Saturday, July 21, 2018

Day 16: Meeting the fabulous beast of all time!

Day 16: Meeting the fabulous beast of all time!

In the evening of the day 16th we went for an excursion. It was quite fun but I didn’t think it would be fun earlier. Because at first I didn’t know how it would be as I’ve never been to any Counterfeit Museum before. This museum is all about how the fake ones look and how the real ones look. People will find it very interesting when they will be able to figure the truth about the frauds ones. Sometimes it is very tough to understand that which one is the fake one as some people copy exactly like the same but by giving very lower quality materials.

Counterfeit Museum

Then after coming back from the Museum we went to explore the city with the whole group through cruising on the boat. The cruise at Paris on the river Seine was one of a kind experience in my whole life. We started at 10pm but left the hostel at 8.30pm. It wasn’t dark outside but when we reached their and the tour started it was becoming dark. So our tour started and the first thing that I saw was the Musee d’Orsay. This museum was built between 1898 and 1900 as a railway station. Then we passed through the beautiful architecture that’s resembled to the white house of America now a days but this one in Paris was build earlier than White House. We passed through alongside the river Seine where Port de la Concorde is situated with all the houseboats standing aside in the river bank. The view of the Grand Palais was amazing from the boat. This historical site is now an exhibition hall and museum complex. The cool breeze was making the tour beautiful and then our guide said we are about to witness something beautiful and that is a surprise for us. I got excited to figure what the surprise might be. But gradually as the cruise was moving I saw a bronze gilded huge bridge. It was the most famous bridge Alexandre iii. It was so gorgeous that it took me a moment to realize what the actual surprise was.
Alexandre III

 I saw a glimpse of a glittery tower. It was sparkling. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the tower that is coming close is the Eiffel tower! I was speechless and couldn’t take any pictures for a moment. It was like a dream come true experience. And at night the Eiffel tower looked so pretty that I wouldn’t be able to explain through words. This wrought iron tower put a modern touch to the antique city Paris. Our cruise boat was passing through and was leaving the Eiffel tower behind.

Eiffel Tower

The guide then point at a tomb by saying it is the institute de France which manages more than thousand foundations.Then the view of the rectangular Conciergerie showed up. This building used to a prison back in the days but now it is used as the law courts.

The Conciergerie

The weather became but chilly this time but the view and weather was very much enjoyable. The famous Notre Dame Cathedral was our last stop of the fabulous evening.

Notre Dame Cathedral

Though after the cruise we all went to the Eiffel tower and took the stairs to go up. It was a magical day.