A Paris I Went To

Assalamualaikum,

Yesterday, 25/6/08 my brother & I went to Paris for a day. We went there in the morning and went back home to Dublin at night. We spent nearly 8 hours walking around the city either by Metro, RER or walking itself by buying a 1 day ticket. The longest distance we covered by foot is from Champs Elysees to Pont Neuf which is around 5km. Now I'm having blisters on the ball of my foot.

In Paris, we did what tourist with not much money to spend do, sightseeing. We went to:

1. La Defense - a modern skyline of Paris and where an enormous hollow cube like La Grande Arche is located.
2. Arc De Triomphe - a very huge arch in the centre of Paris. This and La Defense are in an axis.
3. Champs Elysees - where we saw the Grand Palais & Petit Palais
4. Place de La Concorde - a very large square where The Obelisk - a gift given by Viceroy of Egypt to King Louis-Phillips - was situated.
5. Jardin des Tuileries/Grand Couvert & The louvre - a very-very long garden and a very-very long building. This is the longest distance that we walk since we started walking from Champs Elysees.
6. Cathedral Notre Dame - we reached here after we got lost for 10 minutes after exiting the Metro Station. Here we just took photos of the front facade. Too tired to explore.
7. Eiffel Tower - the last tour destination. We went straight to the top floor. Which is 276m above the ground. Here we had a commanding view of Paris. It was so beautiful to see the whole city lay out before your eyes.

All in all, I can say that Paris is indeed a beautiful city with excellent public transport. Oh yes, not to forget a clean river.