Weekend in Paris

It takes only hour and a half to get from Bruxelles Gare du Midi to Paris Gare du Nord. For me, it took a year to take Thalys train to Paris. So near and yet so far.

Cimetière de Montparnasse, Paris

I didn't actually plan that much - I had the train tickets and the hotel booked. The rest was just what I felt like doing. I had the chance to meet my old exchange student friend and I had a little taste of la vie à la parisienne.



La Défense, Puteaux 

Started my stay with a morning stroll and a breakfast in La Défence. There I saw this sculpure of Claude Torricini, La Grenouille. 

My favourite store, in shopping centre 4temps Virgin Megastore  exists no more and in its place there was a same-size store called Cultura. 

Walked a lot in Paris, until my feet hurt. The thing with Paris is that there are tourists everywhere in the centre. The cemetery of Montparnasse was very peaceful on Sunday afternoon.   

Perhaps my quota of Paris for the next two or three years is full and I look forward in seeing other cities in France. A friend of mine has invited me to visit Strasbourg.