Our First Paris Trip – Day 1
March 25th, 2009 by Leo
Last Thursday we had our first Paris trip. We planned to go there by train and have some good sleep on our way, but we found out 2 days before that the TGV (train in France) is on strike! Hence we booked last minute tickets through EasyJet and flew there. We have booked hotel and it was not refundable.
And the other reason we must go there on Thursday is that we were planning to meet Elaine Ng there. Elaine is traveling (yes she still is) Europe and her first stop was Paris.
When we arrived, we met at the lounge of the hotel and we were so happy to see her!
Our first stop was Louvre. It is a very famous museum, yet big and glamourous. There were a few famous pieces in the museum, including Mona Lisa by Da Vinci, The Weddng Feast at Cana, The Dying Slave, and La Venus de Milo. We had lunch at the museum cafe and continued touring until very late.
Then we walk along the Ave Des Champs-Elysees, where the major designer brand shops are located. We weren’t too interested in LV but we actually found something much more attractive – Lancel. I can say their products are not as expensive as LV, but of much higher quality. It was a nice walk but a bit sunny – hence after taking photo of the Arc de Triomphe, we sat down and had afternoon tea. Doris was trying to communicate with the waiter in French, and the waiter said “Bien Francaise!” to her. That made her very happy!
At the evening Elaine brought us to the Latin area where we had a very nice dinner, with French red wine, of course! We had a nice long chat. When we arrived at the hotel, it has already passed 12! We had a really nice sleep in the Best Western Hotel. Thanks Doris for booking 
