Saturday, July 25, 2009

Paris - The French-kiss

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Anu Gulmohar experiences a ‘light’ trip of Paris, in more ways than one!

Like a lot of typical urban Indians, I lost all control over my increasing waistline once my college ended and I landed up behind a desk staring from morn till evening at a computer screen. And that is why my biggest high in Paris (and there were more than just a few!) was walking under the lovely European August sun, and realising once I got home that I’d dropped a cool three kilos in just 10 days! Paris is a city best experienced by foot. Step out of your hotel lobby and within a short distance you will find a metro station, which connects you to almost all places of interest in Paris. The first place my friends and I zeroed in on to visit was ‘the most beautiful avenue in the world’, Champs-Élysées. Don’t expect bargains here, for this is the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe, and luxury stores, expensive cafés and restaurants line the road. We walked leisurely towards the Arc de Triomphe, watched street performers break a leg (almost!), got ourselves a bite at McDonalds, and clicked photographs by the dozen!

Under the Neo-Byzantine style dome of Galeries Lafayette are the world’s most famous luxury brands in cosmetics, clothes, kitchenware, interior decoration items etc. and every inch of the store is as grand and posh as the products! Shops right outside Lafayette were more suited for our budget, and my friends and I picked up a couple of souvenirs and gifts from there. From there we headed to what seemed like a little India at Rue du Faubourg St. Denis, and gorged on some desi food for about €8 per head.

For most, the Eiffel Tower is their first stop in Paris, and while it wasn’t our first, it wasn’t the last either. Sitting on benches and staring up at the Eiffel Tower framed by the blackness of the night, we waited for our friends who’d parted with about €12 to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Well, the budget was tight and the same view of the city can be enjoyed for free by climbing up the Tour de Montparnasse, so we decided to marvel at this wonder by joining the Parisians sprawled about the sprawling gardens around it!


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IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and
Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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