Day 5 (Sept 15, 2011 Thursday)
Paris, France
We left Breda very early in the morning for Rotterdam Centraal Station. There, we bought round-trip tickets of Thalys (hi-speed train) for Paris. The journey took us an hour and a half.
We arrived at Gare du Nord in Paris past noon and before checking-in at Art Hotel (located at Rue d'Hauteville), we had lunch at an Italian restaurant, lol.
Right after checking-in, we rushed back to Gare du Nord station to purchase a 2-day trip Metro ticket. We arrived in Versailles around 3pm. To save time, we skipped exploring the interior of Chateau de Versailles as a friend of mine had advised that the garden is way more interesting. I took her advice and yes, the garden looks amazing.
After exploring Versailles, we headed back to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower.
..and the Louvre museum. Though closed, we just wanted to see how it looks at night. The fact that it's no longer crowded (compared in daytime), it felt like having the place to ourselves.
It reminded me of the movie 'The Da Vinci Code'. In the last scene, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) was roaming outside Louvre and having found the Holy Grail, knelt down to pay his respects to Mary Magdalene.
Day 6 (Sept 16, 2011 Friday)
Paris, France -- see next post.
Paris, France
We left Breda very early in the morning for Rotterdam Centraal Station. There, we bought round-trip tickets of Thalys (hi-speed train) for Paris. The journey took us an hour and a half.
We arrived at Gare du Nord in Paris past noon and before checking-in at Art Hotel (located at Rue d'Hauteville), we had lunch at an Italian restaurant, lol.
Chateau de Versailles
Versailles Orangerie
T riding on the planking bandwagon.
Shot taken at Trocadero (Indeed the best place to view the Eiffel tower)
Shot taken at Trocadero (Indeed the best place to view the Eiffel tower)
the obligatory Louvre night shot, lol
Day 6 (Sept 16, 2011 Friday)
Paris, France -- see next post.
1 comment:
Aaahhhh you're making me too excited for my own trip to Paris! ^^
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