•  dsprick
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• on Jun, 24, 2018
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Meals were exquisite but far more expensive than Berlin. In fact, Berlin was amazingly inexpensive. The euro I saved in Berlin I spent in Paris, for sure. I had pastries every morning, in particular pain au chocolat. It was definitely one of the food highlights. Also, I had real hot chocolate in Paris. Also, very […]

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• on Jun, 17, 2018
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There is quite a bit to see in Paris, and I could publish several posts about the different sites. I’m just going to focus on the typical ones and my impressions of them however much I experienced of them. The Louvre museum the Louvre is gigantic. It’s hard to put into words. You can’t really […]

•  dsprick
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• on Jun, 09, 2018
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I chose my hotel to be in the heart of tourist areas. I prefer to travel to new places this way. I find it helpful to walk around and get to know a place on foot first. There were several tourist attractions within a short walk: Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Jardin des Tuileries, Place […]

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• on Jun, 03, 2018
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If you remember my post “First time traveling to Europe”, the train ride between Berlin and Paris came with some adventure. I arrived at Gare de Nord a little drained from my worry but not too run down. It was near le Marais (4th district), the area where my hotel was, Hotel de Rivoli. The […]