Paris Day 2

13/5/16

Friday

Well, today was totally exhausting. We started by getting up in the morning at 6am. So early? Yes, I slept at 7pm last night due to my fatigue. Breakfast was next. It has a large variety of food: Croissant, bread, pancake, yogurt, muffin, cheese, and I can't remember the rest.

Anyway, before we could start our sightseeing we had to go collect out Paris Pass. The Paris Pass is a pass that allows you to see most of the attractions in Paris for free. But, you have to pay to get the passes.

 So this pass includes:

- An attraction pass

- A museum pass

- A transport pass: Allows free transport on metro, bus and tram.

We went yesterday to collect the pass but we didn't make it in time. 

After this we started by the 'Big Bus Tour'. We stopped at many places: Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Le Loure.

Notre Dame:

It is beautiful! But in my opinion, it wasn't so great inside. Outside the cathedral were lots of pigeons. My dad went there and stretched his arms to welcome them. Surprisingly, they sat on his hands and on his head. The rest of us were kinda scared to do it so we left it alone.

Arc de Triomphe:

This is a 50m archway built in 1806 by Napoleon I, to honor the victory of his Grande Armée. We got a free entry with the Paris Pass. We climbed up the spiral staircase inside the pillar, which had about 300 steps. The view from the top of the arc is just Awesome! Twelve avenues meet here at this attraction. There is also a bonfire, that never goes off, to honor an unknown soldier.

La Tour Eiffel:

I'm pretty sure you know a lot about the Eiffel Tower already. It is a structure made of iron and was built by Gustave Eifel. We did not climb up the tower but took loads of pics! We also had crêpes for lunch, which was not as good as I thought it would be.

Le musée du Louvre:

This is basically a glass museum with pieces of Art, including the famous Mona Lisa painted by Lenardo da Vinci. I did not enjoy it much but those interested in history might love it. 

After all these attractions, we headed to back to our hotel room in Novotel. And got ready for our last day in Paris.