paris day seven

Day Seven in Paris and the trip is almost over, just when I was getting used to Parisian hospitality. Spent the day wandering around South Pigalle before heading over to the Musee Gustave Moreau.

#selfie

Enjoying a cuppa

Quartino, our favourite pizza place in Paris!

Sebastien Gaudard, love the macarons here!

Settled for a vanilla eclair and a Mont Blanc, lovely

Inside Gustave Moreau's house

This lovely apartment is actually above a Metro station

Really cute things in this shop but this being a Sunday, it was closed

That's it guys, seven days in Paris. Looking back on these posts, I can't believe that I actually covered quite a bit of ground there.

After Paris, I went to London for two days before heading home to Singapore for 10 days. Will post about them in the coming days.

paris day six

Day Six and the trip is almost over! We covered so much ground on Day Six. Went to Palais-Royale and then to Colette which was very crowded and overrated. We also visited Musee Du Quai Branly, which is my favourite museum in Paris. I love it's focus on ethnic and tribal cultures, I love the way the artefacts are displayed and the storyline. Definitely worth a visit!

Riding while smoking

Musee du Quai Branly

Outside the museum

Outside Palais de Tokyo

Pretty Parisian apartments

Only one more day to go!

paris day five, part two

Sorry for the lag in-between posts, I went home for two weeks! Am back now, albeit very jet-lagged. Anyway, onwards to the Paris posts.

We managed to get to the Lourve on a Friday evening. Getting through the queues was a breeze, even though we didn't get as much time in the museum. Here's some of the pictures I got.

Under the pyramid

Psyche Revived By the Kiss of Love, photobombed

Love the way light falls on this sculpture

Artist-at-work spotted

I love the the way this sculpture is positioned

A little romance at the Lourve

Have you been to Musee du Lourve? What are your top tips for visiting the museum?

paris day three

This is going to be a long post with lots of pictures, so I'd grab a cup of tea, kick back and relax.

First up, Parc Zoologique de Paris (their website's currently only in French). I've been reading a lot about this zoo, it had been closed for renovation six years ago and has been rebuilt with the well being of the animals in mind.

Penguins

Lionesses

Giraffes were the only animals that remained at the zoo during the renovation because they were too big to move

Otters have to hold their hands when they sleep so that they don't drift away, too cute!

Zebras

Feeding time

Parc Floral de Paris

After the zoo, we headed to Shakespeare and Company. I have been dreaming about visiting this store since always and it was a bit of anti-climatic. Like everything else in Paris, things were kind of expensive, so I just browsed around a bit then left.

No shortage of tourists here

Wall of words

The poetry section is behind this gate

Someone's taking a cigarette break somewhere near the Cite Metro station

Last stop is the Centre Pompidou. Even though we could get in with the Paris Museum Pass, we had to pay the full admission fee because I wanted to catch the Henri-Cartier Bresson exhibition.

We also tried to get into Notre Dame but the queue was so long so we didn't get to go in.

Hope this post isn't too long. Day Four coming up next!

paris day two

Thought I better get cracking on our adventures in Paris, Day Two. Started out nice enough, we took the bus down to the Musee Rodin and managed to breeze through the queue (yay for the Paris Museum Pass!) After that, we had Vietnamese for lunch before heading to Napoleon's Tomb. After that we tried getting into Musee L'orangerie but this being a Tuesday, it was closed! Drat. Tried to get into the Musee D'orsay but the queue was crazy long, and it was drizzling. We managed to get in in the end. The space is beautiful but it was so crowded, it was almost impossible to enjoy.

The beautiful Seine

Inside Musee Rodin

Met these two Korean girls who kept copying the poses of the sculptures

Inside Napoleon's Tomb

Tomb of Joseph Bonaparte

Watching over Napoleon's tomb

Walking past the Seine to get to Musee L'orangerie

Second's time a charm, finally got into Musee D'orsay

I feel just like them

We went by Marais and ended up outside Centre Pompidou

A rather successful Day Two, wouldn't you agree?