Things supposed to be done before this deepavali (set last year):
1) Did you get a girlfirend? (hmm... pssst... uuuuuu... no!)
2) I know you would fail in step 1, any bright or vague or dim or ray like prospects? (Darn!!)
3) How closer did you get, anything better than the feat that you achieved in 2004 when you asked a girl to get a ticket for movies cos the ladies' line was short? (I give up!)
4) Any other activities, like badminton, violin or juggling? [Nope, cudnt find time :( ]
5) So, you didn't get a girlfriend, you are not even into improvement and you have no other activities, so you must be doing Master's in CS. Are you fully into it. (Oh shit, I dropped a course today!)
6) Any plans to put up a checklist for 2007, better not!
Ladies and Gentlemen, let this Deepavali bring lots of joy, so lots that you will start celebrating when its not deepavali, and you celebrate much that you start enjoying deepavali again and the cycle continues... (Now I know why exactly the other side doesnt even bother to turn in your direction)
Friday, October 20, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Vijay's guide to Paris
Vijay's guide to Paris:
Metro (M) Stops in Bracket.
French (F) Translations are also in brackets.
Common Tourist Attractions:
1) Eiffel Tower (F - Tour Eiffel, M - Bir Hakeim)
2) Louvre Museum (F - Musée de Louvre, M - Palais De Royal Louvre)
3) Arc De Triumphe ( M - Charles de gaulle Etoile)
4) Notre-Dame Cathedral (M - I dont Remember)
5) Sacre - Coeur Basilica / MontMartre
6) Chateau De Versailles ( For this you have to take a RER-C )
7) Champs Elysees (M - Charles des Gaulle Etoile, dont forget to have a stroll on this street from Arc De Triumphe to Concorde.)
8) Disney Land (RER - A)
9) Montparnasse (I dont remember)
10) Opera (M - Opera)
11) Place Vendome (M - Opera)
My Personally Marked Places :
1) Moulin Rouge (M - Blanche)
2) Roland Garros (M - Pont Du Accentueil)
3) Stade De France ( French Football Stadium, M - I dont Remember)
4) Pont du L'Alma (Tunnel where Princess Diana was killed, M - Alma Marceau)
5) Boat trip covering the whole of Paris. (M - Pont Neuf)
6) Palais De Elysees. ( M - Champs Elysees Clemenceau)
9) Madelin. (M - Concorde)
10) Statue of Liberty. ( M - Bir Hakeim)
Paris Night Life:
1) Moulin Rouge
2) Dont ever miss "La Loco" just pay and enter, its cheap and its just touching near to Moulin Rouge. (M - Blanche)
2) Place Pigalle (M - Pigalle)
3) Le Marais (M - I dont remember)
Shopping:
1) La Fayette near Opera
2) Barbes Rochercheu and shop called Tatti(For cheap Perfumes) (M - Barbes Rochercheu)
3) Champs Elysees - Its one of the costliest places in the world, do u have any guts to shop here?
English Book Shop:
W.H.Smith (outside concorde metro stop) here you get the France Guide Books.
Tamil Area:
La Chapelle , there you get ananda vikatan, kumudam etc. go to rajah fast food to have idli and dosai. Go to the theatre near by (i dont remember its name) to see a tamil movie (i saw pithamagan out there).
Here is the Plan for the Paris If you are planning for 2.5 days( minimum time you require to skim through the paris).
1st Day
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First find out if Louvre musueum is opened on sunday and monday. If not saturday afternoon visit the Louvre musueum. The metro is Musee de Louvre. See the Monolisa, statue of venus, works of michelangelo and some priceless drawings in this musueum. Hey, on first sunday of every month entry is totally free, if you are going on the first weekend of the month then change your plan accordingly.
2nd Day
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If Versaille palace is open, go and visit this. This is in the suburbs of Paris. Ask your hotel for help in going to this palace. In French Chateau de Versailles. Visit the Kings or Queens bedrooms, also visit the hall of mirror. Take a Petit Train and have a glimpse of the gardens surrounding it (Petit Trianon, Grand Trianon and Grand Canal). Its a paradise for the photographers. Try to leave as early as possible. Have Lunch.
(This should be over by 2PM)
Go to Arc e Triomphe. Go and see the Arc. Do not cross the road on this dangerous round about. There is a underground path to reach the arc. You could get good panoramic view of paris and of Avenue Champs Elysee from here. Then walk on the Champs Elysee. Be careful of pick pocktes here. This is supposed to be the most beautiful road in the planet for Parisians. Stop near Lido and take photos. Continue on Elysee road and do window shopping. Try to have a glimpse of the Elysee palace (Palais de Elysee), this is the French Presidential palace. This is midway off Elysee avenue. Continue and you will see Grande Palace and Petit Palace. Then walk upto Concorde. Take photos and see the statues of women which represent French cities. Cross the bridge and you see the French Parliment in front of Concorde, Also you get a view of Eiffel Tower. Walk upto Eiffel from Concorde called Tour Eiffel. Also on the way get a glimpse of Invalides. In Eiffel go upto 3rd floor. After coming down from the Tour cross the road and goto Trocadoro to get the best pictures of the Eiffel.
3rd Day.
------
Goto Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris. Go inside and see the glass work. As monday is a religious day be careful do not make noise, remove the hat. Then walk on the quai of river Seine towards Eiffel Tower. Stop at St-Michel and take photos. Continue, you will see the oldest clock in Paris. Then take a boat trip from Pont Neuf bridge. This will take and show you all the monuments in Paris. After that if
you are still fit without eating a good rice and curry for 3 days, goto Sacre Coeur in Montmartre. This is white church on top of a small hill. And comment me how the experience was.
Copyright (c) Vijay Venkatasubramani.
Metro (M) Stops in Bracket.
French (F) Translations are also in brackets.
Common Tourist Attractions:
1) Eiffel Tower (F - Tour Eiffel, M - Bir Hakeim)
2) Louvre Museum (F - Musée de Louvre, M - Palais De Royal Louvre)
3) Arc De Triumphe ( M - Charles de gaulle Etoile)
4) Notre-Dame Cathedral (M - I dont Remember)
5) Sacre - Coeur Basilica / MontMartre
6) Chateau De Versailles ( For this you have to take a RER-C )
7) Champs Elysees (M - Charles des Gaulle Etoile, dont forget to have a stroll on this street from Arc De Triumphe to Concorde.)
8) Disney Land (RER - A)
9) Montparnasse (I dont remember)
10) Opera (M - Opera)
11) Place Vendome (M - Opera)
My Personally Marked Places :
1) Moulin Rouge (M - Blanche)
2) Roland Garros (M - Pont Du Accentueil)
3) Stade De France ( French Football Stadium, M - I dont Remember)
4) Pont du L'Alma (Tunnel where Princess Diana was killed, M - Alma Marceau)
5) Boat trip covering the whole of Paris. (M - Pont Neuf)
6) Palais De Elysees. ( M - Champs Elysees Clemenceau)
9) Madelin. (M - Concorde)
10) Statue of Liberty. ( M - Bir Hakeim)
Paris Night Life:
1) Moulin Rouge
2) Dont ever miss "La Loco" just pay and enter, its cheap and its just touching near to Moulin Rouge. (M - Blanche)
2) Place Pigalle (M - Pigalle)
3) Le Marais (M - I dont remember)
Shopping:
1) La Fayette near Opera
2) Barbes Rochercheu and shop called Tatti(For cheap Perfumes) (M - Barbes Rochercheu)
3) Champs Elysees - Its one of the costliest places in the world, do u have any guts to shop here?
English Book Shop:
W.H.Smith (outside concorde metro stop) here you get the France Guide Books.
Tamil Area:
La Chapelle , there you get ananda vikatan, kumudam etc. go to rajah fast food to have idli and dosai. Go to the theatre near by (i dont remember its name) to see a tamil movie (i saw pithamagan out there).
Here is the Plan for the Paris If you are planning for 2.5 days( minimum time you require to skim through the paris).
1st Day
------
First find out if Louvre musueum is opened on sunday and monday. If not saturday afternoon visit the Louvre musueum. The metro is Musee de Louvre. See the Monolisa, statue of venus, works of michelangelo and some priceless drawings in this musueum. Hey, on first sunday of every month entry is totally free, if you are going on the first weekend of the month then change your plan accordingly.
2nd Day
------
If Versaille palace is open, go and visit this. This is in the suburbs of Paris. Ask your hotel for help in going to this palace. In French Chateau de Versailles. Visit the Kings or Queens bedrooms, also visit the hall of mirror. Take a Petit Train and have a glimpse of the gardens surrounding it (Petit Trianon, Grand Trianon and Grand Canal). Its a paradise for the photographers. Try to leave as early as possible. Have Lunch.
(This should be over by 2PM)
Go to Arc e Triomphe. Go and see the Arc. Do not cross the road on this dangerous round about. There is a underground path to reach the arc. You could get good panoramic view of paris and of Avenue Champs Elysee from here. Then walk on the Champs Elysee. Be careful of pick pocktes here. This is supposed to be the most beautiful road in the planet for Parisians. Stop near Lido and take photos. Continue on Elysee road and do window shopping. Try to have a glimpse of the Elysee palace (Palais de Elysee), this is the French Presidential palace. This is midway off Elysee avenue. Continue and you will see Grande Palace and Petit Palace. Then walk upto Concorde. Take photos and see the statues of women which represent French cities. Cross the bridge and you see the French Parliment in front of Concorde, Also you get a view of Eiffel Tower. Walk upto Eiffel from Concorde called Tour Eiffel. Also on the way get a glimpse of Invalides. In Eiffel go upto 3rd floor. After coming down from the Tour cross the road and goto Trocadoro to get the best pictures of the Eiffel.
3rd Day.
------
Goto Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris. Go inside and see the glass work. As monday is a religious day be careful do not make noise, remove the hat. Then walk on the quai of river Seine towards Eiffel Tower. Stop at St-Michel and take photos. Continue, you will see the oldest clock in Paris. Then take a boat trip from Pont Neuf bridge. This will take and show you all the monuments in Paris. After that if
you are still fit without eating a good rice and curry for 3 days, goto Sacre Coeur in Montmartre. This is white church on top of a small hill. And comment me how the experience was.
Copyright (c) Vijay Venkatasubramani.
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