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We flew from Salt Lake City to Chicago O'Hare airport, and after a brief layover departed for Paris, France. We arrived early in the morning and literally walked right through customs. Our first challenge was finding an ATM or a Bank-o-mat as they are referred to in Europe. Much to our relief we put the card in and the money came out. We took the RER B line into Paris then switched to the Metro at St. Michel and on to our "Hotel Printemps" on Rue Commerce in the 15th, just a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower. |
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We flew from Salt Lake City to Chicago O'Hare airport, and after a brief layover departed for Paris, France. We arrived early in the morning and literally walked right through customs. Our first challenge was finding an ATM or a Bank-o-mat as they are referred to in Europe. Much to our relief we put the card in and the money came out. We took the RER B line into Paris then switched to the Metro at St. Michel and on to our "Hotel Printemps" on Rue Commerce in the 15th, just a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower. |
This is one of our favorite photos. Taken in front of the Pont Neuf (the oldest bridge in Paris), you can see the Dome Church and the Eiffel Tower in the background. Ile de la Cite is on the left of the photograph. |
A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Champs du Mar - a good place for a picnic. Just pick up a few sandwiches from the boulongerie, yogurt, drinks and cookies from the Monoprix, and you're all set. Here's Cory sharing his lunch with the abundance of pigeons. |
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Just one of the many wonderful fruit markets. This one was located on Rue Commerce just down from Hotel Printemps. What a great addition to our breakfast pastry in the mornings! |
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HOTEL PRINTEMPS * |
A deux pas de al Tour Eiffel |
31, rue du Commerce 75015 Paris tel. 01 45 79 83 36 fax 01 45 79 84 88 |
Hotel Printemps - small, clean and inexpensive. Charming if you don't mind a little peeling paint and mismatched wallpaper. Friendly and helpful staff members. Quiet neighborhood with a wonderful boulongerie just across the street. We paid - 160FF double no bath 210 double with bath/shower 300 triple with bath/shower |
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What happens when you pack a family of six off to Europe for three weeks! Lots of walking, hiking, new sights, experiences and languages, trying new foods, meeting new people, travel on trains, planes, metros and taxis, climbing tall buildings, crawling through catacombs and more. Here's our experiences and photos to share. Here are our tips, what we learned, how we prepared, what worked, and what didn't work. Please feel free to e-mail us if you have questions - we'll try to answer them:) It was just the six of us, Norm & Kristin and our four children ages 17 - 8 years old. |
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What does Paris look like? This picturesque photo shows many of the typical Paris sights. The little "Smart Cars" that are everywhere, their beautiful sidewalk floral shops, a very modern phone booth, the wrought iron balcony railings, and even the blue street sign above the canvas awning - all typical Parisian sights! |
Only in Paris - music on every street corner! Just outside the Franklin D. Roosevelt metro station. We're on our way to the Arc de Triomphe. Off for a stroll up the Avenue Des Champs Elysees and perhaps a little shopping and lunch. |
View of the Avenue Des Champs Elysees from the top of the Arc. It's a little hazy - but you can barely make out the Place de la Concorde at the skyline with the giant ferris wheel. What a busy place! |
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The Eiffel Tower was originally built for the World Fair of 1889, to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution. It stands 1,051 feet tall, and was named after it's creator and architech Gustave Eiffel. The tower was the world's tallest structure until the Empire State Building in New York City was completed in 1931. The tower consists of three different levels. The first level can be visited by a short elevator ride or by climing 345 steps, and rests 187 feet above ground. The observation deck on the second level is available by elevator only and stands at 376 feet. The third level is 899 feet above ground and holds 800 people. This is one elevator ride that is not for people who fear heights. |
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France has a population of over 56 million people. Paris is the largest city, followed by Lyon, and Marseilles. The country is made up of 22 regions. |
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The Arc De Triomphe is 160 feet tall, 72 feet deep, and 147 feet wide. It was ordered to be built by Napolean in 1806 when he told his troops "you will return home through arc of triumph". It was not completed until after Napoleans death (1821) in the year 1836. In 1920 the body of the unknown soldier was buried under the arc and represents the 500,000 soldier who died during World War I. |
