I promised I'd give a proper account of our trip to Paris, so here we go. I'll warn you though.. it's a tale of both joy and sorrow...
We had a plan. Basically....
Estee says...
Instead of doing the usual long weekend in Paris...we made a joint decision to do a short break in the week. Good idea in theory but it would have been cold Saturday or Tuesday!
C says...
We got the the Eurostar in plenty of time to check in etc. But rather than check in, we decided to get some coffee and hot sandwiches instead.
We got the the Eurostar in plenty of time to check in etc. But rather than check in, we decided to get some coffee and hot sandwiches instead.
Estee says...
Well...after grabbing hot sandwiches and a coffee...we made our way...or more like ran our legs off towards the departure gates!! Once we made it there...in the nick of time the lovely station stewards told us politely that we could not bring our coffees on board!? In true 'C' fashion he replied
" For f__k sake!" C clearly needed his morning coffee :-)
Anyways...
C says....
Er.. yep, moving on..! We got to Paris ok, checked in to our hotel, and wandered off for some food. We planned to get up reasonably early the next day to get some sights in... About 2pm the next day we decided we really needed to get going! The plan was to stroll up to Notre Dame, then in roughly straight line taking in the Louvre and some art, over to the Champs Elysees, then up to the Arc de Triomphe. It all got off to a good start at Notre Dame...
Estee says...
Next stop the Louvre...after making our way over there we were disappointed to hear that it was
actually closed on Tuesdays! :-( but we did take a shot of it and some nice french bins..have a look! ;-) After checking out the french bins...we proceeded to walk up to the Champs Elysees, which was a long and very very cold walk!!!
C says...
It was flippin freezing! So by the time we got to the Champs Elysees, we really wanted some hot drinks. And we were so desperate for warmth that we made a foolish error. Rather then head down the back streets to one of the zillion decent cafes nearby, we went into a suspiciously modern looking place where we paid £13 for a crepe, a tiny plastic cup of horrible cappucino, and some hot water and a teabag in another. Upstairs the "cafe" was two rows of plastic chairs and tables and ripped plastic seats. It wasn't nice.. but it was warmer than outside!
It was flippin freezing! So by the time we got to the Champs Elysees, we really wanted some hot drinks. And we were so desperate for warmth that we made a foolish error. Rather then head down the back streets to one of the zillion decent cafes nearby, we went into a suspiciously modern looking place where we paid £13 for a crepe, a tiny plastic cup of horrible cappucino, and some hot water and a teabag in another. Upstairs the "cafe" was two rows of plastic chairs and tables and ripped plastic seats. It wasn't nice.. but it was warmer than outside!
Estee says...
WOW C...was it really £13 for one chocolate crepe, and couple of hot drinks?! It was really cold so the expensive crepe and 
hideous cappucino and tea was welcome, besides it was either this or being stuck at work. Once we said our goodbyes to the cheap plastic seats and the warmth, we headed back out amongst all the Christmas shoppers and made our way down to the Arc de Triomphe.
hideous cappucino and tea was welcome, besides it was either this or being stuck at work. Once we said our goodbyes to the cheap plastic seats and the warmth, we headed back out amongst all the Christmas shoppers and made our way down to the Arc de Triomphe. We met a german couple who kindly asked C to take their picture and in return they did the same for us :-)
C says...
So day 1 had its bits that went as planned and some that didn't. So too on day 2... We got up fairly early (11am ish...!), to do the Eiffel tower thing. But as soon as we stepped out of the hotel, it was obvious that Paris was
covered in fog! But it seemed right to go, so off we went. And this is what we saw... but we weren't too disheartened. We trekked up the stairs to stage 2 and caught the lift to 
the top. We decided it would be a good idea to get back in the spring sometime to actually see the view from the top!
the top. We decided it would be a good idea to get back in the spring sometime to actually see the view from the top! Estee says...
Not only was it foggy it was raining too!..rain and afro hair do not go together so I was battling quite a few elements :-s
If you've never seen the Eiffel up close...well it's a great sight to see, we took these snap shots to show you from stage 2 looking up towards the top (over shadow by fog!) and also the great view looking down
C and Estee say...
Overall I enjoyed seeing Paris C and would love to go back with you in the Spring 2009!....what did you think of Paris this time around?
Just great to be there with you :-) Let's go again...! Er.. after China though..
Oooh nearly forgot about China...heehee. What a busy year for travelling we've had...first Dublin then Morocco...er Portugal..oh yes then Galway then of course Paris :-)
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