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maanantai 16. heinäkuuta 2012

Paris, je t'aime - part 2


Hi! So, here are photos from day three to day five in our visit to Paris :) Day three was also dedicated to sight-seeing, and we finally got to go up the Eiffel Tower! We tried on day two but didn't want to wait three hours in line (only one elevator was operating so the lines were very long), but we were lucky the next day and only had to wait under two hours. It was worth the wait (if and when you visit Paris, be prepared to wait in line a lot)! Before the Eiffel Tower we went to see Sacré-Coeur, a basilica located on the highest point of Paris. Another thing you should be prepared to do in Paris: climb stairs :D









Montmartre is a very artistic part of Paris, and we came across a small market place filled with artists wanting to do our portraits!

The view from the Sacré-Coeur...

...and the basilica itself :)











Moulin Rouge was a bit of a disappointment, I thought it would be bigger and flashier in real life :D
We visited an aquarium where you could touch fish (they were very slimy)
This is what happened to the macarons in my bag :(

This is the view from the Eiffel Tower's second floor...

...and these are from the very top :D







Finland's highest building is pretty small compared to the Eiffel, the dotted line.
We finally went shopping on day four and a part of day five, and since I was focused on all the amazing clothes I didn't take much pictures :D But I can tell you that in big, fancy department stores they wait in line to see Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags (to keep the little spaces from getting too crowded I suppose)... These photos were taken after our shopping trip from a small café pretty near our hotel :)





Chocolat, the French definitely know how to make that!


On day five we did our last shopping and sight-seeing before heading for the airport and Finland :)



Another part of the massive Louvre.
You'll see what I brought home from Paris later ;)

<3Emilia

lauantai 14. heinäkuuta 2012

Paris, je t'aime - part 1


Hey! It's been a while since my last post and in that time I've experienced the amazing city of Paris! I think pictures will show you more than I could ever write about, so here are photos taken from Monday and Tuesday (more coming later):

I love the feeling you get at airports :)

The view from our hotel room window.



Paris is so full of little shops and boutiques that I wonder how they all manage!










Tuesday was for sight-seeing:



People were so well-dressed (don't know if these girls are local but still :D)!



We travelled via Metro many times per day, it was fast and pretty cheap.

It was a long climb of stairs on top of the Arc de Triomphe, but it was worth it as you can see from the view below...















Love Locks :)





There were lots of artists displaying there work along the river Seine.





Louvre (a small part of it).




These two photos are also of Louvre.

One brasserie's view of a large Coke :D

Random amusement park next to Louvre.






I'll return with more later, hope you'll want to see more!

<3Emilia