Monday 20th December
Early in the morning we exchanged goodbyes with Calum (sad ones for the girls as they head back to the States for Christmas and are not coming back to the UK). We jumped on our train and were off to Paris!
The ride into Paris travelled through some pretty heavy snow which wasn’t a good sign. But the capital was fine one we had arrived.
First on our sights to see was the Louvre. We met up with our friend Diyana, who also lives in the flat here in Leeds, and headed to the gallery. What an amazing building. I fought the crowds to get a glimpse of the Mona Lisa and managed to squeeze in a few photos with her as well. The Venus de Milo statue was next as was some of the other incredibly famous artworks hanging in the gallery.
After finishing at the Louvre Diyana and I met up with a friend of hers who lives in Paris. She guided us around Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter before heading to a well known steak restaurant for dinner.
If you ever visit Paris DO NOT GO TO THE HIPPOPOTAMUS STEAK RESTAURANT! We waited over an hour to be sat at a table which had been free the whole time, the waitresses were unprofessional having private conversations and joking with each other whilst in the middle of taking our order and my steak, which I asked for medium, could have still provided milk for breakfast the next morning it was so raw! I asked for it to be recooked twice and it was still purple in some parts!
This and many other reasons spoilt my first night in Paris. I wasn’t impressed. The city had one more chance to prove itself the next day!
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| The famous inverted pyramid of the Louvre |
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| The Mona Lisa |
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| Diyana and my favourite piece in the museum! |
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| Venus de Milo Cost the museum an arm and a leg to get her here! |
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| Carousels and ice skating in front of the de l'Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall) |
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| Notre Dame from the rear |
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| In front of Notre Dame...just after I did my Quasimodo impersonation! |
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