Paris and Versailles

I've been in Paris for a few days now, and I have had the chance to see a few places of interest. This city is different than London. Initially I found London to be hurried and rather complicated, but compared to Paris, London is just a friendly little place. There is no doubt that the excess of tourists in Paris have made the Parisians quite cold to one another. Heck, after being in some of the heavily tourist areas, I fully understand why the Parisians are so tired of them. Nonetheless, Paris is really a remarkable city.

Seeing the Eiffel Tower was something else. Just seeing photographs of the structure cannot measure up to seeing it in person. I only went up to the second platform, but from there I got some amazing view of the city.

The Arc de Triomphe was also interesting. I dd in fact buy a ticket to go up, and us, I did climb each and every step all the way to the very top. After, I decided to take a nice long (cold, wet and windy) walk down the Champs-Elysee. I could have stopped to see the famous department stores adn all of the trendy fashion, but I'm a man, so I went to the Mercedes-Benz Boutique instead. The tenants in the boutique could tell that there was possibly no way I could afford any of the vehicles on display, but seeing some of the most elegant and amazing German-Engineered cars made the trip worth it. Now I know what I want for my 20th birthday!

I also had the chance to see Notre-Dame and the l'Hotel Invalides, which is home to the tomb of Napoleon.

As for Versailles, the palace itself was amazing as expected, but due to "severe" weather the gardens were closed. By "severe" weather they really meant 2 inches of snow that was already begining to melt... Oh well.

...Off to Berlin on Tuesday!