Monday afternoon we took a trip to the Eiffel tower, where I must say that it was well worth the visit. We went to the very top and the views were simply exquisite you could see from miles and miles away, the tower was huge and judging by previous pictures I couldn’t believe the size of it. We had to wait a while to get up to the tower, but it was understandable, considering it was one of the biggest attractions in the world. We got to the Tower by train. The Metro infact was relatively cheap as a family we got 12 tickets for ten Euro one-way tickets they were, but we had spares to get back to the hotel. The ticket entitled you to a very long stretch of track from one side of the city to the other.
On our short stay we went to 2 restaurants to try out the local food, one of which i am going to talk about. The restaurant CITY ZEN, was situated in the Rue de Seine. The Prices I thought were an absolute joke not necessarily the food but the alcohol, 2 litres of Budweiser cost us 17 Euro, it was served to us in a typical French pint glass which was expanded to a huge size. Very over pricey indeed. In terms of the food, we were quite fussy. We sent the steak my mother had to eat, back to the chef because it wasn’t done enough, The French apparently don’t like there steak that well done, it was practically pink inside, I had a burger which again didn’t match my standards either, but just ate it because I was really hungry. The service I found was friendly enough and the waiter spoke English which was beneficial, the menu was also done out in English which was effective and we could understand it. I would give them seven out of ten.
On day 2 we had a typical French breakfast, which I must say was very boring, All I had was a croissant and 2 natural yoghurts, the selection was very basic indeed. I was quite disappointed to be honest. Afterwards we took the Metro, which was always on time into the heart of town. Throughout the journey we were told to watch our pockets because there are quite a lot of people having their wallets taken, whilst waiting for the metro near the Eiffel tower, My Dads credit cards were taken by three girl pickpockets. He somehow got them back but the girls managed to flee, and they got away with it, really we were quite fortunate in a way that my dad got it back. It put a real dampener on the break and we just couldn’t get what had happened out of our heads. If you take a trip to Paris just don’t put your wallet in the back of your pocket, and women have a careful hand on your handbag.
After the brief incident we made a short trip to the L’arc de Triomphe, what a busy area full of hustle and bustle it was quite hard to get photos of just you beside the attraction with people everywhere. This was understandable. I had to admire the whole infrastructure thing the great eye for detail! Everywhere in Paris was magnificent in terms of artwork; the whole structure was perfection!
If you plan to take a trip to Paris in the near future be careful where you have your wallet. Preferably put it in your side pocket so the thieves will find it harder to Pinch. I would recommend tourists not to use the Metro, as I didn’t feel safe on it. If you have the option of using taxis for your stay use them, no matter how expensive they are. You will get a much better look driving through Paris via a taxi in my opinion. Stick to the cheaper Restaurants and cafes and you should be ok. Overall, the main thing was that we enjoyed ourselves, which was the main thing. I would recommend a trip within Paris but keep to the safer areas.
