Mon Journal de Voyage

MONDAY
Destination: Las Vegas-Paris France Round trip: $819 Vacation time: Tuesday, May 8-Wednesday, May 16 Ste used: www.kayak.com
Plane leaves at 10.00 am must leave house around 9.00 am. Plane arrives around 5.00 pm same day. **Wear comfortable clothes, shoes easy to take off; dont forget iPod!! Once landed, look for hotel. Dinner was Unwind.

TUESDAY
Day 1: This whole day will be used to get to know the route to Normandy and how to get back to Paris.

How to get to Normandy by Train: Paris-Evreux: 1 hour Paris-Rouen: 1hour 30 Paris-Caen: 1 hour 45 Dinner was Paris-Le Havre: 2hours

What do I do now that I am in Normandy?!?

Go to Camembert: Explore, photograph. This is where cheese is made.

Or, Go take a walking tour of Rouen.

WEDNESDAY
Day 2: Go to the Eiffel Tower!! Be there early, lines get long!!
Why go there?? You cant go to Paris without going to the Eiffel Tower!!

How to Get There:

1. The Paris Metro (get off at the Bir-Hakeim & Dupleix stops on Line 6; at the Trocadero stop on Lines 6 and 9; at the Ecole Militaire stop on Line 8) 2. RER Train, Line C, Station Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel 3. Paris Buses numbers: 42, 69, 72, 82, 87

Dinner was

Facts about the Eiffel Tower

Who built the Eiffel Tower? Alexandre Gustave Eiffel When was the Eiffel Tower built? The Eiffel Tower was completed in March 1889 and the official inauguration date is March 31st, 1889. Where is the Eiffel Tower Located? The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France by thebanks of the Seine river. The exact address is 5 Parc du Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris, France. Why was the Eiffel Tower built? The Eiffel tower was built for the Paris World Exhibition in 1889 which also coincided with 100 years of the French Republic. It was a temporary structure and was not supposed to stand for more than 20 years. The tower was saved when it became valuable as a radio transmitter How long does it take to paint? The Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years and takes about 18 months to paint using lead Second activity: Shop in the streets of free paint.

Paris!

How many steps are in the Eiffel Tower? There are a total of Faire les courses jusqu' ce 1665 steps in the Eiffel Tower.

que Vous Tombez!!

THURSDAY
Day 3: Take a tour of Palais Royal. Walk through garden, exit back to rue de Petit Champs.
Why visit? Its a part of history. After being built in 1629, being mobbed, and almost destroyed in a fire, the basic structure has still survived.

Dinner was **Take chocolat chaud and Crme Brulee(:

Second Activity: Visit the Art et Metiers Museum! ** Dont forget camera

FRIDAY
Day 4: Take a Walking Tour of the Marais Neighborhood.
Why Visit?! The Marais is one of the only areas that preserves the narrow streets and architectural styles of Medieval and Renaissance-era Paris.
Dont miss:
Picasso Museum Rue des Rosiers Place des Vosges

Second Activity: Take a stroll down Galerie Vivienne. Shop boutique!!

Dinner was

Saturday
Day 5: Visit Basilique du SacrCur
Why visit?! The idea to build SacrCoeur as a tribute to the 58,000 lives The Sacre Coeur is one of lost during the French Revolution.

the best known Paris monuments. The Sacre Coeur is also the flagship sight of Montmartre, a lovely Paris district. Today, the Sacre Coeur is a holy place and a vibrent place of devotion to the Holy Virgin. The Sacre Coeur attracts pilgrims from the whole world. It has a network of affiliated churches.

Second activity: Take a tour of Paris discovery & French wine tasting-by minibus
Special info: The wine tasting starts at 5pm in "O CHATEAU" wine bar located right near the Louvre. There are six different wines, coming from 6 different regions of France; from Champagne to Bordeaux,

Why come here? It has good reviews!!

to the Rhone.

Sunday
Day 6: SHOP!! Where? Boulevard Haussmann!!

How to get there?? Metro HavreCaumartin (Line 3 or 9), Opera (Lines 3, 7, 8), RER Auber(Line A)

Second activity: Take a tour through Patrick Roger Chocolate Creations. Why?!?! Because chocolate is soo good!!

http://www.patrickroger.com/en/index.php

Sunday
Go home day Flight leaves at 11.00 am. Must check out of hotel by 12.00 pm (no problem)