Round the World Tour 2012 Part4 - France


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Briefing

Paris Orly Airport

This travel starts from Canada. Please have a look at Part1 section if you haven't.

Paris Orly airport is a reasonably tiny airport in southern Paris. Luggage was delivered so quickly, so I would use it again.

Day.8 Transit in Paris (16th June) - Continued

RER Train

Taking OrlyVal automated train, you can change to RER train for city centre and CDG airport at the end, but the train fare is almost 5 times more expensive than the amount I paid in Barcelona, too expensive!

Gare du Nord Station

First, I didn't want to carry my Luggage around! so I went to Gare du Nord, the Eurostar statin. There is a coin locker near the Eurostar platform.

Notre Dame Cathedral

First, I went to see my favorite cathedral, Notre Dame. Because of the season, the summer holiday, there were so many people queuing for the entrance... Never seen such before :(

Place Saint-Michel

Having lunch and waffle near by, I had a walk around the city. This is the fountain at Place Saint-Michel

Eiffel Tower

I walked along the river Seine until I saw the Eiffel Tower :)

Tuileries Garden

The sandy street in Tuileries Garden had nothing but crowds. Arc de Triomphe was visible from there.

Palais Garnier

Palais Garnier, the opera house. I will come back to see the show in the future, but not now... again!

Buildings around the Opera House

You can see the tall but the old buildings around the opera house.

La Grande Arche

Taking a train, I went to my favorite place for shopping, La Défense, where you can see La Grande Arche de la Fraternité.

Thumb at CNIT

This time, I've been to the other side of shopping centre I usually visit, Centre des Nouvelles Industries et Technologies (CNIT). It was so clean compared to the Paris standards. There is a huge statute of thumb outside the CNIT. What is it for?

Travel Continues to Part5 in China

Inside RAR Train

Picking up my luggage, I took RER train to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) for my next flight.

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