Such a tiring day, but I'd do it again in a heart beat.
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| Leaving St Pancras on the Eurostar |
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| Paree! |
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| View from the Arc De Triomphe |
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| You can see Paris through the clock in Musee d'Orsay |
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| Musee d'Orsay: The house of the largest Impressionists art collection in the world |
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| Arc de Triomphe |
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| Headed towards espace in Louis Vuitton |
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| Waiting for the vacuum lift that takes you to the gallery |
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| The art being showcased at the moment at espace was an artistic journey throughout Istanbul Turkey, but I dare say the holiday began here in this oasis |
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| Stopping for a cuppa |
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| Gorgeous Laduree tea salon |
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| Shopping frenzy |
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| Swarovski Xmas at Galleries Lafayette |
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| Bottega Venetta's pastel confectionery window display |
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| Where all your dreams come true |
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| If not, there's always LV toting dancing penguins |
Tips for recreating this one day:
1) Taking the Eurostar from London to Paris is easy and reasonably safe as long as you keep your valuables where you can see them
2) Download the Paris Metro App and the Trip Advisor map of Paris that gives all the comments and nearest metro stops of the main attractions. Both these apps you can access reasonable amount of information without data and so it was a quite a boon when you haven't got roaming on.
3) If you take the Eurostar, you get 10% off extra on top of your Vat refund at Galleries Lafayette and two tickets for the price of one at Musee d'Orsay (Pity I only went by myself)
4) The Laduree at Rue Cambon (near Madeleine station) is less busy compared to the salon at Champ Elysees
5) Please use the tunnel at the end of Champ Elysees to get to the Arc de Triomphe. That roundabout is atrocious to cross above ground and dangerous too!
6) If planning to buy any of the Chanel classics, be prepared that you might be competing with all the other tourists that travel there for the very same reason and stock as you. (Oh yes, I bought a bag for myself by the way, thus saving myself over $1k in AUD - that's how I justify the purchase)
