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Did you know?

More than 200 million(and counting) people visited the Effiel Tower and was built in 1887?
it's 122 YEARS OLD!!!! OH MY GOD!

I was rostered for paris one month back and i tried my very best to give it away till the very last minute. Thankfully, I flew with a stewardess (Linda) before and she brought a friend.

And so, being her first flight to Paris, i brought her around together with another First Officer. There were 4 main attractions but she decided not to go with the Church of the Sacred Heart because it was so freaking cold.. The weather was -6 degree celcius and we all had to put on our thickest clothings. Anyhows, our sightseeing started as early as 8am wake up call and 9am for breakfast. We visited the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Museum and lastly, the famous Effiel Tower.

The Arc was pretty near our hotel so we decided to walk to the Arc and take pictures. It snowed the day before we arrived so the streets were all white and icy and slippery!! The girls took pictures then we had breakfast at a nearby cafe. Breakfast was a simple ham and cheese bread cus i was so freaking hungry and couldnt stop complaining about it. By the time we finished our breakfast, we were all so lazy to move.

Bought a one day metro pass tix then off we went to the museum. The ticket for the museum cost 9euros and best part was, every first sunday of the month is free. We went on a Saturday and furthermore, no one checked our tickets at all... -.- It bore us TREMENDOUSLY.. By the time i finish one section of the basement floor(sculptures), i was yawning and tearing. I'm definitely not a arts person... However, the paintings were a wee bit more interesting than the sculptures. At least i got to see more people duplicating the paintings and of course, the Mona Lisa. Why it got so famous? i really dont know... i'll find out later.

When it all got too dry, we decided to leave. And mind you, we didn't even finish looking at half of what was exhibited. we prolly seen 25% of it and i was dying of boredom. I'll give them credit for grouping all the painting and sculptures. It was FAR TOO MANY...

Finally, the Effiel Tower. As usual, Linda was saying it was not as fantastic as it sounded. Well, i'll just say, it's the company. So far, i havent gone up the Effiel tower. I'm saving up for that special someone i'll go up with in future. :)

-LOTS OF PICTURES TAKEN- then, off to have lunch at a cafe near the tower.. After that, FO left us at Opera Station while the girls shopped at Galleria. I didn't get anything but Linda got sumth from LV and miumiu. Dinner was mussels at crew joint.

This trip was more like a eating trip for me, i didn't spend much and none on shopping. Just prolly my 6 cans of hoegarden and 48 escargots waiting to be grilled at home. YUMS*

Anyhows, while sightseeing ytd, i realise there were no point sightseeing without actually knowing what i was sightseeing.. I was asking so many questions no one could answer... Why is it build? Who build it? And why is it so famous!!?? I didnt understand... everyone knows effiel tower, but no one knows why? hahaha... oh wells, it's just like Zoe Tay's famous, but why? from the BOBO show ehs? Okay, i know, out of point. But no one was curious enough to find out why.. so anyway, i didn't want my curiousity to eat me, i went to find out why... At least before finding out, my mom told me that Effiel tower was criticised when it was built, saying it spoilt many's appetite. That's all i knew... and so here goes, the history... :)


Just a summary on the history of all the places i've visited... Trust me, i hate history too... I only extracted the interesting part of it!)

1. The Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I(WIKI).

2.The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) which began as a fortress built in the 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are still visible. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1674, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum, to display the nation's masterpieces.
The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being confiscated church and royal property(WIKI).

3. OMG... it's spelt as Eiffel!!! i'm sorry.. Pardon all my spelling errors above (yes, i'm lazy to change all of em)

Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris.
Eiffel originally planned to build the tower in Barcelona, for the Universal Exposition of 1888, but those responsible at the Barcelona city hall thought it was a strange and expensive construction, which did not fit into the design of the city. After the refusal of the Consistory of Barcelona, Eiffel submitted his draft to those responsible for the Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he would build his tower a year later, in 1889.The risk of accident was great, for unlike modern skyscrapers the tower is an open frame without any intermediate floors except the two platforms. However, because Eiffel took safety precautions, including the use of movable stagings, guard-rails and screens, only one man died(I LAUGHED A LITTLE HERE).The tower was met with much criticism from the public when it was built, with many calling it an eyesore. Newspapers of the day were filled with angry letters from the arts community of Paris (WIKI)

Arc De Triomphe

The Louvre Museum.. (where Da vinci Code was filmed)

BORED TO DEATH

Duplicates of paintings!! :)

MONA LISA!! it was really small btw...

LAST BUT NOT LEAST! The Eiffel (i get the spelling now!!) tower.

now w.r.t my last post,
i've decided to live my life by the day to the fullest and be contented.
i have hated life and it's not the time to.
i have alot of things to juggle with..
i need all my strength for more things to come.


anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody...
it's already 2009!!
I'll write my new year resolution on the next post!
till the next!
*huggss