Ooo la la Paris!

Bonjour! I know its taken me a long time but here are my adventures in Paris! It was great!

DAY ONE & TWO (10th & 11th FEB)
I arrived in Paris via the Eurostar which is a train that frequents between London and Paris (via a underground tunnel) on Saturday evening and proceeded to my accomodation The Peace and Love Hostel! It was a very relaxed place with a bar and kitchen facilities and 24hrs no lockout! In rooms of three bunk beds every night I secured myself top bunk! That night in the bar I met some American guys and 1 Aussie girl and we got out of the hostel and went to find a club - though we were not particulary succesful I did get to see the Moulin Rouge lit up that night which was worth it!
That next day I have my first crossaint and coffee (say coffee and you get an espresso) which both went very well together! then I met up with an American guy Mierielle and we decided to head off and see The Lourve - its an absolutely huge museum but really people only go to see the Mona Lisa so thats what we did - we looked around at other stuff but got hungry so went and had crepes!
Then we walked down to the Arc De Triumph which is a and went to the top which was possibly the best view of Paris on the whole trip because your up high enough that not everything becomes miniscule, and it has the effect of all the streets coming towards you and it gives a great view of the Eiffel Tower!
Day Three 12th FEB
This day I ventured out on my own and after a stroll through te park in front of the Tower (still unable to go to the top) I made my way to Hotel De Invalides which was contrsucted to house soilders who survived the war (think it still does) and now is a comprehensive war museum and also Napoleons Tomb which is about five layers of casket and a big old beautiful foyer - I think if someone wanted to build me something like that when I die it'd be OK.
After a quick lunch of coffee and sultana crossaint (happens a lot in paris) I want to the Notre Dame Catherdral which has fantastic stain glass windows inside and lovely architecture outside! I made a small donation and nicked a candle maybe thats a sin who knows but I think its more of a sin to charge such huge entrance fees to these places! Along that area is some great souvenir shops but all I bought was postcards! I think everyone got postcards and I'm so tired from writing them all so I just met up with people in the bar downstairs and got pleasantly drunk!

(Top inside Hotel De Invalides with Napoleons Statue and above Notre Damn Cathedral)

Day four 13th FEB
This morning I bought myself a little blue hat which I got on discount cause I'm pretty (thats what the vendor said all I did was ask how much - Merci Monsieur! ) and I joined a ridiculous queue to get to the top of the Eiffel Tower! Of course the view was fantastic (as you can see from the photo) and its fun to see where you've been and maybe work out where you go but I would hate to come here in the summer because you'd be there all day for all the queues! But I was happy finally to be standing on top of such a huge icon!
That afternoon I has organised to go on the tour through my hostel which was a tour from the Moulin Rouge to the surrounding area where Amelie the movie was filmed, the Cafe the Two windmills which are the Moulin Rouge and the last remaining windmill in the area - it took the director one year to convince the owner to let him use the cafe! We also went to the former house of Van Gough and circled the area which is still quite arty!! We also visited the Sacre Coeur which is a large and beutiful church that sits on one of the highest points of Paris giving a beautiful view! That day I treated myself to lunch at a French restaurant and bought some tasty French Chocolates!

(The Sacre Coeur cathedral and me in front of the Moulin Rouge)

Day five 14th FEB
My last day in Paris I could hardly beleive it - in the morning I was up early and off to the catacombs which was eerie and after awhile it almost didn't seem like it was real because there were so many skulls and bones looking right at you! I made a trip to the Opera Garnier which is mostly known for ballet performances and has a beautiful grand staircase and fabulous inside embellishments!

Paris was a fantastic mix of splendor, beauty and history and I will definetely be back here!!
Au Revoir