The third stop and also the last stop was to Paris. Coincidently, Paris was also my last stop in my second Europe trip. Paris - A well known city of fashion, beauty and for its gourmet. Well, no food in this entry. Sorry for the disappointment.
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Eiffel Tower at night |
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Eiffel Tower in the day |
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The tower goes bling bling for 10 mins in every hour during the night |
Well, it was winter when I got there in Paris, so the sky was dark and misty like almost everyday in daytime when I was there. And the queue to get up the tower via the elevator was so loooong.
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Eiffel Tower from below |
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Inside Musée du Louvre |
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Musée du Louvre |
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Mona Lisa |
I guess it was a misconception that I had about the painting of Mona Lisa. It wasn't exactly as big as I thought it was. It was... Maybe around the size of A4 or slightly larger than A4.
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The Opera House |
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During the night |
It is amazing how pretty street lights can be. It changes the facade of a place in seconds.
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Motre Dame |
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My room - Novotel Tour Effiel - 15mins walk to the Tower |
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Room's view |
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Room's View to the west - River Seine |
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Streets of Paris Champs Elysees |
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Here's a better shot |
Champs Elysees is famous. It's like the streets of Orchard Road in Singapore. It houses fashions, cosmetics and cafes. It's simply a joy just by walking down and get completely mesmerised by its beauty. And at the end of the road, you'll see this:
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Arc de Triomphe |
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Louis Vuitton along Champs Elysees |
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"Melting"Building in Paris |
It is not exactly melting but the exterior gives you the illusion that it is. It's somewhere behind, near the building of Louis Vuitton.
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Along Champs Elysees |
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The Place Vendôme |
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So any regrets I have in this trip? Nope. A big no. It could have been more fun if I was accompanied by my love instead of my mom. Isn't Paris a city of love? In any case, it was also this place I got my first branded bag - LV. That aside, Paris, specifically the Effiel Tower, was what I wanted to see when I was in my teenage years. I remember how I would google and take a video tour. Imagining how it feels like to be there in person. And ah-ha, I've been there twice already. Dreams do come true... When you least expect it. (Well, I never thought I would have a chance to visit Europe, it was more like a "Do you want to visit Europe?" and a reply, "Okay", got me there.)
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