The Chewys’ Europe Honeymoon Trip: Day 14 in Paris/Arc de Triomphe & Eiffel Tower

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Bonjour chewys! Hahaha I act yi ge French πŸ˜› If you realize a different format for our blog title (it’s usually country/city), that’s because Paris was the only city in France that we visited during our honeymoon trip. We spent 4 days in this city of romance but it was actually shorter than that because I was holed up in bed on the last day being down with fever.. *Sigh* Despite this, I am still a happy girl because we went to Disneyland Paris and I got my Chanel loot! *Squeals* πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€

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You know, everyday during our trip, I would tell misterchewy, “Omg today is day X liao” and as the number got bigger, I became more depressed. Day 14 meant that we had only one more week to enjoy! On the morning of day 14, we checked out of our hotel in Switzerland. Bought tickets at the bus stop and waited for the bus. Actually, we could walk about 20 minutes but with our luggages in tow, we decided against it.

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This is Zurich Hauptbahnhof, otherwise known as Zurich HB, the largest railway station in Switzerland. It is also one of the busiest railway stations in the world, serving almost 3000 trains each day.

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Have you heard of this phrase, “as punctual as a Swiss train”? They are indeed very very punctual, so be sure to arrive early so that you don’t miss you train!

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This train is different from the ones we took previously during our trip because it is a double-decker train and the seats are a lot more comfier! We were seated on the higher level πŸ˜€

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After a 4-hour train ride, we checked into Hotel Astrid Paris. I highly recommend it for its superb location. Walking distance to Arc de Triomphe and the metro station! πŸ™‚

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I wasn’t kidding when I said Arc de Triomphe was very near. We walked there but we took longer than expected to actually reach there because you can’t just cross the road to get to Arc de Triomphe. We had to go by some underground path and there were so many exits, we ended up at the wrong places many times!

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I was pretty pissed by then because there was no escalator, only stairs and boy, I hate climbing the stairs. So we finally decided to seek directions from the people working at the metro station. Should have asked earlier right? Lol.

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Admission to Arc de Triomphe costs €8 per adult and the queue was well-contained underground.

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The Arc de Triomphe was built to honour soldiers who fought selflessly and died for France in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

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The inner and outer surfaces of the Arc de Triomphe are inscribed with the names of all French victories and generals.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath Arc de Triomphe.

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Went up to top of Arc de Triomphe!

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Spotted Eiffel Tower in the distance! It looked quite close because we zoomed in quite a bit πŸ˜›

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Yes, Eiffel Tower was where we were headed for next! Do you know that it’s the tallest structure in Paris? And while we were there, we had to take many many photos! We reached in the evening and stuck around till night to watch the tower light up πŸ™‚

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We waited and waited, for what seemed like eternity and to our amazement, the tower finally lit up in a beautiful shade of gold. But this was not the best part!

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Ok this is the best part! Video was taken off YouTube because the quality of ours is not fit for viewing lol. The Eiffel Tower sparkled when we were making our way to the train station! Very beautiful sight! You can fast forward to 0.54s in the video πŸ™‚

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Dinner was at Leon de Bruxelles! Had been wanting to try it ever since my friend recommended it to me πŸ™‚ This photo was taken when we left. The queue was actually quite long when we were waiting for a table!

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Yes, this place specializes in mussels and it’s served in various ways.

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The husband chose his mussels with cream and bacon which was delish!

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Dinner was an extremely satisfying one and both of us felt very happy! πŸ˜€ Till the next post, chewys! Connect with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/missuschewy and on Instagram @missuschewy and @misterchewy πŸ™‚

10 thoughts on “The Chewys’ Europe Honeymoon Trip: Day 14 in Paris/Arc de Triomphe & Eiffel Tower

  1. Really nice pictures! Did u get someone to take the pictures for you or did u bring a tripod?
    Was it very annoying to lug it around if you did? πŸ™‚

  2. Hi, like your blog! I am planning to go Swiss, Paris and London in the year end!
    May I know what brand and model is your camera? I looking for one good camera to bring to Paris!! Thanks!

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