The next day morning, I got up early. I was jet lagged, so was Abhi. But I woke her up anyways. We got dressed and had the French breakfast, croissant, orange juice and cappuccino. It really tasted great. Then we decided we will go see the Notre Dame church. After the church, we had some really great crepe outside. The weather was fantastic and the ambiance wonderful. From there we walked along River Seine, checked out Louvre Museum, Arc De Triumph and finally visited the Eiffel Tower. The Arc De Triumph has views of the city of Paris, but I thought it was quite redundant if you visited Eiffel tower.
Finally we were kind of exhausted and just rested in the park for a bit, before we headed back. We had a nice dinner in a restaurant just opposite our hotel and rested. The next day we just had half a day. After our usual breakfast, we headed to check out the Moulin Rouge area. Then we went to Place la concorde. I loved the architectural structure and the open area. It was then time to catch our train for Amsterdam.
The fast train from Paris to Amsterdam was a lot of fun. Great views outside, comfortable seats, a train that goes superfast and free Wifi. We relaxed nicely and reached Amsterdam.
The city itself had such a great vibe. As if only higher frequency folks inhabited it. We went to our friend's place. The next few days we would experience living in real Europe. My friend lived with a few other room mates in a large house. He had the loft where we spent the next few nights. The first night we got ourselves some food and just rested.
The next day we had breakfast and roamed around Amsterdam for a bit, before we headed off to a nearby beach. It was still a bit chilly and the beach was quite deserted. But we enjoyed the experience of taking a bus and getting there.
The next day was going to be a very busy day. We started off to Antwerp and Bruge. Antwerp was a normal city with a lot of shopping action going on, but it was kind of different with a lot of architectural structures. Bruge was really beautiful. It had architecture, river and beautiful plants. We were kinda pushed for time, in case we missed a train we were stuck there. So it was a quick visit, but we saw as much of that beautiful city as we could.
We found the general hospitality in Netherlands to be really good as opposed to Paris. People seemed really happy and willing to help lost tourists.
The next day we visited a calm peaceful fishing village in Netherlands. They had windmills, fresh orange juice was being sold on the way. We got some really nice strawberries. We took a boat ride around that place. Overall it was a very refreshing change and nice to be out in the nature.
Finally we were kind of exhausted and just rested in the park for a bit, before we headed back. We had a nice dinner in a restaurant just opposite our hotel and rested. The next day we just had half a day. After our usual breakfast, we headed to check out the Moulin Rouge area. Then we went to Place la concorde. I loved the architectural structure and the open area. It was then time to catch our train for Amsterdam.
The fast train from Paris to Amsterdam was a lot of fun. Great views outside, comfortable seats, a train that goes superfast and free Wifi. We relaxed nicely and reached Amsterdam.
The city itself had such a great vibe. As if only higher frequency folks inhabited it. We went to our friend's place. The next few days we would experience living in real Europe. My friend lived with a few other room mates in a large house. He had the loft where we spent the next few nights. The first night we got ourselves some food and just rested.
The next day we had breakfast and roamed around Amsterdam for a bit, before we headed off to a nearby beach. It was still a bit chilly and the beach was quite deserted. But we enjoyed the experience of taking a bus and getting there.
The next day was going to be a very busy day. We started off to Antwerp and Bruge. Antwerp was a normal city with a lot of shopping action going on, but it was kind of different with a lot of architectural structures. Bruge was really beautiful. It had architecture, river and beautiful plants. We were kinda pushed for time, in case we missed a train we were stuck there. So it was a quick visit, but we saw as much of that beautiful city as we could.
We found the general hospitality in Netherlands to be really good as opposed to Paris. People seemed really happy and willing to help lost tourists.
The next day we visited a calm peaceful fishing village in Netherlands. They had windmills, fresh orange juice was being sold on the way. We got some really nice strawberries. We took a boat ride around that place. Overall it was a very refreshing change and nice to be out in the nature.
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