Paris and London.

Hello little birds.

How was your week? Sorry to not have written in forever, 
but i was away on a trip to Paris and London, as the title
suggests. It was amazing, and I'm here to give you the dirty
secrets (if any) about P & L and their attractions.Ready? Yes? 
Excellent. Ready? No? I don't care.

So, this post is about Paris and it has so many attractions,
I shall just start with the most obvious-the Eiffel Tower. It's
gorgeous in the daytime but even more so in the night. Honestly,
you should go up to the first floor via steps in the evening and have
dinner in the restaurants nearby until the night light show. Just stand
on the steps and enjoy the lights, romance, and street performing music
which is actually kind of fantastic. You can just stand there and soak
in the night and the bright twinkling lights of the tower like a gigantic
Christmas tree shining a little too early.The  fountains in the foreground 
complete the excellent romantic picture. Another tip? You will most 
probably be approached by a group of women asking "you speak English?"
The best thing is to ignore and walk away, but you could also just shake your
head and walk away. Do not entertain them at all. Beware of pick-pockets,
sling your bags across your shoulders and have them in the front of you at
 all times. 

Next up-Palace of Versailles. SPOILER ALERT: the line to enter is about 1.30
hours at least, even if you have pre-booked tickets/have tickets with you, you will
be forced to join the same line which folds about 5 times. All I can say is, be prepared
to get really tan as it's really hot there. Once inside, be prepared for more hordes as 
the number of people is not controlled, therefore thousands of people cram into the 
tiny rooms and it feels extremely claustrophobic. Warning-those with no resistance to
crowds in small spaces should really stay away. Besides having to shove people away
and elbow others in the face to pass through or take photos, the palace itself is opulently
gorgeous and eye opening. The gardens are fantastic, beautiful, opulent, hot and really 
really large. Lets just say, the gardens are amazeballs and you could spend 4 hours in there
wandering along the shrubs and mazes. There's so much to see, and if you have senior 
citizens/toddlers/those incapable of walking far distances, and you intent on seeing everything,
prepare your driving licence and run to the buggy line quickly. It's 30 euros per hour. Also,
if you have kids below 18, you will need to buy them an extra ticket for access to the gardens.
Adults however, can get in using the ticket they bought for the palace. 

-END OF PART 1-

xx
SB