For the first time since we arrived in Paris, the sun was out, the sky was blue and it was warm. For our previous 5 days, it was always very cloudy, grey and cool, which is perfect when you’re doing a lot of walking around. The weather was perfect as we were going to be […]
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Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 6
Posted: 24th June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, honeymoon, Pantheon, Paris, pickpocket, Virgin Megastore
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Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 5
Posted: 23rd June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: France, Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France, Palace of Versailles, Paris, Sun King
Sunday was the day we chose to go to the Palace of Versailles, the royal palace that was erected by Louis XIV in 1669. Louis XIV aka the Sun King, moved the royal court and parliament from Paris to Versailles in order to completely control a government of France by absolute personal rule. The palace […]
Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 4
Posted: 21st June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: Eiffel Tower, France, Ile-de-France, Louvre, Notre Dame, Opera House, Paris, Parisians
On the fourth day of our Paris honeymoon, we first visited the Picasso museum. This was the only museum that we visited on our trip where no cameras were allowed. So the only memories that I have of it is in my head. Regardless, it was quite something to see the various works of art […]
Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 3
Posted: 20th June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: Eiffel Tower, Greece, Louvre museum, Mona Lisa, Museums, Venus de Milo
Today was the big day. We were going to visit the world famous Louvre museum. I think that other than the Eiffel tower, that this was the thing that I was looking forward to the most to visit. Not because of the Mona Lisa or the Venus de Milo, but because of a great fascination […]
Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 2
Posted: 19th June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: Eiffel Tower, Louvre, musee d'Orsay, Museums, Orsay museum, Paris, Statue of Liberty
This was our first full day in Paris and we were going to take advantage of it. After a good night’s rest, we we up shortly before 8am, showered and headed out. For breakfast we grabbed some fruit from a local grocer and some croissants and quiche from the local bakery. The croissant and the […]
