Sights of Paris (Part II)
We got extremely lucky with the hotel the first couple of days: we had booked online again from London with Expedia (which really should be paying me for all the times I mentioned them!). The hotel turned out to be a three stars renovated building in a quiet street, and we had the biggest bathroom I had never seen. When we asked to stay longer, we were told it wouldn’t be a problem because they had rooms available. However, we had to pay the regular rate, which was over €155, more than double what we paid through Expedia. And of course, the rooms were not available online anymore…
We browse Expedia again but nothing good came out. The couple of affordable places we saw had terrible reviews and I’m not booking an hotel which has 99% terrible reviews. Eventually, we found another hotel in the same neighborhood to avoid crossing the city with our backpacks again (the subway is not backpack friendly). The room was on the 7th floor and the bathroom was a toilet plus a hose above it for shower. Ugh. The door couldn’t be locked so it flooded everywhere — I mean, could have flooded everywhere if we had had enough water. But at the 7th floor, we only had a trickle… I guess it’s part of the Paris experience.
You can follow our French trip here on Flickr: France (2010).
 Mime at the Eiffel Tower |
 Doors at the Tuileries |
Pompidou Center
The Eiffel Tower
 Pompidou Fountain |
 Pompidou Center |
 Pompidou Center |
 Pompidou Center |
 Pompidou Center |
 Four French Men |
 Chairs at the Tuileries |
 Sculpture at the Tuileries |
The Eiffel Tower and Tower Montparnasse
The Tuileries
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I was disappointed with the so-called 3 stars hotel we had in Paris. Good thing we didn’t stay too long inside.
I love Pompidou Centre.
Did you see The Lloyd’s Building in London, built by the same architect, Richard Rogers?
Oh, we had Bastille Day celebration in London last weekend. Did you attend it? It was really good.
I had some really good French wine!!
I saw so many people dressed in black and white horizontal stripe pattern T-shirts, dress, etc there!
Is that to symbolise the storming of the Bastille?
The hotel I had in Paris was spartan but comfortable, It was on a noisey corner and the view out the window was of a Sex Shoppe. Part of the Paris experience I suppose.
Your photos are wonderful as always.
Great photographs, different perspectives of the sights than what is normal. I’m really intrigued by the Pompidou Center.
Ah, the building that has weird colors and tubes. And yes, sometimes advance planning can pay off, as it gives you more flexibility and better rates. Although someone’s been trying to convince me that going spontaneous is a fun thing as well.