May 09 2008
I first discovered Pari Roller by accident when Giang and I were heading out to the bars and happened to run into the event in action. The video at the end of this post shows our initial shock of the event. At first I threw out the idea of doing this since I was traveling [...]
May 07 2008
La Défense is an area located on the western side of Paris. From the Arc de Triomphe you can see the high rise offices and unique hollow rectangle building. This area houses the business district of Paris, including the offices of my ex company. I decided to take a trip out there and check it [...]
May 05 2008
I am not a morning person. The night is so much more interesting. I bought a week long unlimited metro pass the following Monday. It’s only worth it to buy it on Monday as the cycle always refreshes on Mondays. I began my adventures of exploring Paris every evening around 9:00pm as the sun sets, [...]
May 03 2008
The Arc de Triomphe was built to honor the Napoleon Kings and marks the tomb of the unknown World War II soldier. It is located at the Place Charles de Gaulle in the intersection of several streets thus forming a roundabout. It can be seen in the distance from the streets that form the intersection. [...]
May 02 2008
The Musée de Louvre is actually located pretty close to Giang’s apartment in Paris. It is one of the world’s most visited museums and huge compared to anything I’ve seen thus far. I was able to go on Friday where the collection had free admission for young people, age 26 or less.
The Louvre is a [...]
May 01 2008
The most iconic momentum in Paris would be the Eiffel Tower. It is arguably the most recognizable building in the world. At night the tower glows in an orange outline. Every hour, a light show begins and hundreds of bright white bulb randomly flashes outlining the structure of the tower. Whenever this happens, the hordes [...]
Apr 30 2008
I was able to find a coach fare from London, England to Paris, France for 19£ (roughly 38USD). The bus departed, driving on the left side of the road, was loaded on a train, the train went under the English Channel, drove off the train, switched to driving on the right side of the [...]