw some incredible views over Paris! We walked the streets of Montmartre for a bit and took a few photos. It was nice to be back here together as we had visited Montmartre back in 2014 on our Paris trip together and it was cool to show everything to Nicku and Alex.

      We then made our way back to our hotel and shortly met up with Gab's Parisian friend, Josephine, at her apartment to then go out for dinner. We went to a typical French restaurant, with Gab having smoked salmon from Scotland and Daniel (and Josephine, Nicky and Alex) having steak. We had lots of great chats and Gab and Josephine caught up on what has been happening in each of their lives since they last saw each other in Australia in 2015. We had lots of fun! We also enjoyed local beers and wines.

      After a busy day for all, we called it a night after dinner and headed back to the hotel for a good sleep!      Read more

    • D&G's 2023 Adventure
      Day 119

      Paris - La Fête Nationale!

      July 14, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Bonne Fête Nationale!! Today is the French national holiday (called by foreigners as Bastille Day!) It commemorates the storming on the Bastille in 1789 and the Fête de la Fédération in 1790. We intentionally changed around our holiday when we were planning so that we could be in Paris for this national holiday.

      After our big day and night yesterday, we had a late breakfast and chilled in the hotel. Alex went for a walk to see some more sights and we opted not to try and see the military parade as people would line up early (around 7pm) and we wanted to ensure we would all be awake for celebrating later in the day!

      Around lunchtime, we met Gab's Canadian friend, Heidi, and her partner Dennis at our hotel. They are travelling around Europe for a month and it was so exciting to see Heidi who we haven't seen since January 2020 in Australia!

      We went to the supermarket with Nicky, Alex, Heidi and Dennis to stock up on essentials for our afternoon and night including bread, cheese, meat and alcohol. From there, we walked together to Champ de Mars in front of the Effiel Tower for a picnic. The plan was to have a picnic during the afternoon and reserve a spot for the concert and fireworks which would be later in the night. We thought we would beat the crowd by getting in early, however after being there for around an hour the police began evacuating the grounds so they could setup a crowd control perimeter and barricades - something you would think should have been done days before!

      After relocating twice, we eventually setup camp on the side of the road - playing cards and having a few drinks whilst we waited for the grounds to reopen. We had lots of fun chatting, playing card games, eating and drinking and after 2 hours we were able to re-enter the grounds around 6pm and get a very good spot with a great view of the Effiel Tower! The concert started around 9pm before a fantastic 30min fireworks and light display around 11pm to cap off a great day and night! The fireworks were so beautiful and filled with lots of different colours coming off various parts of the tower! Truly spectacular and definitely worth the wait and the diversion of our trip plans so we could be in Paris for this magical experience!! It was also fun to enjoy it all with friends!

      We made our way back to the hotel, said goodbye to Heidi and Dennis were about to go to sleep when Alex and Nicky realised their flight to Venice tomorrow had been cancelled! We then helped them out for a bit until the early hours of the morning, using some of our acquired knowledge of the various European transport systems to help them find an alternate route before heading to sleep.      Read more

    • Walter FiedlerParis 2023
      Day 4

      Stadt der Lichter

      September 6, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

      Ich habe eine Dinner-Kreuzfahrt auf der Seine gebucht. Während mir gemütlich ein Drei-Gänge-Menü serviert wurde, konnte ich mich vergewissern, dass Paris den Beinamen „Stadt der Lichter“ verdient.
      Leider waren die Scheiben auf dem Schiff nicht sehr fotofreundlich. Ich hoffe, Ihr bekommt trotzdem einen kleinen Eindruck.      Read more

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    • Olddustyboots.comBelgium, France and Holland
      Day 13

      Sunset cruise on the Seine

      April 15, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Full of escargots, we walked past the Eiffel tower, crossed the street and descended the steps to the river cruise dock where we caught the 8:00 pm boat. Sunset was slated for 8:40 pm, so the timing was perfect.
      We sailed past bridges and iconic buildings as our day turned into evening and the scenery was bathed in hues of pink and orange before slipping into darkness. Lights started twinkling on either side of the river and the boats themselves became ornaments on a shimmering ribbon of water.
      Of course, the brightest star in the sky was the golden Eiffel tower who shone like a beacon in the night, calling to us like the sirens to the sailors of old. She cast out her blue search light inviting us to come be her guest and to put her service to the test. I could picture this tower singing just like animated furniture and dishes did in "Beauty and the Beast".
      I think the romanticism of Paris is rubbing off on me!      Read more

    • Olddustyboots.comBelgium, France and Holland
      Day 13

      Escargot anyone?

      April 15, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      After a day of sightseeing, we returned to our hotel for our next Gate 1 tour orientation meeting. Our new tour director is Simeon, a Frenchman from the south of France. We have 28 people on this part of our trip and they're all American. We briefly introduced each other and got a quick overview of our next two weeks. Simeon gave us tickets to the boat cruise on the Seine and sent us off on our own to see Paris.
      We joined with our friends and decided to have supper together before heading to the boat since we wanted to sail during sunset. So we found a restaurant close to the Eiffel tower and sampled escargot and a pepperoni pizza.
      The escargots were served traditional style which means they're still in their shells. Using a type of tongs to hold the escargot shell, a tiny two pronged fork is used to find the meat and pry it out. The snails were cooked in butter and garlic and were good, but had a slight fishy or swampy taste.
      So today, we had waffles, crepes and now escargots. That's pretty authentic Parisian culture!      Read more

    • TravelerBretagne und offene Ziele 2022
      Day 15

      Turbulente Fahrt zum Bahnhof

      September 29, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Und ratet mal wer die letzte Bahn nicht bekommen hat. Der Taxifahrer war so nett und hat mir geholfen Oettis Wagen und den restlichen Krempel über das Tor vom Campingplatz zu beförden, da der Eingangscode natürlich sicher im Womo verstaut war.Read more

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    • Camino Spring 2024
      Day 3

      Breakfast in Paris

      April 11 in France ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F

      Eating at the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower

    • celiajohnstonEurope Trip 2017
      111
      Day 67

      Day 67: Paris, France

      August 26, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      This morning we woke up and went for breakfast at a cafe near the Eiffel Tower. We got attacked by a persistent bee and had three people attempting to kill it for us.

      After we walked over to the Eiffel Tower and Champs de Mars. The top of the tower was closed temporarily so we decided to go back at another time so then we headed over to the Arc de Triomphe and took of a walk on Champs-Élysées (not before taking a few pictures of the Eiffel Tower of course). We then stopped in Zara for quite a while and I saw the coolest Sephora store (I've been in many because of Zoe and this one was certainly really cool).

      When we got to Place de la Concorde, we jumped on the metro to head back. After having cold weather for the past few weeks, we are not used to the humidity and we were really excited to shower. After our showers, we went for the most amazing Indian food and finally just got back at 11:30 pm. Now off to bed to get up early tomorrow for the Louvre.      Read more

    • gsol hyun2014 Paris, France
      Day 2

      Le café du Commerce, Paris, France

      January 19, 2014 in France ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      On a rencontré dans cet endroit.
      Nous avons passé des moments très heureuses.
      C'était aussi super, nos plats, nos bavardages infinis, etc.... !

      On a mangé des huitres, des plats (saumon, filet de canette, fish and chips et andouillette). On a bu aussi un bouteille de vin.Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Grenelle, Quartier de Grenelle

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