France - Paris

Our train from Mannheim was supposed to reach Paris at 4:50 pm but due to two different train faults, we reached Paris at only 6:30 pm. It was already 8:30 pm when we checked in and had our dinner thus there was no way we were going to catch the sunset at Eiffel Tower. Still made our way to the tower and the night view was fantastic! The night sky, coupled with the bright Tower lights, cool breeze and couples sitting around the garden picnicking, it felt as if we were on another planet. The only regret was not bringing a picnic mat.

Day 2 - Woke up at close to noon and made our way to Louvre Museum, most famously for the Mona Lisa painting. I personally have no affinity for art works and museums (despite being an AEP student) thus it was a relatively boring experience for me in the museum.

In the evening, we headed to Montparnasse where we had a perfect view of the entire Paris city.

Day 3 - Took RER to Palace of Versailles after our lunch. Once again I was bored walking around the interior of the palace. Museums and art works are just not my thing. Entered the garden only at 6:30 pm as we would need to pay for the music fountain show if we were to enter earlier. Describing the garden as breathtaking is an understatement, you must go there if you visit Paris.

View before we enter the Palace

View in the garden - the arc

View in the Garden - the lake

Back to Paris city late at night looking for a place for dinner but the prices in all the restaurants were ridiculous. We finally walked into a pizza restaurant where we weren't allowed to share a pizza initially (1 person 1 plate!) but after negotiating, the waitress eventually allowed us to.

Paris is an average city for student tourists as the price level is extremely high. You might want to skip if on a budget.