RajOn my last weekend in Germany, I, along with two colleagues, decided to go to Paris. But this time, we booked tickets for a tour which included bus trip to Paris and back, hotel stay in Paris and few sightseeing tours.
Our bus left for Paris on Friday night and I woke up to find myself in a new place. But Let me tell you what I thought of Paris before I continue. It’s fantastic! The best place I’ve ever been to! It’s artistic & beautiful, lively & colorful & yet modern & organized.
There’s just so much to see in Paris, it’s unbelievable. There’s art on every corner. So I obviously took 500 photos and videos. I would have taken more if my camera’S !GB memory card didn’t run out of space. I had to buy a Pro account on flickr to post the 218 better ones out of those. So please head over to Flickr and take a look. You must take a look at my pictures. You all owe me that much. I’ve put in hard work into it.
We went to lots of places and saw lots of things plus posting pictures from Flickr here is a pain so I would only show you few pictures here and for the rest, you will need to visit my flickr page and look for a set called “Paris”. I know I am being repetitive but you must do that.
And here are few pictures and their description:
Tour Montparnasse is the tallest skyscraper in Paris and we went up to the 56th floor for a fabulous view of Paris.
I took this from the top of Tour Montparnasse. The dome in the middle is St Peter’s Basilica of Les Invalides which houses the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Looking North West from Tour Montparnasse. Tour Eiffel and the La Défense skyline can be clearly seen.
It was cloudy and hence not the best day for taking pictures of Eiffel Tower. But I had to do it anyway. I took this one from Tracadero garden.
Looking North West towards Trocadero from the top of Eiffel Tower.
That’s Basilique du Sacré-Cœur on Montmarte. The sunlight was playing hide and seek and working as a natural limelight.
In the evening, we went for a very scenic boatride on the river Seine. I saw the sunset around 8:55 pm while on the boatride. (I really like this picture.) At the end of the boatrode, we saw the glittering Eiffel Tower.
And that’s L’Arc de Triomphe at night. We walked down from there through Avenue des Champs-Élysées like everyone who visits Paris is supposed to. We had diner at one of the restaurants there, saw the glittering Eiffel Tower from the obelisk one more time and then went back to the hotel.
Next morning, we went to Musée du Louvre and just like everything else, it was spectacular too.
The amount of art displayed here itself is overwhelming.
The Pyramid only adds to the beauty contrary to what few people suggest.
Two days is too small a time to see a city like Paris. But thats okay because I will definitely visit Paris again and with more time on my hand.
And finally, don’t forget to take a look at all my pictures.
Great Pics………… now I’m thinking of having Paris tour…….
Great photos - sounds like a good trip in the City of Light.
i’d love to see the Louvre!
you are so fortunate to be able to do all of this travel. its so exciting… i feel like i’m living vicariously thru you!!!
@rajesh: Thanks. It is a place worth visiting
@run around paris: Thanks, it was a great trip. Btw, your blog is very interesting.
@becky: Louvre is huge! An art lover’S paradise
//i feel like i’m living vicariously thru you!!!
And that makes me feel really good!!
nice pics man hope u got some wine too .. do invite me once u touch base
Thanks for visiting my blog
Those are some great photos! I’m checking out your Flickr now. Paris is one of my most favorite places, too.
Awesome raj. Eacha nd every pics has its own beauty reflected well.
Waiting to see Eiffel tower for a long time.You are having good time.Enjoy!
Simply marvelous pictures!! Paris is indeed beautiful!
@abhinav: Thanks. I did get 2 bottles of wine but they belong to others. I just carried them :p
However, if you are interested in just chocolates, you are welcome to drop in any time
@ali: U r welcome. And thanks
@priya: Thank you!
@sharda: Eiffel tower is amzing. A must see. I did have a great time. Thanks.
@gaurav: Thanks a lot!
You have a good hand at photography. I had seen all of your flicker before this trip. Will be checking out your flickr very soon.
@greensatya: Thank you, thank you. And more thanks for checking out my pics. You made my day
heyy raj.. visited louvre ? m jealous of u mate ! gifted u r .. to visit tat place and more gifted is ur camera to have fallen in the right hands !
Mruthica.
Beautiful pictures. And so many of them. You bought that camera just in time, no ? And I like your description “The best place I’ve ever been to” - very heartfelt.
beautiful pics, looks like u had fun this trip, althoug sort of short?
i’m tagging you on six weird things about yourself.
Those are absolutely gorgeous pictures! I’m going to have to check your blog more often.
its been a long time since you’ve posted…
@mruthica: Hey, jealous?? haha.
Thanks for the compliment, btw
@amodini: Thanks. Ya, I too think that I bought the camera at the right time.
@tarini: Thanks. It was short but yet great
Thanks for the tag but I’ve already done a similar tag where I was asked to list 5 weird things abt me. You can read it here.
@lotus reads: Thanks.
//I’m going to have to check your blog more often.
Now, thats a good idea
@becky : Ya, I know
Will write a post very soon
hey raj… tel me.. u r on office work or on an european tour???
by the way.. great photography.. cheers!!!
@preeti: I was there for official work. All the touring was done on the weekends
And, thanks!
Oh, two spampy comments in a day. Lucky me!!
nice pics man.
and u get spam even though you have word verification!! weird innit?
time to remove the word verification. its a pain to fill that up everytime! have pity!
loved the sunset pic..
@freeze: Ya, the spammers are getting better each passing day. They are using people instead of bots now. Thats how they get thru word verification.
But the bots are still around so sorry but I can’t remove the word verification. Not just yet
Beautifully photographed. Saw your flicker too. Turn a pro.
And u r love for buildings shows.
@sej: Hmm, long time, no see
Thanks
//u r love for buildings shows
Of course, it does. In fact, I was a li’l sad that I cudn’t visit La Defense.
Great pictures. I am going to Paris next year. I was in Berlin last month on business and got the chance to tour the city. A pretty nice city; found most people very friendly.