Day 26: Versailles and French Christmas Market

Today, the plan was to visit the palace in Versailles. Feeling a bit tired, we dragged ourselves onto the train to begin the train trip to Versailles which would take around one hour from our hotel in Paris. The train trip itself was rather uneventful, I spent most of...

Day 25: French food and Wine Tasting

French Food After a rather unproductive morning, we decided for lunch to try again to buy some escargots from a restaurant. We went to another restaurant for lunch that one of my friends found online and ordered some meals with a side of escargots. The food at this...

Day 24: Casual Day in Paris

This morning I went to a local gym for a few hours to catch up on my workout routines. Shakespeare and Company Bookstore After finishing up at the gym, I went and met up with my friends at the famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore. We had to line up for a little...

Day 23: Paris Sightseeing

Today, we did not have a set schedule, other than to tick off many of the main attractions in the center of Paris. Eiffel Tower We started first by catching the train to the Eiffel Tower. After getting off the train we stopped at a street store to purchase some...

Day 22: Travelling to Paris and Visiting the Louvre

Today we would be leaving Amsterdam on the train to go to Paris. The train trip took just 3.5 hours travelling around 250 Km/h. Once we arrived in Paris, we walked to our hotel with the plan to get organized and then head to the Louvre. Given that today was the first...