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2011.06.24 – London (UK) \u2013 Paris (FR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This morning we were looking forward to our EuroStar train ride under the English Channel to Paris. As our reservation was for 11:45am, we had breakfast again in our room and packed our bags before taking a taxi to St Pancras International train station. It took a few minutes to waive down a taxi but we got there in plenty of time. The ride on the EuroStar was a very disappointing experience for the hefty price tag as the seating was very basic with no electric outlet or WiFi and offered very limited space for luggage, etc. Upon our arrival at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, we encountered our first trip setback. After queuing for almost one hour at the reservation counter for Eurail pass holders, we learned that the train between Paris and Nice was apparently full for the selected day. Hence, we could not travel to Nice by train. After considering our options, we finally opted to reserve train seats for our next itinerary destination – Milan. We would therefore forgo Nice and head directly to Milan on June 28th<\/sup>. With our train tickets in hand, we took a taxi to our reserved hotel \u2013 the Novotel Porte de Montreuil. The hotel room was quite big but the neighbourhood was a bit run down. We headed out, using the metro system, to explore Paris\u2019 city center. As we came out of a metro station near the Eiffel tower, we were simply mesmerized by our first glimpse of the tower. We took several photos as we were very excited by the towering sight. We took note for the first time of the long queues of folks waiting to take elevators up the tower. We had our first supper at a nearby cafe where we had a full bottle of wine with our meal. Jenny had promised to learn to drink like the Parisians! It was very breathtaking to see the Eiffel Tower lit up at nigh.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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