The Pantheon, Jardin du Luxembourg, St-Sulpice

19. February 2006 Paris, France 0
We woke up at 11am after a long slumber. Even my parents who are early risers were surprised they slept soundly. As soon as we all got ready, we bought our first croissants from the bakery downstairs. The boy was right; croissants in France are flakier than American ones. Then I bought a cup of ...

Parisian Apartment on Ile Saint-Louis and Notre Dame Cathedral

18. February 2006 Paris, France 0
The three Filipinos made it to Paris! Our flight left for Iceland at around 9pm. Five hours later as the sun was rising in Reykjavik, we had our passports stamped through customs. We boarded the flight to Charles de Gaulle and finally got some much-needed sleep. We arrived in Paris a little after noon. My ...

Oui, Oui, We’re Going to Paris

23. January 2006 Paris, France 3
Last September, I did something I’ve always wanted to do for my parents: I bought them tickets to France. They’ve never traveled outside of their New York-Philippines route and Paris is one of those places a person has to go to at least once in their lifetime. (Others say that’s Disneyland, but we can have ...