Thursday, October 1, 2009

Paris!

Paris I think, is just as charming, magical and beautiful as everyone says it is. 
However we were very fortunate enough and lucky to have spent a whole 3 weeks in this amazing city. In these 3 weeks we stayed in an apartment of friends of ours who live and work in Paris. We really felt what it was like to actually live in this city, and as every day went by the more I wanted to stay! 
Yes it's incredibly expensive, but it's just so hard to resist! Every corner you turn its either a beautiful historical building, the classic River Seine, or it's a cute patisserie which sells everything that you would dream of! Oh and not to mention he endless Vintage shops which were shockingly cheap? 
What also surprised me about Paris, were, the lovely Parisians! Out of everywhere we had been so far, we found the Parisians the nicest people yet. We had been fooled!
Overall, Paris was a place I will never forget, and it's definitely a place to visit many more times throughout my lifetime.

Enjoy!


Our first sighting of the Eiffel Tower.


So original.


The Catacombs - Paris. 
Throughout the 1940's some of the main cemeteries around the city were not being used properly, or should I say 'hygienically'.  These cemeteries began spreading numerous diseases which effected most humans around the city. These bodies that were buried in these cemeteries were then all transferred underground a few 100 meters, all these bodies were dried out for a number of days and then all bones were stacked just how you see in this above picture. 
There was just bones after bones after skulls! It took us 1/2 an hour to walk through all of this, so there was a hell of a lot! 
It was very, very eerie!


This photo just happened to turn out like this.


It's extremely huge!





We went to see the Moulin Rouge!


After a few too many French Champagnes, he he. 


Leah and I, we actually went in this beast! Haha classic!


Arc de Triomph, after a big night out. It was great, no tourists!


DisneyLand with our famous dancer friends, Leah and Megan.


Yehh hot dogs!


Think they have enough?


Picnic in a park in Paris.


Montemarte - Paris.


Snails, they were ever so tasty!


Being a tourist.


Lazy afternoons in Paris just near the Lourve, el-relaxo chairs just great!


Wandering the streets of Paris.


The Latin Quarter.


The Notredarm.


The River Seine.





Granny just chillin in the park.


Kids driving boats - Luxembourg Gardens.


I think Carrie and Bigg kissed on this bridge? 


Lourve.


Antique Markets.


Ghetto ATM.


Typical Frenchmen and French Restaurant. 


Saint Martin Canal Markets, this food was just to die for! 


Flower ice cream.


It also had some great Vintage shops!


One of my favourites.


So many!


A beautiful afternoon sun setting in Paris.


Thursday, August 20, 2009

San Sebastian and Bilbao - Spain.

Mini feast.


The bay surrouding parts of San Sebastian.


Bilbao, a very modernised city. 


Weird coincidence. 


Guggenheim Musuem. Some of the most amazing architecture.


More architecture.


And more.


Meow.


The first beach that there has actually been waves since we've been gone.


Our last taste of summer.


Zurriola Beach - S.S


Lisbon - Portugal

Cable car fun.


View from our window, we usually get a view of a brick wall.


European pigeons are the worst!


Lisbon local.


Skater and view.


Lagos in Portugal.

Lagos beaches, they're beautiful but the waters freezing! 









View from our terrace.


A bus shelter in Faro, no accommodation for the night. Not fun at all, but something I will never forget!


Deserted beach, when there's no sun there's no people.





The guesthouse we stayed in.


A tan I am really going to miss soon!


Beach out of Lagos.


Some of Portugal's poor parts.


We walked along the tracks for a whole two hours to find our way back to the beach, (went a bit too far on the train).