Hey you guys! Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera
and today we are in Paris kicking off the next part of a #squadSQ adventure
thanks to the team at Singapore Airlines where they send eight amazing travellers
to a few different destinations along their extensive network
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Now if you didn't catch part one of our amazing Paris adventure go and watch that
now and then come back right here because we are starting our second video
in Montmartre at the highest point in Paris now behind me you'll see Sacre
Coeur the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, it stands at a whopping 82
meters tall and construction began in 1875 you guys and you'll notice there are
two statues at the front now they are paying tribute to King Saint Louis and
Saint Joan of Arc of course. Now this is a beautiful spot to come it is just a
panorama out there there are lots of tourists of course but this is Paris and
it's almost unavoidable. This would also be a fantastic spot for a sunset picnic
you guys so if you are a savvy traveller get yourself to a boulangerie get some
bread, get some wine, get some cheese and come back up here for the best views in the city
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There's so many famous artists that have called this area home including Monet, Renoir
Toulouse Lautrec and even Picasso you guys I really love this area it has a
really relaxed welcoming kind of vibe and if you really want to enjoy it you
can do what Matt and I have been doing which is just to pull up a seat at one
of these cafes where the chairs face out watch the world go by sip a cold drink
have a beer if you're like Matt and just enjoy it you guys, it's so relaxing
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We are here at Creatures on the top of Galleries LaFayette
and as you can see the sun is shining it is a beautiful day drinks are flowing
the food looks amazing and the view is unbeatable you guys. Now when we did come
up here there was a little bit of a queue which kind of put us off the first we
weren't sure if we were going to be able to get in but it moved really quickly we did
opt to kind of sit out in the sun so it is a little bit hot we're probably
gonna eat quite quickly... but those views and I have to say if you do want to come
up here for sunset drinks it would be the perfect spot it is incredible
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Now you guys behind me you can see her the Iron lady, the Eiffel Tower doesn't
she look beautiful the weather today is perfect for this but Matt and I thought the best
way to see and experience this would be with a guided tour that's gonna help us
skip those really long lines that the Eiffel Tower is famous for so we are gonna go
and meet up with our tour group now and we are going to climb the lady... oh yes
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We made it to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower you guys and the views up here absolutely
incredible now I am NOT going to lie the queues downstairs are madness even though we
had to skip the queue tickets they were still queues for skip the queue so if you do have a sore
back if you do struggle with standing up for a long period of time maybe you've
got little kids with you just keep that in mind it can be a bit of a long wait
but I struggle to think of what it would have been like for anybody who didn't
have the skip the queue tickets. Now there's one thing I have to do before Matt and I
left home we got to spend a little bit of time with our family and we made a
very big promise to three little children that we a love very very
much and they asked us to do a special shout out to them so I want to say a
very very big hello to my beautiful, smart, talented and hilarious nieces
Adelaide and Millie and my strong, brawny, brave, very cheeky little nephew
Harry we love you all so so much I hope you're enjoying watching the video
so far I can't wait to see you and your lovely mum and dad again very soon
love you kids
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This is the face of tourist...
tourist burnout
You guys we are so so tired We've decided to come to this place
Le Petit Italien which is down the street from our amazing hotel and we saw
it the other day and everybody there looked like they're having a belter and we're
like that's what I need right now I need a cold beer and I need a big plate of
carbohydrates
That's what we're doing
You would not believe how good that tastes
Penne all'arrabbiata
So I thought I would give you a look at where we're staying now this hotel is
called Le Pavillon de la Reine just like its sister hotel Hôtel du Petit Moulin
this one is part of the Small Luxury Hotels Range so we're not talking
those really big names that you probably familiar with we're talking
about that more boutique, personalized luxury experience so let
me show you guys what they have hooked us up with because this is a
junior suite and it is incredible
So through the entryway, you come in here and... I mean...
can we just take a minute to appreciate this, that is a gigantic bed Matt and I
sleep on the king-size at home and it's nice to be in that kind of size bed
again and be able to spread out Our junior suite has these different seating
areas so it's really nice to be able to sit somewhere that isn't the bed now
Matt and I have taken photos of this bathroom because we figure if we ever
build a house we want this shower let me show you what we like about it okay it
has double doors for status cuz is fancy and just don't mind my sunburnt arm there was
an incident today and I didn't wear sunscreen so you open up your double
doors this is HUGE we have a rainforrest showerhead and we love this big deep
area here in the shower you can put all your stuff it's fantastic and of course
if you didn't want to get your hair wet you just wanna have more of a rinse off
they have the handheld option as well Bathtub behind you and then this area
here your basin everything that you need now interestingly and I haven't really
seen this in too many hotels before they have an actual walk-in closet!
Now just like Hôtel du Petit Moulin we love the location of this hotel they are
sister hotels they are located very close to one another in the 3rd 4th
arrondissement, the Le Marais district and we are loving this
neighborhood as I said in the previous video great location great hotels now
you've seen two you've got to choose from I can't recommend them highly enough
Good morning you guys, it's just me and my baguette. All I need in
this life of sin it's me and my baguette so we are waking up here at la Pavillon
Le Pavillon de la Reine the best hotel in the world and this is a delicious breakfast I tell
you what they know how to do a continental breaky they've got this
soy milk lattes they've got these cherries they've got fresh bread they've
got whole baskets just full of croissants in there they know what they're
doing the French and I respect it now today we are going to be taking out some
of the hotel's complimentary bicycles because we want to see Paris from a
different angle so we're gonna be doing that going and visiting a last few sites and
packing as much as we can into today let's get out there
But first... baguette
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So our hotel concierge recommended we bring our bikes down her
just along the Seine and it is a good tip the sun is shining, they have
free chairs and tables set up the whole way along. We've got our snacks it's a
beautiful day it's just a great way to slow down and enjoy it
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So our next stop along the way is here at Rue Cremieux now this street is famous for its
brightly coloured house fronts I had seen some photos online and really wanted to come
here I just thought it was so beautiful one thing I will say there are just
signs at each end of the street just advising you to be very respectful of
the residents so if like me you do want to visit just keep that in mind be
respectful and still have yourself a really nice time I'm really glad we
visitors because this spot is gorgeous
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We just visited L’Atelier des Lumiéres
and the best way I can describe it is that it is an immersive
kind of an art show, so what they do is they bring artworks to life and I really
really mean that it was incredible it wasn't just images of the artwork
splashed across the walls it was they have been dissected and cut down and
they've been set to music and some of them have been animated and it's just
incredible I've never experienced anything like that it's a really really
cozy and they you just kind of grab a seat or you sit on the floor and they
project all of it around you it is so immersive so fun so beautiful that is an
unexpected highlight for both Matt and I and I would say it would be the
perfect way to beat the heat if there was bad weather you should do it on
that day or if you just love art you should go it is fantastic
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For our last meal in Paris we have come here to a restaurant called Soya now you
guys there is no shortage of incredible bistros and restaurants and cafes and
gorgeous little spots here in Paris but for our last meal we wanted a big dose
of veggies and this place looks incredible the photos online looked
amazing I thought can it live up to the hype yes it actually can everything
so far has tasted just as good as it looked
Now we started with veggie metza platter and these gorgeous soyafels?
Like soy falafels oh that was so good crunchy on the outside warm and flavoursome
on the inside Now for our mains we've gone with a beautiful gara-masala curry
we've got rice and veggies there this is just abundant it's vibrant so colorful
the food smells incredible I want to dig in and give this a bit of a try
ooooh
yum that is so good
flavoursome, sweet, not too heavy
beautiful
After that delicious dinner we rode our bikes back here to the hotel and I just want to share with
you a few final bits and pieces now as I said at the start of this video this
whole thing was made possible thanks to the very amazing, incredible, generous
lovely hard-working team at Singapore Airlines they flew us in style you guys
we flew Business Class all the way from Brisbane to Paris with a stopover in
Singapore if you missed that video go back and watch it, thank you to all the
stewardesses and the host that took such great care of us and thank you for
giving us such a spacious fit out that we could lay down and sleep on our
flight over here I am very much looking forward to catching up on some sleep on
our way back to Singapore tomorrow because the next part of our adventure
is going to take us back to Vietnam one of our favourite places but before we
sign off I have a few final travel tips for Paris that I really want to share with you guys
Start late. Now if you are visiting in summer like we are we are
here at the end of July and the sun does not seem to set Matt and I have tried
very hard to make it to a sunset so that we could get those golden hours
shots but we are exhausted after big days of sightseeing so we actually haven't made one
Bikes have been a fantastic way for us to get around today
we really really enjoyed it we looked at hiring bikes that was something we were
going to do but the lovely hotel staff here they actually have complimentary
bikes so we use those and we had an epic adventure on those today
so if you do want to see Paris from a different perspective I would recommend
getting bikes and riding along the Seine it was just so much fun
Now when it comes to visiting the Eiffel Tower that is going to be on every travellers
bucket list but I have a few tips for you around that too
you should definitely look to book tickets or go with a tour that allows
you to skip the queue we did that we skipped the queue and there was still a
queue for skip the queue so I can only imagine what it would have been like for
everybody who didn't pre-order those tickets make sure you do it and like I
said earlier make sure you're prepared to wait in line so have an umbrella a
hat plenty of water make sure you've got sunscreen on and you are wearing
comfortable shoes and particularly keep this in mind if you are people with
people who are a little bit older or you have little kids with you because it's
gonna be very hard on them standing up for that length of time so make sure you're prepared
You want to make sure as you're moving around Paris that you have
a plan so as soon as you know you were coming here I would recommend that you
start booking your tickets in advance and you plan ahead you guys Matt and I
had kind of had the last-minute idea to go and see the Catacombs but it was
booked out now it is the 30th of July and it is booked out until the 2nd of
August just to give you an idea so if you are trying to do that kind of
on-the-fly experience like we were you're probably not going to be able to
do it so book ahead, plan early, have a plan and have a back-up plan
And last but not least I just want to talk about safety now the first time I visited
Paris must have been around 10 years ago or so and I was very concerned about
safety and with good reason you know I saw someone get their bag
slashed there seemed to be a lot more people coming up to me trying to scam me
and all those kinds of things that hear about people wearing money belts to try
and protect their passports and their cash and stuff I have to say on this
visit to Paris I have never once felt unsafe I haven't had a moment where I've
been worried about anything Matt and I have been very wary we've kept our bags
to the front we haven't left things kind of hanging off us like I said we have
been out after dark we haven't been drunk stumbling down alleys with money
hanging out our pockets just basic safety rules and we haven't had a single issue
even on the Metro I haven't really seen a shifty character so I would just say
that if you have had this idea of Paris that it's very scary and very dangerous
yes of course there are scary and dangerous parts of every city but in my
experience on this occasion it has been fantastic so don't let that deter you
just have that common sense approach to safety and you should be fine now I
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guys and I will see you next week
Love ya!
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