Ahhhhh Parreeeee!

-The high speed train makes you a tad queasy. It goes something like 200 mph. We went from London to Paris in 2 1/2 hours which would take 6 hours to drive. 

- Croissants and pain au chocolat are amazing. 

- Most people speak a bit of English, but it is a lot better to know some French (street signs, telephones are not in English at all). 

- Paris is expensive. I will reiterate Paris is bloody expensive. 

- Today wasn't a long day, because it was starting to rain and I don't really feel like getting ill. 

- I went to Champs Elysees which is incredibly crowded. 

- The Mona Lisa is quite small, only because the paintings beside it were 20 feet tall. So it's unfair. There were crowds that just went to see the Mona Lisa and left. 

- Liberty Leading the People was beautiful. There were artists in the museum reproducing the paintings before our very eyes. 

- Some Parisiens are rude, but they are a lot nicer and more helpful if you try to speak a bit of French. Just like the French back at home :P I find that a lot of French are amused that I try, and get the wrong verbs.

- I took the free walking tour here too. Totally worth the money :P Though like the other free tour, you are expected to tip. 

- I walked up the Eiffel Tower. 668 Stairs. Booyah. Its only 3 Euros to walk up it, its 12 to take the elevator. The view walking up is totally worth the tiredness. 

- Paris is a beautiful city and the food is expensive, but they use REAL stuff. Not the preservative filled crap we have. Eat Provencal Sandwiches. Mmmm. 

- Take most of the day off for Versailles. There are a lot of grounds to cover and even missed some of it due to extreme fatigue :P Versailles is 25 Euro but worth every penny. Audio guide is quite useless and silly. Hall of Mirrors is a must see. 

- There will be lines everywhere. No way to avoid it. 

- To those who have young kidlets, there isn't much of a point in taking them. They will not appreciate that much. In fact, they will complain about being dragged around to boring stuff. 

- The Metro is very extensive, but once you get on it, it's fairly simple. The prices are fair too. 

- St Christophers INN in Paris is very nice too :D