Germany and Paris
A long standing desire of mine came true on first week of Feb. I always wanted to Paris and see the Eiffel tower one of the wonders. At last came the opportunity my way. I had to go to Germany for official meetings for a week. The news to Germany came at a very short notice. Had only 4 working days to get everything in place and fly on the fifth day. After a lot of trips to my travel guys was able to get things in place, but for the ticket. Travel guys mixed up my ticket with another kumar. Till I reached the airport dint have my ticket. But then the travel guy was helpful to get the ticket to the airport at 12 in the night and handed over it to me. Now at last I had everything to go to Germany.
Had an ok flight to Germany. Most of the flight tried to sleep only to be wakened by the fat guys who was sitting beside me and snoring away to glory. Landed in Germany and for the first time in life saw snow. It was very nice feeling to see pictures hills covered by snow. Later reached the hotel and got freshened up.
The week passed by with nothing much. Had to attend some requirements meeting and meet a lot of people. I was supposed to leave Germany on Sunday. But tried and pushed my travel by a day so that I get at least one weekend there.
Friday came and I dint have any plans for the weekend. Four of us decide to go to Paris. Later in the day got a link to one of the travel agent. Called them up and for my luck got a booking for that night to Paris.
Hurray I was going to Paris.
I was exited to go to Paris. We boarded the bus in the midnight and reached there early in the morning. The bus ride was good, slept through the journey. To our surprise there was no immigration check and they dint check the passport :). 6 in the morning we were in Paris. The tour guy took us around the city for an early morning sight seeing in the bus. Later around 11 he put us in the hotel. After getting freshened up we had food in a Bangladeshi hotel and left from there to discover the city on our own. The travel around the city was by metro and boy O boy I was very much impressed by the efficiency of the metros. We dint have to wait for more than 5 min in any place to catch a train. And all the places were well connected by metro. If you know the places and stations were you want to go, it a cake walk. But for us, as I had not done my homework it was a bit difficult to get around the place. First day we had a little difficulties, once we took an opposite direction train and had to come back in the same train where we started.
On first day we visited
Arc de Triomphe
French Revolution monument
The opera house
Louver museum from outside
The garden outside Louver
Last but not the lease "Eiffel tower with lights"
By the time we saw these places and standing in the queue for almost an hour to go to the top of Eiffel tower it was very late in the night. Came back to the hotel only to find out that all the hotels were we stayed was closed as it was around 11 in the night. At last we found a pizza/burger place and eat something which was very bad.
The next morning 2 of the guys who had come with us dint feel like going around. But I had all the energy and enthu to go and see some more places. So me and another guys left early in the morning and went to Louver. It was a good experience, saw original painting of " Mona lisa ". Later we went to Notre Dame. This place was really worth going. All through the trip clicked snaps like crazy. To view the snaps and the master pieces taken by me click on the link in the links section :). It was 12 in the noon and was time to go back to hotel. We found some place were we had some food as we had skipped breakfast to go to Louver. Then boarded the but to head back to Germany. Next day I caught a flight back to Bangalore :).
Had an ok flight to Germany. Most of the flight tried to sleep only to be wakened by the fat guys who was sitting beside me and snoring away to glory. Landed in Germany and for the first time in life saw snow. It was very nice feeling to see pictures hills covered by snow. Later reached the hotel and got freshened up.
The week passed by with nothing much. Had to attend some requirements meeting and meet a lot of people. I was supposed to leave Germany on Sunday. But tried and pushed my travel by a day so that I get at least one weekend there.
Friday came and I dint have any plans for the weekend. Four of us decide to go to Paris. Later in the day got a link to one of the travel agent. Called them up and for my luck got a booking for that night to Paris.
Hurray I was going to Paris.
I was exited to go to Paris. We boarded the bus in the midnight and reached there early in the morning. The bus ride was good, slept through the journey. To our surprise there was no immigration check and they dint check the passport :). 6 in the morning we were in Paris. The tour guy took us around the city for an early morning sight seeing in the bus. Later around 11 he put us in the hotel. After getting freshened up we had food in a Bangladeshi hotel and left from there to discover the city on our own. The travel around the city was by metro and boy O boy I was very much impressed by the efficiency of the metros. We dint have to wait for more than 5 min in any place to catch a train. And all the places were well connected by metro. If you know the places and stations were you want to go, it a cake walk. But for us, as I had not done my homework it was a bit difficult to get around the place. First day we had a little difficulties, once we took an opposite direction train and had to come back in the same train where we started.
On first day we visited
Arc de Triomphe
French Revolution monument
The opera house
Louver museum from outside
The garden outside Louver
Last but not the lease "Eiffel tower with lights"
By the time we saw these places and standing in the queue for almost an hour to go to the top of Eiffel tower it was very late in the night. Came back to the hotel only to find out that all the hotels were we stayed was closed as it was around 11 in the night. At last we found a pizza/burger place and eat something which was very bad.
The next morning 2 of the guys who had come with us dint feel like going around. But I had all the energy and enthu to go and see some more places. So me and another guys left early in the morning and went to Louver. It was a good experience, saw original painting of " Mona lisa ". Later we went to Notre Dame. This place was really worth going. All through the trip clicked snaps like crazy. To view the snaps and the master pieces taken by me click on the link in the links section :). It was 12 in the noon and was time to go back to hotel. We found some place were we had some food as we had skipped breakfast to go to Louver. Then boarded the but to head back to Germany. Next day I caught a flight back to Bangalore :).
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