Paris 2-4 June 2007

Day 1
2 mistakes before starting Paris trip
1) Big boo boo resulting in flying instead of taking Eurostar.
2) Again the kiasu me, booked the earliest available flight (07:25hrs). Only had 4 hours sleep as I had to do OT until 9pm the night before.

Anyway, we made our way to Paris city, after some hiccups at the train gantry. We stayed at the Hotel Excelsior near Latin Quartiers, near Luxemburg train station. Getting directions in french didn't help - a gauche(left), a droite(right)...alamak. Thanks to Jiun's Frommers guide, we finally reached the hotel. Met by boh-chap male reception, dropped bags and went for lunch. WaiMeng had his sashimi lunch - satisfied.

Next stop - Luxemburg Gardens.

Followed by Notre Dame Cathedral and Berthillon Ice Cream

Seems like Saturday is a big day for eating out in Europe. Again we were turned away by the recommended restaurants in Frommers. Finally settled for pizza and pasta, but shortly realised why they were still empty. But I was too tired to care. Retired early that evening.

Day 2

Next day, after a 10 hour sleep and delicious croissant breakfast, we headed out for the Louvre and Effiel Tower. The Louvre Museum is free every 1st Sunday of the month so we were lucky.

Had dinner at Place Monge. Not a good experience, service was bad. Waitress could not speak English and got our orders wrong. Take it or leave it attitude. WM says I must post it here to warn people against going. Think the restaurant next door looks better.

Day 3

Last day in Paris was basically LV shopping day. Who can resist a purchase at that huge dream shop ... txs hub.