Monthly Archives: April 2007

Another big day: Louvre (over four hours), Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, Pantheon. Then I went to a hostel in the Montmartre area of the city. I hiked up a large hill with Basilica of Sacré Coeur (a church) on top. I missed … Continue reading →

Pretty busy day today with lots of museums: Musée Guimet, Du Quai Branly, and Musée d’Orsay, plus Eiffel Tower.

The first half of the day was spent walking around Bruges, Belgium some more. I think the city was kind of boring, honestly. In the afternoon, I took the under two hour Thalys high-speed train to Paris (in addition to … Continue reading →

Brussels Last night I arrived on the EuroStar, which was a smooth, fast ride. Another time zone change too. I’m now six hours ahead of Eastern Time. My first observations: no public drinking fountains and you have to pay to … Continue reading →

Spent the night in Cambridge and had a nice breakfast at the hostel in the morning. Then I walked around the town for a few hours and saw some of the famous university. Then I took a bus back to … Continue reading →

Right now I’m in a National Express bus heading to Cambridge, England and using their free onboard Wi-Fi (only worked for a few minutes though). I’m going to visit the original Cambridge, since I visited Cambridge, MA a few days … Continue reading →

Today was spent mostly at the British Museum, and also quicker stops at Library and Museum of Freemasonry and Tate Modern. This morning there was a free breakfast at the hostel. I had a bowl of cereal and some toast … Continue reading →

The flight was delayed an hour, so it was a little longer than it was supposed to be. Air India has received bad reviews, but I think everything went smoothly for me. They gave everyone pillows and blankets and quite … Continue reading →

Being the last day in the city, I furiously tried to visit every major sight remaining. After checking out of my room, I went to, the unfinished Cathedral of St. John, General Grant’s Tomb, New York Public Library, Grand Central … Continue reading →

Woke up at 6AM and rushed to get in line for Saturday Night Live tickets. Unfortunately, there was construction on the subway and it made me change my route. There were hundreds of people already in line when I got … Continue reading →