Kelly Overseas: February 2007

PARIS: Our Final Day

A crazy, random day... from smashing plates and dancing on table tops in a Greek restuarant (Shannon thought it was French but it was a great mistake!), to 'losing an hour' somehow and almost missing the Eurostar. Nevertheless, Paris was perfect and I'll definitely be back... one day.

Labels: A Random Day With Random Sights

PARIS: Cathédrale de Notre-Dame

Labels: No Quasimodo but some fantastic gargoyles.

PARIS: Monmartre

This is the most beautiful little place and a real Parisian experience... I had my portrait drawn in the square (an unnerving experience - didn't think about the hundreds of tourists that would walk by, look, stare and comment - quite scary!) and we dined in style, sampling crepes and icecream with more French wine to finish off... the thousands of stairs we climbed that day and the next ensured we could enjoy ourselves to our hearts content!

PARIS: Sacre Coeur

Labels: A picture by night and another glorious view

PARIS: The Moulin Rouge

What a show... glitzy costumes, funky dances, a swimmer wrestling with anacondas, mean feats of strength and half a bottle of French Champayne!!! Oh la la! Not quite like the movie but better than Vagas in Shannon's opinion and well worth the wait and the sleep deprivation!

PARIS: The Louvre

Labels: Highlights...Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa... pity I couldn't take a pic of the latter.

Paris. Day One - The Eiffel Tower

At day, a towering mound of scaffolding but at night it is transformed into a beautiful glowing figure. And for ten minutes every hour, thousands of bulbs flash continuously, lighting up the sky and looking like all of UKs paparazzi capturing the tower at once. The candyfloss wasn't too bad either!

Labels: Shannon and I on our first day in Paris