11th December 2005 (Sunday) – Paris

We woke up in Paris. We took the train to our hotel which we had just booked the night before from Wotif at Amsterdam. The hotel was Hotel Montholon (E110 for 2 nights). The nearest subway was either at Poissoniere or Cadet (Line 7).

When we reached the hotel, the hotel had not received our reservations yet and we had to wait till 0830hrs before we could go out. Dac did something very sweet which I remembered very well. He knew that I love the Cow cheese. He took a few from the breakfast table while we were using the toilets to clean ourselves up. That is so sweet of him. I love him so much.

W bought a carnet of 10 metro tickets for E10.70. We went to Notre Dam Cathedral at Cite Station. We went in and I took a candle for remembrance. We bought the Museum Pass (E18 each).

Notre-Dame Cathedral
- 700 year old church

We then went to the Sainte Chapelle which was included in the Museum Pass (MP). From there, we walked across the Seine River to get to the Lourve. YES…THE LOURVE….DA VINCI MOVIE. Along the way, we passed a pet shop and went in to take a look.

LOURVE (included in MP, E8.50 per ticket)
- Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci – Italian)
- Venus de Milo (Original Ancient Greek statue)
- Winged Victory of Samothrace (Greek statue)
- Leonardo da Vinci – Virgin child & St Anne, Madonna of the Rocks, John & Baptist

We then went to the Pompidou Centre. The building itself was already a sight to behold. The modern art was something different. There was even a exhibition for children at the ground floor which was very entertaining. Dac and I had a fun time inside. The modern art at Pompidou were mind boggling. The views on Level 6 was simply beautiful. We could even see Eiffel Tower from afar.

Pompidou Centre (included in the MP, E10 per ticket)
- Musee National d’Art Moderne : 4th/5th floors
- Level 6 : fine views of Paris

We took the train back to the hotel to take a rest and went out in the evening. We went to the Arc de Triomphe which is included in the MP. We took the train to Charles de Gaulle-Etoile metro station. There was a ceremony going on at the Arc de Triomphe. We could even see Eiffel Tower from the top. It was very windy up there. We walked down Champ Elysee to see the branded shops in Paris. We also went to Planet Hollywood along Champ Elysee to buy a pin (E4).

We took the train to Blauche and went to Moulin Rouge. Blauche is the red light area in Paris. We bought a bottle of coke at E2 on our walk back to the hotel.