It unfortunately began to rain as soon as we got there so we didn't take any pictures of the exterior.
We then zipped along over to the Louvre museum.
Once we got to the museum, we went on a hunt for the world famous Mona Lisa painting.
Many of you are probably familiar with Mona Lisa so we decided that instead of posting a picture of it, we would give you a glimpse of what Mona sees on a daily basis. We paid tribute to some beautiful pieces of art and also checked out some famous sculptures.
We both wanted to stay longer but we knew we had to head over to our next destination which was Champs d'Elysees. Champs d'Elysees is a major street in Paris. Think of it as the equivalent to the Yorkville area in Toronto. It is home to the largest Louis Vuitton store in the world as well as the L'Arc de Triomphe. We had a quick lunch at one of the cafes before climbing the 284 stairs of the giant Arch to get a beautiful view of the entire city of Paris.
We then bought some tasty pastries at a popular local bakery, Paul, and headed over to the Eiffel Tower. It was a rainy day so the view wasn't the best but we did manage to stumble on a proposal that happened literally behind me.
After that we went back to freshen up so we could head out for a night out at the Moulin Rouge. The show was unfortunately less cabaret and burlesque than what we expected but it was a good time nonetheless. Our tour is filled with fun people and we partied the night away despite an early wake up call the next morning. Next stop: Lucerne, Switzerland!
6 comments:
Sweet, pics that don't look like they're from a 2006 Nokia flip phone.
Most interesting pic is the Asian ghost of the Louvre. If you squint enough, you can see him in the directions to the Mona Lisa.
Oh my gosh, Paris already looks different even though I was just there like a year and a half ago. By the way, when you said "Paul" do you mean "Le Paul"? Also, have you been using any French? (Doesn't matter, you're out of the country already anyway!)
Look at you acting all French on me. Shut up!
I still remember us rushing to the Louvre, took a picture of it from across the road and left. I still ask myself this today, why didn't we cross the road?
Mike, the real question is why didn't we take taxis?
Let's start planning our own trip!
i'm guessing that's kevin chan.
i think we didn't cross the road because some fences were in the way?? and we were afraid of missing the bus.
we didn't take the taxi because we wanted to enjoy the walk. the walk was enjoyable but we lost track of time and jackie's lower body was still in bad shape so he slowed us down. :P
from these pics, it looks like you two are travelling by yourselves, where are the kantiki ppl?
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