Getting Touristy in Paris

Well, in an unusual departure from my style of tourism, I decided to spend the day in Paris as a typical tourist would. So, it was from "must-see" monument to the next- From the Arc De Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower. Gosh, I've got to be honest, but the Eiffel tower was a big letdown (as most of the must see attractions in most cities are). I don't blame Parisians for having protested the idea of the Eiffel Tower when it first came up. Compare the iron girder structure of the Eiffel tower with the royal elegance fo the Louvre, or even the Imperialistic Arc De Triomphe and you'll know what I mean. If anything, the French should gift the Eiffel tower to the Chinese, for it is more appropriate for a nation that is one big construction ground:-)

My Bangalore friends will know my love for crepes, developed over many visits to La Madeleine on Lavelle road. Forget the Eiffel tower my friends, this is the city for crepes. I have tried them at several different restaurants and boy, do they know how to make them!

An interesting diversion was- thanks to a spot of rain that I wanted to escape from- the cemetery at Montparnasse, where many famous Parisiennes and French people are buried. This included Jean Paul Sartre, Simone De Beaviour, and many others.