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Return to Paris

11/3/2019

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Airport Rating ***** (Eurostar)
Reception of locals ***1/2
Cost: £££££
  • Repeat visit to Paris, and a similar experience
  • No issues travelling on the Eurostar into Paris or leaving Paris as a Sikh
  • Similarly priced to major western cities like London, Amsterdam and New York
  • Main sights visited this time: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Montparnasse Tower, Notre Dame cathedral.

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5 things I loved about Paris

18/12/2017

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It consistently ranks as one of the most visited cities in the world, and has a history that spans over two thousand years. It has been home to innovations, inventions and revolutions and in the middle of the previous millennium it was the largest city in the world.

Paris is so much more than the romanticism that its name conjures, its history includes episodes as violent as any other city and all these events have left their unique mark on France's capital city.

It's also one of the closest capital cities to where I live, a short train ride away, but it's perhaps because of this proximity that I often overlook it for other destinations. My trip last year was to visit friends that I worked with previously, and their knowledge of the city allowed me to see a side of Paris I may have otherwise have missed.

There's a lot that I enjoyed (food, culture, history) and some things that I didn't, but here is a list of 5 things I absolutely loved.

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Paris, France

19/12/2016

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Airport Rating ***** (Eurostar)
Reception of locals ***
Cost: £££££
  • No issues travelling on the Eurostar into Paris or leaving Paris
  • One of the most visually beautiful cities in the world
  • Food is reasonably priced but significantly better than English food
  • Transport is shockingly outdated
  • Be prepared for a lot of stares if you look different
  • Similar prices as London
  • Main sights: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame cathedral, Sacre Coeur, Les Invalides, Louvre
It's the most visited city in the world and a city that is synonymous with beauty, class and elegance. There's a reason why places around the world are sometimes called "the Paris of the ...insert geographical location". Despite living fairly close to Paris, I haven't been to France since a school trip I scarcely remember.

The city itself is very old, founded in the 3rd century BC, it has grown to be one of the most populous cities in the world, although compared to somewhere like London, it isnt particularly large in size. 

I was lucky when I went as I have a few friends currently living there. This meant that even though I only went for a weekend, I was able to fit in a lot of things as they knew the city inside out. As with Singapore, Koh Samui, Madrid, Barcelona and Santiago, having someone who knows the local area definitely helps.

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