Day 1 - Paris (27th April, 2012)

Arrive at Paris CDG airport in the early morning 7a.m, i am finding the counter for the Paris Visite Pass after collect the luggage, luckily i can get the card at the information counter in airport and they also sell at Metro station. It's cost €31.15 for 2 days unlimited travel for Zone 1-6 on RER trains, Metro, RATP buses and ORLYVAL light rail. 1 day pass is cost €20.15.

There is also have the  1 day unlimited ride for Zone 1-3 cost €9.75, but this is not cover the airport line, so if you take Metro or bus to the Paris City once you arrive at airport, it is more worth to buy the Zone 1-6, because the RER and Metro ticket from airport to City will cost you €10.25, and you have to quep 2 times to buy the ticket. Why have to waste this kind of time, where you can enjoy with the unlimited pass?

Well, it do took me quite some times to figure out the line for the Metro.

This is the first time i enclose so many line, i reached at the Gare du Nord interchange 30 minutes later from airport line, and from there we take metro line 5 to reach to our hostel, and start our Paris route after putting the luggage.
First attraction: Arc de Triomphe, take Metro Line 1,2 or 6 you can reach at the Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, and there's signboard to show the way out. Opening hour is 10a.m-11p.m, ticket is €9.50 to reach to the top.

Second attraction: Eiffel Tower, take RER-C to reach Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel or Line 6 to reach Bir-Hakeim, and with 5 minutes walk you will see the Eiffel Tower. Opening hour is 9.30a.m-11.45p.m, ticket is €8.50 (lift to 2nd floor), €14.00 (lift to top floor) and €5.00 (staircase to 2nd floor). Get prepared for the Q if you plan to take the lift.

After this, we are going to Lafayette Galleries for some shopping, there is LV, Channel, Prada, Long Champ and many more inside this galleries. Take Line 7 or 9 to reach Chaussee d'Antin La Fayette, or you can stop at the Opera station with Line 3, 7 and 8, and with 5 minutes walking distance to reach Lafayette.

Third attraction: Love Lock Bridge @ Notre Dame. You can reach by Line 1, RER-B or RER-C to St-Michel Notre Dame station. I think you can even try to get on the Batobus (ferry boat) with the Paris Visite Pass, too bad i don't have the time for it.

Fourth attraction: The Louvre. You can reach with Line 1 or 7 to Palais Royal Musee du Louvre. It open 9a.m-6p.m (Mon, Thurs, Sat, Sun); 9a.m-10p.m (Wed, Fri); Tuesday off. Ticket is €14.16 per person, and after 6p.m is €6.00 per person. The Monalisa drawing is inside this Museum.

It's already 8.30p.m when i reached The Lourve, too bad that the sky was like 6.30p.m in Malaysia, i am not manage to take the night view photo here, because we are very tired for the first day tour, partially because of jet lag and pretty cold weather.