Torontonians heads to Paris – 2012 – Part 3

Before I move on to the next part of where I went, I would like to share what are the 10 things I remembered from my trip.

10 things about Paris…

1. COINS – They tend to have lots of coins, definitely beat the Canadians on this one. Check the picture below, they have 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00.
2. WASHROOMS – they have washrooms at intersections and their cost of use is 1.00 Euro, and restaurants charge anywhere between .50 to 1 Euro to use their washroom if you are not dining. The funny thing was when we got to the Grand Central in Belgium, we had to go the washroom, it was 1.00 Euro and it had a change machine right beside the washroom lol.
3. SMELL – I never thought I would say this, but Paris stinks like diesel or burnt tobacco; at first I thought maybe I am not feeling well but my hubby mentioned it too.
4. FRENCH – I love when people speak French, since we were in the tourist area we did not really need to speak in French, everyone could understand and speak English especially at the Museums and bus stops, so if you speak English, you will be fine. Even the restaurants had two menus, one in French and one in English.
5. LOUVRE – TIP: first Sunday of every month is free, you don’t have to buy the tickets. The wait was about 20 minutes and you really need a day to complete 50% of the worlds largest museum.
6. SHOPPING BAGS – you have to purchase them, they are 0.06 Euro each.
7. STREET NAMES – not located on poles but on the building close to that intersection.
8. STARBUCKS – taste is very weak, and definitely not fond of the coffee or teas in Paris. I definitely missed Toronto Starbucks.
9. FOOD – is truly really tasty in Paris whether it be Italian or French cuisine. The things I will never EVER forget are Croissant and Macarons, trust me when I say this, they are the best thing ever.
10. SHOPPING (expensive for moi) – I did not do a lot of shopping there because I thought things were more expensive there i.e., H&M, Marks & Spencer, LV, so if something cost 20 Euros, I could get the same for $20 here and/or 1-2 bucks cheaper. So why not buy here? For example, my starbucks tea cost me $3.20 and the same tea cost me 3.20 Euros, wierd eh!

Stay tuned for part 4!

Changes to the blog on Thanksgiving…

I wanted to change the theme of my blog and I ended up picking a Fish (blu-ish) theme. I am not into fishes nor do I own any but I found this theme very simple and easy to read. Anyways, let me know if there are any specific themes you guys like at wordpress, so I could check it out. Thank you and Happy thanksgiving to my U.S. readers!