Day 6 - 8... in Paris.. Part 1

Just five hours of sleep before I struggled out of bed at a quarter to four. The taxi will come in 30 minutes to pick us up to St Pancreas. If only Eurostar remained at Waterloo. What used to be a 10-minutes tube ride is now a 30-minutes cab journey.



We arrived and cleared customs smoothly and swiftly. Here we continued our yearly pilgrimage to the City of Lights, a trip first started in December 2005. I have hardly settled into a steady sleep before the announcement came that we have arrived in Paris. Not bad, at least twenty minutes faster than usual.

The annual trip made it easier for us to find our way around. Louvre is definitely easier to find. In the last few trips, we have stayed with friends at their place just outside Paris, at a hotel near Arc de Triomphe (until bad service last year turned us away) and also at the smallest hotel room ever at Saint Augustin. After a quick change at Gare de I'est we reached Hôtel Louvre Bons Enfants. Nice - just five minutes' walk to the Louvre.



We walked to the Louvre and from there, headed towards Champs Elysees, taking in view of the Jardin des Tuileries and the Concorde. Like most Singaporeans, we find ourselves at Louis Vuitton. And €2k out of the pocket. Thankfully, none of the "luxuries" were for Mrs Ong.



Hunger stomachs took over the agenda for the day. What better food than French deliciacies - Escargot!