Paris

This week Sian and myself visited Paris, we met up with her two sisters Luisa and Nina. we stayed in a nice hostel in Montmartre, called the Vintage Hostel. The rooms were clean and tidy, the en-suit was ok a little grubby but not to bad. It was a quick minute walk to the metro station. It was also situated near the Sacre Coeur, which we visited the first night we were there. It is a beautiful building there is so much detail and beauty in the architecture, the interior is absolutely stunning but sadly because it is a church you aren't aloud to take pictures of the inside. We pottered about Montmartre for a while having a really nice ice cream, then we went to the Eiffel tower. I had never really understood the fascination with it before but now I have been I can appreciate the amazing structure of it and the genius of the construction. I went right to the top of the tower and was stunned by the amazing view, though didn't really like it when I look straight down felt rather ill.

The next day we went to Notre Dame, it is a fascinating building it is stunning to think that people built it before there were any electric machinery or heavy duty cranes. it is also disturbing to think that people may have lost their lives to build it. it is such a beautiful and serene place. the interior is amazing, it is so vast and elegant. when we entered there was a choir singing it was such a gentle atmosphere. Even though I am not religious myself I found it very inspiring and peaceful. We then walked around the island near Notre Dame, it was very rich and the shops were expensive but lovely. After that we had lunch in a nice cafe then we took a boat tour along the river looking at all the buildings along the river side.

After that we got the metro back to the hostel, nipped to a supermarket and got a picnic to have in the room. After eating we walked back to the louvre, and to pictures of it in the dark. Then strolled down to the Opera House (couldn't help but hum songs from phantom of the opera) then walked back to the hostel.

The last day we had to get up really early to go to the Gare de lyon to make sure that there were trains running regularly because it was a day of national strike (another one).  We then visited all the other places we hadn't yet been too. it was a very busy day but fun. I had a really enjoyable time in Paris it is a lovely city and i will defiantly want to visit again.