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23 August 2007
Having been here in recent years, it’s nice not having the pressure of visiting the “must see” attractions. We just roamed the city, went into some shops including a Toyota dealership to look at some new models. Best of all, we could just relax, eat, drink, absorb the atmosphere and enjoy the company of friends. […]
6 October 2003
More sightseeing It was a grey drizzly day and we started today’s exploration on foot, walking to Galeries Lafayette department store. We weren’t shopping but the view from the rooftop is supposed to be quite good. To my surprise the store was quite shabby in parts but very big with a very nice atrium. I […]
5 October 2003
Arc de Triomphe to Eiffel Tower Breakfast at the hotel was nice, consisting of rolls pastries with ham and cheeses. The coffee was nice and there was plenty of hot milk for café au lait. There wasn’t any fruit, but I think that’s because the French are more into their pastries first thing in the […]
4 October 2003
Killing time in London We slept till 0900 today and had a late breakfast at our budget London hotel today. We have a flight from London Heathrow to Paris Charles de Gaulle at 1500 today, purchased at a very cheap price on British Airways. That means we have a few hours to kill before heading […]