EURO TOUR; part 6. Chambery & Paris.

next stop, Chambery. This was just a pit stop on our was to Paris. We had the nicest hotel here!! with a double bed each, a real shower. ooh it was sonice to have a nice long shower and good night sleep. in the morning, it was on to PARISS! Our hotel wasnt in the middle of town, but was close to Metropolitan train line, so there was no big trouble there. Our first evening, we had dinner at a hotel, then s short bus tour down past Galeries Lafayette before heading onto the Place de la Concorde, saw the Ancient Egyptian Obelisk. From Place de la Concorde, we turned onto the most famous street in the world, the incredible Camps Ellyses, and at the end of this straight, long and sloping upwards street, was the Arc de Triumph. It was amazing! the round-a-bout at the end of the street was CRAZY. there is an accident, on average, every 12 minutes. Our bus then dropped us off at the base of the Eiffle Tower, and it was beautiful, although much bigger then i thought. A few girls and i decided not to go up the tower, and instead went fo

r a big wander along the Seine River, back to the Champs Ellyses, and then took the Metro to the Moulin Rouge. The Moulin Rouge is both spectacular and daunting. Spectacular, because it is the Moulin Rouge, and at night is lit up in bright lights, and it sparkles. Daunting, because it is located right beside on of the seediest parts of Paris, filled with sex shops, strip clubs and of course the clientele those particular businesses attract. But we all just stuck together in groups to be safe. Here we were surprising Caitlin’s (from New Zealand) parents, who also happened to be in Paris at the time we were there. When they met, after 6 months, there were of course tears! not only from Caitlin, but also us other girls. We then got a much needed "mothers hug" off Caitlins mum. I was not homesick at the time, but of course it makes you miss your parents when you see your friend reunited with hers.

In the morning, we had a short tour again, seeing The Old Paris Opera House, the Luxembourg Gardens, the Latin Quarter, Les Invalides and the Louvre. When this tour ended, we all went our separate ways. and the group i was with, went to McDonalds. We then went to a small carnival thing, with a few rides, and it ended up being super fun. That night we had a fancy dinner, and then found an Australia Bar, so of course, we headed there for the night.

The next morning, a few other girls and i wondered around the city. We went to the Lourve, saw the Mona Lisa and many other paintings and sculptures, then headed out to do some souvenir shopping. After lunch, we walked around some more, then another girl and i headed back to the hotel, and got ready to go out . Our final evening in Paris (the night of Bastille Day) i spent at the police station. one of my friend had her wallet stolen while on the metro. we got out of the station around 11, and got to the Arc de Triomphe just in time to see the fireworks from the Eiffle Tower. it was beautiful. we then headed back to the hotel for the night.