Well I return to this crazy city after 4 years since my last visit and nothing has changed
Coffee shops, take away And "window shopping".
There is plenty of Aussies here but I am surprised there isnt more, it's basically a European much much cleaner and colder version of Bali.
Yestearday was warm when I arrived but now it's cold and the Perth demons jumper is back on, have been eating so much since yesterday, this place is seriously take away heaven but I'm not talking big macs or kfc, they have all there own quirky takeaways like FEBO which is a takeaway despenser where you buy a chicken burger like buying a coke from a vending machine!
I just went to a coffee shop for a healthy juice to balance out the take away. I'm sure that sounds right.
Amsterdam is toxic but so so so much fun.
Bus about is great, they don't force you to do anything and give you very good advice on where to go.
Berlin is next on Thursday.....
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Disco disco disco
Night clubbing in Paris is insane.
It's like a hundred north bridges all crammed into one city, except no one fights or is rediculously drunk.
Went out with a few people also doing bus about and first hit the Mix club. Weird.
They were having glee night which I could only bare for 20 minutes, basically these French people get on the stage and try to recreate scenes from the show....believe it or not everyone here was straight and getting into it. No thanks.
Meeting parisians is easy if you get them drunk and speak a little French to them, then all of a sudden they want to speak perfect English with you.
And the group that I met made an effort to only speak English around me. Did not expect that at all. I beleve I am defying the odds with what everyone has been telling me about france and Paris.
This group of Parisians was a couple of guys and three chicks who besides one chick were notliking the whole glee thing either. So they asked us if we would join them to go to le cab which was insane. Think ambar but much bigger and with beds instead of lounges and the music was drum and bassy but also random, like it would go crazy d @ b for ages then a Enrique englaises or black eyed peas song would go on and everyone would cheer like they were at a concert.
Metro shuts at 2am here so leaving the club at 4 am did put me in a weird situation being too drunk to remember any French to direct the taxi drivers, thAnkfully the 3 rde taxi I tried spoke a little English but it did take me 20 minutes to confirm everything!
Today has been a struggle as on top of the huge hangover I had to change rooms which meant having to wait for 4 hrs for check in time. All worth it though as they bumped me up literally to the best room in the hotel with a view over the key next to the hotel with an impressive balcony. Another unexpected thing already.
After a rest up tonight is time for a walk down the champs and hopefully see the tour eifel at night.... And get a photo in my Perth demons jumper and celebrate there win yesterday!
You can take boys away from footy but you can't take footy away from boys.....or something like that!!
A bientot!
It's like a hundred north bridges all crammed into one city, except no one fights or is rediculously drunk.
Went out with a few people also doing bus about and first hit the Mix club. Weird.
They were having glee night which I could only bare for 20 minutes, basically these French people get on the stage and try to recreate scenes from the show....believe it or not everyone here was straight and getting into it. No thanks.
Meeting parisians is easy if you get them drunk and speak a little French to them, then all of a sudden they want to speak perfect English with you.
And the group that I met made an effort to only speak English around me. Did not expect that at all. I beleve I am defying the odds with what everyone has been telling me about france and Paris.
This group of Parisians was a couple of guys and three chicks who besides one chick were notliking the whole glee thing either. So they asked us if we would join them to go to le cab which was insane. Think ambar but much bigger and with beds instead of lounges and the music was drum and bassy but also random, like it would go crazy d @ b for ages then a Enrique englaises or black eyed peas song would go on and everyone would cheer like they were at a concert.
Metro shuts at 2am here so leaving the club at 4 am did put me in a weird situation being too drunk to remember any French to direct the taxi drivers, thAnkfully the 3 rde taxi I tried spoke a little English but it did take me 20 minutes to confirm everything!
Today has been a struggle as on top of the huge hangover I had to change rooms which meant having to wait for 4 hrs for check in time. All worth it though as they bumped me up literally to the best room in the hotel with a view over the key next to the hotel with an impressive balcony. Another unexpected thing already.
After a rest up tonight is time for a walk down the champs and hopefully see the tour eifel at night.... And get a photo in my Perth demons jumper and celebrate there win yesterday!
You can take boys away from footy but you can't take footy away from boys.....or something like that!!
A bientot!
Disco disco disco
Night clubbing in Paris is insane.
It's like a hundred north bridges all crammed into one city, except no one fights or is rediculously drunk.
Went out with a few people also doing bus about and first hit the Mix club. Weird.
They were having glee night which I could only bare for 20 minutes, basically these French people get on the stage and try to recreate scenes from the show....believe it or not everyone here was straight and getting into it. No thanks.
Meeting parisians is easy if you get them drunk and speak a little French to them, then all of a sudden they want to speak perfect English with you.
And the group that I met made an effort to only speak English around me. Did not expect that at all. I beleve I am defying the odds with what everyone has been telling me about france and Paris.
This group of Parisians was a couple of guys and three chicks who besides one chick were notliking the whole glee thing either. So they asked us if we would join them to go to le cab which was insane. Think ambar but much bigger and with beds instead of lounges and the music was drum and bassy but also random, like it would go crazy d @ b for ages then a Enrique englaises or black eyed peas song would go on and everyone would cheer like they were at a concert.
Metro shuts at 2am here so leaving the club at 4 am did put me in a weird situation being too drunk to remember any French to direct the taxi drivers, thAnkfully the 3 rde taxi I tried spoke a little English but it did take me 20 minutes to confirm everything!
Today has been a struggle as on top of the huge hangover I had to change rooms which meant having to wait for 4 hrs for check in time. All worth it though as they bumped me up literally to the best room in the hotel with a view over the key next to the hotel with an impressive balcony. Another unexpected thing already.
After a rest up tonight is time for a walk down the champs and hopefully see the tour eifel at night.... And get a photo in my Perth demons jumper and celebrate there win yesterday!
You can take boys away from footy but you can't take footy away from boys.....or something like that!!
A bientot!
It's like a hundred north bridges all crammed into one city, except no one fights or is rediculously drunk.
Went out with a few people also doing bus about and first hit the Mix club. Weird.
They were having glee night which I could only bare for 20 minutes, basically these French people get on the stage and try to recreate scenes from the show....believe it or not everyone here was straight and getting into it. No thanks.
Meeting parisians is easy if you get them drunk and speak a little French to them, then all of a sudden they want to speak perfect English with you.
And the group that I met made an effort to only speak English around me. Did not expect that at all. I beleve I am defying the odds with what everyone has been telling me about france and Paris.
This group of Parisians was a couple of guys and three chicks who besides one chick were notliking the whole glee thing either. So they asked us if we would join them to go to le cab which was insane. Think ambar but much bigger and with beds instead of lounges and the music was drum and bassy but also random, like it would go crazy d @ b for ages then a Enrique englaises or black eyed peas song would go on and everyone would cheer like they were at a concert.
Metro shuts at 2am here so leaving the club at 4 am did put me in a weird situation being too drunk to remember any French to direct the taxi drivers, thAnkfully the 3 rde taxi I tried spoke a little English but it did take me 20 minutes to confirm everything!
Today has been a struggle as on top of the huge hangover I had to change rooms which meant having to wait for 4 hrs for check in time. All worth it though as they bumped me up literally to the best room in the hotel with a view over the key next to the hotel with an impressive balcony. Another unexpected thing already.
After a rest up tonight is time for a walk down the champs and hopefully see the tour eifel at night.... And get a photo in my Perth demons jumper and celebrate there win yesterday!
You can take boys away from footy but you can't take footy away from boys.....or something like that!!
A bientot!
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Jai' arrive en PARIS!
Finally have arrived in the land od the Bauguette and it's such a fantastic city already and I have not even done much at all yet.
Flight was rediculously long but I loved flight from Dubai to Paris, it was full of French people who were all wanting to help me with my directions to the metro and hotel I am staying at. No one was rude.
The only debacle was struggling to purchase my RER train ticket from the airport to Gare Du Nord as the French only ticket machines freaked me out at first and didn't accept my credit cards or accept notes. So I calmed down and walked around aimlessly for a bit but found a change machine, got some coins and worked my way slowly through the French on the machine and I was on my way.
More super friendly French people on the train to help with with my directions.
I was the most exhausted i had ever been last night having been awake for 24+ hrs so I crashed as soon as I go to the hotel.
The hostel is nice, basic but I suppose that's what you get.
Walking around the streets here is great, there is food shops everywhere and the most amazing bakeries and its all very cheap.
Today I am going to buy a french phone number and Hopefully off to a music festival with some aussie mates!
Flight was rediculously long but I loved flight from Dubai to Paris, it was full of French people who were all wanting to help me with my directions to the metro and hotel I am staying at. No one was rude.
The only debacle was struggling to purchase my RER train ticket from the airport to Gare Du Nord as the French only ticket machines freaked me out at first and didn't accept my credit cards or accept notes. So I calmed down and walked around aimlessly for a bit but found a change machine, got some coins and worked my way slowly through the French on the machine and I was on my way.
More super friendly French people on the train to help with with my directions.
I was the most exhausted i had ever been last night having been awake for 24+ hrs so I crashed as soon as I go to the hotel.
The hostel is nice, basic but I suppose that's what you get.
Walking around the streets here is great, there is food shops everywhere and the most amazing bakeries and its all very cheap.
Today I am going to buy a french phone number and Hopefully off to a music festival with some aussie mates!
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