Hello guys, a little update because I am trying to come up with a plan and I wanted to share with you a few ideas I had regarding location and the things we can do. So anyway, Europe. There's three countries I am trying to focus on now. iCeD still has to figure out in which month he'll be here exactly, so I don't really have any dates either. But we've got an entire year to prepare for this.


Over the following few posts I will set up a list of locations and things we can do/see there. (Beginning with my favorit one.)


Paris:

When in Paris there are several things we can do:

- Go to O Chateau for wine tasting.

It's located near the louvre and they offer wine tasting sessions and tours of a vinyard. You get to taste a select assortment of French wines and champagnes and get to hear about the process of wine making.
I know that some of you enjoy visiting museums and what not and I figured I'd include this for you. Of course, I made sure it's an educational trip all of us can enjoy.


- Take an authentic French cooking class.

Same as the above, the lessons range from 1 to 3 hours in length and you get a chance to prepare some interesting things and gain a little bit of knowledge about the French kitchen and the ingredients used.


- A bike tour of Paris.

You can rent bikes and get a map and drive around the city when the sun is setting and the lights around town come on. We can see different monuments and take a few stops here and there to enjoy a good wine or some food.


-Visit the Louvre.

The Musée du Louvre houses 35,000 works of art drawn from eight departments, displayed in over 60,000 square meters of exhibition space dedicated to the permanent collections. Among these works are the Mona Lisa by Da Vinci, The Rosetta stone, the Venus the Milo, Madonna of the rocks and many more classics.


- Notre Dame cathedral.

Free of charge and absolutely stunning, located in the heart of Paris. Popular from Victor Hugo's 'Hunchback of the Notre dame' and adorned with many decorations. If you go in through the exit you don't even have to wait in line.
(I hope that still works anyway.)


- Opera national de Paris.

Hosts English language tours twice daily, popular from "The phantom of the opera." and an absolutely gorgeous building both inside and out. If we feel like a bit of culture we could even visit a show here.


- Monuments.

I actually wanted to describe them all in detail, but there are too many gorgeous things to mention.

Here's a select few anyway:
- The Eiffle tower.
- Napoleons mausoleum.
- Arc de Triomphe.
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Jardin du Luxembourg.


- Versailles.

Louis the 14th palace with amazing gardens. It's been preserved very well and you get a good feel of life in the old days. Group discounts are pretty nice as well.


- Quarter Latin.

Brilliant to hang around after a long day. Filled with bistros, bars and there's a great atmosphere. Many different nationalities and we can come here whenever clubbing is on the menu... which will be every night, mind you.


- Moulin Rouge.

It's probably just the guys who will enjoy this idea. Good atmosphere and apparently the shows are really good and sausy. Live cabaret every day and a buffet. Could be a little on the expensive side though.


- Euro Disney.

Hey, it's a possiblity. It's a nice theme park, and from experience I know that theme parks are usually a great way to bond. (Than again, so are stripclubs.)





Additional information:

A hispeed railticket from the Netherlands to Paris will set you back 110 Euro's.
Even though I'm still not sure if we'll even end up in the Netherlands, it all depends on what people like and what the plan will end up looking like.

Hostels in Paris are not too expensive either if you book in advance and are always at least 10 euro's cheaper when you share the room. (Which we'll be doing anyway.) The price will be between 15 and 25 euro's per night.

If we book tours or need tickets for museums we can get substantial group discounts and I think we'll be able to arrange something similar if we go clubbing. I will get back to you on this.