JandalTan: Paris - Our french connection

Our last stop before heading back to the UK was the capital city of France, Paris. The city is a tourists dream with so many world famous monuments, buildings and museums. We spent four days in the city and managed to see a lot including the Arch de Triumph, Champs de Elyee, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Catherdral, Louvre and Moulin Rouge.

In Paris we stayed with our mate Kent from Wellington, who is currently living and working there. It was fantastic to have someone that knew where all the good local pubs, restaurants and bakeries were. I'm sure we sampled far more Parisian culture than any regular tourist would dream of - so thanks bro.

Some of the local awesomeness (guided by Kent) we sampled included:

1. An Ethiopian restaurant for dinner - extremely hands on, novel and delicious;

2. A number of awesome suburban bars packed with local Parisians;

3. An impressive taxidermy shop - animals in there included, a tiger, lion, polar bear, giraffe, deer, skunks and a baby elephant;

4. A couple of delicious, extensive bakeries (Boulangeries) and parks for lunch;

5. A live gig - "Other lives" and "Wild Beasts" - (other lives were amazing, wild beasts ok).

Whilst in Paris, we also caught up with Tom, another mate from Wellington. Tom was passing through and is on his very own trip around Europe. Was great to catch up with him and hit up some of the local goodness including the gig and general tourist sightseeing.